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This Simple Nudge Can Get Students More Engaged in Online Courses
Source: EdSurge When Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) were first introduced about a decade ago, many higher education professionals viewed this new arrival as a gimmick.
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Overhauling Mental Health
Source: Inside Higher Ed Cal State Long Beach is launching an ambitious series of mental health initiatives that pair students and administrators with practitioners and community members to make resources more accessible.
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For Transgender Students, Title IX Changes Could Reopen Doors Closed Under Trump
Source: The Chronicle of Higher Education Advocates hope the proposed regulations will spur colleges to do more to support their transgender students.
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Harbor seal aided by noninvasive kidney stone treatment
Source: AVMA A harbor seal at the Vancouver Aquarium became one of the early patients for a noninvasive kidney stone treatment that could help humans and animals.
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‘Zombie papers’ just won’t die. Retracted papers by notorious fraudster still cited years later
Source: Science Authors who cited flawed work often fail to warn readers, study finds.
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CDER Conversation: Information Visualization Platform (InfoViP): CDER’s New Artificial Intelligence Safety Surveillance Tool
Source: FDA Information Visualization Platform (InfoViP): CDER’s New Artificial Intelligence Safety Surveillance Tool.
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HIPAA won’t protect you if prosecutors want your reproductive health records
Source: STAT News In states that ban abortion, one legal expert said, simply the suspicion that a patient had an abortion would be enough to allow law enforcement to poke around in their medical records under the guise of identifying or locating a suspect.
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Poliovirus in London sewage sparks alarm
Source: Science A person who was given the oral polio vaccine, which contains a live but weakened poliovirus, is the likely explanation
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Why We Need Stricter Oversight of Research Involving Human Subjects Affected by Conflict
Source: AMA Journal of Ethics Systematic analysis of extant research ethics guidance is needed for conflict-affected countries and UN agencies.
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Rob Reich: AI Developers Need a Code of Responsible Conduct
Source: Stanford University On ethics, the AI profession is still like a “late-stage teenager,” says the Stanford philosopher.
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