The Department of Education claims the University of Michigan may have filed "incomplete, inaccurate, and untimely disclosures" of foreign donations.

University of Michigan faces federal investigation after two Chinese students arrested for smuggling biological materials - The University of Michigan is under federal scrutiny after two Chinese scientists linked to the school were separately charged with smuggling biological materials into the United States.

The U.S. Department of Education's Office of the General Counsel announced on Tuesday that it had opened a foreign funding investigation.

The US Education Department is looking into the school’s foreign funding, citing illegal bids to bring biological materials into the country.

The Dane County Medical Examiner's Office performed the autopsies, but declined to comment, referring questions to the National Park Service.

The University of Michigan is under federal investigation by the US Department of Education after two Chinese scientists linked to its labs were charged with smuggling biological materials. The inquiry focuses on national security concerns and the university's reporting of foreign funding.