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Universities Must Stop Protecting Bullies OR More People Will Leave Science

Universities Must Stop Protecting Bullies OR More People Will Leave Science

Letting powerful academics off the hook and punishing the people they bullied sends the message that abuse is acceptable in academia.

NSF Set to Issue Lowest Number of New Grants in Four Decades

NSF Set to Issue Lowest Number of New Grants in Four Decades

The US science-funding agency is withholding $1 billion of its budget so that the money can go to a special White House project.

Job Insecurity is Chipping Away at Me and My Cohort. Is It Us, or the State of the Economy?

Job Insecurity is Chipping Away at Me and My Cohort. Is It Us, or the State of the Economy?

The career market is difficult to navigate, and academic achievements feel like they're no longer enough.

When Physicians and AI Work Together, Who is Accountable? How to Lay out Medical Liability

When Physicians and AI Work Together, Who is Accountable? How to Lay out Medical Liability

A staging system based on how big a role AI has in patient care can help to identify who is responsible in cases in which care fails.

Universities Are Relying on AI-detection Software to Catch Cheating. How Well Do the Programs Work?

Universities Are Relying on AI-detection Software to Catch Cheating. How Well Do the Programs Work?

Technology companies say that their services can sniff out AI-generated writing, but their tools vary in technique and quality.

Why Paying Peer Reviewers Works, According to a Journal's Editor-in-chief

Why Paying Peer Reviewers Works, According to a Journal's Editor-in-chief

A biology journal that paid peer reviewers found that the approach cut the time to a first editorial decision by 85% and maintained high-quality reviews.