Sunday Long Reads: Alternative Science Facts , Health Disparity Fixes and Winners!

Fighty Squirrel, PhD, Awe.Some.

Has everything gone to hell in a handbasket? Find out what's worth a second look this third week in January.

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IScientist: A Conference for Revolution

Teresa Swanson, PhD

The brilliant organizers of IScientist have created a space for revolution.

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Academics Breathe Easier with House NIH 2018 Proposal

Britteny Watson-Ivey

Academics opposed to a White House proposal to cut indirect costs from NIH grants can breath a bit easier. The House of Representatives has rejected the White House’s plan …

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The Emerging Scientist Holiday Gift Guide

The Edge for Scholars

Not sure what book to get for the academic in your life this holiday season? With the huge amount of literature available, it’s often hard to decide what material …

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Medical Woo and the Hidden Toxins that Are (Not) Killing You

Fighty Squirrel, PhD, Awe.Some.

Today, the Fighty Squirrel was flipping around Facebook while in the lunch line, when a post from a friend about ‘HIDDEN TOXINS LURKING YOUR FOOD’ came across my screen. We …

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News: NIH to Balance Sex in Cell and Animal Studies

The Edge for Scholars

In 1993, the NIH Revitalization Act required the inclusion of women in NIH-funded clinical research. Today, just over half of NIH-funded clinical-research participants are women. We know much more about the …

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Scientists Donate $8,000 to Kids STEM Education With Their March Madness Brackets

Fighty Squirrel, PhD, Awe.Some.

Scientists start April outreach and engagement strong by raising $8,000 for kids STEM education by playing March Madness brackets with Donors Choose.

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Cash-Strapped NIH May Ask Universities to Limit Grant Applications

Rebecca Helton, MA

At a time of dwindling federal budgets, the National Institutes of Health is considering one sure-fire way to raise record-low grant-approval rates: Have researchers apply for fewer grants. From the …

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Learning from HBCUs: How to Produce Black Professionals in STEMM

Antentor Hinton, PhD

Give HBCUs the support they need and deserve to thrive as educational enterprises for the African American diaspora.

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Thank a Congress Critter! Science Budget is a Win for NIH NSF

Fighty Squirrel, PhD, Awe.Some.

This week's bipartisan budget offered big wins for NIH and NSF thanks to Congressional Reps Tom Coles and Roy Blunt. ??

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