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2025

NIH Announces New Human Biospecimen Security Policy for NIH-Funded Research

24 September 2025

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) recently released a new policy on human biospecimen security (see NOT-OD-25-160) that will take effect on October 24, 2025. This policy establishes new requirements for sharing or distributing human biospecimens collected, obtained, stored, used, or distributed with ongoing or new NIH support, in alignment with Executive Order 14117 and 28 CFR Part 202. Find more details on our NIH Human Biospecimen page.

Federal Ban on Drones from Foreign Entities Starts December 2025

6 October 2025

The ban includes popular brands, such as DJI, on the DOD 1260H restricted list. See full announcement on our Research Security News page. Visit Environmental Health and Safety’s dedicated web page to learn more about the ban. For guidance on compliant vendors contact exportcontrols@northwestern.edu.

The Federal Government Adds Multiple Entities to Restricted Lists

25 July 2025

The federal government maintains several restricted party lists, which it routinely updates. The DOD updated its most restricted list – the DOD 1286 List on June 24, 2025, and added several new universities and organizations...MORE