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Brazilian Academics Protest Against Budget Cuts
Ignacio Amigo | May 21, 2019 | 4 min read
Blocked resources and the suspension of research scholarships threaten the future of Brazilian science, academics say.
Agriculture Research Funding May Wither Under Republican 'Contract With America'
Renee Twombly | Jan 8, 1995 | 7 min read
Land-grant college officials fear their institutions may be among hardest hit if proposed policy is enacted Agricultural scientists and research administrators, already beset by budget cuts and the effects of political turmoil in the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), warn of a much more formidable threat to their support looming on the horizon. Particularly affected, according to these observers, would be land-grant colleges. The "Contract with America," if enacted by the new, R
Science, policy, and partisan politics
Ted Agres(tedagres@lycos.com) | Aug 12, 2003 | 4 min read
Congressional report fuels debate over science and decision making
When Should Service Dogs Be Admitted into the Lab?
Jef Akst | Nov 1, 2018 | 10+ min read
Becoming a neuroscientist with a service dog by your side presents numerous challenges. Joey Ramp, who went back to college to study her own post-traumatic stress disorder, is learning this the hard way.
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Antimicrobial Resistance: The Silent Pandemic
Danielle Gerhard, PhD | Jun 30, 2023 | 9 min read
Scientists continue to ring alarm bells about the risks associated with the continued misuse of antimicrobials and advocate for innovative treatments, improved surveillance, and greater public health education.
Hungarian Researchers Protest Against Government Changes to Funding
Catherine Offord | Feb 13, 2019 | 2 min read
Demonstrations took place in the country’s capital on Tuesday following what many researchers see as a threat to academic freedom.
Educators Rally To Salvage Science Dropouts
Jeffrey Mervis | Feb 17, 1991 | 7 min read
Experts urge schools to leave the door open for potential researchers who fall outside the conventional talent pool WASHINGTON--Science educators, searching for ways to avert a projected shortage of scientists, have begun to question the conventional wisdom on how tomorrow's scientists are identified and trained. The prevailing view that scientists are survivors, identified early as the best and brightest of a static pool of talent that shrinks as students progress through school, isn't borne
Why we must re-educate African science
Kazhila Chinsembu | Jun 1, 2006 | 3 min read
FEATUREScience in Africa Why we must re-educate African scienceBY KAZHILA CHINSEMBUARTICLE EXTRASRelated Articles: The Long Journey HomeIs African Science - Long Plagued by a Lack of Equipment and Resources - Poised for a Comeback? Moving African science forwardAn continent-wide framework is necessary, argues an advisor to the New Partnership for Africa's DevelopmentWhen will Africa produce a Nobel
Federal Science Funding Barely Keeps Pace With Inflation
Paul Smaglik | Nov 23, 1997 | 7 min read
Researchers fearing that the agreement between Congress and President Clinton to balance the federal budget by 2002 would decimate science funding can rest a little easier. Each of the eight major federal departments funding research will at least keep pace with or slightly exceed the 2.6 percent inflation rate in FY1998-with the exception of the Department of Agriculture, which will receive 2 percent less research funding in real dollars. As expected, Congress met or exceeded the president's b
Donald Kennedy On Fund Raising, Federal Aid and Scientific Fraud
Tabitha M. Powledge | Aug 9, 1987 | 10+ min read
Donald Kennedy’s career as biologist, educator and administrator reflects his belief that scientists and other academics should speak out on public policy issues and conskier devoting some time to public service. As a result, his views on science, education, federal regulation and related topics have received wide circulation, whether he was speaking as a White House consultant, U.S. Food and Drug Administration commissioner or in his current position as president of Stanford University.

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