The Many Fallacies Used to Defend Subscription Publishing
For all the wonderful things academic societies do, they tend to be incredibly conservative and have done very little to suggest that they can lead on publishing innovation.
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Want to Change Federal Policies? Here's How
One of the best ways to shape public policy is for experts to submit detailed, technical information through the public comment process.
NIH Institute Directors Stand Firm on Not Renewing Focused Firearm Research Program
More members of Congress ask agency why program lapsed.
Graduate Students Face Alarming Tax Hike
Adding to PhD students’ woes will undermine US research and economy.
Where Star Scientists Choose to Locate: The Impact of US State Taxes
What are the effects of geographical variations in personal and corporate taxes on the location decisions of innovative individuals and companies?
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.
Donald Trump Accused of Obstructing Satellite Research into Climate Change
Donald Trump Accused of Obstructing Satellite Research into Climate Change
Republican-controlled Congress ordered destruction of vital sea-ice probe.
Republican Tax Proposal Gets Failing Grade From Higher-Ed Groups
The planned overhaul would place new tax burdens on colleges and students, and some critics argue that it could undermine charitable giving to the institutions.
NSF selects Anne Kinney to head Mathematical and Physical Sciences Directorate
W. M. Keck Observatory chief scientist to lead investments in astronomy, chemistry, physics, materials science and mathematics research.
Science Organizations Troubled by Rand Paul Bill Targeting Peer Review
Rand Paul wants to add two people to every federal peer-review panel evaluating research proposals, charged with looking for value to taxpayers. Science advocates say idea would politicize federal funding of research.
Key Legislator Tells Trump Officials to Back off on Proposed Overhead Spending Cap for NIH
Trashing Science in Government Grants Isn’t Normal
The Case of the EPA, John Konkus, and Climate Change.
E.P.A. Cancels Talk on Climate Change by Agency Scientists
Organizers of a Monday conference on the Narragansett Bay were told three E.P.A. scientists would not be allowed to present their work.
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.
How the CIA Secretly Recruits Academics
In order to tempt nuclear scientists from countries such as Iran or North Korea to defect, US spy agencies routinely send agents to academic conferences – or even host their own fake ones.
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