Lab Culture
The National Science Board (NSB) is seeking nominations for the 2013 Vannevar Bush Award and the 2013 Public Service Awards. Nominations are due by Thursday, Nov. 1, 2012. Details about each award and the nomination process are below.
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Supercomputing performance is getting a new measurement with the Graph500 executive committee’s announcement of specifications for a more representative way to rate the large-scale data analytics at the heart of high-performance computing.
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Known as the “Oscars of Innovation” in the world of science and technology, Battelle and the national labs where Battelle has a management role for the U.S. Department of Energy received a total of 21 awards bringing the historical tally to 281.
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A National Research Council report recently examined the health and competitiveness of research universities and their partnership with government and industry.
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A $500,000 grant to Saint Louis University's Gnaegi Center for Health Care Ethics will fund the first ever remediation program to aid institutions when they discover researchers who have engaged in wrongdoing or unprofessional behavior.
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Lab Manager Magazine is conducting a series of surveys that assist lab professionals to complete their lab equipment purchasing with greater confidence and competence.
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The University of Delaware invites nominations for the 2013 Karl W. Böer Solar Energy Medal of Merit. Nomination forms are available at this website. Nominations are due by Sept. 11.
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Pittcon is pleased to announce the launch of a new website for 2013 (www.pittcon.org) with improved navigation, overall functionality, and for quick viewing, a mobile version.
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Microfluidics expert Dolomite, has launched a Productizing Science™ Competition challenging the innovative and entrepreneurial spirit of researchers, scientists and engineers.
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Even though he had just landed a grant for an exciting new project to study why and when people fail to monitor their progress towards a goal, University of Sheffield social psychologist Thomas Webb was a little stressed.
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The Senate approves an increase of about 0.3 percent for the 2013 NIH budget, but the Department of Energy doesn’t fare as well.
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The proposed International Science and Technology Cooperation (ISTC) Act would establish an interagency committee, under the direction of the National Science and Technology Council, to coordinate and improve the efficiency of U.S. research efforts.
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