Archives for 2019

Understanding The Most Widely Used Occupational Therapy Measure
Impact
December 30, 2019

Understanding The Most Widely Used Occupational Therapy Measure

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Would Popular Science Books Benefit from a Rating System?
Bookshelf
December 27, 2019

Would Popular Science Books Benefit from a Rating System?

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Plan S: Not a Threat to Open Access Publishing in Latin America
Open Access
December 23, 2019

Plan S: Not a Threat to Open Access Publishing in Latin America

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Eysenck Case Shows Need for Independent Research Integrity Ombudsperson
Higher Education Reform
December 20, 2019

Eysenck Case Shows Need for Independent Research Integrity Ombudsperson

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Book Review: Research Impact and the Early Career Researcher

Book Review: Research Impact and the Early Career Researcher

Research Impact and the Early Career Researcher presents chapters that reflect on the experiences that ‘early career researchers’ have had in relation to research impact. The collection is not a manual or textbook on how to achieve impact, but instead presents different voices on how researchers experience and react to the demand for impact.

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Engineer from ASU Likely New Head of NSF in 2020

Engineer from ASU Likely New Head of NSF in 2020

Arizona State University electrical engineer Sethuraman “Panch” Panchanathan is the likely nominee to replace France Córdova as director of the National Science Foundation once Córdova’s six-year appointment ends next year

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The Social Science of Gift Wrapping (Sloppy is Better!)

The Social Science of Gift Wrapping (Sloppy is Better!)

Does a beautiful presentation actually lead to a better-liked gift? Or is it the other way around? There happens to be some research on that …

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NSF Getting Smaller 2020 Raise Than Anticipated

NSF Getting Smaller 2020 Raise Than Anticipated

The National Science Foundation, the premiere funder of basic social and behavioral research in the United States, will see a 2.5% increase in funding in the upcoming fiscal year.

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SSHRC Impact Awards Honor Expanders of Access, Citizenship

SSHRC Impact Awards Honor Expanders of Access, Citizenship

Earlier this month, Ted Hewitt, the president of Canada’s Social Science and Humanities Research Council, presented the 2019 SSHRC Impact Awards to gold medal winner Will Kymlicka and four other notables at a ceremony in Ottawa.

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Researchers in the Gig Economy: A Talk with Virginia Yonkers

Researchers in the Gig Economy: A Talk with Virginia Yonkers

The gig economy is characterized by contract, freelance, or short-term work engagements with employers who do not provide benefits beyond the immediate payment. This type of transactional employment is becoming more common in academia. What does this mean for research?

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US Bill Aims to Legislate Scientific Integrity for Federally Funded Work

US Bill Aims to Legislate Scientific Integrity for Federally Funded Work

Ideally, advocates say, government-sponsored scientists should follow their research where it leads, talk about it honestly and freely with the press and the public, and release unaltered information about their findings. A bill that’s currently stuck in committee would help guarantee that.

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Nominate a Distinguished Social Scientist for SAGE-CASBS Award

Nominate a Distinguished Social Scientist for SAGE-CASBS Award

Nominations to honor an individual whose work has advanced the role of the social and behavioral sciences in enriching and enhancing public policy and good governance are being taken now. The honoree will join luminaries such as William Julius Wilson and Daniel Kahneman as recipient of the SAGE-CASBS Award, sponsored by the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences (CASBS) at Stanford University and SAGE Publishing.

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