June 2012 Archives
Fraud Detection Method Called Credible But Used Like an 'Instrument of Medieval Torture'
Commission investigating Dirk Smeesters may have presumed guilt in its analysis, suggests Leiden statistician
June 28, 2012 6:20 PM
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Director of Wellcome Trust Chosen for U.K. Chief Scientific Adviser
Leaving the U.K.'s dominant biomedical research charity, Mark Walport will advise British government during lean times.
June 28, 2012 2:50 PM
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Wellcome Trust to Crack Down on Paper-Sharing Slackers
Charity will withhold funding for researchers who fail to deposit papers in public database
June 28, 2012 10:24 AM
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Mysterious Whistleblower Identified in New Social Psychology Scandal
Details of fraud detection method that led to resignation of Dirk Smeesters to appear in a paper that may hold more surprises
June 27, 2012 2:39 PM
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Wildfire Risk Shutters Boulder Climate Lab
National Center for Atmospheric Research evacuated for the second straight day
June 26, 2012 5:42 PM
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Climate Science Gets a Hug in U.S. Court Decision
Federal appeals court upholds EPA's power to regulate greenhouse gases
Rotterdam Marketing Psychologist Resigns After University Investigates His Data
Whistleblower used statistical tools to detect problems in published studies
June 25, 2012 4:23 PM
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Chinese Crewed Sub Sets National Record
Jiaolong
carries three-person team 7000 meters deep in the Pacific
June 22, 2012 5:46 PM
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Harsh Reviews for European Commission Video Aimed at Closing Science Gender Gap
"Tacky and demeaning" writes one critic
June 22, 2012 5:10 PM
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UPDATE: California Tobacco Tax Loses
Funds would have gone to cancer research
A Bigger E.U. Research Budget? Don't Count On It Yet
Financial constraints could shrink €80 billion proposal
June 21, 2012 1:59 PM
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Action Urged to Curb Racial Bias in NIH Grants
A working group says the NIH should launch a "continuous" review and take remedial steps against bias
June 19, 2012 11:35 AM
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U.S. Students Know What, But Not Why
NAEP science test uses interactive questions to probe understanding of concepts
June 18, 2012 7:01 PM
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U.K. Panel Backs Open Access for All Publicly Funded Research Papers
A U.K. government report says open access journals should be "the main vehicle for the publication of research"
June 15, 2012 5:44 PM
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Risk Review of Agro-Defense Facility Falls Short, Panel Says
Analyses understate possibility of accidental release of pathogens
June 15, 2012 5:01 PM
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Society for Conservation Biology in Turmoil Over Editor's Ouster
Members of editorial board resign after dispute over advocacy in papers
June 15, 2012 4:55 PM
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A Natural History Mystery
Curators have become suspicious of e-mails requesting specimens for an Indian museum
June 15, 2012 3:17 PM
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Senate Panel Approves $100 Million Boost for NIH in 2013
But lawmakers chastise agency on Alzheimer's research funding
The Real Cost of Research–And Who Pays
Academies' report proposes shifting money from research to pay for overhead
Germany Names New Top Universities
New awards in Germany's Excellence Initiative single out 11 top schools
June 15, 2012 2:03 PM
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NRC Committee Finds That Humans Are Triggering Quakes
It's rare that the deep injection of fluids causes earthquakes, but drillers can do better
June 14, 2012 5:50 PM
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NIH Panel Urges Steps to Control Growth in Biomedical Research Trainees
Too many grad students and postdocs seeking too few academic jobs
June 14, 2012 2:22 PM
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Bahrain Hands Down Sentences to Accused Medics
Many charges dropped, but jail time ranges up to 5 years
June 14, 2012 11:00 AM
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What the Doctor May Not Be Telling You
New report on health of U.S. research universities treads lightly on some major challenges
June 13, 2012 5:12 PM
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Criminal Charges Dropped Against Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Researcher Judy Mikovits
Nevada prosecutor dismisses theft case
Inching Ahead With E.U. Fisheries Reform
Council approves concepts, but environmental groups complain about slow pace
June 13, 2012 4:14 PM
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American Community Survey in the Spotlight
National Academies meeting focuses on Census Bureau project House lawmakers have voted to kill
June 12, 2012 5:40 PM
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Senate Panel Gives NIH $100 Million Boost for 2013
Raise of 0.3% is slight improvement on flat budget request by president
June 12, 2012 2:20 PM
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Five More Companies Join NIH's Drug Reuse Program
Agency posts details of how to apply to study 58 compounds
June 12, 2012 2:03 PM
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New Open Access Journal Lets Scientists Publish 'til They Perish
PeerJ
unveils new "flat rate" payment model
June 11, 2012 7:01 PM
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Therapy for Mitochondrial Disease Is Ethical, Says Nuffield Council
U.K. report examines ethics of in vitro fertilization methods
Monster Telescope Takes Another Step Forward
But some funding remains uncertain for the European Extremely Large Telescope
June 11, 2012 5:51 PM
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Evidence That Man Cured of HIV Harbors Viral Remnants Triggers Confusion
Sensitive tests produce disputed results
June 11, 2012 5:04 PM
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NASA Rover Will Contaminate Its Samples of Mars
Curiosity’s rock drill will grind Teflon into samples to be analyzed for signs of past life
Italian Government Slams Brakes on 'Piezonuclear' Fission
Minister backtracks after hundreds of scientists sign online petition blasting controversial research
June 11, 2012 11:40 AM
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French Research Unions Challenge Plan to Focus Science Funding
A plan to funnel funding to select French universities and institutions faces a legal challenge from researcher unions
June 8, 2012 3:39 PM
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Once Again, Physicists Debunk Faster-Than-Light Neutrinos
Five different groups agree that the elusive particles obey Einstein's speed limit after all
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