by Gary McDowell | Sep 12, 2017 | Data, Diversity in science, Events & Networking, Grad school curriculum, Ideas for change, International scientists, News, NIH, Policy, Postdoc benefits, Postdoc population size, Surveys & Forums
For more information, see our Action of the Month Two studies, currently underway at the National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine, are soliciting public input as part of their process, and they need to hear from you. You can join in in...
by Gary McDowell | Sep 6, 2017 | Data, Grassroots movements, Ideas for change, News, Policy, Postdoc benefits, Resources
If you’ve been following along with out FLSA and postdocs resource, you’ll know that on December 1st, 2016, the threshold at which salaried workers (including all postdocs, regardless of visa or fellowship status) receive overtime payment for working more...
by Gary McDowell | Sep 5, 2017 | Grassroots movements, International scientists, News
The U.S. administration has announced moves to end DACA, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, by March 5th. In a previous post, “How international scientists can advocate, and how U.S. scientists can support them”, we pointed out that there are...
by Gary McDowell | Sep 1, 2017 | Data, Diversity in science, Grad school curriculum, Ideas for change, International scientific reforms, News, Policy
Two studies, currently underway at the National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine, are soliciting public input as part of their process, and they need to hear from you. You can join in in person/watch live (see 1 below) and you can...
by Gary McDowell | Aug 30, 2017 | News
FoR has received a $150,000 Exit Grant from the Open Philanthropy Project, for general support. FoR has enjoyed a good working relationship with the Open Philanthropy Project, who are adjusting their folio and have “devoted less attention to directly funding...
by Gary McDowell | May 12, 2017 | Ideas for change, News, Policy
The National Institutes of Health have proposed a cap on the level of funding that individual investigators can be awarded from NIH. In “New NIH Approach to Grant Funding Aimed at Optimizing Stewardship of Taxpayer Dollars”, NIH Director Francis...
