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Complex scientific problems and socially relevant issues are challenging scientists to find new ways to integrate knowledge from multiple and disparate fields. Increasingly, collaborative approaches are changing the way science is done.

In the same period of time it takes to earn a Ph.D., budding scientists can experiment with a wide variety of educational paths and career tracks—and discover what they really want to do.

European research institutions seek to diversify funding sources as well as their work force.

Nationwide and institution-sized surveys show a leaky pipeline partially patched, but the reservoir still far from full.

Academic drug discovery is taking on a whole new character now, with technology and new partnerships between academia and industry and disease institutes and the government.