March 2013 Archives
March 29, 2013 1:10 PM
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Canada Pulls Out of U.N. Treaty to Combat Desertification
Government says it’s not cost-effective, but critics see it as another misguided environmental policy
March 28, 2013 5:25 PM
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Chair of House Spending Panel Says NIH Grants Violate Rules Against Lobbying
Representative Jack Kingston claims to find a problem with some federally funded research
March 28, 2013 5:00 PM
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Back From the Abyss, WHOI Gets James Cameron's Submarine
Hollywood director's Deepsea Challenger is one-of-a-kind, but can it be used for science?
March 28, 2013 4:45 PM
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Mixed Reactions to White House Science Advisers' Suggestions for Obama's Climate Agenda
PCAST report on second term climate policy options doesn't go far enough, critics argue
U.K. Report Offers Nuclear Research Road Map
Government needs to focus on R&D aimed at building new atom plants, panels says
March 26, 2013 11:25 AM
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Privacy Flap Forces Withdrawal of DNA Data on Cancer Cell Line
Immortal cells of Henrietta Lacks again in the spotlight
March 25, 2013 5:35 PM
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Congress Completes Work on 2013 Spending Bill
Continuing resolution retains sequester but gives some agencies a detailed spending plan
March 25, 2013 3:15 PM
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Hopkins Biochemist to Head NIH's Basic Science Institute
Jon Lorsch says diversity will be a theme for his directorship of $2.4 billion agency
March 22, 2013 6:17 PM
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NSF Responds to Antarctic Logistics Report
Some changes under way in upgrading Antarctic Program’s facilities and equipment
March 22, 2013 5:45 PM
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New French Science Law Falls Short of Expectations
Debate over adequate funding and job stability dominates discussion of attempt to simplify and improve public research system
March 22, 2013 12:05 PM
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Canadian Budget Targets Industrial Applications
Government says it's a "wash" but academics call it a "grave disappointment"
March 21, 2013 2:15 PM
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German Researchers Withdraw From Canadian Oil Sands Project
Questions from politicians prompt "reorientation" of a Helmholtz institute effort
March 21, 2013 12:20 PM
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The Challenge of Scaling Up a Successful Teacher Training Program
How one university has wrestled with both internal and outside forces in replicating the UTeach model
Patients Should Get DNA Information, Report Recommends
American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics says "incidental findings" need to be shared
March 20, 2013 5:15 PM
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DOE Science Chief to Step Down
William Brinkman will leave 12 April, return to Philadelphia
March 20, 2013 4:55 PM
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Texas Cancer Research Agency Can Award 25 Recruitment Grants
State officials approve exception to moratorium imposed amid investigations
U.K. Agency Cautiously Endorses Mitochondria Replacement
Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority says technique could be allowed, with safeguards
March 19, 2013 5:30 PM
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Thirty Meter Telescope Gets Small Grant to Make Big Plans
U.S. National Science Foundation grant for $1.25 million would help backers build public-private partnership
March 19, 2013 12:01 AM
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Bioethics Panel Gives Yellow Light to Anthrax Vaccine Trial in Children
Presidential advisers outline steps needed for U.S. government to test biodefense treatments in kids
March 18, 2013 9:31 AM
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HHMI Gives $22 Million to National Teaching Training Network
Grant will expand the number of universities following University of Texas approach to preparing science and math teachers
March 15, 2013 5:40 PM
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Obama Touts Energy Research at Argonne National Laboratory
President proposes spending $2 billion from offshore oil revenues on science
March 15, 2013 11:50 AM
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Global Trade Regulation Group Extends Reach
International body increases protection for several endangered species at Bangkok meeting
March 14, 2013 1:30 PM
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Tobacco Academician Focus of Ire at Annual Convention
Chinese engineering academy reveals failed attempt to persuade "low-tar" cigarette researcher to give up his title
March 12, 2013 4:40 PM
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Unpaid Dues Delay Spanish Participation in European Science
European Science Foundation suspends support until Spanish members pay their fees
March 11, 2013 3:15 PM
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New Head of China's NSF Speaks Out
Engineer Yang Wei believes he can sustain robust growth of China's premier agency for peer review research while cracking down on grant cheaters
March 11, 2013 1:55 PM
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Cora Marrett to Be Acting NSF Director
Veteran administrator to take over after Suresh leaves on 22 March
March 11, 2013 1:40 PM
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Hold On: No Life Found in Vostok After All?
Another member of Russian team discounts previous announcement
March 8, 2013 2:35 PM
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NSF Audit of Successful Proposals Finds Numerous Cases of Alleged Plagiarism
Inspector general says findings of misconduct have tripled in past decade
March 8, 2013 1:45 PM
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Senate Spending Bill Would Help NSF Preserve Its Priorities
Mikulski wants to make yearlong budget agreement more flexible for some science agencies
March 7, 2013 5:05 PM
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Russian Team Reports New Life in Antarctica's Lake Vostok
Subglacial lake contains a previously unidentified species of bacteria
March 7, 2013 3:25 PM
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Bid to Restrict Polar Bear Trade Fails
Canada and other nations, citing rights of indigenous peoples, can continue to allow sale of rugs and trophies
March 7, 2013 11:45 AM
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Italy Mobilizes to Rebuild Naples Science Museum
Pledges of support from government and the community after devastating fire
March 6, 2013 5:45 PM
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Ready for More 10,000 Cancer Genomes Projects?
Possible successor to The Cancer Genome Atlas would scale up the search for rare mutations in tumors
March 6, 2013 11:10 AM
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Legislator Grills NIH Over Tobacco Grant
Francis Collins says he shares concern that researcher veered into roots of the Tea Party
March 5, 2013 8:38 PM
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Italian Science Museum Burns
Naples mayor suspects City of Science blaze wasn't an accident
March 5, 2013 4:30 PM
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How Healthy Is Your Country?
New Global Burden of Disease data allows detailed analysis of—and comparisons between—nations
March 5, 2013 4:25 PM
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U.S. Congressman Asks NASA to Disinvite Chinese Participants From Upcoming Meeting
Representative Frank Wolf claims NASA is violating 2011 law
March 5, 2013 2:30 PM
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Psychologists Launch a Bare-All Research Initiative
Goal: to support open reviews and replication of results
March 5, 2013 12:28 PM
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Fermilab Researchers Could Face Furloughs
U.S. DOE science chief tells Congress how sequestration will squeeze science
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