Should We Give Fetuses Painkillers Before We Abort Them? The Washington Post Should We Give Fetuses Painkillers Before We Abort Them? Elaina Lin of the Perelman School of Medicine shares her perspective on fetal surgery and fetal pain research.
NASA, Penn Study How Space Affects Astronaut’s Brain Newsworks (WHYY-FM) NASA, Penn Study How Space Affects Astronaut’s Brain Mathias Basner of the Perelman School of Medicine is quoted about a study that developed a test to measure the effects of spaceflight on cognition.
Gene Counselors Expect Resurgence of ‘Jolie Effect’ Nature.com Gene Counselors Expect Resurgence of ‘Jolie Effect’ Katherine Nathanson of the Perelman School of Medicine is quoted about BRCA testing.
UNC Students Demand New Name for Building Honoring a KKK Leader The Washington Post UNC Students Demand New Name for Building Honoring a KKK Leader For years, students at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have been asking school leaders to change the name of Saunders Hall, named after a former trustee who was a leader of the Ku Klux Klan. Last month, some stood outside the building with nooses around their necks and signs such as “THIS is what SAUNDERS would do to ME.”
Who Gets to be a .Doctor? Inside Higher Ed Who Gets to be a .Doctor? Should a doctor of philosophy be considered a .doctor? The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, or ICANN, has yet to make web addresses ending in .doctor available, but the debate about who should be able to register for them has already begun. ICANN recently decided that .doctor should only be available to licensed medical practitioners, meaning the millions of Ph.D. holders in the U.S.
We Need to Unlock the Brain’s Secrets – Ethically Scientific American We Need to Unlock the Brain’s Secrets – Ethically President Amy Gutmann, Presidential Bioethics Commission chair, writes about three key areas of ethical concern in neuroscience research and application.
Cornell Provost: Private Donors Have Stepped Up to Save Medical Research The Washington Post Cornell Provost: Private Donors Have Stepped Up to Save Medical Research Sharp cuts in federal funding for medical research are having lasting impact, argues Laurie H. Glimcher, MD, the Stephen and Suzanne Weiss Dean of Weill Cornell Medical College in New York City and Provost for Medical Affairs of Cornell University, including driving young researchers out of the field.
Need Financial Advice? Ask the Future You The New York Times Need Financial Advice? Ask the Future You Joseph Kable of the School of Arts & Sciences is quoted about how discounting can affect decisions including personal finances.
Efforts to Expand California University Systems Are Growing Los Angeles Times Efforts to Expand California University Systems Are Growing The death last week of former University of California system president and UC Irvine chancellor Jack W. Peltason at 91 elicited warm memories of the modest political scientist who achieved high positions in American academia without losing his sense of humor. He also was known for his role in helping to build new university campuses from scratch and growing them to maturity.
Bigotry or Metaphor? Inside Higher Ed Bigotry or Metaphor? A six-month-old Facebook post about the conflict in Gaza, receiving attention only recently, has spurred a debate over hate speech at Connecticut College that has some students calling on the administration to condemn racist remarks.