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NIH to increase pay levels for pre- and postdoctoral scholars at grantee institutions
Source: National Institutes of Health Increase applies to more than 17,000 research trainees and includes additional funds for childcare and training-related expenses.
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Do ‘Griefbots’ Help Mourners Deal With Loss?
Source: Undark Bereaved people should temper their expectations when chatting with AI-driven simulations of their lost loved ones.
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Advancing Laboratory Safety: The Evolution Towards Dynamic Air Quality Control
Source: Occupational Health & Safety Switching from traditional air changes per hour to a data-driven, demand-based air quality control enhances safety, reduces costs and improves efficiency in laboratories.
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NSF tests ways to improve research security without disrupting peer review
Source: Science Pilot follows recommendation to review each project rather than restricting topics.
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Anonymizing research funding applications could reduce ‘prestige privilege’
Source: Science Study of Beckman foundation funding for early-career scientists adds to growing body of knowledge about the practice.
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How AI can help satisfy FDA’s drug, device diversity requirements
Source: STAT To meet the Food and Drug Omnibus Reform Act, companies must rethink their current clinical trial strategies. Including AI and machine learning approaches can help.
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How To Operationalize Clinical Trial Diversity By Engaging Underrepresented Patients
Source: Healthcare Business Today Explore effective strategies to operationalize clinical trial diversity by engaging underrepresented patients. Uncover the key steps to making research more inclusive and equitable.
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A Path To Value In Higher Education
Source: Forbes A new report from Strada Education Foundation identifies strategies and metrics that can redefine what success looks like for states and colleges, with a focus on value.
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Co-design and development of the sit-stand e-guide: An e-training program for the optimal use of sit-stand workstations
Source: ScienceDirect This paper describes the co-design and development process of an evidence-informed e-training program (Sit-Stand e-Guide) to support the safe and optimal use of sit-stand workstations from ergonomics and behavioural change perspectives.
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For the first time in one billion years, two lifeforms truly merged into one organism
Source: Popular Science It is a discovery that’s 'one for the textbooks.'
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