Drop in NSF Proposals: More Proposals Funded?
How have rolling deadlines changed the proposal-funding landscape?
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Eric Lander Resigns from OSTP
Fresh on the heels of an Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) integrity overhaul, its leader, Eric Lander resigned in early February. This doesn’t look particularly good for the OSTP, an office trying to quell fraud and increase scientific accountability in society. For instance, the White House OSTP stated: “Violations of scientific integrity should be ...
OSTP’s Science Integrity Overhaul
The OSTP has rolled out a five-pronged approach to increasing the reputation of science in the U.S.
Biden Administration: Following the Science?
Time for a quick pulse-check on the Biden presidency. You may recall his Tweet: “Science will always be at the forefront of my administration,” (@JoeBiden). So, we ask again at the The Big Idea: how has the Biden administration gone about implementing a return to science through appointments, funding and policy? Uphill Battle According to the ...
NSF’s Quantum Leap
Could we, in a few short decades, be living in a quantum computer-filled world? Will superpositioning and entanglements be the wave of the future?
“Just the Facts, Please…” Will Biden’s Appointments Mean Funding?
President Biden seems to be putting scientific research first. Will the new science appointments, especially in his Cabinet, mean more funding?
Research Interrupted: Effect of Government Shutdown on University Research
As the partial government shutdown loomed, academic institutions explored ways this might affect their research operations. Although we expect delays in processing proposals and award payouts, the impact on the institution may have been much less than expected. Consequently, most of the impact occurred at the individual PI level. That is where research that required ...
