“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
Exclusive: NSF slashes research programs to support new tech initiative, insiders say
Source: Science Unexpected shift in funds has meant sharp drop in grants this fiscal year.
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White House expected to direct intelligence agencies to protect quantum research from foreign threats
Source: NextGov The executive order is expected this week and tasks the departments of Defense and Energy to build and host a quantum computer for scientific discovery.
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HHS wants to boost American clinical trial research
Source: Politico The Trump administration on Monday unveiled a multi-pronged effort to bolster the United States’ early clinical trial ecosystem.
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FDA to launch pilot program to speed up early-stage clinical trials
Source: STAT Federal health officials aim to speed up drug development and better compete with China.
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Researchers caught in the crossfire as companies and government grapple over AI safety
Source: Science After tumultuous Fable 5 takedown, scientists fear AI safety rules could reshape open research.
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New York Educational Technology Company Agrees to Settle Federal Grant Fraud Claims for $274,634
Source: United States Attorney's Office Joseph Nocella, Jr., United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, announced today a settlement agreement with New York Educational Technology Company, LangInnov Inc.
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Strengthening CMS Oversight of Accrediting Organizations
Source: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Accrediting Organizations (AOs) play an important role in determining whether healthcare providers and suppliers participating in Medicare or Medicaid programs meet health and safety requirements.
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Arkansas Pathology Laboratory and Its Owners Pay $30M to Settle Allegations of Kickbacks and Unnecessary Medical Testing
Source: U.S. Department of Justice Advanced Pathology Solutions PLLC and APS MSO LLC have agreed to pay a total of $30 million to the United States to resolve allegations that APS and its owners furnished unlawful kickbacks and ordered medically unnecessary pathology testing services.
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Higher Education
Q&A: Evolution of Liberal Arts Programs in the Age of AI
Source: Government Technology A year into his leadership of Randolph-Macon College, a private liberal-arts college in Virginia, President Michael Hill says AI is elevating the importance of certain skills as well as the humanities.
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A new site tracks foreign gifts to colleges. Is it misleading?
Source: Higher Ed Dive The Trump administration launched a public dashboard to track Section 117 reporting, but policy experts worry it lacks necessary context.
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The Medical School Boom
Source: Inside Higher Ed Dozens of new medical schools have opened over the past 25 years, and many more are in the works. Is it the answer to the national physician shortage?
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