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Just one proposal per year, please, NSF tells astronomers
- Volume 9, Issue 20 - article #175
- Jeffrey Mervis
- Science - Volume: 344, Issue: 6190
NSF Opening Adds to Concerns About Obama's Second-Term Science Team
- Volume 8, Issue 7 - article #25
- Jeffrey Mervis and David Malakoff
- Science - Volume: 339, Issue: 6121
Big or Small, Science Will Suffer If Sequestration Goes Into Effect
- Volume 7, Issue 33 - article #20
- Jeffrey Mervis
- Science - Volume: 337, Issue: 6096
U.S.'s Best Science and Math Teachers to Get Bonuses
- Volume 7, Issue 30 - article #15
- Jeffrey Mervis
- Science - Volume: 337, Issue: 6093
Spending Panels Back Boosts for NSF, NASA, NIST Programs
- Volume 7, Issue 17 - article #27
- Jeffrey Mervis
- Science - Volume: 336, Issue: 6080
Hard Times for OSTP
- Volume 7, Issue 7 - article #29
- Jeffrey Mervis
- Science - Volume: 335, Issue: 6070
First Spending Bill Giveth—And Taketh Away
- Volume 6, Issue 47 - article #19
- Jeffrey Mervis
- Science - Volume: 334, Issue: 6059
Beyond the Data
- Volume 6, Issue 41 - article #19
- Jeffrey Mervis
- Science - Volume: 334, Issue: 6053
Figuring Out What the Debt Agreement Means for Science
- Volume 6, Issue 32 - article #16
- Jeffrey Mervis
- Science - Volume: 333, Issue: 6044
A Strong Defense of Science—and a Stiff Upper Lip
- Volume 6, Issue 11 - article #23
- Jeffrey Mervis
- Science - Volume: 331, Issue: 6023
Outrage Greets NSF Decision to End STEM Fellows Program
- Volume 6, Issue 9 - article #39
- Jeffrey Mervis
- Science - Volume: 331, Issue: 6021
U.S. Elections
Researchers Anxious and on the Defensive After Republican Gains
- Volume 5, 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
- Volume 5, Issue 42 - article #24
- 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
- Volume 5, Issue 40 - article #12
- 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 »|
Undergraduate Education
NSF Misfires on Plan to Revamp Minority Programs
- Volume 5, Issue 30 - article #27
- 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
- Volume 5, Issue 28 - article #13
- 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 »|
SCIENTIFIC PUBLISHING: U.S. Output Flattens, and NSF Wonders Why
- Volume 5, Issue 22 - article #47
- Jeffrey Mervis<br /&gt,
- Science - Volume: 317, Issue: 5838
- Summary »| Full Text »| PDF »|
U.S. Science Policy
MIT Engineering Dean Tapped to Head NSF
- Volume 5, Issue 12 - article #23
- 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
- Volume 5, Issue 6 - article #20
- 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?
- Volume 4, Issue 48 - article #28
- 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
- Volume 4, Issue 30 - article #30
- 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
- Volume 4, Issue 28 - article #12
- 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
- Volume 4, Issue 23 - article #20
- 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
- Volume 4, Issue 16 - article #10
- 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
- Volume 4, Issue 14 - article #18
- 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
- Volume 4, Issue 10 - article #30
- 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
- Volume 4, Issue 5 - article #28
- 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
- Volume 3, Issue 46 - article #27
- 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
- Volume 2, Issue 10 - article #18
- 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
- Volume 2, Issue 6 - article #23
- 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
- Volume 1, Issue 46 - article #14
- Jeffrey Mervis
- Science - Volume 314, Issue 5806 - 15 December 2006: 1666-1667.
- Summary, Full Text, PDF,
ASTRONOMY: Judge Slaps Hawaii Over Mauna Kea Telescopes
- Volume 1, Issue 29 - article #20
- Jeffrey Mervis
- Science - Volume 313, Issue 5789 - 18 August 2006: 900.
- Summary, Full Text, PDF,
SCIENCE POLICY: A Budget With Big Winners and Losers
- Volume 1, Issue 3 - article #33
- 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
- Volume 1, Issue 1 - article #15
- Jeffrey Mervis
- Science - Volume 311, Issue 5760 - 27 January 2006: 449.
- Summary, Full Text, PDF,

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