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What CITI Program is Reading – October 9, 2024

“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.


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Walgreens Agrees to Pay $106.8M to Resolve Allegations It Billed the Government for Prescriptions Never Dispensed Source: U.S. Department of Justice Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. and Walgreen Co. have agreed to pay $106.8 million to resolve alleged violations of the False Claims Act. Read The Full Article
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Biomedical Research: Improvements Needed to the Quality of Information About DOD and VA Contributions to Drug Development Source: U.S. Government Accountability Office The Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs' research on conditions such as spinal cord injuries and PTSD has contributed to thousands of patents for new drugs and treatments. Read The Full Article
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Major AI bill vetoed by California governor, despite increased calls for regulation Source: 9to5Mac Governor Gavin Newsom vetoed a major AI bill in California that could have presented major challenges to Apple and others in their AI work. Read The Full Article
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Research Misconduct: ORI Issues Final Rule with Modernized and Streamlined Regulations Source: The National Law Review On September 17, 2024, the Office of Research Integrity (ORI) issued a final rule adopting changes to federal regulations governing research misconduct involving federally funded research (Final Rule). Read The Full Article
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Grambling State receives $700,000 NSF grant to broaden research ethics education Source: Grambling State University Grambling State University (GSU) received a $700,000 National Science Foundation (NSF) grant to broaden research ethics education. Read The Full Article
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The Prestige Factor Propping Up Academic Publishers Source: Inside Higher Ed A federal antitrust lawsuit against a group of megapublishers highlights how academia’s system of rewarding researchers for publishing in certain journals has undermined their leverage.

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U.S. health agency seeks to bar grant funding to prominent biologist David Sabatini Source: Science Finding of former Whitehead Institute biologist’s sexual misconduct “antithetical” to NIH’s standards for grantees, department says.

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The ‘publish or perish’ mentality is fuelling research paper retractions – and undermining science Source: The Conversation Publications drive university rankings and career progression. But the relentless pressure to publish has contributed to an increase in fraudulent data. Read The Full Article
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Veterans Nationwide Can Now Use Their Phones to Get Emergency Care from VA Source: Military.com A pilot program has already helped more than 60,000 veterans, with more than half having their health care needs resolved without going to urgent care or an emergency room, according to the VA. Read The Full Article
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Epic calls on Particle Health to approve release of resolution in patient privacy dispute Source: PR Newswire Epic and our customers protect the privacy of many Americans' health data. Read The Full Article
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Safety Leadership: Leading change: How to make initiatives stick Source: Safety+Health Magazine “Safety leaders can help their leadership teams drive initiatives by focusing on balancing three types of actions: strategic, tactical and symbolic.” Read The Full Article
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UN summit outcome shows higher education has work to do Source: University World News World leaders meeting at the UN Summit of the Future agreed a pact to tackle global challenges of poverty, inequality, insecurity and climate change. Read The Full Article