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culture, funding

Book Excerpt from The Power of Rare
Victoria Jackson and Michael Yeaman | Apr 30, 2018 | 3 min read
In chapter 4, “Building a Cure Machine,” author Victoria Jackson reveals the challenges in launching a foundation focused on funding research on a rare disease.
Following the Funding
Jef Akst | Nov 4, 2015 | 1 min read
Researchers use network theory to estimate the importance of relationships among researchers and institutions in attracting grant money.
2015 Life Sciences Salary Survey
Amanda B. Keener and Karen Zusi | Nov 1, 2015 | 8 min read
This year’s survey highlights dramatic regional, sector, and gender variations.
Study: Men Get Bigger Start-Up Packages
Jef Akst | Sep 17, 2015 | 2 min read
A new analysis reveals yet another gender gap in science.
Staying Active in the Lab
Jenny Rood | Jul 1, 2015 | 7 min read
Retiring as a professor, and even shutting down your own lab, doesn’t necessarily mean quitting research.
2014 Life Sciences Salary Survey
Jyoti Madhusoodanan | Nov 1, 2014 | 6 min read
This year’s data reveal notable variation in compensation for life scientists working in different fields, sectors, and regions of the world.
Weathering the Storm
Jef Akst | Dec 1, 2013 | 8 min read
How to prepare your lab for natural disasters and cope with unavoidable consequences
Opinion: Academic Waste
Linda Feighery | Oct 17, 2013 | 3 min read
From funding to publishing, academic research needlessly burns through time and money.
NIH Bias Challenged
Jef Akst | Feb 1, 2013 | 2 min read
A new study disputes findings of a 2011 analysis suggesting that black researchers are funded less than their equally qualified white peers.
Life Sciences Salary Survey 2012
Hayley Dunning | Nov 1, 2012 | 6 min read
Researcher salaries continue to buck the trend of the millennium’s first decade, remaining flat or even declining across most life science disciplines.
Dotting “i”s and Crossing “t”s
Bob Grant | Sep 17, 2012 | 2 min read
As federal budgets tighten, the US government is getting serious about enforcing reporting and administrative rules that accompany academic grants.
The NSF Shake-Up
Elise Andrew | Sep 7, 2012 | 1 min read
The federal agency is shuffling around its programs to streamline management and promote international scientific collaboration.
Gifted in Science
Kerry Grens | Sep 1, 2012 | 3 min read
Researchers look to the emerging phenomenon of "crowdfunding" to pay for their work
Opinion: Good, But Not Good Enough
Umberto Galderisi | Feb 22, 2012 | 5 min read
Funding only outstanding researchers is increasing the gap between good and great labs and forcing some out of science in search of a bigger paycheck.
Britain Announces New University
Jef Akst | Jan 5, 2012 | 1 min read
The UK’s universities minister announces a plan for a new science and tech university funded entirely by non-government dollars.
Job Creation, NIH Style
Bob Grant | Dec 15, 2011 | 1 min read
The 2009 stimulus funding channeled into the National Institutes of Health helped put scores of researchers and their support staffs to work.
Pharma Learns from Carmakers
Jef Akst | Dec 14, 2011 | 2 min read
Some Big Pharma companies are turning to the world’s automobile makers for advice on innovation and profitability.
Hard-to-Get Stem Cells
Jef Akst | Dec 14, 2011 | 2 min read
More than one quarter of US researchers studying human embryonic stem cells say they’ve had trouble acquiring cell lines of interest.
Bad News for hESC Funding?
Jef Akst | Dec 12, 2011 | 1 min read
Some are worried that the judges scheduled to hear arguments on the legality of federal support for human embryonic stem cell research will rule against stem cell funding.
Salaries for University Presidents
Edyta Zielinska | Dec 6, 2011 | 1 min read
Some university presidents are earning more than ever despite their schools’ poor performance.
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