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Disaster Medicine Scientist Sentenced to Death
Ahmadreza Djalali, who has appointments in Italy and Belgium, was arrested in April on a trip to Iran.
Scientists Urge Boycott of U.S. Meetings
Groups protest Trump’s order banning travel from seven Muslim countries.
A National Open Access Strategy
Toward the Unrestricted Publication of Research Output
Building an Open Science MOOC
Let’s build a MOOC to teach Open Science! Here’s a draft framework already in place, which anyone can contribute to.
The EPA Has Started to Remove Obama-era Information
Federal climate plans created under the former president, tribal assistance programs, and references to international cooperation have been stricken from the EPA’s website
Uber C.E.O. to Leave Trump Advisory Council After Criticism
Travis Kalanick, the chief executive of Uber, in December 2014. He quit President Trump’s economic advisory council on Thursday.
European Researchers Spin Off Sister Marches for Science
Many “solidarity marches” will be held on the same day as the U.S. March for Science in at least 8 countries
Elsevier Acquires Plum Analytics
Elsevier has announced the acquisition of Plum Analytics from EBSCO Information Services
New Open-Access Journal on Public Engagement With Research
A new open-access journal that focuses on the importance of public engagement to research has been published.
New Top Job in UK Science Goes to Mark Walport
Chief government science advisor tapped to head incipient umbrella agency for research funding.
Who Isn’t Profiting Off the Backs of Researchers?
Academia.edu, ResearchGate and private publishers all have something in common.
Can The March For Science, Forged In A Political Firestorm, Stand For Objective Non-Partisan Truth?
Can The March For Science, Forged In A Political Firestorm, Stand For Objective Non-Partisan Truth?
Can a march spawned by a political firestorm embrace science at its essence, a quest for the complete and objective truth?
The High-Tech War on Science Fraud
The problem of fake data may go far deeper than scientists admit. Now a team of researchers has a controversial plan to root out the perpetrators
The World’s Most International Universities 2017
The institutions with the strongest global connections have a ‘cultural disposition’ to think beyond borders. The Swiss Federal Institutes of Technology lead at the top.
Obama science adviser: Trump immigration ban 'an abomination'
John Holdren worries that immigration restrictions could harm researchers' ability to collaborate across borders.
Meet the scientists affected by Trump’s immigration ban
Order barring citizens of seven countries from entering the United States has left many confused and afraid.
NumFOCUS. Open Code = Better Science
NumFOCUS is a nonprofit that supports and promotes world-class, innovative, open source scientific software.
The War on Facts Is a War on Democracy
In a time when facts don’t matter, and science is being muzzled, American democracy is the real victim
Geneticist launches bid for US Senate
Michael Eisen hopes a victory in 2018 will bring a new scientific voice to the US legislature.
How Life (and Death) Spring From Disorder
Life was long thought to obey its own set of rules. But as simple systems show signs of lifelike behavior, scientists are arguing about whether this apparent.
Royal Society Response to Industrial Strategy
The Royal Society welcomes Government’s Industrial Strategy.
Looking Inward at Gender Issues
How Science is doing on the front of gender imbalance in authorship.
NIH Initiates Pilot Grant Program for Innovative Neurological Research
Pilot award strategy designed to enhance funding stability to researchers.