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Invisible and undervalued: Navigating caregiving and careers in STEM
A National Academies of Science and Medicine report calls for federal, nationwide paid leave and provides best practices for implementing caregiver support policies.
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Meet the 2024 ASBMB Advocacy Training Program delegates
The program's sixth cohort will learn how to advocate for science funding and support this summer and will visit Capitol Hill in 2025.
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NPA task force releases report on postdoc policies
The National Postdoctoral Association recommends institutions act in eight priority areas to improve the trainee experience.
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ASBMB members advocate for basic science
In 65 meetings on Capitol Hill, scientists urged legislators to support budget increases for NIH, NSF and DOE.
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A call to action: Urge Congress to support scientific research
ASBMB members can write to policymakers to advocate for robust science funding in fiscal year 2025.
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ASBMB members head to Capitol Hill
They will encourage lawmakers to support essential R&D appropriations to keep the U.S. competitive and retain highly skilled talent.
Genetics studies have a diversity problem that researchers struggle to fix
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National Academies propose initiative to sequence all RNA molecules
Unlocking the epitranscriptome could transform health, medicine, agriculture, energy and national security.
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ATP delegates push for improved policies
This ASBMB program helps advocates gain skills to address issues that affect science and scientists.
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Advocacy workshops at Discover BMB 2024
Topics include running for office, becoming an advocate, and navigating the grant review process at the NIH.
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NIH’s advisory committee releases report on re-envisioning postdoc training
The working group developed six primary recommendations for the National Institutes of Health.
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When authoritative sources hold onto bad data
A legal scholar explains the need for government databases to retract information.
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Can science publishing be both open and equitable?
An updated memo from the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy has researchers, funders and publishers looking ahead
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