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One postdoctoral researcher climbs a ladder with a missing rung. Another postdoc holds the missing rung and is being held up by a large hand, representing efforts to fix the broken career ladder that postdocs face.
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Postdoctoral researchers face extreme career precarity. Funding pressures and systemic bottlenecks have sparked a global movement to restructure postdoctoral training.

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Low Pay, Pension Cuts Prompt Largest University Strike in UK History

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HHMI Kickstarts $2 Billion Initiative to Boost Diversity in STEM

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The Pandemic Continues to Put a Damper on Faculty Hiring

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U of Illinois Returns to School with 20,000 Saliva Tests Per Day

COVID-19 Outbreaks Occur as Students Return to Campus

Videos: A Sampling of Virtual Lab Tours

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As the Pandemic Hits Campus Finances, Faculty Face Layoffs

Cal State University to Conduct Most Classes Online this Fall

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Brain-Computer Interface Advances Help Reconnect the Mind and Body

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Universe 25 Experiment

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Flawed Studies Linked Menopausal Hormone Therapy to Breast Cancer

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Overcoming Immunotherapy Resistance in Liver Cancer

Overcoming Immunotherapy Resistance in Liver Cancer

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When Barry Hicks set out to photograph thrombolites, thousands of unexpected visitors photobombed his underwater images.

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