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In scramble for science faculty jobs, timing is key
Parlaying a postdoc into one of a dwindling number of faculty positions takes hard work and sheer luck.
In scramble for science faculty jobs, timing is key
Parlaying a postdoc into one of a dwindling number of faculty positions takes hard work and sheer luck.
Rising star: Vanessa Bal traverses fine work-life balance
Parent, partner and professional — the need to fulfill all of these roles at once complicates Vanessa Bal’s life.
Rising star: Vanessa Bal traverses fine work-life balance
Parent, partner and professional — the need to fulfill all of these roles at once complicates Vanessa Bal’s life.
Specialized grants allow ex-scientists to restart careers
After an extended leave from a job, some scientists may struggle to reclaim their careers. A reentry grant can put them back in the game.
Specialized grants allow ex-scientists to restart careers
After an extended leave from a job, some scientists may struggle to reclaim their careers. A reentry grant can put them back in the game.
Academic couples see upsides to ‘two-body problem’
Researchers in a relationship may have trouble finding jobs in the same place, but some pairs see this as an opportunity.
Academic couples see upsides to ‘two-body problem’
Researchers in a relationship may have trouble finding jobs in the same place, but some pairs see this as an opportunity.
Questions for Yael Niv: How to fight sexism in science
Male scientists typically dominate speaker lineups at conferences. The skewed gender ratio stunts women’s careers — and progress in science.
Questions for Yael Niv: How to fight sexism in science
Male scientists typically dominate speaker lineups at conferences. The skewed gender ratio stunts women’s careers — and progress in science.
Beyond citations: Why scientists need to engage with public
Scientists should regularly relate their work to a broad audience, and universities should support these efforts.
Beyond citations: Why scientists need to engage with public
Scientists should regularly relate their work to a broad audience, and universities should support these efforts.
From the archives
Helen Tager-Flusberg: Decoding the language of autism
The language deficit in autism is complex and diverse. With a no-nonsense and thoughtful approach, Helen Tager-Flusberg has devoted her career to sorting it all out.
Helen Tager-Flusberg: Decoding the language of autism
The language deficit in autism is complex and diverse. With a no-nonsense and thoughtful approach, Helen Tager-Flusberg has devoted her career to sorting it all out.
Rising star: Brian O’Roak brings ‘A’ game to autism genetics
Brian O’Roak has helped to steer some of the largest, most complex studies of autism genetics to date.
Rising star: Brian O’Roak brings ‘A’ game to autism genetics
Brian O’Roak has helped to steer some of the largest, most complex studies of autism genetics to date.
How to build a better scientist
Budding scientists need career guidance from faculty mentors, not just technical handholding by graduate students, suggests a comprehensive review.
How to build a better scientist
Budding scientists need career guidance from faculty mentors, not just technical handholding by graduate students, suggests a comprehensive review.
Parents turn their skills to furthering autism research
Most parents educate themselves as much as possible when their child is diagnosed with a disorder. A handful of others — in many cases, mothers — have devoted their professional lives to research on autism-related disorders.
Parents turn their skills to furthering autism research
Most parents educate themselves as much as possible when their child is diagnosed with a disorder. A handful of others — in many cases, mothers — have devoted their professional lives to research on autism-related disorders.
How to undo stereotypes that hinder women in science
Late this summer, a paper from Yale University researchers led by Jo Handelsman delivered some sobering news: There is still a clear bias against female scientists. The findings confirm the impression of many women in science, at all career levels, who feel undervalued.
How to undo stereotypes that hinder women in science
Late this summer, a paper from Yale University researchers led by Jo Handelsman delivered some sobering news: There is still a clear bias against female scientists. The findings confirm the impression of many women in science, at all career levels, who feel undervalued.
Women researchers in autism face glass ceiling
Women scientists did much of the important early work in the field of autism, but they still struggle with lower salaries, more teaching responsibilities in their institutions and fewer opportunities to head up large, multi-center collaborations.
Women researchers in autism face glass ceiling
Women scientists did much of the important early work in the field of autism, but they still struggle with lower salaries, more teaching responsibilities in their institutions and fewer opportunities to head up large, multi-center collaborations.
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Beyond Newtonian causation in neuroscience: Embracing complex causality
The traditional mechanistic framework must give way to a richer understanding of how brains actually generate behavior over time.
Beyond Newtonian causation in neuroscience: Embracing complex causality
The traditional mechanistic framework must give way to a richer understanding of how brains actually generate behavior over time.
Robots marry natural neuroscience, experimental control to probe animal interactions
Faux fish and birds are helping researchers decipher some of the rules that govern schooling and squawking, among other social behaviors.
Robots marry natural neuroscience, experimental control to probe animal interactions
Faux fish and birds are helping researchers decipher some of the rules that govern schooling and squawking, among other social behaviors.
Long-read sequencing unearths overlooked autism-linked variants
Strips that are thousands of base pairs in length offer better resolution of structural variants and tandem repeats, according to two independent preprints.
Long-read sequencing unearths overlooked autism-linked variants
Strips that are thousands of base pairs in length offer better resolution of structural variants and tandem repeats, according to two independent preprints.