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In the wake of the Colorado shootings, the scientific community should pay more attention to the psychological wellbeing of emerging scientists.

To achieve gender equality in science, shift men’s perceptions of what is professionally acceptable.

An NIH program readies teaching-focused postdocs—especially minorities—for lab-and-classroom jobs.

On January 20, Barack Obama became the first African American to be sworn in as President of the United States. On that day television screens carried images of African American men and women moved to tears as they watched the historical event—one that many of them thought they would never witness in their lifetimes.

Think “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” applies only to the military? This too happens in the sciences, at all levels, from academia and industry to professional societies.

Research shows that large admissions preferences stymie studies in science and technical subjects.

Paternity leave helps fathers and mothers advance their careers; too bad it's not more common.

University of Oxford chemist Carol Robinson returned to academia after an 8-year break and went on to win the FEBS/EMBO Women in Science Award.

To commemorate International Women's Day, we present a sampling of recent articles featuring accomplished women doing a wide variety of scientific work.

Filmmaker and physicist Aziza Baccouche, who is blind, showcases the challenges and successes of diverse scientists in a new documentary series.

Tiffany West helped turn Washington, D.C.'s HIV/AIDS effort into a widely admired program.

In her life and her search for gravitational waves, the MacArthur-winning MIT physicist Nergis Mavalvala is comfortable in her own skin.

As head of the accelerator division at TRIUMF, Lia Merminga is a rare woman in the upper echelons of physics.

Cultural differences in approaches to ethical issues create challenges for scientists working internationally.

Underrepresented minorities increase their share of faculty posts at 2-year colleges, while Asians rise at 4-year institutions and in industry.

The New York Times quickly changes course in an online obituary of a highly accomplished engineer, after initially emphasizing her housekeeping accomplishments.

E. O. Wilson says that only in a few fields do scientists need serious mathematical chops.