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Amid Cyclosporiasis Outbreak, University Researchers Lend Their Expertise
Foodborne illness researchers are fielding a wide range of requests to answer questions about the disease and the parasite that causes it, drawing attention to the role of academia in public health emergencies.
We Need a New Science Funding Playbook
Researchers can borrow from the start-up world to sustain science as a public good.
Universities Warn Against Rule on Political Control of Grants
The White House’s plan to cement political appointees’ control over research and other grants received hundreds of thousands of comments. Lawsuits are likely next.
Comments Flood OMB Proposal to Cement Political Control of Grants
The White House Office of Management and Budget has so far received 90,000 public comments on its plans as scientific and other groups rally against them.
5 Bewildering Dispatches From an Academic Publishing System Worth Saving
The journals are fine. Everything is fine.
10 Lessons From an Office of Public Scholarship, 3 Years In
How can institutions better support scholars wanting to do public-facing work?
New AI Agents Pose ‘Existential Threat’ to How Grants Are Awarded
The rapid development of technology is outpacing any attempts to reform assessment systems, researchers warn.
NEH, Beaten in Court, Asks Grant Recipients if They Still Want Awards
A judge ruled that the termination of more than 1,400 National Endowment for the Humanities grants was unconstitutional. Now comes the process of reinstating these projects.