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President Barbara R. Snyder welcomes President Biden’s nomination of Arati Prabhakar to serve as his lead scientific advisor and as the director of OSTP.

The “Building Civic Bridges Act” Is One Helpful Way to Encourage Connection in Our Increasingly Divided Country

This week's newsletter features AAU President Barbara R. Snyder's blog post on the Building Civic Bridges Act; proposed changes to Title IX regulations; a Hill Update on FY23 spending bills; and more.
Confronting COVID-19
America's leading research universities are at the forefront of the battle against COVID-19
- AI has the potential to revolutionize hearing care, according to researchers from UC Irvine, Duke University, and the University of Washington.
- Exposure to phthalates — a group of chemicals found in everything from plastics to personal care products to electronics—may disrupt an important hormone needed to sustain a healthy pregnancy, according to a Rutgers study.
- Research finds smaller dose of blood thinners is equally effective for blood clots and carries less bleeding risk
- Social psychologist Matt Baldwin wakes up thinking about the yellow and green boxes of Wordle, the free, once-a-day word game that has gained millions of fans since its public launch in October. Unlike most players, though, he understands why our brains crave it.
- While the omicron variant continues to infect people around the world, researchers at the University of Missouri have identified the highly prevalent, specific mutations that are causing the omicron variant’s high rate of infection.

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