The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has issued revisions to the NIH Guidelines for Research Involving Recombinant or Synthetic Nucleic Acid Molecules (external link) as of April 2024 – these revisions will become effective on September 30, 2024. The revisions include: More details about these revisions are available in the Federal Register Notice: Final Action […]
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There is an Occupational Health & Safety Program (OHSP) requirement for all animal users at UMaine. Anyone from UMaine (staff, student, or faculty) listed on an IACUC (Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee) protocol must enroll in the OHSP. This is a longstanding requirement from the Federal agencies, and in Fall 2024 we will start withholding […]
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The Office of Research Compliance has published the spring 2024 edition of the Research Compliance Newsletter. View the spring 2024 newsletter online. This edition includes the following topics: Spotlight: Animal Care & IACUC Reminder: Revised Research Misconduct Policy New & Updated Compliance Resources Research Compliance in the News Subscribe to the Research Compliance Newsletter to receive […]
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The Office of Research Compliance will be offering online Responsible Conduct of Research training for undergraduate students on Brightspace from Friday, March 1st to Friday, April 5th, 2024. 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 […]
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The Office of Research Compliance has published the fall 2023 edition of the Research Compliance Newsletter. View the fall 2023 newsletter online. This edition includes the following topics: Letter from ORC Director Amanda Ashe Spotlight: Revised Research Misconduct Policy Reminders for Researchers NSF RCR Training Requirement NSF Policy on Safe and Inclusive Working Environments IBC Registration […]
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The following message was sent via email to all University of Maine employees on December 12, 2023 by the Office of the Vice President for Research and Dean of the Graduate School. Dear University of Maine and University of Maine at Machias Community Members, We are writing to inform you about an important policy update. […]
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The university has made a new optional training available on Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI), titled “Safe Research Environments.” For instructions to sign up, see Instructions for CITI Training (Word), under Section V. Part f. Responsible Conduct of Research & Safe Research Environments. The training includes 2 modules: Preventing and Responding to Harassment and Bullying […]
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The following message was sent via email to all University of Maine employees on June 14, 2023 by the Office of the Vice President for Research and Dean of the Graduate School. The National Science Foundation (NSF) has recently updated their requirements for Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) training. A full summary of these changes is […]
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The Office of Research Compliance has published the spring 2023 edition of the Research Compliance Newsletter. View the spring 2023 newsletter online. This edition includes the following topics: Updates from the Office of Research Compliance Spotlight: Key Policy Updates from Federal Sponsors Important Updates from the Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC) New & Updated Compliance Resources […]
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The following message was sent via email to all University of Maine employees on March 20, 2023 by the Office of the Vice President for Research and Dean of the Graduate School. The Office of Research Compliance has worked with the Biosafety Officer, Dr. Andy Holmes, and the Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC) to review and […]
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