<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/about/office-of-the-president/presidents-bulletin/2025/05-22/ethics-in-gender-inclusive-research-practices.html" dsn="blogs"><featured/><categories>Research</categories><pubDate>05/22/2025 04:30:00 AM</pubDate><title> Ethics in Gender-Inclusive Research Practices</title><sub-title/><description>Exclusion can begin with a single word—long before research even begins. At Downstate, a team of researchers recognized that the language used in consent forms and study materials can either invite trust or create distance. Their work is now sparking a national conversation about how ethics, inclusion, and dignity must begin with the words we choose.</description><author>Office of the President</author><image><img xmlns:ouc="http://omniupdate.com/XSL/Variables" src="/about/office-of-the-president/presidents-bulletin/2025/05-22/_images/irb-gender-neutral-illustration.png" alt="image of IRB"/></image><tags><tag>Research</tag></tags><categories><category>Research</category></categories></item>