Survey indicates that researchers' journal article consumption is leveling off.
Early-career scientists may suffer if they chose not to pursue publications in big-name journals.
A study suggests that percentile rankings given to grants are not good predictors of impact.
Established genomics investigators offer tips for new researchers to keep their careers on track.
A study indicates that including women on organizing committees leads to more diverse speaker lineups.
Bridge programs, like one program between Fisk University and Vanderbilt University, aim to diversify the sciences.
For researchers looking to leave academia, there isn't a defined path to follow.
Jennifer Raff at Violent Metaphors offers tips on peer reviewing manuscripts.
The president of Spelman College is lauded for her work to encourage STEM majors among her students.
Scientists create a group to help enhance their chattiness.
Venkatraman Ramakrishnan, a 2009 Nobel laureate, advises young scientists to follow what fascinates them.
Jeremy Berg at Pittsburgh argues that research and the training of new researchers should be separated.
At Rock Talk, Sally Rockey examines what graduate students are studying.
CareerCast ranks 200 professions in the US.
A National Institute of General Medicine Sciences program director offers advice on identifying a study section for an application.
Michael Elves and Ian Gibson from the Newton's Apple Foundation write that scientists should become involved in policy-making.
Bitesize Bio's Troy Hibbard offers advice to researchers embarking on a scientific career.
Stanford University School of Medicine's Ben Barres writes that graduate students should look for both scientific and mentorship ability in their advisors.
A jobs panel suggests internships and online involvement as ways to help find get a career out of the lab started.
To make a splash, a postdoc suggests taking on new perspectives in research.
Public engagement can help researchers develop skills and help them on the job search.
A new report examines trends in graduate education in the US.
The blogger Neuroskeptic lists some "don'ts" for writing the abstract of a paper.
IEEE Spectrum's Robert Charette argues that there is a surplus rather than a shortage of STEM workers.
Southern Fried Science's David Shiffman shares advice for graduate students on getting the most out of a conference.
New research shows that scientists need to do a better job of including a wider diversity of African genomes in their analyses, STAT says.
A new paper in Science shows that men are still winning a large majority of the most sought-after NIH grants.
Nature Research and the Estée Lauder Companies are awarding efforts to encourage girls to pursue careers in the STEM fields.
In Science this week: beneficial genetic variants inherited from archaic Neanderthal and Denisovan hominins, and more.
