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Chemical & Engineering News
University leaders should be responsible for lab safety, report says
Presidents and chancellors of U.S. universities must take personal responsibility for changing the lab safety culture in academia, a new report says. The document, published by the Association of Public & Land-Grant Universities (APLU), challenges top university officials to create high-level committees responsible for lab safety, to modify tenure and promotion requirements to include safety,…
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Inside Higher Ed
Report Recommends Ways to Keep University Labs Safe
Several major associations issued a new report Monday designed to help universities ensure that their research labs and other academic environments operate safely. The report, “A Guide to Implementing a Safety Culture in Our Universities,” was produced by a special panel created by the Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities, in response to a series…
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Chronicle of Higher Education
4-Part Plan Seeks to Fix Mathematics Education
Math is a stumbling block for many students, and instruction may be part of the reason why. Introductory math courses that serve as gateways to majors in science, technology, engineering, and math can be stultifying bores, a presidential council has said, leaving students “with the impression that all STEM fields are dull and unimaginative.” The…
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The Philadelphia Tribune
The Philadelphia Tribune
Some of the country’s biggest colleges and universities have pledged to help more students earn degrees, which experts see as a path to the middle-class lifestyle. The American Association of Colleges and Universities and American Public Land-grant Universities, which advocates for policies, has rolled out a program to help more higher-education institutions implement changes to…
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Science
Groups protest House demands for names of fetal tissue researchers
A special investigative panel in the U.S. House of Representatives this week intensified its probe into the use of fetal tissue in biomedical research with a dozen new subpoenas aimed at researchers and abortion providers. This second round of inquiries, two of them directed to individual faculty members at the University of New Mexico (UNM)…
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Diverse
Initiative Aims to Eliminate Gaps Between Rich and Poor Students
Citing disparities in graduation rates between students from rich and poor backgrounds, leaders from a group of public urban universities recently launched a new collaborative initiative to improve completion rates and eliminate the gaps. “We must find solutions,” said Mark Becker, president of Georgia State University, which is one of six urban public institutions participating…
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Politico
Researchers Concerned About Fetal Tissue Subpeonas
The Association of Public and Land-grant Universities, the Association of American Medical Colleges and the Association of American Universities sent a letter to the House Select Investigative Panel on Infant Lives — which is investigating fetal tissue research — opposing subpoenas that could reveal the identities of people involved with the research including researchers, staff…
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Washington Post
Higher-ed associations join to protest House fetal tissue subpoenas
Three umbrella groups representing U.S. institutions of higher education have joined in objecting to a special House panel’s requests for documents pertaining to fetal tissue procurement and research, heightening a conflict over the privacy and safety of personnel involved in those activities. “Whatever the intention of the panel, these subpoenas are seen by many as…
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The Hill
Universities protest subpoenas for fetal tissue researchers’ names
Medical schools and universities are protesting Republicans’ decision to issue subpoenas for the names of researchers involved in fetal tissue studies, saying it could put their safety at risk. The Association of American Medical Colleges, which represents all of the country’s medical schools, expressed its “significant concerns” in a letter on Thursday to the heads…
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Inside Higher Ed
University Associations Concerned Over Planned Fetal Tissue Research Subpoenas
The Association of American Medical Colleges, the Association of American Universities and the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities have deep concerns about a Congressional panel’s plan to subpoena universities for the names of faculty members, graduate students and other personnel involved in fetal tissue research. “Many scientists and physicians are deeply concerned for their…
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