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House committee tells FDA to suspend lab developed test rule
Source: Healthcare Dive Lawmakers said the final rule carries “the risk of greatly altering the United States’ laboratory testing infrastructure.”
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Physical security culture: The neglected foundation for effective security
Source: ScienceDirect Those tasked with protecting soft targets, including organizations, have tried to counteract threats against them by increasing security, yet the effectiveness of these measures remains largely unknown.
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More is not better: the developing crisis of scientific publishing
Source: International Science Council In this blog, Geoffrey Boulton and Moumita Koley argue that establishing fair and transparent standards in science publishing is vital for maintaining the integrity and credibility of scientific research, which significantly impacts global society.
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Precision public health in the era of genomics and big data
Source: Nature Medicine Human genetics, pathogen genomics, social and environmental data and AI are transforming public health—enabling more-precise interventions that account for heterogeneity in and across populations.
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From Blame to Learning - A Case Study in Changing Safety Culture
Source: ASSP Employee and manager perception that the company was moving from fault-finding to fact-finding when it investigates safety incidents rose by nearly 13 percentage points.
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Title IX will apply to college athlete revenue share, feds say
Source: ESPN The U.S. Department of Education said Title IX rules will apply to future revenue dollars payments that schools share with college athletes but declined to offer guidance on how schools should distribute the money between men and women.
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Considering the Ethics of AI Assistants
Source: Tech Policy Press A conversation with University of Edinburgh professor Shannon Vallor and Google DeepMind research scientist Iason Gabriel.
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Postdoc’s grad-school sleuthing raises questions about bee waggle-dance data
Source: The Transmitter A journal has flagged two papers with expressions of concern, which note a co-author acknowledged errors.
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A rare voice box transplant helped a cancer patient speak again, part of a pioneering study
Source: AP News A Massachusetts man has regained his voice after surgeons removed his cancerous larynx and, in a pioneering move, replaced it with a donated one.
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Chinese AI stirs panic at European geoscience society
Source: Science Geology chatbot prompts complaint, firing of top European geoscientist.
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New Carnegie Classification Focuses on Leadership
Source: Inside Higher Ed The new classification evaluates the effectiveness of higher education institutions’ leadership programming.
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