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Scientists Are Having Trouble Replicating Groundbreaking Research

Scientists Are Having Trouble Replicating Groundbreaking Research

Does that mean the original research was wrong? No. It means science is really, really hard.

Research Seed Grant Program Accepting Proposals for Interdisciplinary Research, Creative Work

Research Seed Grant Program Accepting Proposals for Interdisciplinary Research, Creative Work

The 2017 Innovative Seed Grant Program is accepting proposals for interdisciplinary ventures on the CU Boulder campus, due Feb. 12. The program has set aside $1 million to fund grants of up to $50,000 each.

Scientists Are Protesting Trump’s Inauguration With A Nerdy Celebration of Research

Scientists Are Protesting Trump’s Inauguration With A Nerdy Celebration of Research

Vaccines work, climate change is real — and scientists’ tweets for the Trump administration.

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.