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A more interactive peer-review process can help authors build recognition, increase their impact, and win priority for their scientific work.

Science Careers looks at the pros and cons for young scientists to take part in interactive peer review processes both as authors and reviewers.
 

Postdoc Huajun Zhao, 42, is in custody on "a single count of economic espionage," reports the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
 

Research suggests potential gains for university STEM departments but likely losses for STEM workers.

While opportunities in computer science are likely to be strong in the coming years, there's another area with lots of science-related jobs: health care.

After the blush of first love is gone, Rachel Ruhlen digs deep to find passion for her work.

NIH is seeking feedback from the community on how best to improve graduate and postdoctoral training.

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

The university disputes the newspaper's account of a conflict involving claims of misconduct and an apparent suicide.
 

In an essay in The Chronicle of Higher Education, Donny Wong shares some key insights into how to successfully make the transition from a grad school bench to a corporate office.

Our sexy columnist ponders the importance of sexiness in science.

Women may be underrepresented in science because they're better than men at other things.
 

Investigations by The Guardian newspaper uncover disparities in the rates at which whites and minorities are admitted to competitive programs at Cambridge and Oxford universities.
 

Well-informed students make better decisions about doctoral training and postdoctoral careers.

Pressure on scientists to produce impressive results that will bring in grants or renewals has never been greater.

Science Careers talks to Eric Kaplan, co-executive producer of the CBS comedy The Big Bang Theory, about his work on the show.

Lawyers, like scientists, struggle to find jobs.

Plagiarism software uncovers nearly 100 cases of plagiarism in one year's successful NSF grant proposals.

Postdoc Vicky Miller writes that improvisation classes have made her a better scientist.

In Vienna, Eastern and central European scientists gathered to network and learn how to be more competitive for ERC grants.