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Mashup Score: 0The Academic Bait-And-Switch: Do Professors Make Good Administrators? — The James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal - 3 year(s) ago
Academics sometimes have a bit of an unfortunate reputation of being big picture thinkers, with our heads in the clouds (or ivory tower) and disconnected from the realities of everyday life. As a PhD student pursuing a career in academia, I’ve certainly had my fair share of experiences starting a research project, then getting excited … Continue reading “The Academic Bait-And-Switch: Do…
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Mashup Score: 8The Intellectual and Moral Decline in Academic Research — The James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal - 5 year(s) ago
For most of the past century, the United States was the pre-eminent nation in science and technology. The evidence for that is beyond dispute: Since 1901, American researchers have won more Nobel prizes in medicine, chemistry, and physics than any other nation. Given our history of discovery, innovation, and success, it is not surprising that … Continue reading “The Intellectual and Moral Decline…
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"The Intellectual and Moral Decline in Academic Research" https://t.co/o0lNaYFnGQ via @RetractionWatch "...training in 'science' is now tantamount to grant-writing and learning how to obtain funding." Has pressure to commercialize, publish & translate ruined research? https://t.co/I8QLQxyRSc
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Mashup Score: 2The Intellectual and Moral Decline in Academic Research — The James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal - 5 year(s) ago
For most of the past century, the United States was the pre-eminent nation in science and technology. The evidence for that is beyond dispute: Since 1901, American researchers have won more Nobel prizes in medicine, chemistry, and physics than any other nation. Given our history of discovery, innovation, and success, it is not surprising that … Continue reading “The Intellectual and Moral Decline…
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The Intellectual and Moral Decline in Academic Research - retractions have markedly increased!!!! https://t.co/PY1Io33Cn2
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Mashup Score: 45The Intellectual and Moral Decline in Academic Research — The James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal - 5 year(s) ago
For most of the past century, the United States was the pre-eminent nation in science and technology. The evidence for that is beyond dispute: Since 1901, American researchers have won more Nobel prizes in medicine, chemistry, and physics than any other nation. Given our history of discovery, innovation, and success, it is not surprising that … Continue reading “The Intellectual and Moral Decline…
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RT @zoeharcombe: A very interesting article from an academic on the fraud in academia. https://t.co/dShbIc5xp3 Dr Edward Archer has done m…
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Mashup Score: 2The High Price of Faculty and Administrative Salaries in the UNC System — The James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal - 5 year(s) ago
The dominance of university administrators is here to stay. Faculty will have to adjust to the shifting power dynamics on campus, as will students, their parents, and alumni.
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RT @MagSugg: The High Price of Faculty and Administrative Salaries in the UNC System https://t.co/I8GPt77VQf via @AcademicRenewal
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Mashup Score: 5The Mess That Is Science Publishing — The James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal - 5 year(s) ago
Researchers have been grumbling about the state of scientific publishing for years. Now, rumor has it that the Trump administration (yes, those science-haters!) may be trying to fix at least one problem: access to reports of government-funded research. The rumored proposal will require free, immediate access to all reports of government-funded scientific research. The rumor … Continue reading…
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"The Mess That Is Science Publishing" https://t.co/vDbVOPBPZD via @RetractionWatch @KimmelmanJ @ivanoransky An under-explored issue: "external research grants, which provide funds to pay for publication" helped create the pay-to-publish economy. Public funds driving industry...
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Mashup Score: 9It's Time to Abolish Letters of Recommendation — The James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal - 5 year(s) ago
The best thing would be simply to abolish letters of recommendation and evaluate students on things like GPA, standardized tests, and writing samples.
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Spot on! Abolish letter of recommendation https://t.co/zOvJGcdSif
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A general article, but I think relevant to the crisis we face in nephrology https://t.co/quLTiuK9lJ