Aram Mrjoian, lecturer in English at the University of Michigan and managing editor of the “Michigan Quarterly Review,” has been awarded Saginaw Valley State University’s 2026-2027 Stuart D. and ...

What is college really like? Come experience it for yourself. The Cardinal Partnership Program invites students from SVSU-authorized Public School Academies to visit Saginaw Valley State University ...

Researchers are responsible for protecting the privacy of research participants and maintaining the confidentiality and security of research information. This responsibility applies to information ...

Approval or review by another institution's IRB does not, by itself, eliminate the investigator's responsibility to submit the project to the SVSU IRB. Likewise, research that does not involve ...

Cooperative or multi-institutional research involves two or more institutions or organizations conducting or supporting activities related to the same research project. These arrangements may involve ...

Informed consent is an ongoing process, not simply a form that is signed. The purpose of informed consent is to ensure that prospective participants receive the information they need to understand the ...

The IRB project is the overall research study in the IRBNet system. The project stays the same throughout the life cycle of the study, from submission to closure. It contains all stages and ...

Saginaw Valley State University (SVSU) requires researchers and other individuals involved in human participant research to complete appropriate training in the protection of human research ...

An independent faculty, staff, thesis, dissertation, or other project conducted outside the requirements of a specific course. Important: A class/course project may still require IRB review if it ...