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Leap from Postdoc to Independent Scientist Can Be Daunting
How do scientists become scientists? Part of the answer is encouragement from an early age to engage in science. Many highly…
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Gender Bias and America’s Science Preeminence
Two events in September spoke in profound ways about the role of women in science, and together they hold an important…
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The Large Synoptic Survey Telescope Reaches a Major Milestone in Space Exploration
On July 18 the National Science Foundation announced a major milestone in the development of the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope (LSST)…
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Risky research: The sky’s the limit
Miguel Nicolelis has made advances that could help people with paralysis to walk again. That success was possible thanks to funding…
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Can Bacteria Produce?
By tweaking the smallest units of life, scientists, including Scialog Fellow Sean Shaheen, are making bigger gains in producing alternative and…
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Catalyst for Change
Hendrix College will be one of four institutions in the spotlight as the Research Corporation for Science Advancement celebrates its 100th…
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DNA-Targeting Molecule Has Potential to Help Treat Genetic Diseases and HIV
AUSTIN, Texas — Chemists at The University of Texas at Austin have created a molecule that’s so good at tangling itself…
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PCAST Report: Launching the U.S. to Greater STEM Heights
The President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) issued a report on Feb. 7 on how to produce 1…
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Foundation Marks Its Centennial at APS March Meeting
The Research Corporation for Scientific Advancement (RCSA), the oldest foundation dedicated purely towards funding scientific research, is marking the centennial of…
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Space Exploration Reaches New Milestones – for Technology and Jobs
Despite the uncertain future of human space exploration by Americans, significant milestones have recently been reached that bode well for space…
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Cottrell Scholar and colleagues speed chemical-reaction tests
David MacMillan, a 2001 Cottrell Scholar, is among researchers reporting in the journal Science this month on a technique to accomplish…
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Cottrell Scholar Rachel Bean Wins U.S. Early Career Award
Cottrell Scholar Rachel Bean has won a Presidential Early Career Award, the highest honor bestowed by the U.S. government on young…