The National Institutes of Health (NIH) recently released an article titled Helpful Reminders to Ensure Integrity of NIH-Supported Research When Using Artificial Intelligence (AI) (external link) regarding “the appropriate use of AI tools when applying, managing awards, and conducting the research process itself.” This new guidance goes hand in hand with a previously shared NIH […]
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The Office of Research Compliance will be offering online Responsible Conduct of Research training forundergraduate students on Brightspace from June 1st to July 6th, 2026. Undergraduate students who are participating in research sponsored by the National ScienceFoundation (NSF), the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and/or the U.S. Department of Agriculture’sNational Institute of Food and Agriculture […]
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In late March 2026, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) issued notice NOT-OD-26-057 (external link) which implements the research security training requirement, and individual certification, for applications submitted for due dates on or after May 25, 2026. As a reminder, effective October 1, 2025, NIH previously relayed a requirement to train Senior/Key Personnel on Other Support Disclosure requirements […]
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The federal Animal Care and Use Review Office (ACURO) (external link) announced that DoD-funded activities can no longer be included on the same animal protocol as research supported by other funding sources (e.g., the National Institutes of Health [NIH], National Science Foundation [NSF], other federal or private grants, internal/pilot funds). This change applies to new and three-year renewal protocols submitted to […]
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The Office of Research Compliance (ORC) has published the Spring 2026 edition of the Research Compliance Newsletter. View the Spring 2026 newsletter online. This edition includes the following topics: Subscribe to the Research Compliance Newsletter to receive future newsletters directly in your email inbox.
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The Office of Research Compliance will be offering online Responsible Conduct of Research training for undergraduate students on Brightspace from March 2nd to April 3rd, 2026. Undergraduate students who are participating in research sponsored by the National Science Foundation (NSF), the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and/or the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of […]
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The following message was sent via email to all University of Maine employees on January 5, 2026 by the Office of the President. We are writing to inform you about an important policy update. Last fall the Office of Research Integrity (ORI) issued a Final Rule (external link) to update and modernize the 2005 Public Health Service […]
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The Office of Research Compliance (ORC) has published the Fall 2025 edition of the Research Compliance Newsletter. View the Fall 2025 newsletter online. This edition includes the following topics: Subscribe to the Research Compliance Newsletter to receive future newsletters directly in your email inbox.
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As highlighted in a recent press release, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence’s (ODNI) National Counterintelligence and Security Center (NCSC) and its federal partners issued new guidance in its Safeguarding Academia bulletin (PDF) to alert U.S. academic community about increasing foreign threats to research and to provide mitigation strategies for addressing these threats. All members of the […]
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The following message was sent via email to all University of Maine employees on October 28, 2025 by the Office of the Vice President for Research and Dean of the Graduate School. The National Science Foundation (NSF) Important Notice 149: Updates to NSF’s Research Security Policies includes a requirement for Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) training […]
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