Word: conflict
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Rumors that foster conflict between groups are quite damaging. Racial rumors that lead to dehumanizing of other groups of people fall into this category ("group X eats humans" or "has cheated the majority"). Rumors that foster distrust between groups also belong here. More spectacular are the many rumors that spark riots in conflict-ridden situations: a civil-rights era government commission found that more than 65% of riots were set off by rumors...
...REEXAMINES CONFLICT-OF-INTEREST POLICY
...Following allegations that three Harvard physicians violated federal and university research conflict-of-interest policies, Harvard Medical School is assessing its current regulations and improving implementation...
...Medical School is increasing awareness of conflict-of-interest rules and reviewing its financial disclosure forms, according to Cameron...
...Harvard spokesman John D. Longbrake also said that the Medical School will be participating in a University-wide review of its conflict-of-interest policies, scheduled for this fall, to examine the policies at individual schools, institutional conflict policy, and special issues presented by clinical research...