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In scientific fields, graduate school debt is higher for minorities than it is for whites.

Janet Davison Rowley, 88, was just awarded the Albany prize for work she did at home while her children were at school.

While there are signs that the gender gap in science is closing, more needs to be done at policy level.

With her border collie's help, a young scientist studies an endangered turtle and works to improve education in a Guatemalan village.

After the blush of first love is gone, Rachel Ruhlen digs deep to find passion for her work.

Underrepresented minorities increase their share of faculty posts at 2-year colleges, while Asians rise at 4-year institutions and in industry.

Computer science veteran Ed Lazowska argues that his field is poised to dominate careers in the sciences.

A new Web site features grandmothers in science and related fields.

A BLS analysis suggests that most of the growth in science careers over the next decade or so will be in computer science.

Women may be underrepresented in science because they're better than men at other things.
 

Investigations by The Guardian newspaper uncover disparities in the rates at which whites and minorities are admitted to competitive programs at Cambridge and Oxford universities.
 

A recent NSF report finds that efforts to improve the representation of women, minorities, and people with disabilities in science and engineering are slow going.

Achieving independence as a researcher is a balancing act, requiring planning, on-the-job training, and diplomacy.

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

A protégé pays tribute to the humanity and resilience of immunologist Alan Houghton.

The best and most popular stories of 2012, as chosen by readers and editors.

Research shows that large admissions preferences stymie studies in science and technical subjects.

Paternity leave helps fathers and mothers advance their careers; too bad it's not more common.

Cultural differences in approaches to ethical issues create challenges for scientists working internationally.

An NIH program readies teaching-focused postdocs—especially minorities—for lab-and-classroom jobs.