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  • New OHRP research guidelines

    New OHRP research guidelines

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    • October 22, 2020

    The pandemic has led to changes in many parts of our lives — including what and how we research. The Office of Human Research Protections has introduced a number of new guidelines for conducting human research. Etown students and faculty alike are feeling the effect. The new OHRP protections are intended to prioritize public health

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  • Research: How to write a research paper without feeling overwhelmed

    Research: How to write a research paper without feeling overwhelmed

    Photo courtesy of Flickr As the middle of October arrives and November looms, peak essay-writing season begins. Midterms have come and gone. Quizzes are petering out as professors make way for the big guns: projects, exams and compositions. While the air is chilly and the apple cider is hot, the library is the place to

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  • Professor unravels importance of ribonucleic acids research

    Professor unravels importance of ribonucleic acids research

    Monday, Oct. 1 from 6 to 7 p.m., the Bowers Writers House and associate professor of chemistry Dr. James MacKay extended an invitation to all interested to attend a lecture about his work during his time on sabbatical. His presentation, titled “From the Classroom to the Laboratory and Back: A Glimpse into the Importance of

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  • Cavender, students present cancer research for Inaugural Lecture

    Cavender, students present cancer research for Inaugural Lecture

    Medical breakthroughs don’t occur overnight; they take years of research, ingenuity and thousands of people working toward a common goal. One of the most baffling mysteries facing scientists today is the search for a cure for cancer. Although research continues, the basic understandings of cancer and tumor-related research starts at a biological level, and this

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  • Seniors Barbara Prince, Michael Shields recognized with PSS awards

    Seniors Barbara Prince, Michael Shields recognized with PSS awards

    The Pennsylvania Sociological Society held their 61st annual meeting at Seton Hill University in Greensberg, Pa., on Oct. 1, at which two Elizabethtown College students were awarded for their social research. Seniors Barbara Prince and Michael Shields received this recognition, and they attended the conference with their mentor and professor, Dr. Michele Lee Kozimor-King. According

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  • Roger Hoerl ‘79 finds career success, researches HIV/AIDS cure

    Roger Hoerl ‘79 finds career success, researches HIV/AIDS cure

    Roger Hoerl is an Elizabethtown College alumnus. He is also the leader of the applied statistics laboratory at GE Global Research. Hoerl leads a team of about fourteen professional statisticians who work with probability to make predictions and forecast the outcome of risks that the company is considering taking, usually on long-term service agreements. For

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