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Google's True Origin Partly Lies in CIA and NSA Research Grants for Mass Surveillance
Google's True Origin Partly Lies in CIA and NSA Research Grants for Mass Surveillance
The story of the deliberate creation of the modern mass-surveillance state includes elements of Google’s surprising, and largely unknown, origin. It is a somewhat different creation story than the one the public has heard, and explains what Google cofounders Sergey Brin and Larry Page set out to build, and why.
Female Grant Applicants Are Equally Successful When Peer Reviewers Assess the Science, but Not When They Assess the Scientist
Macron to Award US Climate Scientists 'Make Our Planet Great Again' Grants
Military Agency Invests $100m in Genetic Extinction Technologies
Technology could be used to wipe out malaria carrying mosquitos or other pests but UN experts say fears over possible military uses and unintended consequences strengthen case for a ban.
DOE to Award $99 Million for Energy Frontier Research Centers
U.S. Secretary of Energy Rick Perry announced a proposed $99 million in Fiscal Year 2018 funding for Energy Frontier Research Centers to accelerate transformative scientific advances for the most challenging topics in materials sciences, chemical sciences, geosciences, and biosciences.
Funding Knowledgebases: Towards a Sustainable Funding Model for the UniProt Use Case
Funding Knowledgebases: Towards a Sustainable Funding Model for the UniProt Use Case
Data resources can be very expensive, especially those with a high added value as the expert-curated knowledgebases.
Grant Applications in Arts and Humanities Research
Topic modelling of grant applications, unveiling an innovative and richer understanding of the research activity in these disciplines.
Internal Grant Proposal Review Processes Demonstrates Major Return on Investment
Internal Grant Proposal Review Processes Demonstrates Major Return on Investment
New study suggests a major return on investment for institutions that help their researchers write better grants.
Science holds the key to a more sustainable farm future
As work on 2018 farm bill picks up pace, remember money spent on agricultural science is money well spent.
Data Sharing from Clinical Trials — A Research Funder’s Perspective
Data Sharing from Clinical Trials — A Research Funder’s Perspective
The Wellcome Trust, the Medical Research Council, Cancer Research UK, and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation share a common vision for maximizing the value of data that are generated through the trials they fund.
Bill Gates Makes $100 Million Personal Investment to Fight Alzheimer's
Gates to invest $50 million in the Dementia Discovery Fund, a venture capital fund that brings together industry and government to seek treatments for the brain-wasting disease.
In the Trump Era, Biologists on the Cutting Edge Try to Keep a Low Profile
In the Trump Era, Biologists on the Cutting Edge Try to Keep a Low Profile
Scientists fear a crackdown on embryo research if President Trump pays attention to scientific advances.
NIH Awards to Test Ways to Store, Access, Share, and Compute on Biomedical Data in the Cloud
NIH Awards to Test Ways to Store, Access, Share, and Compute on Biomedical Data in the Cloud
NIH Data Commons Pilot Phase to seek best practices for developing and managing a data commons.