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Weighing the Benefits from New Data-Sharing Rules from the National Institutes of Health
Industry
April 12, 2022

Weighing the Benefits from New Data-Sharing Rules from the National Institutes of Health

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Collateral Damage: Russia’s War Damages its Academic Ties with West
Industry
April 7, 2022

Collateral Damage: Russia’s War Damages its Academic Ties with West

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Understanding the ‘Undercover Autism’ of Many Women and Girls
Insights
April 2, 2022

Understanding the ‘Undercover Autism’ of Many Women and Girls

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What Can Game Theory Tell Us About Ukraine War Negotiations?
Insights
March 28, 2022

What Can Game Theory Tell Us About Ukraine War Negotiations?

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Connecting Social Science And Policy: A View from Nigeria

Connecting Social Science And Policy: A View from Nigeria

Good social science research has ultimate social relevance. In Nigeria, however, the authors’ study shows that research evidence and policies are disconnected.

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Failures of Imagination: Four Experts on Science’s  COVID Response So Far

Failures of Imagination: Four Experts on Science’s COVID Response So Far

The World Health Organization declared COVID a pandemic on March 11 2020. In the two years since, countries have diverged on their containment strategies, introducing many different ways of mitigating the virus, to varying effect. Here, four health experts look at what has worked well, what mistakes scientists and policymakers made, and what needs to be done to protect human health from here on.

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‘Pytannya’ For Today: How Similar Are the Ukrainian and Russian Languages?

‘Pytannya’ For Today: How Similar Are the Ukrainian and Russian Languages?

As Vladimir Putin continues his assault on Ukraine, the differences between the Russian and Ukrainian languages have become part of the public discourse in the West

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What May Await Ukrainian Academics? Expect Exile, Harassment and Censorship

What May Await Ukrainian Academics? Expect Exile, Harassment and Censorship

The full extent of the damage on scholars and research from Ukraine will not be known for some time, but predictions are grim.

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Richard Heller: Universities Should Be Digital and Distributed

Richard Heller: Universities Should Be Digital and Distributed

In his new book, Richard Heller proposes a model he calls the distributed university – that is, a university that distributes education online to where it is needed.

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When You Say ‘Interdisciplinary’ I Hear ‘Antidisciplinary’

When You Say ‘Interdisciplinary’ I Hear ‘Antidisciplinary’

An interdisciplinary team is not a group of people trained in “interdisciplinarity.” It’s a group of people who have deep knowledge and sound judgment in their disciplines.

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COVID Suggests that Fear Itself Not Sufficient for Health Messaging

COVID Suggests that Fear Itself Not Sufficient for Health Messaging

Research the author and colleagues conducted at Penn State shows that both the escalation and de-escalation of fear must occur for the message to be effective.

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As Pandemic Warps Productivity, Early-Career Professors Envision Changes Evaluating Tenure

As Pandemic Warps Productivity, Early-Career Professors Envision Changes Evaluating Tenure

A Canadian research team observed a profound ripple effect where reduced productivity from increased workload due to the pandemic impacted researchers’ progress.

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