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Grieving and Frustrated: Black Scientists Call out Racism in the Wake of Police Killings
Grieving and Frustrated: Black Scientists Call out Racism in the Wake of Police Killings
As marchers in the United States and around the world filled the streets this past week to protest against police brutality and racial injustice, Black scientists grieved openly on social media, calling for action on racism in society and in science.
When 511 Epidemiologists Expect to Fly, Hug and Do 18 Other Everyday Activities Again
Experts give their opinion on what risks are worth it in the age of coronavirus.
Estimating the Effects of Non-pharmaceutical Interventions on COVID-19 in Europe
Estimating the Effects of Non-pharmaceutical Interventions on COVID-19 in Europe
What was the impact of non-pharmaceutical interventions at the outset of the pandemic?
Black Women Create #BlackInTheIvory and #PublishingPaidMe to Reveal Inequity in Academia and Publishing
Black Women Create #BlackInTheIvory and #PublishingPaidMe to Reveal Inequity in Academia and Publishing
Both hashtags trended on social media over the weekend and speak to pervasive racial inequity.
Take Action - #ShutDownAcademia #ShutDownSTEM
Wednesday June 10 has been designated a day of action in STEM and in academia in support of Black lives. Non-Black, non-Indigenous people in STEM and academia are invited to dedicate their working hours to formulating a plan of ACTION for how to join the struggle to ensure that Black lives matter.
A Global Immunological Observatory to Meet a Time of Pandemics
SARS-CoV-2 presents an unprecedented international challenge, but it will not be the last such threat. In this article, the authors argue that the world needs to be much better prepared to rapidly detect, define and defeat future pandemics.
Coronavirus Research Hub
We invite researchers and data scientists focused on Coronavirus and COVID-19 vaccines and drugs, as well as clinical research, to freely access these solutions.
Scientists Funded by Zuckerberg Sent Him a Letter Calling Facebook’s Practices ‘Antithetical’ to His Philanthropic Mission
Scientists Funded by Zuckerberg Sent Him a Letter Calling Facebook’s Practices ‘Antithetical’ to His Philanthropic Mission
More than 140 scientists funded by the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative urged Mark Zuckerberg to enforce stricter policies around the spread of misinformation and incitements to violence.
Researcher Has Faculty Appointment Terminated After Lancet Retraction
The decision comes as new details emerge in the scandal that has ignited a firestorm of controversy in the scientific community.
Racism in Science: We Need to Act Now
It is easy to make excuses – the legacy of historic racism is so strong that there are not a lot of senior Black scientists to choose from, and those that have survived the gauntlet are in demand and overcommitted, and so on and so forth. But these excuses are lame.
Silence Is Never Neutral; Neither Is Science
Ignoring science's legacy of racism or a wider culture shaped by white supremacy doesn't make scientists "objective".
The End of College As We Knew It?
Restaurants get eulogies. Airlines get bailouts. Shakespeare gets kicked when he's down.
10 Things That the Scholarly Community Can Do to Stand in Solidarity
10 Things That the Scholarly Community Can Do to Stand in Solidarity
Acknowledge the history. Revise your work. Refuse to be complicit.
Two Elite Medical Journals Retract Coronavirus Papers over Data Integrity Questions
The Lancet Has Made One of the Biggest Retractions in Modern History. How Could This Happen?
The Lancet Has Made One of the Biggest Retractions in Modern History. How Could This Happen?
The now retracted paper halted hydroxychloroquine trials. Studies like this determine how people live or die tomorrow.
Top U.S. Scientists Left out of White House Selection of COVID-19 Vaccine Shortlist
We Are Here to Solve Problems, Not to COVIDise
Despite the special calls for research into the novel coronavirus, researchers should all still concentrate on what they do best, writes Matthias Egger, President of the National Research Council of the SNSF.
How We Can Avoid Screwing Up the Response to Covid-19 Again
STAT asked 11 experts in infectious disease, epidemiology, and pandemic preparedness how to avoid the mistakes of the coronavirus response this spring.
Governments and WHO Changed Covid-19 Policy Based on Suspect Data from Tiny US Company
Governments and WHO Changed Covid-19 Policy Based on Suspect Data from Tiny US Company
Surgisphere, whose employees appear to include a sci-fi writer and adult content model, provided database behind Lancet and New England Journal of Medicine hydroxychloroquine studies.
Humanities Research Infrastructure is Great Return on Investment - Will We Sell It Short?
Humanities Research Infrastructure is Great Return on Investment - Will We Sell It Short?
Humanities Research Infrastructure is critical social investment, and we could support it better if we understood it better.
4 Ways That Scientists And Academics Can Effectively Combat Racism
It's not only about what's happening right now. Things need to change for good.
Scientists Rush to Defend Venezuelan Colleagues Threatened over Coronavirus Study
Scientists Rush to Defend Venezuelan Colleagues Threatened over Coronavirus Study
High-level politician suggests academy deserves retribution for publishing unwelcome COVID-19 estimates.
Webinar: Scholarly Communication & COVID-19: Closing the Loop for Effective Peer Review
Webinar: Scholarly Communication & COVID-19: Closing the Loop for Effective Peer Review
We are pleased to announce the next OASPA webinar which will explore recent steps to increase efficiency and speed in the publication of COVID-19 research (Wednesday 24th June 2020, 4.00 pm Central European Time).
Building Resilient Learned Societies in an Age of Pandemic and Fear - The Scholarly Kitchen
Building Resilient Learned Societies in an Age of Pandemic and Fear - The Scholarly Kitchen
Learned societies face many new challenges in the face of a pandemic.
Hundreds of Journals' Editorial Practices Captured in Database
The platform evaluates these journals’ peer-review procedures and invites journal editors to provide such information for inclusion in the database.
Will the Pandemic Permanently Alter Scientific Publishing?
The push for rapid and open publishing could take off - although financial pressures lie ahead: part 4 in a series on science after the pandemic.
How Will the Pandemic Alter Research Funding?
Financial crises could spell trouble for science budgets but spending could surge in some countries. Series investigates science after the pandemic.
The Case for Open Access
Providing open access to digitised collections has spurred creativity and research worldwide - so why are the UK's flagship museums so slow on the uptake?