Research Ethics Program News Today

Researchers have incentive to cut corners, driven by a pervasive “publish or perish” mentality in academia that sees success as a measure of how many papers they get published; that pressure can lead some to overlook their errors or even rationalize wrongdoing, said Michael Kalichman, a University of California, San Diego professor emeritus and founding director of its Research Ethics Program.

Hema Kopalle has always been passionate about supporting her community. After a decade working on issues like mental health, educational access and equity, diversity and inclusion, Kopalle is now a pre-doctoral candidate at UC San Diego with a vision

Individuals and organizations will take action to address society’s most critical issues by empowering ethics...