Lab Culture
ANN ARBOR—The number and diversity of University of Michigan students graduating with degrees in science, engineering and mathematics will increase significantly through a cross-campus effort funded by a $2 million grant from the National Science Foundation.
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The Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory is again home to the most powerful computer in the world, according to the Top500 list, a semiannual ranking of computing systems around the world.
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Sequoia, a world-class IBM BlueGene/Q computer sited at LLNL for the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), is exploring a broad range of science to shakeout the machine and fully develop the capabilities the system will require to fulfill its national security missions, starting early next year.
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Leadership is key to expanding diversity on boards.
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The Royal Photographic Society (RPS) in partnership with the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) has put out a call for the world’s best scientific images.
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Creative ideas to improve morale, enhance productivity, and make your lab more fun!
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According to research from Amit Kramer, a professor of labor and employment relations at the University of Illinois, employees who are more satisfied with their pay report lower levels of work-family conflict.
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First image from a living animal wins 2012 Nikon Small World Competition that recognizes top photomicrographs from around the world.
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In the fall of 2011, SEFA launched their very first Student Design Competition for high school juniors and seniors. Check out the winners of this year's contest!
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Social misfits, rejoice. You might be more like Steve Jobs, Lady Gaga and Albert Einstein than you realize, if rejection boosts your creativity, reports a new Cornell study.
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NSF has supported the basic research of more than 200 Nobel Prize winners, including five 2012 Nobel laureates in Chemistry, Physics and Economics.
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To encourage researchers around the world to adhere to universal science values and ethical behavior, a new report on responsible science has been issued by the InterAcademy Council and the IAP – the global network of science academies.
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