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Issues and Perspectives

Issue for February 18, 2005

Issues and Perspectives

Issues and Perspectives

Issues and Perspectives

Success Rates Squeezed As Budget Growth Slows

By:

Jocelyn Kaiser

At NIH council meetings last month, some institutes announced a lowered pay line in 2005, the peer-review ranking that is the cutoff for funding.

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Career Advice

Wandering off the Beaten Track

By:

Elisabeth Pain

Azevedo strongly advises other postdocs to start applying even if they feel it is too early in their career.

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Issues and Perspectives

Issues and Perspectives

New Rules Ease Scientific Exchanges

By:

Yudhijit Bhattacharjee

The new policy extends the validity of security clearances, now 1 year, to 4 years for international students and 2 years for foreign scientists.

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Issues and Perspectives

Issues and Perspectives

Caught in the Squeeze

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Jeffery Mervis

John Marburger, director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, says "the president really cares about science."

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Career Advice

Tooling Up: More than Just a Job-Seeking Skill

By:

Dave Jensen

Think about what it was like when you were 16 or 17 years old, and you were learning to drive your parents' car.

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