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"If you have already learned how to function independently in a laboratory environment by the time you graduate from your undergraduate institution, then you are really well-prepared for graduate school." --Chris Burge

"For the great majority of students, some time off is a good idea." --Deborah Goldberg

"There's a lot going on in the minds and lives of 20 year olds that matters profoundly to the future of science and the world we live in."

NASCAR is hiring mechanical engineers and aerodynamics scientists to shave milliseconds off lap times and push racecars to their limits.

Science Careers talks to three young investigators who contributed to this year's monumental discovery.

A report from the Australian government finds Aussie graduate students and postdocs, like their U.S. counterparts, frustrated by the job market.

The ACS report on graduate and postdoc training goes where NIH's workforce working group didn't, recommending limiting Ph.D. production among other bold measures.

The House Judiciary Committee invited experts to discuss the effects of high-skill immigration on the U.S. workforce, but there was little talk about what employers actually need.

The best and most popular stories of 2012, as chosen by readers and editors.

The Rand report concludes that, although adequate data and accurate assessments of labor market conditions are important for many different parties, early career and prospective scientists are especially vulnerable.

Scientists with an ability to work across fields can find exciting opportunities in biomaterials.

A new crowd-funding platform allows grads to raise money by offering backers a share of their success.
 

A BLS analysis suggests that most of the growth in science careers over the next decade or so will be in computer science.

Computer science veteran Ed Lazowska argues that his field is poised to dominate careers in the sciences.