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Policy & Ethics

Updates every hour. Last Updated: 21-Oct-2026 03:16 ET (21-Oct-2026 07:16 GMT/UTC)

1-Sep-2026

New AI method helps robots learn from the past without being trapped by it

Science China Press
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Robots often learn from historical experience collected under older controllers and physical conditions. When tasks, hardware or environments change, that data can become misleading. Researchers developed Occupancy-Matching Policy Optimization (OMPO), which anchors large replay buffers to a small set of recent interactions. Across locomotion, transfer, manipulation and a real-robot test, OMPO improved stability, sample efficiency and adaptation.

Journal: National Science Review

1-Sep-2026

Digital Science's 2026 Catalyst Grant seeks agentic AI workflows you can trust

Digital Science
Grant and Award Announcement

Digital Science today launches its Catalyst Grant round for 2026 to support innovative technology ideas. This year's theme is: Agentic Workflows You Can Trust.

1-Sep-2026

ICER, West Health partner on annual new drug Launch Price and Access Report

West Health Institute
Business Announcement

Today the Institute for Clinical and Economic Review (ICER) and the West Health Policy Center announced a new collaboration to develop the 2026 “Launch Price and Access Report”, an independent analysis of drug prices and patient access for newly launched FDA-approved treatments. ICER published its first report in 2025.

1-Sep-2026

Most chemicals in food packaging lack data needed to protect consumers – scientists propose a way forward

Food Packaging Forum Foundation
Peer-Reviewed Publication

In a new peer-reviewed scientific study, scientists present a practical, novel, and scalable approach to better protect consumer’s. By grouping the more than 15,000 chemicals that can be used or found in food packaging, kitchenware, or other food contact materials, chemicals can be prioritized for regulatory review or phase out. This new approach will support the prevention of regrettable substitutions.

Journal: Environmental Science & Technology
Funder: Environmental Defense Fund, Minderoo Foundation

31-Aug-2026

Prostate Cancer Awareness Month: How Alliance Clinical Trials help reshape early detection and improve treatments

Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology
Business Announcement

September is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, and the Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology is highlighting the importance of clinical research in advancing better treatments and improving early detection to ultimately help prevent and cure prostate cancer.

Funder: Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology Foundation

31-Aug-2026

Rapid response to heat waves: Using electronic health records to protect patients in near-real time

Boston University School of Public Health
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new study in Nature Health suggests that delays are no longer necessary, offering the opportunity to assess whose health is most at risk, take protective measures, and test whether interventions are working while the heat season is still underway.

Journal: Nature Health

31-Aug-2026

Experts convene to bridge the gap between epidemiological modeling and public health practice

University of Vermont
Meeting Announcement

Bridging the gap between public health professionals, policymakers, and disease modelers was the focus of the Workshop on Public Health Policy, Risk Perception, and Infectious Disease, held Aug. 10-12, 2026, at the Essex Resort & Spa in Essex, VT.

Meeting: Workshop on Public Health Policy, Risk Perception, and Infectious Disease