http://blogs.sciencemag.org/scienceinsider/ News and Analysis from the World of Science Policy en Copyright 2009 Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:07:57 -0500 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification by Constance Holden Temple University psychologist Laurence Steinberg has been awarded the first Klaus J. Jacobs Research Prize. The new award, worth $1 million, comes from the Zurich-based Jacobs Foundation, founded by chocolate magnate Klaus Jacobs. It's designed to further... http://blogs.sciencemag.org/scienceinsider/2009/11/psychologist-wi.html http://blogs.sciencemag.org/scienceinsider/2009/11/psychologist-wi.html Biomedicine Education Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:07:57 -0500 by Jeffrey MervisThe American Institute of Physics is looking for undergraduates with Potomac Fever. The new AIP Mather Public Policy Intern Program aims to broaden the institute's summer research internships to include students interested in science policy. It is funded... http://blogs.sciencemag.org/scienceinsider/2009/11/new-policy-inte.html http://blogs.sciencemag.org/scienceinsider/2009/11/new-policy-inte.html Education Physical Science Thu, 12 Nov 2009 11:29:15 -0500 *The headline of this story has been changed, see note at end.by Yudhijit BhattacharjeeIt's an article of faith: the United States needs more native-born students in science and other technical fields. The National Academies' influential Rising Above the Gathering Storm... http://blogs.sciencemag.org/scienceinsider/2009/10/study-argues-us.html http://blogs.sciencemag.org/scienceinsider/2009/10/study-argues-us.html Education Top Story science education stem Wed, 28 Oct 2009 10:51:31 -0500 by Jeffrey Mervis Does the United States need another high-powered panel recommending ways to improve how students learn science and math? The President’s Council of Advisors for Science and Technology (PCAST) thinks the answer is yes. Late last week, the... http://blogs.sciencemag.org/scienceinsider/2009/10/pcast-tackles-s.html http://blogs.sciencemag.org/scienceinsider/2009/10/pcast-tackles-s.html Education White House Mon, 26 Oct 2009 10:55:04 -0500 by Wayne Kondro Is it "heavy-handed bullying" or simply a "misunderstanding between bureaucrats"? The suggestion that Canada's science minister threatened to punish one of the country's research funding councils over its support of a conference on Palestinian statehood has rekindled... http://blogs.sciencemag.org/scienceinsider/2009/09/science-ministe.html http://blogs.sciencemag.org/scienceinsider/2009/09/science-ministe.html Education Tue, 29 Sep 2009 13:49:52 -0500 The National Science Foundation's Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) has awarded six $20 million grants for infrastructure to support research including grassland studies in Kansas and Hawaiian environmental monitoring. All 10 campuses of the University of California are... http://blogs.sciencemag.org/scienceinsider/2009/09/roundup-923-goo.html http://blogs.sciencemag.org/scienceinsider/2009/09/roundup-923-goo.html Defense Education Wed, 23 Sep 2009 16:36:19 -0500 by Jeffrey Mervis THUWAL, SAUDI ARABIA—King Abdullah opened the kingdom of Saudi Arabia today to a throng of foreign dignitaries, government officials, scientists, and guests to show off his new King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST). The multi-billion... http://blogs.sciencemag.org/scienceinsider/2009/09/can-saudi-arabi.html http://blogs.sciencemag.org/scienceinsider/2009/09/can-saudi-arabi.html Education Top Story Wed, 23 Sep 2009 16:01:21 -0500 by Eli Kintisch The African Science Academy Development Initiative will hold a workshop in Ghana in November to tackle maternal, newborn, and child health in Sub-Saharan Africa.Joel Myers, founder of AccuWeather.com, has given $2 million to Pennsylvania State University to... http://blogs.sciencemag.org/scienceinsider/2009/09/roundup-922-thr.html http://blogs.sciencemag.org/scienceinsider/2009/09/roundup-922-thr.html Education Tue, 22 Sep 2009 16:03:18 -0500 ... on a Carnegie Mellon University robotics scientist eschewing military cash: I adore such a scientist. It might be difficult, but I believe that it is worth it. On the other hand, loosely speaking, I believe that it looks like... http://blogs.sciencemag.org/scienceinsider/2009/09/from-the-commen.html http://blogs.sciencemag.org/scienceinsider/2009/09/from-the-commen.html Budget Defense Education Tue, 22 Sep 2009 15:10:45 -0500 http://blogs.sciencemag.org/scienceinsider/2009/09/korea-research.html http://blogs.sciencemag.org/scienceinsider/2009/09/korea-research.html Asia Education Tue, 22 Sep 2009 03:03:13 -0500 The University of California, San Francisco, appointed pediatrician Sam Hagwood yesterday as dean of its medical school. Hagwood was named interim dean in December 2007 after the abrupt dismissal of his predecessor, David Kessler, who had bickered with administrators over... http://blogs.sciencemag.org/scienceinsider/2009/09/roundup-918.html http://blogs.sciencemag.org/scienceinsider/2009/09/roundup-918.html Biomedicine Education Fri, 18 Sep 2009 13:54:33 -0500 by Greg Miller Next Thursday is supposed to be the first day of school at several campuses of the University of California (UC). But hundreds of instructors are planning to cut class to protest budget cuts and furloughs at the... http://blogs.sciencemag.org/scienceinsider/2009/09/momentum-grows.html http://blogs.sciencemag.org/scienceinsider/2009/09/momentum-grows.html Education Wed, 16 Sep 2009 13:58:27 -0500 by Eli KintischA few environmental groups have set up an online directory for the public to locate and contact specialists in ecosystem services. Meanwhile, universities have set up Futurity, a new portal for sharing science research news.Today, President Barack... http://blogs.sciencemag.org/scienceinsider/2009/09/roundup-915-tak.html http://blogs.sciencemag.org/scienceinsider/2009/09/roundup-915-tak.html Defense Education Tue, 15 Sep 2009 17:59:48 -0500 by Sam Kean Things are as bad as expected under the Ivy in New Haven. Yale University President Richard Levin has announced in an email to staff, faculty, and alumni that Yale expects to run a deficit of $150 million... http://blogs.sciencemag.org/scienceinsider/2009/09/from-boola-bool.html http://blogs.sciencemag.org/scienceinsider/2009/09/from-boola-bool.html Education Fri, 11 Sep 2009 13:09:36 -0500 TOKYO—The Ministry of Education's budget request for the next fiscal year has some welcome news for research, including a new teaching assistant program to employ graduate students, dramatically expanded funding for the space program, and a big increase in support... http://blogs.sciencemag.org/scienceinsider/2009/08/japans-educatio.html http://blogs.sciencemag.org/scienceinsider/2009/08/japans-educatio.html Asia Budget Education Fri, 28 Aug 2009 11:53:39 -0500