With the rise of big data, many scientists are foregoing formulating hypotheses in favor of allowing data to make inferences on particular problems

Recent research indicates that empowering employees allows them to respond positively to negative situations

Between 10-23 percent of participants in a paid survey about flu vaccination status misled researchers about their eligibility to participate

Leaders in academia have formalized a proposal to assemble an official advisory board to support ethical behavior in research institutions

Since it started making headlines five years ago, then gene-editing technology CRISPR has been controversial

Science projects within controversial fields could benefit from experimenting with communication settings in which experts share their thoughts and feelings with each other and the public

Hastings Center Report, co-edited by UCSF bioethicist, outlines ethics and policy recommendations on genome-wide sequencing of newborns

Many areas of research rely on social media data, from predicting sentiment for products to better understanding how communities respond to social events

Courtroom use of 'Likelihood Ratio' not consistently supported by scientific reasoning approach, say NIST experts

Barry Scheck, co-founder and co-director of The Innocence Project, will set the stage with the invitation-only Henry J. Miller Distinguished Lecture on “Big Data, Brady, and Defenders,” on Thursday, April 5