{"id":45384,"date":"2021-09-16T08:41:09","date_gmt":"2021-09-16T12:41:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/research\/?p=45384"},"modified":"2021-09-17T09:20:52","modified_gmt":"2021-09-17T13:20:52","slug":"covid-19-research-continuity-update-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/research\/2021\/09\/16\/covid-19-research-continuity-update-2\/","title":{"rendered":"COVID-19 Research Continuity Update"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Dear Colleagues,<\/p>\n<p>Due to the ongoing pandemic conditions<strong>, researchers are asked to continue to follow all\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.maine.edu\/together\/\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.maine.edu\/together\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1631968371146000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHdcmXwPc3PVVIrXS5FR8J9Q2x8cQ\"><strong>UMS<\/strong><\/a><strong>,\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.maine.gov\/covid19\/\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.maine.gov\/covid19\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1631968371146000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFjQOQbXeckmCNcpEQlY4SBQ_SXww\"><strong>State<\/strong><\/a><strong>, and\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/coronavirus\/2019-ncov\/communication\/guidance.html\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/coronavirus\/2019-ncov\/communication\/guidance.html&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1631968371146000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEno1K-dNTzqequIyYtVPEasgncEA\"><strong>CDC guidelines<\/strong><\/a><strong>.<\/strong>\u00a0Moreover, current\u00a0guidelines do NOT require approval for domestic in-state or out-of-state travel. International travel for research continues to be restricted per\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.maine.edu\/together\/community-guidance\/travelers\/\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.maine.edu\/together\/community-guidance\/travelers\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1631968371146000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHpGCCjHUYobaNqdSIfJulgAiy3Rw\"><strong>UMS guidelines<\/strong><\/a>.<em>\u00a0Please note that research with human subjects also continues to have some restrictions, detailed on the\u00a0<\/em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/research-compliance\/covid-19-guidance-for-researchers\/\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/umaine.edu\/research-compliance\/covid-19-guidance-for-researchers\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1631968371146000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEmqMSaX45pNbwadPJ4AKHc0XrZMg\">Office of Research Compliance website<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Currently we ask that you submit your research activity\u00a0via the\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/research\/covid-19-on-campus-research-reporting\/\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/umaine.edu\/research\/covid-19-on-campus-research-reporting\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1631968371146000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGEpUiXczDWEY-3aLGZcBpC2bztNA\">online form<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0for notification.<\/p>\n<p>At this time we are not bringing\u00a0<strong>UMSpaceSafe\u00a0<\/strong>back online. However, all researchers should be prepared to assist the CDC or campus contact tracing teams with identifying possible lab or field work contacts\u00a0if requested.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you for your patience and for conducting your research safely.<\/p>\n<p>Our office is available to answer any questions.<\/p>\n<p>Contact Tammy Crosby at <a href=\"mailto:tammy.crosby@maine.edu\">tammy.crosby@maine.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dear Colleagues, Due to the ongoing pandemic conditions, researchers are asked to continue to follow all\u00a0UMS,\u00a0State, and\u00a0CDC guidelines.\u00a0Moreover, current\u00a0guidelines do NOT require approval for domestic in-state or out-of-state travel. International travel for research continues to be restricted per\u00a0UMS guidelines.\u00a0Please note that research with human subjects also continues to have some restrictions, detailed on the\u00a0Office of 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