Talk about commitment: João Miguel Alves-Nunes stepped on deadly jararacas more than 40,000 times to figure out when the vipers are most likely to bite. That story and more of the best from Science Magazine and science in today's #ScienceAdviser : science.org/content/articl…

“Very long overdue.”

My latest story—about the long-running effort to add questions about sexual orientation and gender identity to NSF's workforce surveys. #LGBTQinSTEM Science Careers

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Postdocs at the National Institutes of Health will now be paid at least $61,008, an increase of $4500 over their current minimum salary level—though still below the advisory group’s recommendation of $70,000. Science Careers scim.ag/6Ia

After call for raises, NIH boosts pay for early career scientists—but falls short of advisory group's recommended $70,000 postdoc salary.

My latest for ScienceInsider.

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“Innovation in caregiving support is desperately needed.”

The National Academies released a report yesterday calling for universities to do more to help caregivers in STEMM. #AcademicChatter #ScienceTwitter #womeninSTEM

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New study sheds light on bias in news coverage of scientific papers.

My latest for Science Careers

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The number of U.S. citizens and permanent residents working as #postdocs in the U.S. fell sharply in 2022. The new data underscore concerns that an increasing number of early career scientists are flocking to industry.

My latest for Science Careers.
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'The capacity to purchase citations in bulk is a new and worrying development.'

My latest story—about a research team that went 'undercover' to buy citations for a fictional scientist.
Science Magazine #AcademicChatter

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'Research is messy. … Trying to protect students from that reality does them a disservice.' scim.ag/5Gn

'I know I’m not alone in my struggle with mental health in academia.' #ScienceWorkingLife scim.ag/5BP

'I encourage scientists … to reduce the environmental impact of their own research.'

In this week's #ScienceWorkingLife , #PhD student Maj describes how she helped form a group dedicated to pushing for “greener” ways to operate. scim.ag/5Bb

#NextGenSci asked young scientists: What traditional career expectation have you come across that seems outdated, counterproductive, or exclusionary? How should that expectation be adjusted?

Here's what they answered: scim.ag/5rp

'I felt humiliated. … Why had I not been more vigilant?'

In this #ScienceWorkingLife , a retired researcher recounts when a postdoc in their lab committed fraud—and how they had to face their own culpability. scim.ag/5qA