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At the AAAS Annual Meeting in Boston on Thursday, Mark Frankel, the Director of the Scientific Responsibility, Human Rights, and Law Program at AAAS, made a case for scientists to think more deeply about their social responsibilities.

At a session at the AAAS Annual Meeting, featured members of the ACS presidential committee on fixing graduate chemistry education, expounded on the report's recommendations.

NSF empowers graduate students with small awards to help them improve their graduate programs.

Scientists need to be thoughtful when communicating science to lay audiences.

A panel of workforce experts at the 2013 AAAS Annual Meeting urged NIH to be more aggressive in fixing biomedical workforce training.

Experts discussed how mentoring differs for minorities and how it can be tweaked to ensure that scientists don't hit a "mentoring glass ceiling."

Charged with perusing applications for an open scientist job, our columnist lowers his standards.

A wise skilled-immigration policy would consider the quality of international students in making visa decisions, three experts argue.

Our columnist continues to explore the craggy, often arbitrarily boldface landscape of the scientific resume.

Earlier this week, Chemical & Engineering News published an article offering advice to job seekers on how to increase their odds of finding employment in a tough job market.

India is pushing science forward with nationwide initiatives, offering new career opportunities for scientists around the world.

It may sound obvious, but when choosing a career path you need to think hard about what you like to do—and what you don't.

Figuring out what you know—and what you need to know—is essential in training for a science career.

By turning introspection into a structured exercise, myIDP allows science trainees to translate a vague source of anxiety into a working plan.

Who says scientists aren't great romantics?

One of the last sessions at the 2013 AAAS Annual Meeting looked at transformative research and the factors that facilitate it—or don't.

Melanie Lee credits hard work with her success in climbing the corporate ladder and shattering others' expectations of her.

After years of pointing out others' career mistakes, Dave Jensen highlights some of his own.

The state employment board count of cards confirms a majority, officially unionizing the nation's largest group of postdocs.

The University of California system is adjusting to the idea of life with a postdoc union, but not everyone is happy about the outcome.