Research projects involving human subjects are an important aspect of the University’s research enterprise. These projects come with considerable ethical responsibilities and regulatory oversight. Due ...

The Institutional Review Board is a local review board, established by the Western Michigan University Board of Trustees in accord with federal regulations, to interpret and apply federal regulations, ...

Three fundamental principles guide the ethical conduct of research involving human subjects. These principles come from The Belmont Report, a statement of basic ethical principles and guidelines that ...

Operations research is a multidisciplinary field that applies mathematical and analytical techniques to aid decision‐making in complex systems. By developing mathematical models, employing statistical ...