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Renee Wegrzyn Tapped to Head ARPA-H
As the new agency’s director, the DARPA veteran will spearhead a high-risk, high-reward approach to biomedical research.
Renee Wegrzyn Tapped to Head ARPA-H
Renee Wegrzyn Tapped to Head ARPA-H

As the new agency’s director, the DARPA veteran will spearhead a high-risk, high-reward approach to biomedical research.

As the new agency’s director, the DARPA veteran will spearhead a high-risk, high-reward approach to biomedical research.

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Biden Names National Monkeypox Response Coordinator
Shawna Williams | Aug 2, 2022 | 2 min read
FEMA official Robert Fenton and a deputy are charged with increasing access to tests, vaccines, and treatment.
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NSF Grant Funding Is Racially Biased, Study Finds
Andy Carstens | Jul 27, 2022 | 2 min read
A review of more than two decades of data finds racial disparities in the success rate of National Science Foundation grant proposals.
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Reorganization Would Shift Responsibility for US Pandemic Response
Shawna Williams | Jul 21, 2022 | 2 min read
The Biden administration plans to elevate the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response to its own division in a bid to improve the response to current and future public health emergencies, The Washington Post reports.
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Biden Orders More Research on Long COVID
Christie Wilcox, PhD | Apr 6, 2022 | 2 min read
A new presidential memorandum requires the Department of Health and Human Services to coordinate a government-wide push to generate a research action plan for the condition.
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Robert Califf Confirmed to Lead FDA
Shawna Williams | Feb 15, 2022 | 1 min read
A narrow Senate vote ends a 13-month period during which the agency has lacked a permanent commissioner.
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Harvard Chemist Found Guilty of Lying About Chinese Funding
Chloe Tenn | Dec 22, 2021 | 3 min read
In a win for the US Department of Justice’s China Initiative, Charles Lieber was convicted of hiding his financial ties to China from federal agencies.
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Lawrence Tabak Tapped to Serve as Interim NIH Head
Shawna Williams | Dec 10, 2021 | 2 min read
The glycoprotein researcher and longtime principal deputy director of the National Institutes of Health will take over from Francis Collins on December 20.
Judge Rules Unreported Clinical Trial Data Must Be Made Public
Amy Schleunes | Feb 26, 2020 | 2 min read
The sponsors of upwards of 1,000 clinical trials may be forced to publish data that have gone unpublished over a 10-year period.
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Opinion: Disclosures Scientists Must Make of Foreign Ties
Derek Adams and Kristen Schwendinger | Feb 12, 2020 | 5 min read
Federal science agencies vary in their requirements. Here’s how researchers can follow the rules.
Trump Proposes Significant Cuts to NIH for 2021 Budget
Jef Akst | Feb 11, 2020 | 2 min read
The president’s request for next year’s federal budget includes a 7 percent drop in funding for the National Institutes of Health and reductions for other science agencies.
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Trump Administration to Weaken Migratory Bird Protections
Shawna Williams | Jan 30, 2020 | 2 min read
A reinterpretation of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918 won’t punish oil and gas companies whose activities kill birds unintentionally, The New York Times reports.
NIH Considering New Recommendations on Sexual Harassment Policies
Emily Makowski | Dec 16, 2019 | 2 min read
A working group has put forth suggestions for cracking down on misconduct, such as requiring grant applicants to disclose sexual harassment findings.
Italy to Launch National Agency for Research
Jef Akst | Nov 13, 2019 | 2 min read
The country’s new government appears to have heard the call from academics for an independent body to distribute federal research funds.
Trump Administration Drops Two Advisory Boards on Environment
Emily Makowski | Oct 2, 2019 | 2 min read
Two panels devoted to reviewing/recommending policy on marine protected areas and invasive species were eliminated.
Federal Agency Proposes Rule Against Graduate Student Unions
Emily Makowski | Sep 23, 2019 | 2 min read
The National Labor Relations Board has gone back-and-forth on whether graduate students at private universities can form unions three times in the past 19 years.
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Marijuana Unsafe During Pregnancy or Adolescence: Surgeon General
Nicoletta Lanese | Aug 30, 2019 | 2 min read
The federal government cautions that the drug can affect brain development in both teens and fetuses.
Former NIH Director James Wyngaarden Dies
Jef Akst | Jun 20, 2019 | 2 min read
The Duke University emeritus professor was an expert in purine biosynthesis and the genetics of gout.
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Trump Issues Executive Order that Could Reduce Scientific Advice
Chia-Yi Hou | Jun 17, 2019 | 2 min read
The president wants to terminate at least a third of all federal advisory committees by the end of September.
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NIH Imposes Term Limits for Lab Chiefs
Kerry Grens | May 3, 2019 | 1 min read
More turnover in the agency’s intramural program could boost diversity among laboratory leadership.
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