 SPARC applauds Senate Committee action on public access legislation |
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The Senate Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs Committee (HSGAC) has passed S. 779, the Fair Access to Science and Technology Research (FASTR) Act, unanimously by voice vote and moved it to the full Senate for consideration. This marks the first time the Senate has acted on a government-wide policy ensuring public access to the results of publicly funded research, and is an important step towards codifying the progress made by the 2013 White House OSTP Directive. More Search for more news in this Category |
 Springer and Tsinghua University Press present the second Nano Research Award |
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Paul Alivisatos, Director of the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and the University of California (UC) Berkeley’s Samsung Distinguished Professor of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, has received the second Tsinghua University Press – Springer Nano Research Award. The Tsinghua University Press – Springer Nano Research Award, established by Nano Research along with Tsinghua University and Springer in 2013, is awarded for outstanding contributions to nano research by an individual scientist. More Search for more news in this Category |
 Pensoft journals, MycoKeys and Nature Conservation, indexed by Scopus |
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Academic publishing company Pensoft has announced that two of its open access journals – MycoKeys and Nature Conservation – are now accepted for indexing by one of the largest abstract and citation databases of peer-reviewed literature Scopus. By joining the vast Scopus family of reputed peer-reviewed literature, the journals are set to be honoured with additional credibility on the academic stage. More Search for more news in this Category |
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HealthStream unveils Compensation Planner app for healthcare organisations |
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Healthcare solutions provider HealthStream has announced the launch of the HealthStream Compensation PlannerTM, a full-featured, SaaS-based application for compensation management in healthcare organisations. With the Compensation Planner’s flexible and easy-to-customise design, healthcare organisations can automate time-consuming workflows, eliminate spreadsheets, make the best possible recommendations for salary increases and incentive awards, and simplify budget definition and approval processes-all through an application with the highest levels of accuracy and security. More Search for more news in this Category |
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Sixth edition of The EMBO Meeting scheduled for September 5-8, 2015 |
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The sixth edition of The EMBO Meeting will be held in Birmingham in the United Kingdom from September 5-8, 2015. The EMBO Meeting brings together an outstanding lineup of speakers in one of the largest annual events for the life science community in Europe. It is the perfect opportunity to hear about the latest science from researchers in different scientific disciplines and from speakers from many countries around the world. More Search for more news in this Category |
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