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Can young scientists publish without a mentor's support?

Postdoc-turned-politician Peter Ferguson hopes to bring his scientific insight to Canada's federal Parliament.

Another needless death at a university research facility points up the scandal of lax safety standards in academe.

Recent research questions some popular estimates of the role of the foreign-born in founding high-tech companies.

Two university-based jobs programs are helping to boost opportunities for scientists who are already trained.

The vast wealth of the oil-rich Arab states is creating opportunities for scientists who can stand the heat.

A Senate hearing highlights the split between institutions' and workers' interests.

A former lab manager argues that modern information systems hold the key to safer academic labs.

A former postdoc finds teaching high school a deeply satisfying career.

The Chemical Safety Board's report on the Texas Tech explosion is essential reading for anyone in charge of an academic lab.

As the Sangji case moves towards a legal judgment, will the academy learn its lessons?

What happens when an influx of established talent invades a small research field?

Medical practice has changed to meet the needs of female physicians. How likely is academic science to make a similar adjustment?

Why do clinical medicine and academic science—both expert labor markets—offer such different career outlooks?

A new book looks at science careers across the stages of women's lives.

Two reports propose significant reforms for graduate students and postdocs.

By admitting responsibility for the conditions that caused Sheri Sangji’s death, the University of California takes a step toward better lab safety.

Overlong and insufficiently focused on available careers, traditional Ph.D. programs clearly need reform: What changes make sense?

"The ivory tower is getting worn and dingy [and] the provost sold the ivory ... to build the new administration wing." --Phil Clifford

"Programs should provide all NRSA trainees with additional professional development skills and career guidance."