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[Book Review] The supercollider that wasn't
- Virtual Journal - Volume 14, Issue 34 - article #34
- s do an excellent job of describing what occurred in the decade from its inception to its demise, they stumble when trying to assign blame. Author: Jeffrey Mervis
- http://www.sciencemag.org/content/351/6269/130.summary?rss=1
NSF looks for new contractor to finish troubled observatory
- Virtual Journal - Volume 13, Issue 47 - article #29
- Jeffrey Mervis
- Science - Volume: 350, Issue: 6267
Just one proposal per year, please, NSF tells astronomers
- Virtual Journal - Volume 12, Issue 20 - article #261
- Jeffrey Mervis
- Science - Volume: 344, Issue: 6190
Hints of Detente Between NSF and Republicans
- Virtual Journal - Volume 12, Issue 12 - article #28
- Jeffrey Mervis
- Science - Volume: 343, Issue: 6177
New NSF Report Shows Where U.S. Leads and Lags
- Virtual Journal - Volume 12, Issue 7 - article #16
- Jeffrey Mervis
- Science - Volume: 343, Issue: 6172
NSF Opening Adds to Concerns About Obama's Second-Term Science Team
- Virtual Journal - Volume 11, Issue 7 - article #39
- Jeffrey Mervis and David Malakoff
- Science - Volume: 339, Issue: 6121
U.S. Study Shows Unconscious Gender Bias in Academic Science
- Virtual Journal - Volume 10, Issue 39 - article #36
- Jeffrey Mervis
- Science - Volume: 337, Issue: 6102
Big or Small, Science Will Suffer If Sequestration Goes Into Effect
- Virtual Journal - Volume 10, Issue 33 - article #21
- Jeffrey Mervis
- Science - Volume: 337, Issue: 6096
U.S.'s Best Science and Math Teachers to Get Bonuses
- Virtual Journal - Volume 10, Issue 30 - article #29
- Jeffrey Mervis
- Science - Volume: 337, Issue: 6093
Spending Panels Back Boosts for NSF, NASA, NIST Programs
- Virtual Journal - Volume 10, Issue 17 - article #48
- Jeffrey Mervis
- Science - Volume: 336, Issue: 6080
Hard Times for OSTP
- Virtual Journal - Volume 10, Issue 7 - article #38
- Jeffrey Mervis
- Science - Volume: 335, Issue: 6070
First Spending Bill Givethâ€”And Taketh Away
- Virtual Journal - Volume 9, Issue 47 - article #31
- Jeffrey Mervis
- Science - Volume: 334, Issue: 6059
Beyond the Data
- Virtual Journal - Volume 9, Issue 41 - article #42
- Jeffrey Mervis
- Science - Volume: 334, Issue: 6053
A Strong Defense of Science—and a Stiff Upper Lip
- Virtual Journal - Volume 9, Issue 11 - article #28
- Jeffrey Mervis
- Science - Volume: 331, Issue: 6023
U.S. Elections
Researchers Anxious and on the Defensive After Republican Gains
- Virtual Journal - Volume 8, Issue 46 - article #31
- Jeffrey Mervis<br /&gt,
- Science - Volume: 330, Issue: 6006
- Many researchers fear the worst after a Republican resurgence at the polls produced a 25-plus-seat majority in the U.S. House of Representatives and loosened the Democrats' grip on the Senate. Summary »| Full Text »| PDF »| Podcast Interview »|
Undergraduate Science
Better Intro Courses Seen as Key to Reducing Attrition of STEM Majors
- Virtual Journal - Volume 8, Issue 42 - article #34
- Jeffrey Mervis<br /&gt,
- Science - Volume: 330, Issue: 6002
- A new report from the National Academies says that improving introductory courses is one of many steps needed to increase the number of students obtaining degrees in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics and, in particular, the percentage of minorities in the scientific and engineering workforce. Summary »| Full Text »| PDF »|
U.S. Graduate Education
Academy Rankings Tell You a Lot, But Not Who's No. 1 in Any Field
- Virtual Journal - Volume 8, Issue 40 - article #38
- Jeffrey Mervis<br /&gt,
- Science - Volume: 330, Issue: 6000
- This week's release of the long-awaited assessment of the quality of U.S. research doctoral programs by the National Academies' National Research Council will disappoint those who simply want to know who's No. 1 in any particular field, because the NRC assessment can look quite different depending on your definition of "best." Summary »| Full Text »| PDF »|
Science in U.S. Schools
A Way to Heal Science Education, But Is There the Political Will?
- Virtual Journal - Volume 8, Issue 39 - article #40
- Jeffrey Mervis<br /&gt,
- Science - Volume: 329, Issue: 5999
- The Obama Administration received bold advice last week from two presidentially appointed bodies on how to improve math and science education in U.S. elementary and secondary schools. Summary »| Full Text »| PDF »|
Undergraduate Education
NSF Misfires on Plan to Revamp Minority Programs
- Virtual Journal - Volume 8, Issue 30 - article #28
- Jeffrey Mervis<br /&gt,
- Science - Volume: 329, Issue: 5990
- A new plan by the National Science Foundation to fold three programs aimed at preparing more minority students to enter careers in science and engineering into a still-to-be-defined initiative has scientists and university administrators involved in the programs up in arms, and Congress is telling NSF to go back to the drawing board. Summary »| Full Text »| PDF »|
U.S. Science Policy
Panel Explores What It'll Take To Keep Universities Strong
- Virtual Journal - Volume 8, Issue 28 - article #38
- Jeffrey Mervis<br /&gt,
- Science - Volume: 329, Issue: 5988
- The National Academies has convened a blue-ribbon committee to recommend ways to keep research universities healthy. But universities are likely to be disappointed if they are hoping that the committee will conclude that money is the solution. Summary »| Full Text »| PDF »|
U.S. Science Policy
MIT Engineering Dean Tapped to Head NSF
- Virtual Journal - Volume 8, Issue 12 - article #21
- Jeffrey Mervis<br /&gt,
- Science - Volume: 327, Issue: 5972
- The dean of engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Subra Suresh, is in line to become the next director of the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF), Science has learned. Summary »| Full Text »| PDF »|
U.S. Budget
Science Spared From Domestic Spending Freeze—for Now
- Virtual Journal - Volume 8, Issue 6 - article #24
- Jeffrey Mervis<br /&gt,
- Science - Volume: 327, Issue: 5966
- Despite his pledge to freeze domestic discretionary spending in an attempt to shrink a $1.6 trillion deficit, President Barack Obama has asked Congress to boost science spending next year across the federal government. Summary »| Full Text »| PDF »| Podcast Interview »|
Science and the Stimulus
NSF Boosts Success Rates, But at What Price?
- Virtual Journal - Volume 7, Issue 48 - article #33
- Jeffrey Mervis<br /&gt,
- Science - Volume: 326, Issue: 5957
- Dipping into a backlog of highly rated proposals is a safe bet. But are there enough high-risk, high-reward ideas in the pot? Summary »| Full Text »| PDF »|
Career Support
DOE Puts Up $85 Million for Grants to Young Scientists
- Virtual Journal - Volume 7, Issue 30 - article #23
- Jeffrey Mervis<br /&gt,
- Science - Volume: 325, Issue: 5939
- The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has committed $85 million next year for a new program to help 50 young scientists establish their research careers. It is the latest federal agency to try to lend a hand to this vulnerable population. Summary »| Full Text »| PDF »|
Opinion Polls
An Inside/Outside View of U.S. Science
- Virtual Journal - Volume 7, Issue 28 - article #22
- Jeffrey Mervis<br /&gt,
- Science - Volume: 325, Issue: 5937
- Three surveys conducted this spring by the Pew Research Center offer some fresh insights into what both the U.S. public and scientists think about science and its impact on society. Summary »| Full Text »| PDF »|
U.S. Higher Education
Report Finds No Gender Bias in Faculty Hiring, Resources
- Virtual Journal - Volume 7, Issue 23 - article #21
- Jeffrey Mervis<br /&gt,
- Science - Volume: 324, Issue: 5932
- A new report by the U.S. National Academies says that women are getting a fair shake from major research universities in being hired, promoted, and given access to resources—once they can grab onto the academic ladder and start climbing the rungs. Summary »| Full Text »| PDF »|
U.S. SCIENCE POLICY: NSF Is Keeping It Simple
- Virtual Journal - Volume 7, Issue 16 - article #16
- Jeffrey Mervis<br /&gt,
- Science - Volume: 324, Issue: 5925
- Summary: The National Science Foundation (NSF) is using its $2 billion windfall from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to fund more proposals already in the pipeline, reducing what officials say is a $2-billion-a-year backlog of good ideas. Full Text »| PDF »|
NEWSMAKER INTERVIEW: Nancy Pelosi: Foursquare for Science
- Virtual Journal - Volume 7, Issue 14 - article #23
- Jeffrey Mervis<br /&gt,
- Science - Volume: 324, Issue: 5923
- Summary: Last week, the scientific community held three events that paid tribute to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's successful advocacy of science. In the course of her "science day," Pelosi agreed to field a few questions from Science. Full Text »| PDF »|
U.S. BUDGET: Amid the Gloom, Researchers Prepare for a Boom in Funding
- Virtual Journal - Volume 7, Issue 10 - article #19
- Jeffrey Mervis<br /&gt,
- Science - Volume: 323, Issue: 5919
- Summary: If you have a grant application pending at a U.S. science agency, there's an upside to the global financial meltdown: Your chances of being funded have never been better. And if your application isn't already in the pipeline, don't despair. The competition for funds should be eased significantly next year. Full Text »| PDF »| Podcast Interview »|
U.S. BUDGET: A Stimulus for Science
- Virtual Journal - Volume 7, Issue 5 - article #15
- Jeffrey Mervis<br /&gt,
- Science - Volume: 323, Issue: 5914
- Summary: Academic researchers are on the verge of receiving a major influx of federal funding as part of a 2-year, $825 billion economic stimulus package moving rapidly through Congress. Full Text »| PDF »|
SCIENCE AND THE ELECTION: Obama Victory Raises Hopes for New Policies, Bigger Budgets
- Virtual Journal - Volume 6, Issue 46 - article #25
- Constance Holden, Andrew Lawler, Eli Kintisch, Jeffrey Mervis, and Erik Stokstad<br /&gt,
- Science - Volume: 322, Issue: 5904
- Summary: U.S. scientists hope that last week's elections will usher in an era of sustained, healthy increases in the federal funding of basic research. But with yawning deficits and urgent demands on the federal treasury, those increases may not happen anytime soon. Full Text »| PDF »|
U.S. SCIENCE POLICY: Report Tells NSF to Think More Boldly
- Virtual Journal - Volume 5, Issue 10 - article #32
- Jeffrey Mervis
- Science - Volume 315, Issue 5817 - 9 March 2007: 1352-1353.
- Summary, Full Text, PDF,
2008 U.S. BUDGET: Research Rises--and Falls--in the President's Spending Plan
- Virtual Journal - Volume 5, Issue 6 - article #36
- Jeffrey Mervis
- Science - Volume 315, Issue 5813 - 9 February 2007: 750-753.
- Summary, Full Text, PDF,
U.S. RESEARCH SPENDING: Scientists Feel the Pain as 2007 Budget Outlook Grows Dark
- Virtual Journal - Volume 4, Issue 50 - article #18
- Jeffrey Mervis
- Science - Volume 314, Issue 5806 - 15 December 2006: 1666-1667.
- Summary, Full Text, PDF,
SHERWOOD BOEHLERT INTERVIEW: Explaining Science to Power: Make It Simple, Make It Pay
- Virtual Journal - Volume 4, Issue 47 - article #28
- Jeffrey Mervis
- Science - Volume 314, Issue 5803 - 24 November 2006: 1228-1229.
- Summary, Full Text, PDF,
ASTRONOMY: Judge Slaps Hawaii Over Mauna Kea Telescopes
- Virtual Journal - Volume 4, Issue 33 - article #33
- Jeffrey Mervis
- Science - Volume 313, Issue 5789 - 18 August 2006: 900.
- Summary, Full Text, PDF,
SCIENCE POLICY: A Budget With Big Winners and Losers
- Virtual Journal - Volume 4, Issue 6 - article #48
- Eli Kintisch and Jeffrey Mervis
- Science - Volume 311, Issue 5762 - 10 February 2006: 762-764.
- Summary, Full Text, PDF,
GRADUATE TRAINING: U.S. Beckons Foreigners With Science Fulbrights
- Virtual Journal - Volume 4, Issue 4 - article #27
- Jeffrey Mervis
- Science - Volume 311, Issue 5760 - 27 January 2006: 449.
- Summary, Full Text, PDF,
Centers of Attention: NSF Takes Fresh Look at Their Proliferation
- Virtual Journal - Volume 3, Issue 19 - article #31
- Jeffrey Mervis
- Science – Vol. 308, No. 5724 – May 2005
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