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Maintaining Anonymity In Double-Blind Peer Review During The Age of Artificial Intelligence
Research
August 23, 2023

Maintaining Anonymity In Double-Blind Peer Review During The Age of Artificial Intelligence

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National Academies’s Committee On Law And Justice Seeks Experts
Infrastructure
August 21, 2023

National Academies’s Committee On Law And Justice Seeks Experts

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Survey Examines Global Status Of Political Science Profession
Infrastructure
August 10, 2023

Survey Examines Global Status Of Political Science Profession

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As We Evolve Science Policy We Must Vigilantly Assess Its Changes
Impact
August 4, 2023

As We Evolve Science Policy We Must Vigilantly Assess Its Changes

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History Offers Way Forward for Ukrainian Scientific System

History Offers Way Forward for Ukrainian Scientific System

Research shows that local and international policymakers can minimize the harm suffered by Ukrainian science by providing direct funding to researchers, creating remote research positions and offering research opportunities abroad to Ukrainian scientists.

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Jane M. Simoni Named New Head of OBSSR

Jane M. Simoni Named New Head of OBSSR

Clinical psychologist Jane M. Simoni has been named to head the U.S. National Institutes of Health’s Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research

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Hype Terms In Research: Words Exaggerating Results Undermine Findings

Hype Terms In Research: Words Exaggerating Results Undermine Findings

The claim that academics hype their research is not news. The use of subjective or emotive words that glamorize, publicize, embellish or exaggerate results and promote the merits of studies has been noted for some time and has drawn criticism from researchers themselves. Some argue hyping practices have reached a level where objectivity has been replaced by sensationalism and manufactured excitement. By exaggerating the importance of findings, writers are seen to undermine the impartiality of science, fuel skepticism and alienate readers.

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Amitai Etzioni, 1929-2023: Father of Communitarianism

Amitai Etzioni, 1929-2023: Father of Communitarianism

Amitai Etzioni, an Israeli-American sociologist, senior policy adviser, educator and father of the communitarianism philosophy, died May 31. He was 94.

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Human-Centered AI: Carnegie Mellon University Heads New NSF-Funded Institute For Societal Decision Making

Human-Centered AI: Carnegie Mellon University Heads New NSF-Funded Institute For Societal Decision Making

Carnegie Mellon University has received a five-year, $20 million award from the U.S. National Science Foundation to lead an institute that will employ social scientists and artificial intelligence researchers to create human-centric AI tools to help people address challenges on the job.

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Canada’s Federation For Humanities and Social Sciences Welcomes New Board Members

Canada’s Federation For Humanities and Social Sciences Welcomes New Board Members

Annie Pilote, dean of the faculty of graduate and postdoctoral studies at the Université Laval, was named chair of the Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences at its 2023 virtual annual meeting last month. Members also elected Debra Thompson as a new director on the board.

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DBASSE Advisory Committee Gets Three New Members

DBASSE Advisory Committee Gets Three New Members

Three new members have been appointed to the 19-strong committee advising the Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education at the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.

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Upcoming Webinar Series: How To Be A Peer Reviewer

Upcoming Webinar Series: How To Be A Peer Reviewer

Sage is hosting ‘how to be a peer reviewer,’ a free webinar series that will explain the academic reviewing landscape. The event will be held on three occasions to accommodate audiences worldwide.

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