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A British scientist is going to prison for 3 months for falsifying data.

Canada is now moving toward high-skilled immigration based on employment, according to the newsmagazine Maclean’s.
 

In an essay in The Chronicle of Higher Education, Donny Wong shares some key insights into how to successfully make the transition from a grad school bench to a corporate office.

Well-informed students make better decisions about doctoral training and postdoctoral careers.

Pressure on scientists to produce impressive results that will bring in grants or renewals has never been greater.

A report issued this month by the American Association of University Professors concludes that academic researchers should have the authority to decide whether their proposed studies require review by an institutional review board. 

By admitting responsibility for the conditions that caused Sheri Sangji’s death, the University of California takes a step toward better lab safety.

The vast wealth of the oil-rich Arab states is creating opportunities for scientists who can stand the heat.

Another needless death at a university research facility points up the scandal of lax safety standards in academe.

Can young scientists publish without a mentor's support?

Recent reports from the National Academies see no break in the clouds over the scientific labor market.

Research suggests that many able women view careers in hard science as inimical to important values.

Research suggests that social structure, not personal ethics, determines the frequency of scientific misconduct.

Based in Alaska, a nonprofit research institute founded and run by a group of independent researchers has permitted decades of scientific work.

Scientists' strong propensity to pair up romantically, research shows, can either help or hurt their careers.

Research finds that scientists' career-related preferences are far wider than stereotypes suggest -- and that industry is likely to be an excellent choice for many.

A postdoc's new company wins one the 37 coveted first-round ARPA-E grants.

Two new initiatives seek to prepare postdocs for off-campus careers.

State OSHA investigations of a fatal fire at UCLA point to changes needed to make academic labs safer.

As science-funding agencies begin to dispense the huge stimulus appropriation, opinions about its ultimate impact on early-career scientists are mixed.