Could Distributed Peer Review Better Decide Grant Funding?
The landscape of academic grant funding is notoriously competitive and plagued by lengthy, bureaucratic processes, exacerbated by difficulties in finding willing reviewers. Distributed […]
National Science Board Seeks Nominations for Eight Seats
With a third of the seats on the 24-member National Science Board opening next spring, the panel that oversees the U.S. National […]
Obama Orders More Behavioral Science in Policy
America’s own ‘nudge unit’ celebrates its first birthday with a report outlining the low-cost ways that applied social and behavioral research is improving government services, saving money and raising revenue.
Honoring High Achievements in ‘Hypsographic Demography’
Two decades ago two curious scientists from very different fields wondered how many people live at various altitudes. Aided by federal funding, their inquiries have helped in area ranging from disaster preparedness to cancer research to fresher snack foods. Now the duo have been honored with a Golden Goose Award.
Federal ‘Common Rule’ on Human Study Ethics Changing
Four years in the making, a proposed version of the federal ‘Common Rule’ for research on human subjects includes a full suite of social and behavioral science-influenced directives that past versions of the rule lacked.
Japan’s Education Ministry Says to Axe Social Science and Humanities
Citing an aging population and concerns about economic competitiveness, Japan’s education ministry offers a drastic solution for the national universities: Get rid of social science and humanities departments, and do it now.
Free Research-Based Film Impacts 10,000 Viewers So Far
The medium of film itself opens doors to audiences that otherwise would never come across academic research, as the forces behind the online project RUFUS STONE’ will attest.
The Waves of the Metric Tide
While the initial splash made by ‘The Metric Tide,’ an independent review on the role of metrics in research assessment, has died down since its release last month, the underlying critique continues to make waves.
AllTrials Opens Curtains on Clinical Trials
The AllTrials campaign, which asks clinical researchers to register their trials and then release all the data gained, has come to the United States.
