Research Policies

POL-U2100.04 Faculty Policy on Compensated Professional Activities
POL-U4520.02 Addressing Responsible Conduct of Research
- PRO-U4520.02 Addressing Responsible Conduct of Research.pdf
POL-U4520.03 Patent and Copyright Policy
- PRO-U4520.03A Patent & Copyright Procedure (PDF)
POL-U4520.04 Using Copyrighted Materials
POL-U4520.05 Certifying Effort for Federally-Sponsored Agreements
- PRO-U4520.05A Certifying Effort
POL-U4520.06 Reporting Financial Conflict of Interest by Public Health Services – Funded Investigators
- PRO-U4520.06A Reporting Financial Conflict of Interest by PHS-Funded Investigators (PDF)
FRM-U4520.06A Reporting Financial Conflict of Interest for PHS-Funded Investigators Form
POL-U4520.07 Training For Research/Scholarly Activities On National Institute Of Health (NIH) Or National Science Foundation (NSF) Sponsored Agreements
POL-U4520.08 Protecting Human Subjects in Research
- PRO-U4520.08 Protecting Human Subjects in Research (PDF)
POL-U4520.09 Addressing Animal Care And Use in Research And Instruction
- PRO-U4520.09 Addressing Animal Care and Use of Research and Instruction (PDF)
- PRO-U4520.02 Addressing Responsible Conduct of Research (PDF)
POL-U5400.20 Financial Disclosure Policy For Externally Funded Projects

FRM-U5400.20 Faculty and Staff Investigators Disclosure Statement
POL-U6500.03 Using Drones at Western
- PRO-U6500.03 Request to Fly Third Party Drones On or Over Property (PDF)
- FRM-U6500.03 Using Drones at Western Form.docx