Document Type

Correspondence

Updated Policy and Procedures for Responding to Allegations of Research Misconduct

Authors

Joan Ferrini-Mundy, President, University of Maine and University of Maine at Machias
Giovanna Guidoboni, Interim Vice President for Research

Publication Date

1-5-2026

Abstract/ Summary

We are writing to inform you about an important policy update. Last fall the Office of Research Integrity (ORI) issued a Final Rule to update and modernize the 2005 Public Health Service (PHS) Policies on Research Misconduct (Final Rule); institutions that receive PHS funds must have updated policies in place by January 1, 2026.

Repository Citation

Ferrini-Mundy, Joan and Guidoboni, Giovanna, "Updated Policy and Procedures for Responding to Allegations of Research Misconduct" (2026). General University of Maine Publications. 4466.
https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/univ_publications/4466

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