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Policy & Ethics

Updates every hour. Last Updated: 11-Sep-2025 12:11 ET (11-Sep-2025 16:11 GMT/UTC)

23-Jul-2025

Loss of natural areas and introduction of exotic species reduces fishing yields in the Paraná River in Brazil

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo
Peer-Reviewed Publication

An analysis of data collected over 20 years in the upper stretch of the river shows a 50% loss in economic gains from fishing. Native fish have become smaller and smaller. Conversely, invasive species, which have a lower market value, are becoming more abundant. The phenomenon has been accompanied by a loss of vegetation cover on the riverbanks.

Journal: Nature Ecology & Evolution
Funder: Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo

23-Jul-2025

Collaborative initiative highlights successes and challenges in global bioethics training

University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new Penn Nursing initiative explores the impact of federally funded international bioethics training programs. The collaborative initiative, published in the Journal of Empirical Research on Human Research Ethics, highlights both the significant achievements and ongoing challenges in building bioethics research capacity in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).

Journal: Journal of Empirical Research on Human Research Ethics

23-Jul-2025

SPUN launches Underground Atlas: First global map of fungal biodiversity reveals 90% conservation gap

SPUN (Society for the Protection of Underground Networks)
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Interactive tool based on analysis of 2.8 billion DNA sequences guides conservation and restoration decisions

Journal: Nature

22-Jul-2025

AI used for real-time selection of actionable messages for government and public health campaigns

Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A PNAS Nexus study suggests that artificial intelligence can facilitate theory- and evidence-based public health message selection.

Journal: PNAS Nexus
Funder: U.S. National Science Foundation, NIH/National Institutes of Health, NIH/National Institutes of Health, NIH/National Institutes of Health, NIH/National Institutes of Health, NIH/National Institutes of Health

22-Jul-2025

A new book, the structure of fair solutions, reshapes optimization by putting fairness first

Carnegie Mellon University
Book Announcement

A new book, The Structure of Fair Solutions: Achieving Fairness in an Optimization Model, by Özgün Elçi, John Hooker, and Peter Zhang, challenges how people typically think about mathematical decision-making tools. Published by Springer Nature in 2025, the book argues that fairness should be a core principle in these models, not an afterthought.

22-Jul-2025

Americans want stronger safety net for older adults

Cornell University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Social Security remains broadly popular, and as the U.S. population ages, more Americans think the government should do more to help families care for older adults, according to Cornell University-led research investigating shifting attitudes about aging policy.

Journal: Journal of Aging & Social Policy

22-Jul-2025

Call for bold action at upcoming Global Plastics Treaty Talks (INC-5.2)

Cambridge University Press
Meeting Announcement

As the world prepares for the final round of negotiations on a legally binding global plastics treaty (INC-5.2), from 5-14 August 2025, over 60 academic experts have stepped forward to outline exactly what they believe the treaty must include, and why this moment is a potential turning point in environmental policy.

You are invited to a briefing event hosted by the journal Cambridge Prisms: Plastics, which is published by Cambridge University Press. The confirmed speakers are Professor Maria Ivanova, Professor Max Liboiron, Professor Cressida Bowyer, Professor Tony Walker, and Professor Susanne Brander.

Date: 24 July 2025

Time: 2 pm (BST) / 9 am (EDT)

Platform: Zoom

Access Link: https://cup.org/4kJTxWn

Meeting: Second Part of the Fifth Session on Plastic Pollution (INC-5.2)