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Auburn - Research
	Animal Care and Use	Failure to obtain IACUC approval for animal research project; unapproved deviation from IACUC approved protocol; failure to follow IACUC policies or procedures for care and use of research animals.
	Contract/Grant Misconduct or Misappropriation of Costs	Unallowable or questionable expenditures or cost transfers to government grants, contracts, or agreements. Any expenditure or cost transfers that may be in violation of OMB Circular A-21.
	Human Subjects Research	Failure to obtain IRB approval for human subjects research project; failure to follow research procedures as outlined in the protocol/research plan reviewed and approved by the IRB (such as failure to obtain informed consent, failure to obtain IRB approval for study modifications, enrolling subjects who do not meet inclusion/exclusion criteria, altering visit schedules); continuation of research activities after a study has expired; failure to report unanticipated problems or adverse events (in a timely manner); failure to follow: federal regulations, state and local laws, institutional policies, or the requirements or determinations of the IRB.
	Intellectual Property Concerns	Any unauthorized or inappropriate use, misappropriation or disclosure of confidential information (in any form) or intellectual property belonging to the institution or any institution’s customer, supplier or business partner including, without limitation, any intellectual property protected under any U.S. or other laws relating to copyrights, patents, or trade secrets. Also includes any unauthorized or inappropriate use and any institution computer.
	Research Safety Concerns	Failure to meet the requirements of any applicable law, rule, or regulation relating to the environment, working conditions or workplace safety, including, without limitation, regulations promulgated by the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and similar agencies in other jurisdictions. Includes a failure to inform supervisors of the failure to meet the requirements.
	Scientific Misconduct	Fabrication, Falsification, Plagiarism, or other practices that seriously deviate from those that are commonly accepted within the scientific community for proposing, conducting, or reporting research. Fabrication is making up data or results and recording or reporting them. Falsification is manipulating research materials, equipment, or processes, or changing or omitting data or results such that the research is not accurately represented in the research record. Plagiarism is the appropriation of another person's ideas, processes, results, or words without giving appropriate credit.
	Other Research Matters	Other matters of concern related to Research not specifically outlined above.