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Updates every hour. Last Updated: 4-May-2025 22:09 ET (5-May-2025 02:09 GMT/UTC)

New ASTRO survey finds that prior authorization delays lead to serious harm for people with cancer

American Society for Radiation Oncology
Reports and Proceedings

A new nationwide survey of 750+ radiation oncologists confirms that prior authorization harms people with cancer by causing treatment delays, abandoned treatments, hospitalizations and deaths. Findings also make clear that the problem of prior authorization is growing worse, with patients now experiencing longer radiation therapy treatment delays than during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. Results of the survey, the latest in a series from the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO), reinforce the urgent need for Congress to pass prior authorization reform legislation and prevent further harm to people with cancer.

Alianza Americas co-founder Oscar Chacón to be awarded 2025 Inamori Ethics Prize

Case Western Reserve University
Grant and Award Announcement

The Inamori International Center for Ethics and Excellence at Case Western Reserve University will award Oscar Chacón, a tireless advocate for human rights and dignity in immigration and dismantling the portrayal of immigrants as threats to society, with the 2025 Inamori Ethics Prize.

Barrow researchers investigate whether environmental manganese exposure can lead to Parkinson’s disease

Dignity Health Arizona
Grant and Award Announcement

Backed by a $2.9 million R01 grant from the National Institutes of Health, Barrow Neurological Institute researchers are expanding their efforts to test a hypothesis that exposure to environmental manganese, two orders of magnitude below the typical occupational exposure, is associated with the progression of Parkinson’s symptoms.

Funder: NIH/National Institutes of Health

Faster, more informed environmental permitting with AI-guided support

DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Reports and Proceedings

Federal environmental permitting process to be fast-tracked with AI-powered tools and cloud-supported data analysis.

Funder: DOE/US Department of Energy

Binghamton University collaborates with industry, academic partners on new $285M Manufacturing USA Institute

Binghamton University
Business Announcement

Binghamton University is a key partner in a new federally funded institute focused on the use of digital twins to improve domestic semiconductor design and manufacturing.

The U.S. Department of Commerce and the Semiconductor Research Corporation Manufacturing Consortium Corp. (SRC) announced last week that they are negotiating for the department to provide SRC $285 million to establish and operate a Manufacturing USA Institute. With combined funding totaling $1 billion, this investment will support the launch of the first-of-its-kind CHIPS Manufacturing USA Institute.

New book explores promise and perils of AI for scientific community

Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania
Book Announcement

A new APPC-NAS-Sunnylands book highlights the importance of human accountability and responsibility when using AI in scientific research.

Study introduces a new and useful definition of sustainable aviation

University of Illinois Grainger College of Engineering
Peer-Reviewed Publication

In his sustainable aviation course, aerospace engineering professor Phil Ansell asked, “What does sustainability look like integrated to a system engineering process?” One of his student's answer became a new definition of sustainable aviation and a framework for achieving it.

Journal: Progress in Aerospace Sciences