Support for Scientists Impacted by the War in Ukraine
DOE provides supplemental funds for hosting students and scientists impacted by the conflict in Ukraine
research grants
Minority-Serving Institutions Are Underrepresented in Grant Peer Review
New research sheds light on the factors that impact a scientist's ability to participate in the grant review process
Creating an Inclusive Academic Research Culture
How key lessons from Monopoly can be applied to promote equity and limit hypercompetition in academia
Expressing Variety of Emotions Earns Entrepreneurs Funding
Researcher finds that entrepreneurs whose facial expressions moved through a mix of happiness, anger, and fear during funding pitches were more successful
Improving Food Safety Testing for Leafy Greens
A new University of Illinois study aims to develop better testing methods for produce to prevent outbreaks of foodborne disease
Preliminary Criterion Scores Do Not Help Counteract Racial Gap in NIH Grant Awards
NIH peer review: Criterion scores completely account for racial disparities in overall impact scores
Women Less Likely to Receive Canadian Federal Research Funding
Research has already shown that women at all career stages are more likely to leave academia than men, and studies have hinted that women also receive less funding
New Science Blooms after Star Researchers Die, Study Finds
Deaths of prominent life scientists tend to be followed by a surge in highly cited research by newcomers
Reviewers of NIH Grants Cannot Distinguish the Good from the Great, Study Suggests
The researchers emphasize that, with billions of dollars at stake, additional research is needed on this vital system of funding and any potential improvements to the process
Pathogens Research Center Earns $10.5 Million NIH Grant
Grant will allow the center to develop a critical mass of scientists and research infrastructure that could accelerate the rate of discovery in the fight against pathogens