News tagged with research publication
Scientists face barriers to engaging with public, but still participate in outreach
Although scientists face a number of significant barriers to public outreach, some still engage in these activities, especially women and those with children, according to work published May 9 in the open access journal PLoS ON ...
May 09, 2012 |
5 / 5 (1) |
0
The governance of synthetic biology
The Synthetic Biology Project at the Woodrow Wilson Center is launching a new web-based Synthetic Biology Scorecard, designed to track federal and non-federal efforts to improve the governance of synthetic biology resear ...
Feb 08, 2012 |
not rated yet |
0
Facebook's financial details raise red flags for some
Facebook Inc. has opened its books to eager investors, but some don't like what they see.
Feb 07, 2012 |
not rated yet |
2
Pew study: Facebook users get more than they give
(AP) -- The goody-two-shoes among us say it's better to give than to receive. That's not true for the average Facebook user, though.
Feb 03, 2012 |
4 / 5 (1) |
0
Nobel history illustrates gap in grants to young scientists
A new study by Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy illustrates a disconnect between government funding of biomedical research by young investigators and a novel standard by which to judge it: the Nobel Prize.
Jan 10, 2012 |
4.5 / 5 (2) |
0
|
Long-awaited Facebook IPO looms in New Year
Facebook co-founder and chief executive Mark Zuckerberg has deflected talk of going public for years but it looks like it is finally going to happen in 2012.
Jan 01, 2012 |
2.8 / 5 (4) |
3
Researchers freely share LCLS experiment data on public database
In 2009, when biophysicist Ilme Schlichting and her colleagues applied to use the X-ray laser at SLAC’s Linac Coherent Light Source, they added a radical idea to their proposal: They would make all the data they collected ...
Nov 29, 2011 |
not rated yet |
0
Online game aims to improve scientific peer review accuracy
Peer review of scientific research is an essential component of research publication, the awarding of grants, and academic promotion. Reviewers are often anonymous. However, a new study by researchers at the Johns Hopkins ...
Nov 09, 2011 |
not rated yet |
0
Maryland poll: Traditional media and internet more trusted than social media for research news
Most Maryland residents trust the health and medical research information provided by traditional media—newspapers (77%), television (71%), magazines (68%), radio (66%)—and the Internet (also 66%), according to ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
May 11, 2011 |
3 / 5 (1) |
0
Razing Seattle's viaduct doesn't guarantee nightmare commutes, model says
Debate about how to replace Seattle's deteriorating waterfront highway has centered on uncertainties in the project's price tag. Drilling a deep-bore tunnel and building an underground highway is estimated ...
Technology / Computer Sciences
May 10, 2011 |
2 / 5 (2) |
7
|
China set to outstrip US in science research output
China has shot to second place in the number of articles published in international science magazines and in a few years will take the top spot from the United States, according to a new report. ...
Mar 29, 2011 |
3.4 / 5 (5) |
0
Report: International collaboration between researchers results in greater recognition
U.S. researchers who collaborate with international scientists are more likely to have their work cited than peers who do not utilize overseas expertise, according to a new study released this week by Rice University's Baker ...
Mar 09, 2011 |
not rated yet |
0
States now fund majority of human embryonic stem cell research
States, not the federal government, now fund the majority of human embryonic stem cell research conducted in the United States, according to a recent study in the journal Nature Biotechnology. In addition, states varied ...
Dec 09, 2010 |
not rated yet |
0
New evidence of the power of open access
New findings settle one of the arguments about Open Access (OA) research publications: Are they more likely to be cited because they were made OA, or were they made OA because they were more likely to be cited?
Oct 18, 2010 |
4.4 / 5 (5) |
5
|
New study examines the economic returns of public access policies
Delivering timely, open, online access to the results of federally funded research in the United States will significantly increase the return on the public's investment in science, according to a new study by John Houghton ...
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
Aug 04, 2010 |
5 / 5 (1) |
0
