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Quick Takes

ED Releases Recommendations to Reimagine IES

The Education Department has released recommendations on “reimagining” the Institute of Education Sciences, the central federal education data collection and...
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Opinion
Career Advice

Go Ahead: Hang Your Paper on Your Office Door

We should not hesitate to make our research visible to students and whoever else may be passing by.

By Alan Crivellaro

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Government Science & Research Policy

NSF Plans to Boost Staffing, Halve Grant Solicitations

Following last year’s cuts, the chief management officer of the federal research funding agency says its number of employees is “too low.”

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Opinion
Career Advice Advancing in the Faculty

Rebalancing Academic Productivity

Writing accountability groups support all faculty and address unequal workloads.

By Dustin T. Duncan

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Faculty Research

The Mathematician Lifting the Lid on Trump’s ‘Attacks’

The scientist behind the Trump Action Tracker uses skills in data collection to look for patterns in the president’s seemingly “scattergun” approach.

Jayanta Bhattacharya, a man with silver hair and glasses wearing a suit and red tie
Quick Takes

NIH Director Will Be Acting CDC Chief; O’Neill to Be Nominated NSF Director

The National Institutes of Health director will become acting director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and President...
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Government Science & Research Policy

After ‘Rupture,’ Science Leaders Call for More Advocacy

The Trump administration’s seismic disruptions to the academic research enterprise were top of mind at the annual meeting of the American Association of the Advancement of Science in Phoenix last week.

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Government Science & Research Policy

NIH Avoided Funding Cuts. But It Lacks Permanent Leaders in Top Posts.

After Trump administration terminations and other departures, the federal research funding agency has acting directors leading more than half of its 27 institutes and centers.