Tag Archives: Sciences

[Perspective] Retrospective: Bernadine Healy (1944–2011)

Posted on September 30, 2011 by admin

The first woman to lead the U.S. Continue reading →

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[Perspective] Retrospective: Bernadine Healy (1944–2011)

Posted on September 30, 2011 by admin

The first woman to lead the U.S. Continue reading →

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[News & Analysis] China: Foreign Researchers Begin to Make Their Mark

Posted on July 8, 2011 by admin

Foreign researchers are hailing a pair of fellowship programs launched in 2009 to bring non-Chinese scientists to labs at the Chinese Academy of Sciences. Continue reading →

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[News & Analysis] Space Science: Chinese Academy Takes Space Under Its Wing

Posted on May 19, 2011 by admin

On 3 May, the Chinese Academy of Sciences announced that five space science missions were slated for launch in CAS’s decadal plan, which began this year, marking a turning point for Chinese space science. Continue reading →

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[News & Analysis] Space Science: Chinese Academy Takes Space Under Its Wing

Posted on May 19, 2011 by admin

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[Book Review] History of Science: The Inquisitive West

Posted on April 1, 2011 by admin

Offering a cultural perspective on Western dominance in the sciences, Huff emphasizes the importance of inquisitive impulses. Continue reading →

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[News & Analysis] 2011 Budget: China Bets Big on Small Grants, Large Facilities

Posted on March 10, 2011 by admin

The National Natural Sciences Foundation of China, the country’s main agency for funding competitive, peer-reviewed research grants, will get 12 billion yuan ($1.83 billion) in 2011—a 17% increase over 2010 and twice its budget just 2 years ago. Continue reading →

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Jumping into the New Space Race, Orbital Sciences Unveils Mini-Shuttle Spaceplane Design

Posted on December 16, 2010 by admin

It seems not everyone is content to let the legacy of the space shuttle fly away over yonder horizon. Continue reading →

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[News Focus] Uncertain Future for Academy’s Biology Experiment

Posted on November 19, 2010 by admin

Ask anyone familiar with the Russian Academy of Sciences how the organization can be reformed so that it funds the best researchers, rather than those with the best connections, and the discussion quickly turns to the efforts of Georgii Georgiev, who runs the academy’s Molecular and Cell Biology program. Continue reading →