Call for Papers: Environmental “Determinants” in Precision Medicine
Genomic Medicine is calling for papers on integrating environmental factors into precision medicine through genomic and multi-omic research. Submission deadline: 19 May 2026.
Genomic Medicine is calling for papers on integrating environmental factors into precision medicine through genomic and multi-omic research. Submission deadline: 19 May 2026.
Essential reading for anyone designing online courses, this study of 6.9 million edX MOOC views finds short, informal, visually dynamic videos beat long, formal lectures for holding student attention and encouraging engagement with the material.
[Proc Learn at Scale 2014 (L@S 14)]
Translational Psychiatry invites papers on precision psychiatry that uses genomics, neuroimaging, and machine learning to develop personalized, biomarker-driven mental health diagnosis and treatment. Submission deadline: 13 May 2026.
Columbia has now launched GrantForward, a search-and-recommendation platform for faculty, researchers, students, and administrators to find research grants and other sources of funding. GrantForward will fully replace Pivot after June 30. Activate your GrantForward account today!
This informative study by Walters and Wilder shows that both GPT‑3.5 and GPT‑4 often fabricate or distort references. While GPT‑4 is better than 3.5, it remains unreliable for accurate, APA‑style scholarly citations. (No study’s yet been done on GPT-5.)
[Sci Rep 2023;13(1):14045]
Bioethics is seeking papers for a special issue on disability, bioethics, and medical AI, with an emphasis on work examining bias, equity, ethics, and policy to ensure inclusive, just healthcare that reflects diverse disability experiences. Deadline: 15 May 2026.
Universities rely for their success on academic staff who regularly teach, serve on committees, and contribute to research but whose work is largely hidden. Stoller proposes necessary changes to reward structures to finally recognize their work.
[Inside Higher Ed 29 Jan 2026]
As the experience of several scientists interviewed by Sofia Caetano Avritzer shows, openly acknowledging and fixing honest mistakes strengthens scientific integrity. Self-correction, they argue, should be viewed as a valued norm, not a failure.
[Nature 10 Mar 2026]
Public Health seeks research for a special issue on AI's role in advancing prevention-focused public health on topics such as predictive analytics for early detection, NLP in health communication, AI for health equity, and ethical implications of using AI. Deadline: 31 May 2026.
This study by Nature finds that AI tools are fueling a surge of fabricated yet plausible-looking citations that have made their way into publications, raising fresh research integrity concerns and forcing publishers to deploy new detection methods.
[Nature 2026; 652(8108):26-29]