“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
FDA Authorizes First Wearable Device That Continuously Monitors Both Ketone Levels and Blood Sugar
Source: U.S. Food & Drug Administration The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today authorized the Libre Duo 10 Day Continuous Dual Glucose Ketone Monitoring System for people aged 2 years and older living with diabetes.
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Worldwide study of diseases gets historic funding influx
Source: Science Gates Foundation pledges $540 million to a project often criticized for its opacity.
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Agencies Move to Implement OMB’s Proposed Takeover of Grant Making
Source: Inside Higher Ed The Education Department and National Science Foundation have suggested regulations that would adopt core aspects of the White House Office of Management and Budget’s proposal—even though it’s not finalized.
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Do Responsibility Center Management Budget Models Encourage Entrepreneurship? Evidence from Master’s Programs at Public Universities
Source: Robert Kelchen More than 50 public research universities have adopted responsibility center
management (RCM) budget models that are designed to encourage units within universities to
become more entrepreneurial and efficient.
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Technology Ethics
Google’s AI overviews reinforce some conspiracy theories – new research
Source: The Conversation A new study shows stronger guardrails on search engines are needed to prevent the spread and legitimisation of conspiratorial beliefs.
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Prominent AI startup rolls out virtual cell model in race to speed up science
Source: STAT A prominent AI startup has rolled out a virtual cell model, advancing the race to speed up science.
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TikTok’s ‘depraved’ safety experiment on teens ignites Senate backlash
Source: Los Angeles Times Two senators have sent a letter to TikTok executives demanding answers about an experiment the company ran that withheld a safety feature from millions of users, including a teenager who died by suicide.
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How Trump’s cuts are reshaping America’s health system
Source: STAT A scramble to prepare for massive federal cuts across the health care system is hitting rural states like Maine particularly hard.
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The Villages Health System LLC Agrees to $541.5M Settlement to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations
Source: U.S. Department of Justice The Villages Health System LLC has agreed to a $541.5 million settlement to resolve self-disclosed allegations that it violated the False Claims Act.
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Researcher who stole CDC funds meant for autism research pleads guilty
Source: USA Today A Danish researcher is accused of stealing tens of thousands of dollars in grant money from the CDC intended to go toward autism research.
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Higher Education
Now Is the Time to Plan and Prepare Your Students and Colleagues on Workplace AI
Source: Inside Higher Ed If ever there was a most important era in which we must emphasize discourse with our students, it is today. We are in the midst of major changes in our culture and society as a whole.
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