New Books

The Seven Year Slip by Ashley Poston

The Shining Girls by Lauren Beukes A thriller novel and TV series about a time-traveling serial killer named Harper Curtis who stalks and murders women with bright futures, known as the "Shining Girls." One of his intended victims, Kirby Mazrachi, survives his attack. Determined to bring her would-be killer to justice, she begins hunting him along with the help of a fellow reporter, uncovering a reality-bending mystery.

Institutional Review Board : Member handbook by Elizabeth A. Bankert; Robert J. Amdur From new technology to the management of big data, and globalization of research, navigating the processes for preparing and conducting research studies involving human subjects is challenging and complicated. This text is designed to give Institutional Review Board (IRB) members the information they need to protect the rights and welfare of research subjects in a way that is both effective and efficient. Topic-specific chapters list the criteria IRB members should use to determine how to vote on specific kinds of studies and offer practical advice on what IRB members should do before and during full-committee meetings.