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NIH launches grant program aimed at closing the funding rate gap between Black and white investigators
Source: Science New program will award up to $20 million a year in research grants to some underrepresented scientists.
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Here’s How Title IX Could Change Under Biden’s Proposed Rule
Source: The Chronicle for Higher Education The gender-equity regulations would once again upend how colleges handle sexual-misconduct complaints.
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NSF OIG: Penn State Paid Nearly $400K To Settle FCA Allegations, Mischarges
Source: Cosmos Following a $151,000 settlement with the federal government involving alleged misspending on awards from the National Science Foundation (NSF) and three other federal agencies in 2020.
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Title IX: Falling short at 50
Source: USA Today Despite tremendous gains during the past five decades, many colleges and universities fall short of Title IX, leaving women struggling for equity.
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Who gets credit for science? Often, it’s not women
Source: Nature There is a well-documented gap in the observed number of scientific works produced by women and men in science, with clear consequences for the retention and promotion of women in science1.
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Arkansas scientist gets 1-year sentence in case stemming from China Initiative
Source: Science Simon Ang admits to hiding patents, all other charges dropped.
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Microsoft to retire controversial facial recognition tool that claims to identify emotion
Source: The Verge Experts say AI emotion recognition is unscientific.
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Genome-wide mapping of somatic mutation rates uncovers drivers of cancer
Source: Nature Cancer driver mutations are identified by predicting neutral mutation rates across the entire genome.
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Opinion: What I learned from my lab accident
Source: Chemical & Engineering News Researchers should feel empowered to improve safety culture before accidents happen.
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How CRISPR rice could help tackle climate change
Source: The Verge It’s an $11 million moonshot.
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What the DNA of Ancient Humans Reveals About Pandemics
Source: Wired Genomic analysis of ancient remains has shed light on the origins of the black death and offers insights into the coevolution of humans and diseases.
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