Jeffrey Mervis
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NSF hopes big data will finger grantees not reporting foreign support
New CHIPS law mandates tougher enforcement of research security by U.S. agencies → Read More
Biden, Congress roll out big plans to expand National Science Foundation
President and lawmakers push proposals to add technology directorate and boost budget → Read More
House panel offers its plan to double NSF budget and create technology directorate
Science committee wants grand challenges, not competition with China, to drive research spending → Read More
Fifty-four scientists have lost their jobs as a result of NIH probe into foreign ties
The National Institutes of Health has been investigating grantees suspected of not disclosing their links to foreign institutions, notably in China. National Institutes of Health Fifty-four scientists have lost their jobs as a result of NIH probe into foreign ties By Jeffrey MervisJun. 12, 2020 , 6:00 PM Some 54 scientists have resigned or been fired as a result of an ongoing investigation by… → Read More
U.S. lawmakers unveil bold $100 billion plan to remake NSF
Agency would get a huge technology research arm and a new name → Read More
Universities urge U.S. leaders to boost science budgets by 15%, ease rules to cope with pandemic
Academic scientists plead for help to both conquer COVID-19 and limit its damage → Read More
U.S. scientists who hide foreign ties should face research misconduct sanctions, panel says
But Jason report rejects need for new federal restrictions on basic science → Read More
What kind of researcher did sex offender Jeffrey Epstein like to fund? He told Science before he died
Felon said he liked “rebels” and “rarefied air” in 2017 interview → Read More
NIH probe of foreign ties has led to undisclosed firings—and refunds from institutions
Senior official says several universities have dismissed scientists and debarments are possible → Read More
NIH fears good-government bill would hamper peer review
White House and Congress square off, renewing a perennial battle over public scrutiny of expert advisory panels → Read More
Influential senator asks NSF for data on threat from foreign influences
Senator Chuck Grassley (R–IA) adds third research agency to campaign to monitor potential misuse of tax dollars → Read More
Storied Jason science advisory group loses contract with Pentagon
Department of Defense says it will end funding by end of the month → Read More
End of U.S. shutdown won’t mean return to business as usual for research agencies
Furloughed federal workers who protested the shutdown earlier this month in Washington, D.C., will be going back to work, for at least 3 weeks. AFGE/Flickr (CC BY 2.0) End of U.S. shutdown won’t mean return to business as usual for research agencies By Jeffrey MervisJan. 25, 2019 , 5:20 PM The longest U.S. government shutdown in history may soon be over, at least temporarily. But researchers… → Read More
Citizen science needs to look more like society, report says
Growing movement draws from too shallow a pool of participants, U.S. academies conclude → Read More
NSF reviewing program that allows graduate fellows to study abroad
Agency won't say why it has blocked applications for the Graduate Research Opportunities Worldwide awards → Read More
What NSF’s new diversity grants say about attempts to help minority students
INCLUDES Alliance awards fund partnerships across higher education → Read More
U.S. lawmakers want NIH and CDC foundations to say more about donors
Congressional panel seeks greater transparency from bodies that raise private funds for federal research → Read More
Making grad school work for STEM students
Report says student-centered training is key to preparing the next generation of researchers → Read More
2018 March for Science will be far more than street protests
The second annual event on 14 April is just one element in a global pro-science movement → Read More
Oncologist Jason Westin looks back—and ahead—after defeat in Texas primary
Novice candidate says scientists need to remain engaged → Read More