by Gary McDowell | Sep 20, 2018 | Ideas for change, News, NIH, NSF, Policy
Policies surrounding sexual harassment in science and federal grant funding have been heavily discussed and been the subject of updates in the last few days. We have attempted to summarize updates below, and may clarify with updates (which will be noted below). NIH...
by Gary McDowell | Aug 20, 2018 | Diversity in science, Grassroots movements, Ideas for change, Mentoring, News, NIH, Policy
On Thursday, August 23, at 10 AM EDT the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) will hold a hearing entitled “Prioritizing Cures: Science and Stewardship at the National Institutes of Health”. The hearing will be webcast here. Last week...
by Gary McDowell | Jul 20, 2018 | Ideas for change, NIH, Policy
This RFI closes July 20th – please read below if you are still in time to comment – and comment here The National Institute of General Medical Sciences recently issued a Request For Information (RFI) seeking input on strategies to enhance...
by Gary McDowell | Jun 11, 2018 | Ideas for change, News, NIH, NSF, Policy
From the National Academies site: “The study scope will include the following: Review of the research on the extent to which women in the fields of science, engineering, and medicine are victimized by sexual harassment on college and university...
by Gary McDowell | Jun 4, 2018 | Diversity in science, Ideas for change, NIH, Policy, Postdoc benefits, Postdoc population size
Future of Research has issued a statement on the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine report, “The Next Generation of Biomedical and Behavioral Sciences Researchers: Breaking Through. You can find the text of the statement below, and a downloadable...
by Gary McDowell | May 10, 2018 | Data, Ideas for change, NIH, Policy, Postdoc benefits, Postdoc population size
As part of our effort to make individual postdoc salaries in the U.S. more transparent, we have been carrying out Freedom of Information requests at public institutions to have a standard, albeit blunt, instrument for gathering data on postdoctoral researchers. You...