Do you use LinkedIn? What about Friendster? If the answer is "no" to both of these questions, or "what is LinkedIn?", you're probably in the minority. According to a survey by BioInformatics, a marketing research company, 77 percent of life scientists reported using social media -- tools like blogs, podcasts, online communities, Wikis, and networking sites -- to get tips and protocols and to share information.... Click to continue

New York Medical College in Valhalla announced yesterday that it will no longer use live dogs in physiology classrooms.

According to The Chronicle of Higher Education, the school has come under fire from community groups and politicians for being the last medical college in the state to use live animals for teaching purposes. Only 11 medical schools around the country still use animals for... Click to continue

For those of you who have dreamed of doing science in Europe but don't know how to find the jobs, MIT is hosting a European Career Fair from February 2nd to the 4th, to introduce job-hunting researchers to European employers from academia and industry.

The fair is free to candidates and open to the public. No registration is required, but posting a resume online gives employers a chance to find promising candidates ahead of time. Sven Loebrich, the... Click to continue

The NSF is looking to save researchers time and effort by creating one standard progress report form for all granting agencies.

Currently each agency has its own interim report form. While agencies like the EPA or the NIH use different language to ask about scientific progress, they generally collect very similar information. The government estimates the new form will take scientists anywhere from 5 to 16 hours to complete, depending on the research project. One rationale for using a single... Click to continue

The British government has added new requirements for visa applicants, which some say will restrict the flow of talented researchers into the country. All visa applicants from outside of European Economic Area and Switzerland who want to study toward a masters or PhD in fields like biology, botany and veterinary sciences, to name a few, will have to obtain an additional certification called the ... Click to continue