Research Misconduct

NIH Notice: Research Misconduct Risks of AI – July 2025

On July 17, 2025, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) issued notice NOT-OD-25-132 Supporting Fairness and Originality in NIH Research Applications (external link). The notice primarily addresses the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the NIH application process, with a new policy becoming effective September 25, 2025. This NIH notice decisively limits the use of […]

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UMaine’s Revised Research Misconduct Policy – December 2023

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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