“What CITI Program is Reading” is our weekly 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.
FDA sends warning letters to Lupin, Amazon and Walmart
Source: RAPS The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) last month warned Indian generic drugmaker Lupin Limited over three good manufacturing practice (GMP) violations at its facility in Maharashtra, India.
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Elon Musk Has Fired Twitter’s ‘Ethical AI’ Team
Source: Wired As part of a wave of layoffs, the new CEO disbanded a group working to make Twitter’s algorithms more transparent and fair.
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Feedback Sought on Strengthening Capacity for Emergency Clinical Trials
Source: NIH Extramural Nexus The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) and National Security council recently released a Request for Information seeking ideas on strengthening the national capacity of clinical trial infrastructure and emergency clinical trials.
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You can now use your iPhone with your brain after a major breakthrough
Source: Semafor Synchron became the first company to build a computer-brain implant that can control Apple devices, marking a turning point that takes the devices from the realm of research and theory to ubiquitous consumer electronics.
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Medical, scientific racism revealed in century-old plaque from Black man’s teeth
Source: Science Analysis opens new avenues for studying diseases of the past, will raise standards of working with racially sensitive collections, experts say.
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Pulse oximeters and their inaccuracies will get FDA scrutiny. What took so long?
Source: STAT News An FDA advisory committee today will weigh whether pulse oximeters need to be regulated differently based on research showing the devices are less accurate in people with darker skin. For many, the question is what took so long.
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NSF to end cost-sharing mandate for some grants to level the playing field
Source: Science Will waiving a policy designed to stretch federal dollars open programs to once-excluded institutions?
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Research Highlights Recent Spike in Ransomware Activity
Source: ITPro Today Security consulting firm NCC Group recorded 202 ransomware attacks in September, a 26% spike over the month before.
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No one agrees on what research leadership is, let alone how to do it well
Source: Times Higher Education The academy has no common idea of what research leadership really is, why it’s important or what good practice looks like. That needs to change, says Matthew Flinders.
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Divisive Academic Freedom Conference Proceeds
Source: Inside Higher Ed Controversial event on academic freedom at Stanford University goes forward amid controversy. Speakers include Amy Wax, Jordan Peterson, Scott Atlas, Joshua Katz and more.
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