Important update for National Science Foundation (NSF)-funded researchers and the research community – NSF recently released a Dear Colleague Letter on Prohibition on Collaborations with Restricted Entities (external link). This letter details an upcoming prohibition of NSF funds being used on collaborations with entities on U.S. restricted parties lists, also referred to as “U.S. Proscribed […]
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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 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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The following message was sent via email to all University of Maine employees on September 18, 2025 by the Office of the Vice President for Research and Dean of the Graduate School. This communication is a follow up to the April 17, 2025 notice about a new Research Security Training Requirement implemented by the U.S. Department of […]
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The following message was sent via email to all University of Maine employees on April 17, 2025 by the Office of the Vice President for Research and Dean of the Graduate School. To address the growing concerns around research security, U.S. federal regulations such as National Security Presidential Memorandum 33 (NSPM-33) (external link) and the security-related provisions […]
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The Office of Research Compliance has published the Fall 2024 edition of the Research Compliance Newsletter. View the Fall 2024 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 following message was sent via email to all University of Maine employees on October 16, 2024 by the Office of the Vice President for Research and Dean of the Graduate School. The Office of Research Administration (ORA) and the Office of Research Compliance (ORC) will host an information session and Q&A on Wednesday, October 30th from […]
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The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has released a decision matrix for assessing potential foreign interference which describes what activities must be disclosed, how disclosures are used, when institutions (and investigators) are contacted for additional information, and when mitigation measures are required. The new matrix and relevant policies and resources can be accessed from NIH’s August […]
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The following message was sent via email to all University of Maine employees on July 18, 2024 by the Office of the Vice President for Research and Dean of the Graduate School. Dear Colleagues, As highlighted in a recent communication on May 31, 2024, the federal government has directed the university community to exercise extreme caution […]
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The following message was sent via email to all University of Maine employees on May 31, 2024 by the Office of the Vice President for Research and Dean of the Graduate School. Dear Colleagues, The federal government has directed the university community to exercise extreme caution related to involvement with Foreign Talent Recruitment Programs (FTRP) […]
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