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Issues and Perspectives

'Worrisome Trends' for Chemistry Postdocs

Are chemists hurting their earnings potential and endangering their chances for future success by staying too long in postdoc positions?

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Immigration Reform

Some "Very Strong Words" on the Senate Immigration Bill

Norman Matloff says that passing the Senate's immigration reform bill would be a "historical watershed event," and not in a good way.

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Forging the Way for Other Minority Scientists

A desire to prove to disadvantaged students that they, too, could be successful carried Knatokie Ford through her graduate program at Harvard.

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Opening Up Peer Review

Content Collection: Interactive Peer Review

More open methods of peer review offer advantages and disadvantages for both authors and reviewers.

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Immigration Reform

Voices Loud and Soft

In the debate over immigration reform, some voices speak louder than others.

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You Can't Judge a Scientist Using Journal Impact Factors

An open letter calls for funding agencies and hiring institutions to evaluate scientists by their research and not what journals they publish in.

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Careers in Fast-Forward, Part 2

Institutional fellowships offer recent Ph.D.s the chance to leap right into running their own labs.

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Lab Safety

Suit Brought for Wrongful Death of Lab Worker

The family of Richard Din is suing San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center for failing to adequately enforce infectious-agent safety protocols.

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Lab Safety

Four 'Not Guilty' Pleas Entered for Patrick Harran

The UCLA chemistry professor will be tried on four felony counts related to the death of lab assistant Sheri Sangji in a laboratory fire.

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NIH Details Impact of Sequestration Cuts

NIH has released its sequestration operating plan for 2013, ScienceInsider reports.

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'Worrisome Trends' for Chemistry Postdocs

Some "Very Strong Words" on the Senate Immigration Bill

Forging the Way for Other Minority Scientists

Content Collection: Interactive Peer Review

Voices Loud and Soft

You Can't Judge a Scientist Using Journal Impact Factors

Careers in Fast-Forward, Part 2

Suit Brought for Wrongful Death of Lab Worker

Four 'Not Guilty' Pleas Entered for Patrick Harran

NIH Details Impact of Sequestration Cuts

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