Bring your lunch and join the conversation to learn about Professor Hamman-Ortiz's experience facilitating writing workshops in Bahrain with the U.S. State Department's English Language Specialist (ELS) Program. This is an informal time for discussion for anyone who wants to learn about Bahrain, the ELS program, and genre-based pedagogy for writing instruction.

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The RCR Education Seminar will give graduate students, postdoctoral scholars, faculty, and staff the knowledge and tools to guide them through the increasingly complex ethical issues they will face during their careers. Attendees will become aware of established norms and ethical principles for responsible scholarly conduct. Attendees will learn how to apply the principles and norms to their own work and conduct their research with integrity. This session will be taught and facilitated by experts on each particular seminar topic. Time will be provided for discussion and Q&A.RCR training is required for all graduate students with a research thesis. Attending 3 seminars of the RCR sessions satisfies the URI Graduate School requirement for RCR training.9/3/2025 Topic: Introduction to Responsible Conduct of Research10/1/2025 Topic: Research Security11/5/2025 Topic: Fabrication, Falsification, and Plagiarism12/3/2025 Topic: Conflicts of Interest and Commitment in Research2/4/2026 Topic: Human Subjects Research3/4/2026 Topic: Animal Welfare4/1/2026 Topic: Rigor and Reproducibility5/6/2026 Topic: Administering Reasonable Accommodation in Research