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The US is boosting funding for research monkeys in the wake of COVID
Source: Nature The investments are promising but won’t fix the primate shortage, experts say.
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NIH funds new effort to discover genetic causes of single-gene disorders
Source: NIH National Human Genome Research Institute NIH will award nearly $80 million to support the establishment of the Mendelian Genomics Research Consortium and the development of novel methods and approaches that help researchers identify the genetic causes of single-gene diseases.
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Surgeon general warns misinformation an 'urgent threat' to public health
Source: ABC News The surgeon general is warning Americans about the "urgent threat of health misinformation" amid the government's current push to boost stalling vaccination rates.
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European law could improve ‘scandalous’ lack of clinical trial data reporting
Source: Science Magazine New database and stricter enforcement could help end lapses in reporting results.
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Is It Ethical to Run Learning Experiments On Students Without Their Knowledge?
Source: EdSurge Imagine you’re an edtech company with thousands of students on your platform. You see an opportunity to make a small change that might improve their learning outcomes.
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How AI Can Transform the World of Intellectual Property
Source: CIO Review Artificial intelligence (AI) has advanced to a point where it will profoundly affect the world.
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Patient perspective key to any redesign of clinical trial protocols to suit decentralized approach
Source: Biopharma Reporter A holistic approach to decentralized clinical trials that combines intentional design, stakeholder collaborations, and user-friendly technology is what’s needed to execute global clinical trials more efficiently, argues an expert.
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How the Peer Review and Subject Matter Expert Evaluation Process Can Make You a Better Grant Writer
Source: Fire Engineering Mandy George discusses how getting involved with grant peer review can help improve your fire department's chances of getting a grant.
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What Is Remote Work Conflict? 12 Ways to Prevent It
Source: Make Use Of It's hard to resolve conflicts between colleagues when you can't talk to them in person. Here's how to handle remote conflicts!
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Institutions to consider Title IX protections for LGBTQ+ students in light of OCR notice
Source: Inside Higher Ed While the Office for Civil Rights’ notice of interpretation likely won’t bring monumental changes, institutions will still need to consider how their campuses could be more equitable for LGBTQ+ students.
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