by Gary McDowell | Sep 5, 2018 | Data, Grassroots movements, Ideas for change, News, Peer Review, Policy, Resources, Surveys & Forums
Reminder: our survey on attitudes and experiences in peer review is open until September 21st – please fill it in and urge your peers to do so too! https://tinyurl.com/ECRs-in-peer-review As part of our effort to increase transparency about...
by Gary McDowell | Aug 23, 2018 | Data, Ideas for change, Peer Review, Policy, Resources, Surveys & Forums
We are launching our #ECRPeerReview effort – focused on ensuring the recognition of peer review efforts by early career researchers. Please help us start by filling out, and sharing, this survey: https://tinyurl.com/ECRs-in-peer-review Peer review is...
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 21, 2018 | Grassroots movements, Ideas for change, Policy, Surveys & Forums
In Defense of Science: The National Science Policy Network Is Helping the Next Generation of Civic Scientists and Engineers to Organize Nationwide Network Receives More than $100,000 in Grants for Local Work See this op-ed in Scientific American. From...
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...
