Female Ph.D.s in science and engineering earn 31 percent less than their male cohorts one year after graduation, according to a new study in American Economic Review: Papers and Proceedings. When controlling for the fact that women tend to earn degrees in fields that pay less than those in which more men earn degrees, the observed gap dropped to 11 percent. And the gap disappeared when controlling for whether the women were married and had children.

A study released on Thursday found that many Ph.D. students pursue post-docs as a “default” option after graduate school, or as part of a “holding pattern” until the job they want is available.

HHMI, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the Wellcome Trust, and the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation announce the International Research Scholars Program which aims to support up to 50 outstanding early career scientists worldwide.

Johannes Haushofer bravely posts document listing degree programs he did not get in to and academic positions he did not get

Tired of short-term contracts. Union warns of "witch hunt" against centers where staffers obtain indefinite employment.

Surprising results add to fierce debate over how NIH funds graduate students

A crisis within Canada’s federal funding agency threatens to shut down labs and end careers.

Virtual hub offers career-development tools and resources.

Children’s ages, peer environment quality, and recent funding affect decisions to move to new institutions, a new study suggests