Cutting NSF Is Like Liquidating Your Finest Investment
Look closely at your mobile phone or tablet. Touch-screen technology, speech recognition, digital sound recording and the internet were all developed using […]
Recalling a Forgotten Anthropologist (and Victim) of Structural Racism
This Black History Month, remember the trailblazing work of an American anthropologist, Allison Davis, who both studied and was a victim of the nation’s entrenched racism.
The ‘Edutainer’ of Data: Hans Rosling, 1948-2017
Hans Rosling, a epidemiologist whose gained global attention with twin messages of the power of stats and of hope, has died.
Looking for Impact? Seek Feedback — Especially From Friends in High Places
Co-Pierre Georg and Michael E. Rose report on their recent study confirming that seeking out feedback and constructive criticism improves academic research and increases its impact, especially when that feedback is offered by well-connected colleagues.
The Voice of Results Night: Anthony King, 1934-2017
Anthony King, a political scientist whose career ranged from the most serious of scholarship to popular explanation on the BBC, has died at 82.
Five Considerations for Any Policy to Measure Research Impact
An Australian directive to measure the engagement with and impact of academic research can itself by improved by applying new research.
The Theorist of Liquid Realms: Zygmunt Bauman, 1925-2017
Zygmunt Bauman, a Polish-born sociologist and social theorist whose influential work examined the intertwined themes of globalization, consumerism and modernity, has died at age 91.
View NIH’s Inaugural Behavioral and Social Science Festival
The U.S. National Institutes of Health debuted its NIH Behavioral and Social Sciences Research Festival on December 2, an event which focused on research underway in the past year.
Political Studies Association Honors Anne Phillips, Others for Contributions
In the year that proved “voters always have the last word,” the United Kingdom’s Political Studies Association honored noteworthy academics, journalists, politicians, political campaigners and policy-makers who have made significant contributions to the conduct and study of politics.
