Medical school education has traditionally thrived on exposure to basic and clinical research, but as programs shift their focus to practitioner-based training, medical leaders in Philadelphia now ...

The basic researcher is driven by curiosity and a desire to explore unknown territory. Basic research includes theoretical research and early-stage investigations in the laboratory or field. A ...

As the federal administration has moved to slash public funding for research and education at all levels, and as the government now enters into what could be a prolonged shutdown, many researchers are ...

Universities evolve slowly, typically on century-long time scales, but they are changing again, and a new role is emerging—that of innovation engines. This is a desirable and much-needed ...

Last fall, a year after the anthrax attacks sounded a bioterrorism alarm, Anthony S. Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, promised that he would strive to ...

Not everyone realizes it, but university and college professors do more than just teach. Our job descriptions also require us to “engage in scholarship” (or “conduct research”), and engage in “service ...

The UAB Alzheimer's Disease Research Center (ADRC), like all NIA-designated ADRCs, includes a Research Education Component (REC) that sponsors research educational activities to support a multifaceted ...

A PANEL discussion at Leave a Nest’s fourth anniversary celebration discussed “How research based education can shape the future of the Philippines.” The panel includes (from left) Dr. Yevgeny Aster ...