Info Session

Intro to Pivot

Learn how to use Pivot to search for funding opportunities, create customized alerts and identify potential collaborators. This session is designed for faculty and staff who are new to the platform or want a refresher.

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Graduate Writing Center: SMART Goals for Maintaining Productive Writing Practices

Develop practical strategies for establishing SMART goals and maintaining productive writing practices throughout the research process. This is an outside session eligible for RCR credit with completion of the required summary.

Workshop

Fall 2026 Writing Group — Sydney

A supportive, weekly writing group led by Sydney Jones that provides participants with dedicated writing time, peer accountability and guidance as they develop research proposals and other scholarly materials.

• Virtual meetings once a week for 10 weeks (Sept. 15 – Nov. 17)
• 2.5-hour sessions designed for focus and accountability:
  • 15 min check-in to share goals
  • 2 hours of focused writing
  • 15 min wrap-up to reflect on progress
• Open to faculty at all levels and disciplines

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Library: Managing Citations with Mendeley Online Workshop

Learn how to use Mendeley to organize research sources and manage citations effectively. This is an outside session eligible for RCR credit with completion of the required summary.

Workshop

Fall 2026 Writing Group — Nishita

A collaborative weekly writing group led by Nishita that offers dedicated time, accountability and feedback to help participants make consistent progress on research proposals and scholarly projects.

Human Subject Training

Training 1: Introduction to the IRB

An introduction to the Institutional Review Board and its role in protecting human research participants. This session is part of the five-session TTU Human Subject Training series offered by the Human Research Protection Program.

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Collaborative Research

Explore responsible practices for working across research teams, disciplines and institutions, including communication, shared expectations and ethical decision making in collaborative research.

Responsible Conduct of Research

Library: Managing Citations with Mendeley Online Workshop

Learn how to use Mendeley to organize research sources and manage citations effectively. This is an outside session eligible for RCR credit with completion of the required summary.

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Data Management

Examine responsible approaches to managing research data throughout the research lifecycle, including organization, stewardship, documentation, access and preservation.

Human Subject Training

Training 2: Navigating Cayuse IRB

Learn how to navigate Cayuse IRB and work with the system used to submit and manage human subject research protocols at Texas Tech. This session is part of the five-session TTU Human Subject Training series.

Luncheon

Research Admin Collaborative PD Luncheon

This luncheon will provide an opportunity for research support professionals to reflect on how relationships influence their work, learn from colleagues who have successfully developed partnerships across departments and colleges, and identify practical strategies for strengthening connections with faculty and other research support units. Lunch will be provided.

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Striving for Objectivity, Managing Conflicts of Interest

Explore how researchers can recognize and manage conflicts of interest while maintaining objectivity, transparency and integrity throughout the research process.

Human Subject Training

Training 3: Data Collection and Privacy, Confidentiality & Security

Explore considerations for collecting research data while protecting participant privacy, confidentiality and data security. This session is part of the five-session TTU Human Subject Training series.

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Library: Scholarly Journal Information for Researchers

Learn how to evaluate scholarly journals and identify useful publication information when making research and publishing decisions. This is an outside session eligible for RCR credit with completion of the required summary.

Research Symposium

Texas University Fund Research Symposium

Learn how Texas Tech is advancing research through investments from the Texas University Fund. The symposium will feature updates on research discoveries, strategic faculty hires, research initiatives and equipment investments made possible by these funds.

Human Subject Training

Training 4: Recruitment and Consent Procedures

Learn about participant recruitment and informed consent procedures for human subject research, including key considerations for developing appropriate recruitment and consent materials. This session is part of the five-session TTU Human Subject Training series.

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Mentoring and Healthy Research Environments

Explore effective mentoring practices and the responsibilities researchers share in creating productive, respectful and healthy research environments.

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Peer Review and Publication

Examine ethical responsibilities related to peer review and scholarly publication, including fairness, confidentiality, transparency and responsible communication of research findings.

Human Subject Training

Training 5: After IRB Approval – Q&A

Learn what researchers need to know after receiving IRB approval and bring questions about the human subject research process. This is the final session in the five-session TTU Human Subject Training series.

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Graduate Writing Center: Building Your Crosswalk: Practical Literature Review Organization

Learn practical methods for organizing literature reviews and mapping connections among sources, themes and research questions. This is an outside session eligible for RCR credit with completion of the required summary.

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Plagiarism

Examine plagiarism in research and scholarship, including appropriate attribution, responsible use of sources and practices for maintaining academic and research integrity.

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Library: Managing Your Research Data

Learn strategies and resources for organizing, documenting, storing and managing research data responsibly. This is an outside session eligible for RCR credit with completion of the required summary.

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Research Misconduct

Learn about research misconduct, the responsibilities of researchers and institutions, and practices that support integrity and accountability in research and scholarship.

Outreach Event

Wickedly Smart: Fall 2026 Research Slam

Join us for an evening of fast-paced research storytelling featuring fresh ideas from across Texas Tech. Faculty from all disciplines are invited to present their research for a broad audience in just three minutes, with no visual aids. Not presenting? All are welcome to attend, support colleagues and celebrate research and discovery.

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Procrastination & Time Management

Explore practical approaches to managing time, addressing procrastination and developing sustainable work habits that support responsible and productive research.

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Lab Safety and Safety Compliance

Review laboratory safety responsibilities and compliance practices that help protect researchers, research participants and the broader research environment.

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Animal Subjects in Research

Explore ethical and regulatory responsibilities associated with the use of animal subjects in research and the practices that support responsible animal care and research conduct.

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Graduate Writing Center: Using Generative AI Effectively and Responsibly as a Research Tool

Explore effective and responsible uses of generative AI within research and scholarly workflows, with attention to ethical decision making and appropriate use. This is an outside session eligible for RCR credit with completion of the required summary.

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Authorship

Examine responsible authorship practices, including appropriate attribution, contributor roles, communication among collaborators and ethical decisions around scholarly credit.

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Plagiarism

Examine plagiarism in research and scholarship, including appropriate attribution, responsible use of sources and practices for maintaining academic and research integrity.