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Research
U.S. suicides are on the rise but funding, research lags
Jun 18, 2018
As people mourn the recent deaths of Anthony Bourdain and Kate Spade, researchers say the growing public health crisis deserves more attention.
Deadly disease research labs are so busy, they're turning away work
by
Paul Flahive
Dec 28, 2017
A number of deadly disease research labs in the U.S. are considering expanding as strained capacity has led them to turn away work.
A university lab gives members of the public a chance to control a swarm of robots
Dec 25, 2017
The Robotarium, a lab at Georgia Tech, allows users to control a swarm of miniature robots remotely, opening up the field to researchers and low-incomes students alike.
A scientist worries about a climate "hostile to science and the truth"
by
Maria Hollenhorst
and Robert Garrova
Jul 25, 2017
Government funding has been pretty reliable — up until now, the Los Alamos National Laboratory researcher says.
Alexandra Elbakyan's Sci-Hub is 'hacktivism on a grand scale'
by
Molly Wood
Apr 28, 2017
Should we be able to access academic articles without paywalls?
MIT's Bengt Holmstrom and Harvard's Oliver Hart win Nobel prize in economics
Oct 10, 2016
The two were awarded for their work on contract theory.
Basic research, over decades, is Zuckerberg's goal
by
Gigi Douban
Sep 22, 2016
Facebook founder and his physician wife have a charitable venture built for the long haul.
For public good, not for profit.
FTC sues academic publisher for deceptive practices
by
Amy Scott
Aug 30, 2016
Lawsuit say OMICS Group, Inc. failed to disclose steep publishing fees.
Health economists diagnose the Affordable Care Act
Jun 13, 2016
The American Society of Health Economists begins its biennial conference this week. It's like Woodstock — for health geeks.
Our most immutable material
by
Molly Wood
Mar 16, 2016
23andMe’s Kate Black on protecting genetic data.