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Support the Option to Cite Preprints in NIH Grants

Support the Option to Cite Preprints in NIH Grants

Please cosign the statement below if you think the NIH should give scientists the option of using preprints as evidence of productivity in grant applications, following the recent policies of the Wellcome Trust, MRC, HFSP, Simons Foundation, and Helmsley Foundation.

A Global Alliance Is Investing $500 Million to Stop Deadly Outbreaks We Are Utterly Unprepared For

A Global Alliance Is Investing $500 Million to Stop Deadly Outbreaks We Are Utterly Unprepared For

Global partnership launched in Davos to prevent epidemics with new vaccines.

Missouri Lawmaker Who Wants to Eliminate Tenure Says It’s ‘Un-American’

Missouri Lawmaker Who Wants to Eliminate Tenure Says It’s ‘Un-American’

Legislation proposed by State Rep. Rick Brattin, a Republican, would also fix a "broken" system by requiring public colleges to publish the price of individual degrees and the job prospects for students who earn them.

The Next Generation Researchers Initiative at the National Academies: New Study Begins

The Next Generation Researchers Initiative at the National Academies: New Study Begins

A new study commenced work at the start of 2017: the “Next Generation Researchers Initiative,” directed by the Board on Higher Education and Workforce at the National Academies of Science Engineering and Medicine.

Mystery as Controversial List of Predatory Publishers Disappears

Mystery as Controversial List of Predatory Publishers Disappears

A popular blog that lists “potential, possible, or probable predatory” publishers and journals has disappeared, but it is not clear why.

Research and education budgets in shambles in Denmark and Finland

Research and education budgets in shambles in Denmark and Finland

Recent changes in the political landscape in Northern Europe have brought some new policies that are less supportive of science and education than previously.

The Race For AI: Google, Twitter, Intel, Apple In A Rush To Grab Artificial Intelligence Startups

The Race For AI: Google, Twitter, Intel, Apple In A Rush To Grab Artificial Intelligence Startups

Nearly half of the AI companies acquired since 2011 have had Venture Capital backing.

Surprising Contenders Emerge for Trump's NIH Chief

Surprising Contenders Emerge for Trump's NIH Chief

Reproducibility guru, former defence-research official and controversial entrepreneur rumoured to be on list, along with current NIH leader and a congressman.

Gates Foundation Research Can’t Be Published in Top Journals

Gates Foundation Research Can’t Be Published in Top Journals

Publications such as Nature and Science have policies that clash with the global health charity's open-access mandate.