Facing high employee turnover and an aging population, nursing homes have increasingly turned to robots to complete a variety of care tasks, but few researchers have explored how these technologies impact workers and the quality of care. A new study from a University of Notre Dame expert on the future of work finds that robot use is associated with increased employment and employee retention, improved productivity and a higher quality of care.

Jeremy Forsberg, associate vice president of research and innovation at The University of Texas at Arlington, has been named to chair a leadership committee within the Council on Governmental Relations (COGR), the national authority on federal policies and regulations affecting U.S. research institutions.

Summary: Pensoft Publishers and the Southern eDNA Society (SeDNA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to collaborate and advance the field of environmental DNA (eDNA) research. The partnership aims to accelerate the development and application of eDNA technology, increase visibility and impact of eDNA research, and promote SeDNA's conferences and research outputs. Pensoft will also offer a special discount on article processing charges in its journal Metabarcoding and Metagenomics for SeDNA members.

“How and When to Involve Crowds in Scientific Research,” by Henry Sauermann, professor of strategy at ESMT Berlin, and Marion K. Poetz, who is a professor of innovation management at Copenhagen Business School, provides a strategic guide for researchers and institutions on integrating crowd participation into science. The authors provide clear frameworks and tools to help scientists navigate the complexities of crowd and citizen science and harness the strengths of public involvement.