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Engaging with Policymakers, Past and Present
In April 2025, the Center for Health and Science Communication at Becker Library hosted a #SciComm Seminar titled “Communicating Effectively with Policymakers.” Ross C. Brownson, Steven H. and Susan U. Lipstein Distinguished Professor of Public Health, presented a basic communication model and discussed its application to communicating evidence-based public health knowledge with local, state, and [Read more]
Publishing an Open Access Article? Explore Waivers and Discounts Provided by Becker Library and WashU Libraries.
Bernard Becker Medical Library and WashU Libraries participate in a number of agreements with publishers that offer WashU authors waivers and discounts for Open Access articles. If you are preparing a manuscript and want to publish under an Open Access license, consider a journal that is among the 20 agreements Becker Library has with publishers that [Read more]
Revision Notice for the 2024 NIH Public Access Policy for Publications: New Date of July 01, 2025
NIH issued a notice on April 30, 2025 as a revision to the 2024 NIH Public Access Policy for Publications. The 2024 Policy noted the effective date applicable to: Author Accepted Manuscripts accepted for publication on or after December 31, 2025. Per revision notice: Revision: Notice of Updated Effective Date for the 2024 NIH [Read more]