“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
A Controversial Hepatitis B Vaccine Study Championed by RFK Jr. Is Axed After Widespread Backlash
Source: RollingStone After months of reporting by 'Rolling Stone,' a trial declared ‘unethical’ by WHO will not move forward.
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AI detects “invisible” signs of pancreatic cancer years before diagnosis
Source: ScienceDaily A powerful new AI system could help doctors detect pancreatic cancer years before it becomes visible on conventional scans.
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Technology Ethics
Anthropic warns AI models could soon copy themselves across home devices
Source: CNBC Anthropic's latest research adds to the growing safety concerns around AI from the ability for models to carry out cyberattacks to the technology going rogue.
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Race to update services' computer systems after cyber-security flaw found
Source: BBC Websites were taken offline after the developers of programming language PHP said "critical vulnerabilities" had been discovered.
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Suspected Plague Event in Irkutsk, Russia: Lessons on Early Response
Source: World Health Network A suspected plague death in Irkutsk, Russia, highlights the importance of immediate biosafety precautions, rapid exposure response, and transparent reporting to prevent outbreaks.
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Bird flu is raging on a mink farm. It could spark a human pandemic, experts say, but officials won’t act.
Source: CNN A bird flu outbreak has been raging uncontrolled on a Utah mink farm for two months. Flu experts fear it could spark a devastating human pandemic.
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Compliance
Lab testing giant Quest Diagnostics confirms patients’ personal and health data was compromised during breach
Source: TechCrunch Quest is the latest in a series of healthcare technology companies that have been hacked in recent months.
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This landmark experiment was horrifying. Why is Netflix performing it again?
Source: The Washington Post The Stanford Prison Experiment has been rebirthed for your viewing, uh, pleasure.
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Universities Are on an AI Philosopher Hiring Spree
Source: Inside Higher Ed Artificial intelligence is raising existential questions about knowledge and humanity—and creating exploding demand for philosophy professors equipped to investigate them.
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Why Students Hesitate to Seek Campus Support
Source: Inside Higher Ed New research from TimelyCare examines why students hesitate to seek support and how colleges can make the first step toward getting help easier.
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