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Ozempic May Fight Alcohol and Opioid Addiction, Study Suggests

Ozempic May Fight Alcohol and Opioid Addiction, Study Suggests

A new study that appeared in the scientific journal Addiction found that GIP/GLP-1 receptor agonist medications, traditionally used to treat diabetes and promote weight loss, may also help people stop using drugs and drinking alcohol.


Antidepressants Recalled Over Potentially Cancer-Causing Chemical

Antidepressants Recalled Over Potentially Cancer-Causing Chemical

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Man Charged with Delivering Fentanyl Via Drone to Church Parking Lot

Man Charged with Delivering Fentanyl Via Drone to Church Parking Lot

Laney allegedly used an undocumented drone—it was apparently big enough to need to be registered with the Federal Aviation Administration—on Jan 17, 2023 to drop the drugs off at a church parking lot to another dealer who distributed it to the victim.


Olympic Snowboarder Is Running Massive, Murderous Drug Trafficking Operation from Mexico, FBI Says

Olympic Snowboarder Is Running Massive, Murderous Drug Trafficking Operation from Mexico, FBI Says

As Estrada explained, “As alleged in the indictment, an Olympic athlete-turned-drug lord is now charged with leading a transnational organized crime group that engaged in cocaine trafficking and murder, including of innocent civilians.”


Olympic Snowboarder Is Running Massive, Murderous Drug Trafficking Operation from Mexico, FBI Says

Olympic Snowboarder Is Running Massive, Murderous Drug Trafficking Operation from Mexico, FBI Says

As Estrada explained, “As alleged in the indictment, an Olympic athlete-turned-drug lord is now charged with leading a transnational organized crime group that engaged in cocaine trafficking and murder, including of innocent civilians.”


Can Virtual Reality Help You Kick Cocaine? UK Scientists Are Finding Out

Can Virtual Reality Help You Kick Cocaine? UK Scientists Are Finding Out

Researchers in the UK have developed a new VR project that aims to help people addicted to cocaine put their recovery into action by presenting them with real-life scenarios that might tempt them to relapse.


Ozempic May Fight Alcohol and Opioid Addiction, Study Suggests

Ozempic May Fight Alcohol and Opioid Addiction, Study Suggests

A new study that appeared in the scientific journal Addiction found that GIP/GLP-1 receptor agonist medications, traditionally used to treat diabetes and promote weight loss, may also help people stop using drugs and drinking alcohol.


Antidepressants Recalled Over Potentially Cancer-Causing Chemical

Antidepressants Recalled Over Potentially Cancer-Causing Chemical

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Universities Migrate Research Computing to the Cloud

Universities Migrate Research Computing to the Cloud

Initially, Shah says, the team planned to design most individual cloud environments around “Jimmy,” a user with needs for multiple CPUs or GPUs and high-speed storage for large data sets.


How Higher Ed Institutions Are Responding to Google Storage Limits

How Higher Ed Institutions Are Responding to Google Storage Limits

The limits were supposed to go into effect in July 2022, but a number of universities have been given extensions, and any institution that purchased the Google Workspace for Education Plus package has also been granted a later deadline, although even that may now have passed.


Is Maryland’s New Higher Ed Privacy Law a Harbinger of Things to Come?

Is Maryland’s New Higher Ed Privacy Law a Harbinger of Things to Come?

Below are some of the most important data privacy and cybersecurity requirements outlined by Maryland’s new law, but all universities striving to bolster their security posture and prepare for future regulations should consider adopting these practices.


EDUCAUSE 2024: Higher Ed IT Leaders Will Discuss the Latest in Technology Trends

EDUCAUSE 2024: Higher Ed IT Leaders Will Discuss the Latest in Technology Trends

The EDUCAUSE Commons will be divided into three “neighborhoods” — Enterprise Strategy, Infrastructure and Support; Cybersecurity, Privacy and Risk Management; and Teaching and Learning — each with its own booths, lounges, poster areas, presentations and other activities.