Professional Ethics Topic Of Nov. 25 Penn State Forum

11-10-97
University Park, Pa. -- C. Kristina Gunsalus, associate provost of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, will present "Professional Ethics and Research Integrity: National Issues, Local Challenges" at the Penn State Forum from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 25. The Forum will be held at the Nittany Lion Inn.

Gunsalus has been responsible for conflict-of-interest and academic integrity policies at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. A licensed attorney, Gunsalus graduated magna cum laude from the University of Illinois College of Law. She serves on a committee on research integrity for the Association for American Medical Colleges and a committee on scientific freedom and responsibility for the American Association for the Advancement of Science. She has led numerous seminars on responding to allegations of research misconduct.

Her presentation is sponsored in part by Penn State's Academic Leadership Forum.

The Penn State Forum is a lunchtime speaker series sponsored by the Penn State Faculty Staff Club and the Penn State Bookstore. Tickets are $10 and include lunch. Reservations can be made by contacting the Faculty Staff Club office in 110 HUB. Departments may reserve 10-person tables in advance; tickets will be on sale at the door on a first-come, first-served basis. Lunch begins at 11:30 a.m. followed by the speech at noon.

For more information call (814) 865-7590.

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Contact: Karen I. Wagner (814) 865-7517 (office) (814) 867-0797 (home) kiw1@psu.edu