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FTC Explores Rules Cracking Down on Commercial Surveillance and Lax Data Security Practices
Source: Federal Trade Commission The FTC hosted a virtual news conference on the ANPR announcement. View the webcast.
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Star marine ecologist committed misconduct, university says
Source: Science Finding against Danielle Dixson vindicates whistleblowers who questioned high-profile work on ocean acidification.
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A Public Feud Over Access and Accommodation
Source: Inside Higher Ed A Caltech student who couldn't regularly attend class because of a seizure disorder was denied flexibility on attendance. She chronicled the dispute in the campus newspaper; the university defended itself in a letter to the editor.
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Preventing Serious Accidents on Campus
Source: Inside Higher Ed A new bill introduced in the House would require colleges to submit information to the federal government on serious injuries and deaths that occur from accidents.
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Primate research center head will keep job despite misconduct, provoking shock and dismay
Source: Science Deepak Kaushal will retain full duties despite falsifying and fabricating data in a monkey study.
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China overtakes the US in scientific research output
Source: The Guardian Between 2018 and 2020 China published 23.4% of the world’s scientific papers, eclipsing the US.
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Radical critical openness is the key to a flourishing research culture
Source: Times Higher Education Unbounded discussions develop the critical but playful thinking that allows people to safely challenge and be challenged, says Lee Cronin.
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Online Education Is Booming, but Colleges Risk Lapses in Quality, Report Says
Source: The Chronicle of Higher Education A survey of more than 300 officials at American colleges shows many plan to expand online programming but few consistently evaluate the quality of those growing courses.
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The FDA’s ‘breakthrough’ medical devices are finally hitting the market in numbers
Source: STAT News A STAT analysis shows FDA authorizations of breakthrough medical devices are accelerating in 2022.
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New data from several states show racial disparities in monkeypox infections
Source: STAT News In Georgia, 82% of people with the disease are Black. In North Carolina, it’s 70%. But in other places that have released demographic data, there are fewer and sometimes no apparent disparities.
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