“What CITI Program is Reading” is our biweekly 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.
Research
CDC to Fund Controversial Study on Infant Hepatitis B Vaccines
Source: Undark The study, to take place in West Africa, prompted outcry from scientists who say it’s design is unethical.
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Implantable artificial kidney gets FDA breakthrough device nod
Source: Longevity.Technology Nephrodite’s device designed to ‘free patients from the cycle of center-based dialysis’ becomes the first to receive the designation.
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Blood-cleansing method faces its first test as cancer vaccine
Source: Science New clinical trial aims to use whole, light-inactivated tumor cells for immunotherapy.
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What a decade of research reveals about institutions and social entrepreneurship
Source: Phys.org Researchers from King's Business School and partner institutions have published a major reflective article in the Journal of International Business Studies, one of the world's leading business and management journals.
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Policies for the Inclusion of Pregnant Women in Research: Results from an International and a US Study
Source: Ethics & Human Research Leading medical organizations have called for advancement of pregnancy-specific research to reduce harmful evidence gaps.
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Child Assent Practices in Research: Improving Ethics, Decision-Making, and Inclusivity
Source: Journal of Educational Research & Practice The following article addresses a conundrum: What if child assent in research were a fully informed, stand-alone process that empowered all children to discuss meaningfully, negotiate, and decide how and what the research experience would look like?
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Higher Education
5 Predictions on How AI Will Shape Higher Ed in 2026
Source: Inside Higher Ed Some education experts are prepared for the sector’s growing disenchantment with generative artificial intelligence. Others believe it will improve college systems and processes.
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Trends That Impact Emergency Management in 2026
Source: Homeland Security Today If 2026 requires anything from emergency managers, it is not new heroics. It is the discipline to keep checking the vitals.
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Five Safety Technology Shifts for Lone Workers in 2026
Source: OH&S Online As digital safety tools become central to occupational health, organizations are rethinking how they protect lone and vulnerable workers through automation, smarter communication, flexible protocols and stronger safety cultures.
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Compliance
In 2026, Kennedy’s MAHA vision gets put to the test. Here are 3 issues to watch
Source: STAT In 2026, Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s health policy changes will start playing out on GLP-1s, dietary guidelines, and rural health initiatives.
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Largest Healthcare Data Breaches of 2025
Source: The HIPAA Journal It has been another bad year for healthcare data breaches, although the breach report data currently show a considerable improvement over last year, with a summary of the 15 largest healthcare data breaches of 2025.
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Loved by Your Patients? Great News! But Let Them Tell the World—or Get Permission
Source: JD Supra Anyone who’s ever felt the healing touch of a skilled physical therapist or benefitted from other rehab services knows that such providers can be worth their weight in gold, helping to restore basic functions like walking and speaking and otherwise relieving pain.
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