Social scientists report that the image of the 'lone scientist' might be deterring US students from STEM careers.
Postdocs supported by external funding are less likely to have access to paid parental leave, Nature News reports.
The US National Institutes of Health's new plan will bolster support for early- and mid-career investigators.
Steven Hyman writes at Nature News that staff scientists could help research institutions take on ambitious research projects.
The NIH proposes using a Grant Support Index to limit the total amount of grant support any one principal investigator can have.
A survey of UK academics found that women tended to have higher teaching loads than men, according to Nature News.
A study appearing in PNAS finds that the mean age of the US scientific workforce is increasing.
At Science Careers, Princeton University's Julian West advises new researchers to read widely.
At Science Careers, a researcher describes how her rejuvenated postdoc science policy committee is promoting science.
Bitesize Bio's Gail Seigel offers some tips on running a low-budget lab.
The GRE isn't a good predictor of graduate school performance or productivity, according to two PLOS One studies.
Bitesize Bio has some advice for scientists ready to leave their current lab behind.
A trio of editors from the Nature family of journals describes what make a peer review a good one.
Spots in genetic counseling training programs are competitive, Maclean's reports.
Bitesize Bio offers some tips to make PubMed searches more efficient.
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals comes out on top of Science Careers' ranking of best biotech and pharma employers.
A researcher recounts in Science how she got her career off the ground.
Bitesize Bio offers some word of wisdom for designing a new lab.
A study finds that some women choose science majors later in their college careers.
The US National Labor Relations Board rules that graduate assistants have the right to unionize.
Sociologists find that dual-career programs are important for recruiting female academics, Inside Higher Ed reports.
Many more PhDs are produced in the sciences than there are tenure-track professor positions, the New York Times reports.
The Huffington Post explores why female graduate students might not report sexual harassment.
A trio of economists examines the effect of tenure clock stopping policies, the New York Times writes.
Two life science groups examine the state of the industry in California in a new report.
Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen also contributed to brain research, NPR reports.
The New York Times reports on the shifting interpretations of what some genetic variants mean over time.
MIT's Technology Review reports on Genentech's pursuit of personalized cancer vaccines.
In Cell this week: investigation of metastatic tumor evolution, more than 16,000 genetic variants introduced into the budding yeast model organism, and more.
