NSF Just Made It A Lot Harder for Universities to Harbor Harassers

Fighty Squirrel, PhD, Awe.Some.

NSF has made a major change in how universities must report on Title IX violations. The question is, will NIH follow suit.

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Multi Year Study Reveals Significant Bias Against Women in Grant Review

Fighty Squirrel, PhD, Awe.Some.

When panel's took a 'science first' approach to ranking grants, women fared as well as men. But that's not how it's done.

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What Does Bitcoin Have to Do with Medicine & Science? Maybe a Lot.

mark.mcever@vumc.org

I tried to understand bitcoin. I ended up learning about blockchain. And then, I had an idea....

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TIME Names University Silence Breakers People of the Year

Fighty Squirrel, PhD, Awe.Some.

Time Names University of Rochester Scientists People of the Year for Ending the Silence About Sexual Harassment in Academia.

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SkypeAScientist - Hey, That Means YOU!

mark.mcever@vumc.org

SkypeAScientist is the easiest and most impactful science outreach opportunity you don't yet know about

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Pending Budget Plan Spells Big Trouble for Higher Education

Fighty Squirrel, PhD, Awe.Some.

The GOP tax plan means big changes for Higher Education with graduate students and faculty feeling the crunch.

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Harvard Study Shows Bias, Not Behavior, Is Why Women Aren't Advancing

Fighty Squirrel, PhD, Awe.Some.

Women in STEM face many of the same obstacles to promotion and pay that we see in business. Is the problem bias or access to leaders?

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Data Management: Streamlining Your Research and Publication Pipeline

Elisabeth Shook

How can you respond to federal mandates – and increasing calls for research reproducibility – in your research and data management practices?

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As Rochester's President Digs Deeper in Sexual Harassment Debacle, Students Plan Protests and Hunger Strikes

Fighty Squirrel, PhD, Awe.Some.

University of Rochester Administration Digs Deeper and Students Plan a Hunger Strike and Sit Ins Protesting Sexual Harassment and Retaliation in Neurosciences.

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Rochester's Neuroscience Harassment Debacle Gives NIH Director a Chance to Tackle Harassment: Will He Take It?

Fighty Squirrel, PhD, Awe.Some.

Rochester's neuroscience program has failed to protect trainees from harassment and faculty from retaliation. Look for swift action from NIH Director Collins

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