Top London colleges consider merger to form research giant

Top-Flight Research At Small Colleges Merits More Recognition, More Support

Last month, I had the pleasure of speaking at a Bethesda, Md., meeting of scientists, college administrators, funding agency officials, and others on a subject that has long been of paramount interest to me: the value of undergraduate research at small liberal arts colleges. The meeting was part of a twoday program cosponsored by the National Institutes of Health, the National Science Foundatio...

Research in Korean medical colleges.

Issues to consider when planning and conducting educational research.

This article is intended to provide students and clinicians aspiring to perform educational research with some background information pertaining to many of the issues inherent in performing research within this domain. It is not intended to provide a comprehensive review of the quantitative methods one might adopt, nor will it fully reflect all of the debate that currently exists within the edu...

Responsible animal-based research: three flags to consider.

Flagging experiments is one way to reduce the amount of nonhuman animal-based research. Experiments flagged for the following 3 characteristics are highly questionable: few or no citations received in the years following publication, thus having little or no influence on subsequent research; large numbers of animals used; and invasive procedures, such as injections or anesthesia and surgery, us...

Framing genomics, public health research and policy: points to consider.

Genetic information can be used to target interventions that improve health and prevent disease. Indeed, the results of population genomics research could be useful for public health and national pandemic plans. Yet, firm scientific evidence originating from such research and the indicators of the role of health determinants, gene-gene and gene-environment interaction remain to be assessed and ...