Research groups going to war again over small business funding
Academic and entrepreneurial communities battle over bills to boost the research set-aside for SBIR
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The White House Launches the National Microbiome Initiative
Half a billion dollars are being pledged to study the microbes in humans, crops, soils, oceans, and more.
Tracking Career Outcomes for Postdoctoral Scholars: A Call to Action
New Stanford center for scientific cartography
The new David Rumsey Map Center, which opened last week at Stanford University in Palo Alto, California, showcases what was once one of the world’s great private map collections—more than 150,000 maps, globes, and cartographic artifacts.
Vice President Biden Calls for Open Access, Open Data and New Incentives
Vice President Joe Biden has met with thousands of stakeholders across all sectors, seeking suggestions for how to remove the barriers that are currently blocking progress in science, research, and development.
‘If America Wants to Kill Science, It’s on Its Way’
A. Hope Jahren on women, research, and life in the lab.
The elephant in the room we can’t ignore
If Donald Trump were to trigger a crisis in Western democracy, scientists would need to look at their part in its downfall, says Colin Macilwain.
The U.S. Government Launches a $100-Million "Apollo Project of the Brain"
Intelligence project aims to reverse-engineer the brain to find algorithms that allow computers to think more like humans.
NSF launches long-awaited diversity initiative
The NSF announced its intention to hand out small grants later this year to dozens of institutions to test novel ways of broadening participation in science and engineering.
NIH to review its policies on all nonhuman primate research
The NIH will convene a workshop this summer to review the ethical policies and procedures surrounding work on monkeys, baboons, and related animals.
Obama makes risky bid to increase science spending
Many research advocates worry that the proposal could backfire in the face of political opposition.
Funding for key data resources in jeopardy
Several widely used biology databases supported by the National Human Genome Research Institute are facing unsettling change.
NIH to retire all research chimps
NIH director Francis Collins announced that the 50 NIH-owned animals that remain available for research will be sent to sanctuaries.
Research for all
Numbers on racial bias in research grants awarded by the NIH show that science has more to learn about inclusiveness.
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