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Alibaba Is Plowing $15 Billion into R&D with 7 New Research Labs

Alibaba Is Plowing $15 Billion into R&D with 7 New Research Labs

Alibaba wants to compete with the likes of Google, Microsoft, and Amazon. The advisory board includes Harvard's geneticist George Church and others.

European Commission to Invest €30 Billion in New Solutions for Societal Challenges and Breakthrough Innovation

European Commission to Invest €30 Billion in New Solutions for Societal Challenges and Breakthrough Innovation

"Artificial Intelligence, genetics, blockchain: science is at the core of today's most promising breakthrough innovations", says Moedas.

A Massive Health Study on Booze, Brought to You By Big Alcohol

A Massive Health Study on Booze, Brought to You By Big Alcohol

One of the biggest and best studies of alcohol's effects on health is underway. But funding from the alcohol industry is already undercutting its results.

Key Legislator Tells Trump Officials to Back off on Proposed Overhead Spending Cap for NIH

Key Legislator Tells Trump Officials to Back off on Proposed Overhead Spending Cap for NIH

House Republican says cap on indirect costs would be unreasonable and ultimately destructive.

New Brief: Could Industry Fill The Gaps Following Federal R&D Cuts?

New Brief: Could Industry Fill The Gaps Following Federal R&D Cuts?

The evidence suggests limits to industry's willingness to fund R&D vacated by the federal government, should Congress go along with the White House's.

Federal Funding: Stifled by Budgets, Not Irrelevance

Federal Funding: Stifled by Budgets, Not Irrelevance

The threat to US science does not come from scientists' assumptions, their commitment to investigator-initiated research or the research community's failure to tackle problems of public concern. It comes from an unrealistic system of draconian budget caps that stifle investment in the future.

Philanthropists Are Getting Behind a New Push for Government Science Funding

Philanthropists Are Getting Behind a New Push for Government Science Funding

Philanthropy’s no replacement for crucial government science funding, but that message can get lost amid the high-profile gifts. Some science funders are now backing a push to protect federal funding.

'Transformative' Research Unrealistic to Predict, Scientists Tell Granting Agencies

'Transformative' Research Unrealistic to Predict, Scientists Tell Granting Agencies

Asking scientists to attempt to create new paradigms or fields in every proposal is unrealistic and potentially harmful.

A 2017 Nobel Laureate Left Science Because He Ran Out of Money

A 2017 Nobel Laureate Left Science Because He Ran Out of Money

Back in 2008, Jeffrey Hall said "recent applications from our lab have had their lungs ripped out, often accompanied by sneering, personal denunciations."

$8.3 Million Grant From NSF Will Help UCLA Spread Technology Behind Mini Microscope

$8.3 Million Grant From NSF Will Help UCLA Spread Technology Behind Mini Microscope

When mounted on an animal’s head, the "miniscope" enables scientists to observe neurons firing, and even the creation of memories.

Estimated Effects of Implementing an Open Access Policy for Grantees at a Private Foundation

Estimated Effects of Implementing an Open Access Policy for Grantees at a Private Foundation

Understanding the potential effects of requiring that grantees publish their peer-reviewed research in open access journals.

2017 Golden Goose Awards Honor Federally Funded Scientific Breakthroughs

2017 Golden Goose Awards Honor Federally Funded Scientific Breakthroughs

The Golden Goose Award honors federally funded, often odd-sounding scientific research that yields significant benefits.