by Gary McDowell | Apr 20, 2017 | Diversity in science, Events & Networking, Grassroots movements, Ideas for change, News, Policy
The March for Science is nearly upon us! As partners of the march in DC, as well as several satellite marches, we wanted to pass along info about events and logistics. There are over 500 Marches worldwide, so even if you aren’t near any of the marches...
by Gary McDowell | Apr 20, 2017 | Diversity in science, Grassroots movements, Ideas for change, International scientists, Resources
This is a post by the Executive Director that will appear in various forms due to distinct editorial styles across platforms (see the ASCB post here). This post can and will be updated with clarifications and extra information upon request (please contact info [at]...
by Gary McDowell | Apr 14, 2017 | Ideas for change, Policy
This post was originally published on the Academics for the Future of Science (AFS) blog on April 14, 2017. Re-posting with permission from AFS. Picture by Jessica Polka. Early career researchers aspire to engage with society while still pursuing their research...
by Gary McDowell | Apr 10, 2017 | Uncategorized
This is a guest post by Future of Research policy activist, Adriana Bankston. Science can only advance if we engage, excite and promote the scientific discoveries of the next generation of young scientists. Many of them become exposed to science for the first...
by Gary McDowell | Apr 7, 2017 | Data, Ideas for change, Postdoc population size
This is a guest post by Future of Research policy activist, Adriana Bankston. The biomedical research enterprise is driven at its core by junior scientists working at the bench. Postdocs are highly skilled scientific experts who provide a great deal of value to the...
by Gary McDowell | Apr 6, 2017 | Data, Surveys & Forums
There are two international surveys about academia currently soliciting data: One for current postdocs on working conditions, collecting data from postdocs all around the world. All responses are anonymous. You can find the results later in the year at...
by Gary McDowell | Mar 30, 2017 | Diversity in science, Grad school curriculum
Two recent posts by FoR Policy Activist Adriana Bankston and Executive Director Gary McDowell for the American Society for Cell Biology discuss graduate admissions and “success” in graduate school. The first post, “Can we anticipate graduate...
by Gary McDowell | Mar 29, 2017 | Events & Networking
This post was originally published on the Academics for the Future of Science (AFS) blog on February 22, 2017, and at LSN after. Re-posting with permission from AFS. Science is vital to our economy, society and the world. Without science we wouldn’t have...
by Gary McDowell | Mar 28, 2017 | Data, News
A new study has been published in PNAS, titled “Why the US science and engineering workforce is aging rapidly”. The paper looks at data using the NSF’s Survey of Doctorate Recipients, and also uses U.S. Census data to get information about...
by Gary McDowell | Mar 27, 2017 | Diversity in science, Events & Networking, FOR meetings, Ideas for change
The Environments and Metrics in Biology Education and Research (EMBER) RCN-UBE Incubator Project seeks to generate innovative measures to increase retention and diversity in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM). In June 2017 at Harris-Stowe...
