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New Tax Bill Preserves Tax Savings for Graduate Students and Loan Borrowers
The US Congressional conference committee tasked with consolidating the House and Senate tax bills finalized the new tax plan, which will keep graduate student waivers and student loan interest payments tax-free.
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NIH Announces Policy Changes Regarding the Inclusion of Children, Women, and Minorities as Research Subjects
NIH has announced new and developing policies related to the individuals who participate as research subjects in studies funded by NIH
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APS Opposes Tax Changes That Would Hit Grad Students
Provisions in a massive tax bill currently being debated in the US Congress will have significant negative economic impacts on graduate students.
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National Academies Report Calls for Increased Behavioral Research Within the Weather Enterprise
A new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine concludes that many behavioral and social science factors are at play in the weather enterprise.
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The National Registry of Evidence-based Programs and Practices (NREPP) Seeks Quality of Research Reviewers
The National Registry of Evidence-based Programs and Practices (NREPP) is recruiting candidates to become certified reviewers tasked with rating the methodological quality and effectiveness of program evaluations. Funded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health
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“Puerto Rico Is Strong”: Outreach Campaign to Help Scientific Community in the Caribbean
Following a series of devastating hurricanes in the region, Washington University in St. Louis (WU) and Ciencia Puerto Rico (CienciaPR), a local nonprofit organization promoting the advancement of science, are leading an outreach campaign to
