Trust, transparency, and teamwork: Ethics in research collaborations
March 12, 2025

College of Veterinary Medicine faculty Tim Johnson (left), Tiffany Wolf (center), and Peter Larsen (right), and moderator Maxim Cheeran (far right), participate in a RIDE Seminar Series panel on research ethics.
Researchers everywhere recognize that meeting the challenges of the 21st century will require collaboration and interdisciplinarity. But with that imperative, ethical challenges in academic partnerships are becoming more complex.
These partnerships may involve collaborations between academics or with external partners, such as community, industry, or government groups. How should researchers approach the complex issues that can arise around data ownership and sharing, publishing, conflicts of interest, and research quality and integrity?
As part of the University of Minnesota’s (UMN) Research Ethics Week, the College of Veterinary Medicine (CVM) Research Office hosted a panel discussion to address these questions and more. Read the full story here.