http://blogs.sciencemag.org/sciencecareers/ News and Online Highlights to Help Plan a Career in Science en Copyright 2013 Tue, 26 Feb 2013 10:35:00 -0500 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification http://blogs.sciencemag.org/sciencecareers/2013/02/were-merging-ou.html http://blogs.sciencemag.org/sciencecareers/2013/02/were-merging-ou.html Tue, 26 Feb 2013 10:35:00 -0500 http://blogs.sciencemag.org/sciencecareers/2013/02/hearing-in-sang.html http://blogs.sciencemag.org/sciencecareers/2013/02/hearing-in-sang.html chemistry Harran safety Sangji Mon, 18 Feb 2013 11:10:00 -0500 http://blogs.sciencemag.org/sciencecareers/2013/02/a-profit-center.html http://blogs.sciencemag.org/sciencecareers/2013/02/a-profit-center.html foreign students immigration immigration reform Immigration STEM innovation STEM Wed, 13 Feb 2013 09:00:00 -0500 As the immigration issue has heated up here in Washington, numerous politicians have proclaimed the need--and introduced legislation--to admit additional high-skilled foreign workers to counter the nation's imaginary shortage of technical skills. We at Science Careers have, of course, spent... http://blogs.sciencemag.org/sciencecareers/2013/02/some-news-thats.html http://blogs.sciencemag.org/sciencecareers/2013/02/some-news-thats.html immigration Fri, 08 Feb 2013 17:01:18 -0500 http://blogs.sciencemag.org/sciencecareers/2013/02/they-say-that-l.html http://blogs.sciencemag.org/sciencecareers/2013/02/they-say-that-l.html plagiarism Wed, 06 Feb 2013 11:20:00 -0500 The U.S. House Judiciary Committee held its first hearing on immigration reform on 5 February, covering a number of topics, including, of course, high-skill workers. For those familiar with such Kabukis, there were no surprises, at least in the hearing... http://blogs.sciencemag.org/sciencecareers/2013/02/the-house-judic.html http://blogs.sciencemag.org/sciencecareers/2013/02/the-house-judic.html immigration reform Michale Teitelbaum STEM shortage Tue, 05 Feb 2013 18:20:00 -0500 "Striking a blow against gender inequity in professors' pay," the University of British Columbia (UBC) in Vancouver has announced that it will raise the salary of each of the 880 tenured or tenure-track women on its faculty by 2 percent,... http://blogs.sciencemag.org/sciencecareers/2013/02/female-faculty.html http://blogs.sciencemag.org/sciencecareers/2013/02/female-faculty.html gender bias pay equalization University of British Columbia Mon, 04 Feb 2013 12:02:15 -0500 Recently we reported on a study of students at Duke University showing that minority students admitted to competitive colleges with large admissions preferences transfer out of STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) fields much more often than do white students, who... http://blogs.sciencemag.org/sciencecareers/2013/01/recently-we-rep.html http://blogs.sciencemag.org/sciencecareers/2013/01/recently-we-rep.html admissions preferences minority students STEM William Cowan Wed, 30 Jan 2013 17:55:58 -0500 A survey carried out at the French National Institute for Health and Medical Research (INSERM) suggests that the majority of researchers see interacting with patients' associations in a positive light. The preliminary results were presented today at the French senate... http://blogs.sciencemag.org/sciencecareers/2013/01/survey-of-colla.html http://blogs.sciencemag.org/sciencecareers/2013/01/survey-of-colla.html Academic Careers Elisabeth Pain Europe clinical collaboration patient patients association translational research Wed, 30 Jan 2013 06:13:15 -0500 Yesterday, the French government announced the adoption of a charter aimed at helping France reach true gender equality in higher education.The "Charter for Equality" (link goes to PDF) was put together by the Conference of University Presidents (CPU), the Conference... http://blogs.sciencemag.org/sciencecareers/2013/01/new-measures-to-1.html http://blogs.sciencemag.org/sciencecareers/2013/01/new-measures-to-1.html Academic Careers Elisabeth Pain Europe France gender women Tue, 29 Jan 2013 12:05:00 -0500 Some time back, Science Careers reported on the push by Qatar, the tiny but hugely wealthy Persian Gulf emirate, to achieve scientific eminence. In that article we also noted the similarly vigorous ambitions of Qatar's nearby and equally mega-rich neighbor,... http://blogs.sciencemag.org/sciencecareers/2013/01/some-time-back.html http://blogs.sciencemag.org/sciencecareers/2013/01/some-time-back.html Muslim world Fri, 25 Jan 2013 11:20:41 -0500 Recently Science Careers commented on Mismatch, a provocative and persuasive new book that examines the effects of giving large admissions preferences to minority college students. One of the unintended consequences of such measures, write authors Richard Sander and Stuart Taylor,... http://blogs.sciencemag.org/sciencecareers/2013/01/more-on-minorit.html http://blogs.sciencemag.org/sciencecareers/2013/01/more-on-minorit.html Academic Careers Beryl Lieff Benderly MySciNet affirmative action minority students racial admissions preferences STEM majors Wed, 23 Jan 2013 20:14:42 -0500 The judge who last year convicted seven scientists and engineers of manslaughter--and sentenced them to 6 years in prison--for the advice they gave in advance of the 2009 Italian earthquake explained his verdict in a statement released last week. Edwin... http://blogs.sciencemag.org/sciencecareers/2013/01/scientific-malp.html http://blogs.sciencemag.org/sciencecareers/2013/01/scientific-malp.html Liability malpractice presentation science policy Wed, 23 Jan 2013 12:54:24 -0500 A new study that looked at data from the U.S. Office of Research Integrity (ORI) foundthat scientific misconduct occurs all along the academic career ladder, and that maleresearchers are more likely to engage in misconduct than their female counterparts.In the... http://blogs.sciencemag.org/sciencecareers/2013/01/a-new-study-tha.html http://blogs.sciencemag.org/sciencecareers/2013/01/a-new-study-tha.html Academic Careers Elisabeth Pain gender bias research ethics research miscondust Tue, 22 Jan 2013 08:54:26 -0500 A study from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania reveals that psychiatrists who were exposed to conflict of interest (COI) policies during their residency are less likely than peers who lack similar training to prescribe brand-name... http://blogs.sciencemag.org/sciencecareers/2013/01/teaching-doctor.html http://blogs.sciencemag.org/sciencecareers/2013/01/teaching-doctor.html audacity medical education medical residency medical school Fri, 18 Jan 2013 17:32:19 -0500