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21 November 2000 | ScienceNOW

Researchers Pained by Definition of Distress

Possible new regulations on lab animal care might impact researchers
17 November 2000 | ScienceNOW

Is That Student a Terrorist?

University officials oppose closer scrutiny of foreigners studying in the U.S.
17 November 2000 | ScienceNOW

Moore's Foundation Targets Science

New $5 billion charity to support research, education, conservation
13 November 2000 | ScienceNOW

Science and Technology Medals Awarded

Biologist who discovered new branch of life among 16 honored by Clinton
8 November 2000 | ScienceNOW

Scientists Return to Congress

New Jersey physicist targeted for defeat appears to win reelection
7 November 2000 | ScienceNOW

Graduate Students, Unite!

New York University ruling allows unions at private colleges
1 November 2000 | ScienceNOW

Keeping a Closer Eye on Financial Conflicts

Research institutions should examine faculty ties with corporations, studies say
1 November 2000 | ScienceNOW

Clinical Trial Causes University-Corporation Tribulations

Battle over whether to publish data might hit the courts
30 October 2000 | ScienceNOW

Librarians Protest Elsevier Merger

Fearing higher prices, librarians seek to block buyout of Harcourt General
16 October 2000 | ScienceNOW

Institute of Medicine Elects New Members

Sixty honored for their contributions to health and related fields
11 October 2000 | ScienceNOW

Animal Research Rules Delayed

At last minute, Congress overturns USDA animal-welfare agreement
11 October 2000 | ScienceNOW

Prize Honors People-Sized Economics

Bank of Sweden Nobel awarded to two who designed tools for microeconomics
10 October 2000 | ScienceNOW

Physicists Win Nobel for Tech Advances

Integrated circuits and improved transistors ushered in many of today's technologies
10 October 2000 | ScienceNOW

Nobel-Winning Chemists Made Plastics Sizzle

Conducting polymers show up in recent and futuristic electronic applications
10 October 2000 | ScienceNOW

Nobel Prize Celebrates the Synapse

Three winners deciphered nerve communication, molecular basis of learning and memory
6 October 2000 | ScienceNOW

Ig Nobel Prizes Honor Love, Intelligence

Winners recognized for achievements that "cannot or should not be reproduced"
3 October 2000 | ScienceNOW

Researchers Fight Lab Animal Plan

Rules could complicate use of mice, rats, and birds
22 September 2000 | ScienceNOW

Are the Dutch Losing Their Touch?

Lagging science budget could set off slide into mediocrity, critics warn
19 September 2000 | ScienceNOW

Ethicist Named in Gene Therapy Suit

His advice is partly responsible for volunteer's death, suit claims
18 September 2000 | ScienceNOW

Lasker Awards for Six Biomedical Researchers

This year's prizes honor work on hepatitis C, ubiquitin
13 September 2000 | ScienceNOW

No Woman at Argonne's Helm

But Energy Secretary Richardson steps up effort to attract female lab administrators
12 September 2000 | ScienceNOW

Howard Hughes Leads Hot Research Charts

Institute researchers dominate new citation analysis of molecular biology and genetics
12 September 2000 | ScienceNOW

Better Treatment of Postdocs Urged

NAS study documents meager wages and low status
11 September 2000 | ScienceNOW

Salk Institute Names New Head

Researchers hope new president and CEO will keep institute well funded
11 September 2000 | ScienceNOW

Wen Ho Lee To Be Set Free

Los Alamos physicist to be released in plea bargain
8 September 2000 | ScienceNOW

Busted! Couple Imprisoned for Faking Data

Multiyear sentences for drug company exec and nurse for scam to inflate pharmaceutical stock
5 September 2000 | ScienceNOW

Academies Protest Wen Ho Lee's Treatment

Scientific establishment complains to Attorney General Janet Reno
29 August 2000 | ScienceNOW

Animal Rights Agreement Riles Researchers

Court action might prevent USDA from expanding lab animal regulations
29 August 2000 | ScienceNOW

Chemists Launch Preprint Server

Some journal editors protest online publication without peer review
17 August 2000 | ScienceNOW

Volcanologists Killed in Blast

Tragedy in Indonesia highlights need for following safety precautions
15 August 2000 | ScienceNOW

Definition of 'Distress' Under Debate

Scientists and animal activists seek new way to describe discomfort
8 August 2000 | ScienceNOW

Independent Panel Clears Arizona Immunologist

Fraud charges against Kay denied; university accused of "harassment"

U.K. Unveils "Brain Gain" Initiative

New $6 million program aimed to lure 50 top-flight researchers

Howard Hughes Targets Infectious Diseases

New $15 million program supports 45 scientists worldwide

Uncited But Not Forgotten

Web archive tracks which papers are favorites

Diversity Seen as Answer to Worker Shortage

New U.S. report seeks better training and job parity for women, minorities, and disabled

French Biosafety Lab Chief Ousted

Mérieux Foundation moves to replace virologist Susan Fischer-Hoch

What's Hot This Summer?

Citation survey reveals new scientific frontlines

Ghost Funder Spurs Medical Research Collaboration

An $80 million anonymous donation and a set of interlocking friendships have created a unique research collaboration in academic medicine. Last week the presidents of Cornell University, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer...

Kyoto Prizes Announced

The man who found the homeobox is one of three winners of this year's 50-million-yen ($475,000 each) Kyoto Prizes. Developmental biologist Walter Jacob Gehring of the University of Basel in...
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