News

04/01/2008 Gene quest begins anew, biotech pioneer says
Pace of health advances to be quickened, biotech audience told

04/01/2008 The Scientist - Best Places to Work 2008: Postdocs
In a tight funding environment, institutions must find creative ways to improve postdoc benefits and foster a thriving scientific atmosphere.

03/27/2008 New to Local Political Game, Bio and Tech Score Early Victory
Galvanized by a threat to their expansion in Sorrento Valley, a collaboration of local biotechnology and high-technology executives fought and won a battle against residential developers with the recent passage of San Diego's general plan for future growt

03/25/2008 Scripps plans to start new medical school
The Scripps Research Institute and Scripps Health are working to set up what they hope will be the nation's first medical school entirely geared to training physicians for dual careers in research and patient care.

03/13/2008 Panel Proposes Streamlining Math
American students' math achievement is "at a mediocre level" compared with that of their peers worldwide, according to a new report by a federal panel.

03/03/2008 In 2007, job market for chemists continued to improve and salary gains held at recent level of close to 5%
What happened to the employment situation and salaries of chemists during the 12 months ending March 1, 2007, was not spectacular. But it was positive.

03/03/2008 A Two-Track Course
Institutions of higher learning implement family-friendly practices to ease the tenure-track burden for female academics

03/02/2008 Salk exposes students to science
Sara Dozier is one of those success stories that people at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies love to talk about. The renowned research facility, where faculty members have won five Nobel Prizes, offers three programs to expose young people to scie

02/29/2008 Biotech confab coming to town
In 107 days, the Biotechnology Industry Organization will kick off its annual global gathering, this year at the San Diego Convention Center.

02/29/2008 Donations add muscle to bid for stem cell institute funds
More than $495 million in private donations has been pledged to research institutes and universities around California to supplement grants they are seeking from the state stem cell institute.