Presidential science advisor argues against draft legislation that would change how the National Science Foundation judges grant proposals.
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Representative Lamar Smith (R-TX) is writing legislation to change the rules of the NSF’s grant review process.
Republican representatives question how the NSF reviews grants.
Almost a year after receiving a review of research operations in Antarctica, the NSF outlines ways to improve logistical capabilities and efficiency.
Texas’s top officials have authorized the state's troubled cancer research institute to award $71.8 million in recruitment grants that have been on hold since last December.
A new analysis reveals that US funding agencies may sometimes pay for the same project twice, leading to calls for greater oversight of grant duplication.
The Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas has agreed to stop awarding new grants until it addresses concerns about the integrity of is review process.
The Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas is under investigation following further concerns about the legitimacy of its grant review process.
The National Institutes of Health is considering a pilot program that would keep the identity of grant applicants hidden from reviewers.
Scientists ask the NSF to reconsider a granting mechanism they say could hurt junior faculty.
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