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APS Science Policy Update
July 10, 2006
In this issue:
- JCI Editorial on Scientific 'Misbehavior'
- NIH in the News
- FASEB Washington Update
JCI Editorial on Scientific ‘Misbehavior’
The July editorial in the Journal of Clinical
Investigation focuses on infractions commonly seen in scientific
publishing.
http://www.jci.org/cgi/content/full/116/7/1740
NIH in the News
With an uphill battle to win an increase for the NIH budget in FY 2007, there has been an increase in press coverage. The following articles highlight the potential impact of flattening the NIH budget.
Scientists say goodbye to next generation of
researchers as funding drops (in The Seattle Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/
2003115003_researchdeficit090.html
Setbacks for medical research (in the Boston Globe)
http://www.boston.com/news/globe/editorial_opinion/oped/
articles/2006/07/05/setbacks_for_medical_research/
End of a Golden Era (from Inside Higher Ed)
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2006/07/05/nih
To read a recent interview with Dr. Zerhouni that
appears in Chemical and Engineering News, see:
http://pubs.acs.org/cen/coverstory/84/8427zerhouni.html?print
FASEB Washington Update
To read FASEB’s most recent Washington Update, go
to:
http://opa.faseb.org/pages/washingtonupdate/July706/page1.htm