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The Association Between Early Career Informal Mentorship in Academic Collaborations and Junior Author Performance

The Association Between Early Career Informal Mentorship in Academic Collaborations and Junior Author Performance

Here, the authors study mentorship in scientific collaborations, and find that mentorship quality predicts the scientific impact of protégés post mentorship. Moreover, female protégés collaborating with male mentors become more impactful post mentorship than those who collaborate with female mentors.

Four Years After Science Took a Hit, There’s Hope

Four Years After Science Took a Hit, There’s Hope

But 500 Women Scientists , formed in the aftermath of Trump’s 2016 election, still has plenty of work to do

Using Alt Text to Make Science Twitter More Accessible for People with Visual Impairments

Using Alt Text to Make Science Twitter More Accessible for People with Visual Impairments

Scientists increasingly post images and photos on social media to share their research activities. However, posting images and photos could potentially exclude people with visual impairments. Here, we outline actions that should be taken to foster accessibility and inclusion in posting scientific images on social media.

COVID-19 Event Risk Assessment Planning Tool

COVID-19 Event Risk Assessment Planning Tool

This map shows the risk level of attending an event, given the event size and location in the US.