Overview

• The DOE has ordered the University of Michigan to submit tax records, written agreements and a list of all foreign gifts since 2020 within 30 days
• Education Department officials accuse Michigan of filing disclosures that were incomplete, inaccurate and submitted past federal deadlines
• In June, federal authorities charged two researchers affiliated with Michigan with smuggling biological materials, describing the case as potential agroterrorism
• The university condemned any actions that threaten national security and said it is reviewing its research security protocols
• The investigation follows earlier Section 117 reviews at Harvard, Penn and UC Berkeley in a broader effort to tighten oversight of foreign research funding