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Contact: ericksn@umich.edu Since its launch in 2017, University of Michigan President Mark Schlissel’s Biosciences Initiative has established nine major research initiatives on campus and has taken other significant steps designed to propel U-M to the forefront of the life sciences. Key elements of the multiyear strategy include the hiring of 30 tenure-track faculty and a one-time investment of $150 million. To date, $133 million and all 30 tenure lines have been allocated...

Health techs pandemic-fueled funding bonanza The Big Idea DEALS APLENTY: A torrent of venture capital is rushing into digital health, the latest sign of how the pandemic is speeding widespread adoption of technology-enabled care. Analysts at the investment firm Rock Health say some $6.7 billion flowed into startups during the first quarter of this year — a new record for a sector already accustomed to making and breaking milestones. The question is whether the business fundamentals justify th...

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Description SSHRC invites letters of interest from researchers wanting to participate in a virtual, interactive and interdisciplinary research design workshop taking place over two weeks at the end of October 2021. This virtual workshop is the first stage of the Imagining Canada’s Future (ICF) Ideas Lab, a multistep funding opportunity. At this workshop, up to 30 researchers will participate in facilitated activities before organizing themselves into multidisciplinary teams to develop and ...

Share this article Share this article BOSTON, April 30, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The Digital Medicine Society (DiMe) today announced during a public meeting the launch of new website and materials to promote the use of The Playbook to advance digital clinical measures across healthcare. It includes a refreshed version of The Digital Measures Playbook ("The Playbook") and over 100 action-oriented resources. The Playbook was first launched in September 2020 and is the essential guide for develop...

John Gurda The idiot bird was at it again this morning. For the third spring in a row, a robin has made its nest in a cedar tree not 10 feet from my bedroom window, and its singing typically begins at 4 a.m., before the faintest trace of first light. “Singing” is a gross exaggeration for the tuneless iterations rising from this bird’s throat. It’s more a vagrant, meandering mumble that finds one annoying pitch and stays there without pause or variation for what seems like hours. At this...

Northwestern Mutual CEO John Schlifske, frustrated by the Milwaukee Public Schools board and the teachers union, and calling for a shift in education support, has announced a $750,000 commitment to City Forward Collective with a focus on private and charter schools. Schlifske made the announcement in an op-ed to the Journal Sentinel, posted online and to be published in Sundays Milwaukee Journal Sentinels Ideas Lab section. "As a stakeholder, we just don’t see decisions being made to optimi...

POLITICO Get the Future Pulse newsletter Email Sign Up By signing up you agree to receive email newsletters or updates from POLITICO and you agree to our privacy policy and terms of service. You can unsubscribe at any time and you can contact us here. This sign-up form is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. Presented by Salesforce The Big Idea HEARING VOICES: Emergency medicine doctor Allen Hsiao ends his grueling days by updating his patients’ med...