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Advice on how to write effective tenure-review letters

Advice on how to write effective tenure-review letters

Many professors frequently write tenure-review letters, but as a community, we’re not regularly discussing how we should be doing so, argues Eric Goldman.

Despite Record Year, Research Funding Remains 'Huge Challenge'

Despite Record Year, Research Funding Remains 'Huge Challenge'

Researchers across Harvard received a record-high $842.5 million in grants in fiscal year 2016—but some say they are bracing for federal funding cuts under the Trump administration and seeking alternative sources of research support.

A Global Alliance Is Investing $500 Million to Stop Deadly Outbreaks We Are Utterly Unprepared For

A Global Alliance Is Investing $500 Million to Stop Deadly Outbreaks We Are Utterly Unprepared For

Global partnership launched in Davos to prevent epidemics with new vaccines.

NIH Director Francis Collins To Stay On, At Least For Now

NIH Director Francis Collins To Stay On, At Least For Now

Dr. Francis Collins, the director of NIH, "has been held over by the Trump administration," although it's unclear whether Trump may nominate a successor.

Missouri Lawmaker Who Wants to Eliminate Tenure Says It’s ‘Un-American’

Missouri Lawmaker Who Wants to Eliminate Tenure Says It’s ‘Un-American’

Legislation proposed by State Rep. Rick Brattin, a Republican, would also fix a "broken" system by requiring public colleges to publish the price of individual degrees and the job prospects for students who earn them.

The Fine Art of Sniffing Out Crappy Science

The Fine Art of Sniffing Out Crappy Science

Two professors at the University of Washington want to teach students how to survive the avalanche of false or misleading data shaken loose by shifts in media, technology, and politics.

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Mystery as Controversial List of Predatory Publishers Disappears

Mystery as Controversial List of Predatory Publishers Disappears

A popular blog that lists “potential, possible, or probable predatory” publishers and journals has disappeared, but it is not clear why.

The Next Generation Researchers Initiative at the National Academies: New Study Begins

The Next Generation Researchers Initiative at the National Academies: New Study Begins

A new study commenced work at the start of 2017: the “Next Generation Researchers Initiative,” directed by the Board on Higher Education and Workforce at the National Academies of Science Engineering and Medicine.

For U.S. Science Policy, Big Shift Ahead

For U.S. Science Policy, Big Shift Ahead

How Congress and Trump could affect the chemistry enterprise.

We need a Github of Science

We need a Github of Science

Open Science efforts like arXiv and PLoS ONE should follow GitHub’s lead and embrace the social web.