Science & Society
We summarize the week's scientific breakthroughs every Thursday.
- Science & Society
College trend: Cut-rate faculty
Among U.S. colleges and universities, tenure-track positions decreasingly represent the norm. “Adjuncts who teach part time are now about half of the professoriate,” according to a series of articles in the Oct. 23 Chronicle of Higher Education. Non-tenure-track faculty may be offered full-time slots and benefits, but with embarrassing paychecks.
- Science & Society
News of science: Choose wisely
As the 'news' industry evolves, consumers who value quality science journalism may need to become ever more discriminating.
- Chemistry
Concerns over bisphenol A continue to grow
Recent research finds that the hormone mimic may be more prevalent and more harmful than previously thought, highlighting why BPA is a growing worry for policy makers.
- Science & Society
Become a guinea pig
Three NIH researchers argue it should be considered a duty with a social mandate akin to voting.
- Computing
Asia: One reason America can’t afford to jettison good teachers
Asia appears to prize science and tech education far more than America does, and the result may be a waning of the West's economic and entrepreneurial dominance.
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- Tech
Stimulus: Substantial money for research infrastructure
Two agencies will share more than $1.25 billion to upgrade research equipment and facilities around the nation.
- Science & Society
AAAS: The New Masters of Science
A new master's degree program is emerging that is creating "a new type of scientist" and a new professional class.
- Science & Society
Kids’ gestures foretell better vocabularies
Toddlers who gesture more at age 14 months possess larger vocabularies when entering school, new research finds.
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