Across the landscape of American higher education, research has gradually established its
dominant role in faculty work since the end of WWII—a paradigm shift yet to be fully studied …

PhD-trained biomedical scientists are moving into an increasingly diverse variety of careers
within the sciences. However, graduate and postdoctoral training programs have historically …

Training in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) is a top priority for
driving economic growth and maintaining technological competitiveness. We propose that …

BEST: Implementing Career Development Activities for Biomedical Research Trainees
provides an instructional guide for institutions wanting to create, supplement or improve their …

As previous research has shown, increasing research productivity in postsecondary
institutions provides direct benefits to those institutions, departments, and individual faculty …

Background and purpose Preparing a successful research proposal is one of the most
complex skills required of professional scientists, yet this skill is rarely if ever, taught. A major …

This paper measures the impact of external R&D funding on the career trajectory and
research productivity of graduate students across the divisions of life sciences, math & …

This study investigated personal, contextual, and motivational factors that influence faculty
research productivity across disciplines. Participants were 781 faculty members in four …

Background Although formal participation in research is an integral and often mandatory
component of clinical training programs, resulting productivity is highly variable. The …