AAAS meet discusses ethics of scientific publishing - February 19, 2008
The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) recently conducted a meeting which discussed the ethics of scientific publishing. Diane Scott-Lichter of the Council of Science Editors and Michael Zigmond, Editor-in-Chief of Progress in Neuroscience, raised issues such as plagiarism, fabricated data, undeserved authorship and… Read More
Reed Elsevier may cut down more than 1,000 jobs - February 19, 2008
Publisher Reed Elsevier, Netherlands, is reportedly drawing up plans to cut down over 1,000 jobs as part of the company's ongoing cost-cutting programme. It is understood that the company, which owns the medical journal, The Lancet, is planning to cut the jobs over the next couple… Read More
Unilever, Transinsight extend collaboration - February 19, 2008
Consumer products company Unilever has announced that it will continue working with knowledge based search solutions provider Transinsight, Germany, towards a tailored solution from GoPubMed that meets Unilever Research's diverse scientific data mining requirements. Unilever has chosen Transinsight for corporate semantic searching.… Read More
CSHL Press’ new anatomical atlas for biologists working with model worm C. elegans - February 19, 2008
Laboratory manuals publisher Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press (CSHL Press), US, has published a new anatomical atlas to meet the demands of biologists who work with the model worm C. elegans in the laboratory. The new atlas is claimed to be the most detailed and comprehensive… Read More
Wolters Kluwer announces new appointments for North American Shared Services - February 19, 2008
Information services and publishing company Wolters Kluwer, Netherlands, has announced the appointments of Tom Lesica as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Michael Pilnick as Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) for the Wolters Kluwer North America Shared Services (NASS) organisation. NASS provides a range of product… Read More
Merck, AAAS announce 2008 Outstanding Undergraduate Research Programs - February 19, 2008
Fourteen colleges and universities have been selected for awards from the Merck/AAAS Undergraduate Science Research Program. Sponsored by the Merck Institute for Science Education (MISE) and the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the programme awards provide up to $60,000, paid over three years, for use by the… Read More
