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15-Jul-2025

Lunar Policy Platform (LPP), Committee on Space Research (COSPAR), and International Astronomical Union (IAU) sign MoU on Lunar Science & Ethics

International Science Council Committee on Space Research
Business Announcement

July 14th, 2025 – The Lunar Policy Platform (LPP), the Committee on Space Research (COSPAR), and the International Astronomical Union (IAU) have signed a 3 years Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to enable and facilitate cooperation and collaboration between them supporting peaceful, safe, and sustainable lunar activities. This strategic partnership marks a significant milestone in fostering global multi stakeholder discussions for a balanced and participatory approach to lunar activities.

14-Jul-2025

Millions denied life-saving surgery as global targets missed – study

University of Birmingham
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Progress towards universal access to safe, affordable surgical care is dangerously off track as at least 160 million patients each year unable to receive surgery - with Low- and Middle-income Countries (LMICs) bearing the brunt of the crisis.

Journal: The Lancet

14-Jul-2025

Here’s how we help an iconic California fish survive the gauntlet of today’s highly modified waterways

University of California - Santa Cruz
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Facilitated migration is a practical, science-backed solution. A new framework developed by scientists at the University of California, Santa Cruz, shows that, by timing flow releases to match the migration needs of juvenile Chinook salmon, the approch can increase their survival rates by 40 to 400 percent.

Journal: Ecological Applications

14-Jul-2025

Study finds cities with proactive, risk-tolerant governing styles most likely to have ambitious climate strategies

University of Kansas
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Researchers with the University of Kansas' School of Public Affairs and Administration have published a study finding that cities that have a proactive, learning-oriented and risk-tolerant governance style are more likely to implement and follow amibitious climate resilience strategies. The researchers found through survey data that city governments with higher transformative governance capacity were more likely to take part in voluntary FEMA programs and have high local policy ambitions.

Journal: Climate Policy

14-Jul-2025

Recommendations and practical tools issued for conducting ethical first-in-human pig kidney xenotransplant clinical trials

The Hastings Center
Reports and Proceedings

A multisite research team has issued ethical and policy recommendations for first-in-human clinical trials involving the transplantation of pig kidneys into humans. The first trial has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and could begin this year.

Funder: NIH/National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS)

14-Jul-2025

Many in U.S. consider AI-generated health information useful and reliable

Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania
Reports and Proceedings

Six in 10 U.S. adults think that AI-generated health information is somewhat or very reliable, a survey from the Annenberg Public Policy Center finds. But nearly half (49%) are not comfortable with health care providers using AI tools rather than their experience alone when making decisions about their care.

14-Jul-2025

What fuels preschool teacher development: lessons from China, Japan, and the United States

Keio University Global Research Institute
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Preschool teachers shape young children’s development, but how their expertise evolves remains less understood. Using video-cued ethnographic interviews, a researcher studied 112 preschool educators across Japan, China, and the United States to explore what drives professional growth. The study revealed cultural differences in mentoring, collaboration, and motivation. These findings led to a new framework for understanding how early childhood teachers change, offering insight into improving teacher development across diverse educational systems.

Journal: Comparative Education