February 2013 Archives
Switzerland Creates Secure Test Site for GM Crops
Government aims to reduce vandalism, security costs
WHO Sees Minimal Cancer Risks From Fukushima Accident
Plant workers face greatest health threat, analysis concludes
February 27, 2013 4:30 PM
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Current NSF Grantees Are Protected From Sequester
NSF director says the mandatory spending cuts will mean fewer new awards
February 27, 2013 2:00 PM
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It Pays For Scientists to Travel, Former Researcher Argues at U.S. House Hearing
Representative Rush Holt, once a physicist, says bill limiting government travel could do harm to science
February 27, 2013 12:55 PM
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New Science Body to Advise European Commission President
The Science and Technology Advisory Council will identify areas where research and innovation can contribute to Europe's growth
February 26, 2013 11:35 AM
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Scandals Envelop Two Russian Science Officials
Allegations of a falsified dissertation lead to departure of head of special science high school
February 26, 2013 11:30 AM
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Ireland Invests in Industry-Backed Research Centers
Seven commercialization hubs would get €300 million
February 25, 2013 12:00 PM
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In Shift, Australia Would End R&D Tax Breaks for Big Firms to Fund New Innovation Networks
Government wants to create up to 10 innovation "precincts"
February 22, 2013 5:40 PM
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White House Unveils Long-Awaited Public Access Policy
Directive calls for agencies to make federally funded scientific papers public within 12 months
February 21, 2013 4:15 PM
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Turkish Astrophysicist Faces Prison for Objecting to Headscarves
Rennan Pekunlu appealing 25-month sentence
February 21, 2013 3:00 PM
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U.S. Announces More New Rules for Potentially Risky Research
Policies target studies involving the H5N1 influenza virus and 14 other 'especially dangerous' agents
February 21, 2013 2:45 PM
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Updated: NIH Director, Senator Mikulski Warn of Sequester's Impact on Biomedical Research
Hundreds of research grants, training awards are at risk on 1 March
February 20, 2013 4:45 PM
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New Breakthrough Prize Awards Millions to Life Scientists
Silicon Valley entrepreneurs honor top-tier researchers with $3 million individual prizes
February 20, 2013 4:00 PM
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Future U.S. Fusion Research Should Keep Options Open, Report Concludes
Inertial confinement technologies hinge on success of existing laser facility
February 20, 2013 3:50 PM
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U.S. Government's AIDS Relief Program Receives High Marks
An Institute of Medicine review calls President's Emergency Plan For AIDS Relief a "tremendous success"
February 20, 2013 2:00 PM
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Brain Project Draws Presidential Interest
A small group of scientists has apparently intrigued the White House with a plan to map human brain activity
February 19, 2013 4:45 PM
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KAUST Names Jean-Lou Chameau As Its Next President
Caltech president to replace Choon Fong Shih at the new Saudi graduate university
February 15, 2013 4:00 PM
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Once Again, U.S. Lawmakers Move to Head Off Helium Crisis
House bill echoes last year's Senate effort—which went nowhere
February 15, 2013 1:20 PM
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NIH Urged to Consider Making All Applications New
Advisory council wants to scrap system that allows rejected proposals to be resubmitted
February 14, 2013 4:25 PM
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Global Health Needs More Statistics
Expert group calls for increased investment in counting the sick and the dead
February 13, 2013 6:14 PM
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Decoding the Science in Obama's State of the Union Speech
What's behind his claims about the value of genome research and his plan to combat climate change?
February 13, 2013 5:30 PM
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Is Being NSF Director a Steppingstone Back to Academia?
Carnegie Mellon liked what Subra Suresh had done—at MIT
February 13, 2013 2:10 PM
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Universities See Progress in New Rules for Managing U.S. Research
OMB proposes modifications in how institutions can recover the cost of supporting federally funded research
February 12, 2013 11:55 AM
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David Evans to Lead Science Teachers Association
Physical oceanographer dives into the deep end of the science education pool
February 12, 2013 11:45 AM
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New Global Ocean Commission Aims to Influence U.N. Policy
Prominent politicians and researchers join forces to focus on international waters
In Downsized E.U. Budget, Mixed News for Research
Horizon 2020 funding program slated to get just over €70 billion as debate moves to parliament
February 9, 2013 11:45 AM
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Breaking News: German Research Minister Schavan Resigns in Plagiarism Scandal
Chancellor Angela Merkel appoints mathematician Johanna Wanka as replacement
February 8, 2013 1:45 PM
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Health Clinics Attacked in Nigeria
As many as 11 killed in shootings in northern Nigeria
February 8, 2013 12:40 PM
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Storm Expert to Lead U.S. Weather Service
Louis W. Uccellini has spent 24 years with forecasting agency
February 7, 2013 1:55 PM
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European Parliament Approves Ambitious Fisheries Reform
Science would play a bigger role in setting catch quotas
February 7, 2013 12:15 PM
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Did Sperm and Egg Donors Unwittingly Contribute to NIH-Approved Stem Cells?
Close look suggests some NIH-approved stem cells may not be ethically up to snuff
February 6, 2013 12:10 PM
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Japan's Scientific Whaling: An Expensive Proposition
Whopper of a tab for meager findings
February 6, 2013 11:35 AM
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Nominee to Italy's Top Biomedical Post Draws Fire
Critics argue that choice to lead prestigious institute is not up to scientific snuff
February 5, 2013 5:40 PM
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Sequestration: A Primer for the Perplexed
What U.S. scientists need to know as the dreaded 1 March deadline approaches
University Revokes German Research Minister's Doctorate
Faculty council finds evidence of plagiarism in Annette Schavan's 1980 dissertation
February 5, 2013 3:00 PM
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NSF Director to Leave for Carnegie Mellon University
Subra Suresh steps down in 3rd year of a 6-year term
February 5, 2013 1:50 PM
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Lofty Goals in Spanish Research Plan. But Very Little Money
Researchers say new science strategy is a case of wishful thinking
February 5, 2013 1:40 PM
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In Australia, Record Weather Fuels Climate Policy Process
Research groups weigh in on Senate inquiry into extreme weather
CERN Set to Study Sterile Neutrinos
New facility might settle controversial question of particle's existence
ITER Fixes Problem With Superconductor for Giant Magnets
New manufacturing technique conquers balky cable material
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