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What CITI Program is Reading – February 21st, 2023

“What CITI Program is Reading” is our weekly blog series which highlights news articles curated by our staff and relevant to research, higher education, healthcare, technology, and more. Follow us on LinkedIn for upcoming editions and more information from CITI Program.


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Expanding FDA Incentives to Boost Diversity in Clinical Trials Source: The Regulatory Review Exploring FDA’s toolkit for encouraging study sponsors to meet diversity goals. Read The Full Article
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This amazing blue tarantula is a new spider species—but did researchers break the law when they studied it? Source: Science European collectors took two specimens from forests in Malaysia but didn’t have permits

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Canada moves to ban funding for ‘risky’ foreign collaborations Source: Science China is seen as main target in rejecting joint projects with certain foreign entities

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Preventing Sexual Harassment and Reducing Harm by Addressing Abuses of Power in Higher Education Institutions Source: National Academies When you visit any website, it may store or retrieve information on your browser, mostly in the form of cookies. This information might be about you, your preferences or your device and is mostly used to make the site work as you expect it to. Read The Full Article
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At This School, Computer Science Class Now Includes Critiquing Chatbots Source: New York Times Move over, coding. Some schools are asking student programmers to think critically about rapid advances in artificial intelligence.

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US Woos Other Nations for Military-AI Ethics Pact Source: Defense One State Department and Pentagon officials hope to illuminate a contrast between the United States and China on AI. Read The Full Article
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Investigation spotlights rise of for-profit ethics boards in research Source: Washington Post A federal investigation calls for more oversight of institutional review boards, designed to protect the welfare of people participating in research.

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Researchers watch and worry as balloons are blasted from the sky Source: NPR Scientists want you to know that most balloons come in peace. They're used for experiments to look at everything from cosmic rays to the ozone layer. Read The Full Article
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Why private companies are crucial to innovations in online education Source: Higher Ed Dive The CEO of 2U, a company that helps colleges run online programs and owns the edX platform, responds to criticism against his sector. Read The Full Article
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Brussels sets out to fix the GDPR Source: Politico New law to solve enforcement flaws of the GDPR could open a Pandora’s box of lobbying and regulators’ infighting. Read The Full Article