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Updates every hour. Last Updated: 26-Aug-2025 03:11 ET (26-Aug-2025 07:11 GMT/UTC)

13-Mar-2025

Georgia State University graduate student selected for AIBS & SURA Public Policy Fellowship

American Institute of Biological Sciences
Grant and Award Announcement

The American Institute of Biological Sciences (AIBS) and the Southeastern Universities Research Association (SURA) are pleased to announce that Anna Rader Groves has been selected for the 2025 AIBS & SURA Public Policy Fellowship. This professional development opportunity provides young scientists with valuable first-hand experience in science policy.

Funder: American Institute of Biological Sciences, the Southeastern Universities Research Association

13-Mar-2025

CityUHK researchers develop an innovative bio-detection platform for cancer early screening and disease monitoring

City University of Hong Kong
Grant and Award Announcement

Cancer continues to be a leading cause of mortality worldwide, highlighting the urgent need to develop more advanced, efficient, and early detection methods. Addressing this critical need, City University of Hong Kong (CityUHK) is leading a groundbreaking research project aimed at developing an innovative technology platform for early detection of cancer and personalised treatment. The project aims specifically to enhance the detection of circulating tumor cells (CTCs), paving the way for significant advancements in cancer diagnosis and care. This is one of the first batch of projects that has secured funding by the RAISe+ Scheme.

Funder: Research, Academic and Industry Sectors One-plus Scheme (RAISe+)

13-Mar-2025

Digitalizing essential services risks widening inequalities for minority ethnic communities

Heriot-Watt University
Reports and Proceedings

The rapid digitisation of essential services in the UK is deepening inequalities for minoritized ethnic communities, a major three-year research project has found.

Without careful design, online services risk excluding those already facing digital exclusion, language barriers and systemic discrimination, according to the Protecting Minority Ethnic Communities Online (PRIME) study, which publishes a series of policy briefs, a Code of Practice and videos in multiple languages alongside a suite of free-to-use technological tools - today.

13-Mar-2025

New data capture laws since 1849 governing minors’ legal capacity to consent to sexual health services

Boston University School of Public Health
Reports and Proceedings

A new dataset, published on LawAtlas.org, includes state laws from 1849 through 2021 that regulate minors’ legal capacity to independently consent to several specific categories of care, including HIV prevention and treatment and sexually transmitted infection prevention and treatment, and the minors’ legal right to keep information about their receipt of these services confidential from their parents or guardians.