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Science : 2015May14Thursday

University of Oxford receives backing for £300m science venture - Financial Times

Science is often flawed. It's time we embraced that. - Vox

Science careers: doomed at the outset - The Guardian

The New Science of How To Quit Smoking - TIME

The Role Of Science In A Push For Animal Liberation - NPR

Research management: Priorities for science in India - Nature.com

Chip Kelly continues to add to sports science staff - NBCSports.com

Four Pittsburgh-area students take part in International Science and ... - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Aquarium introduces students to science of the Northland - Duluth News Tribune

Rats forsake chocolate to save a drowning companion - Science Now

Space Science : 2015May14Thursday

NASA Releases New Pictures of Ceres - Science Times

Crew Change Delayed on the International Space Station - Science Times

Singer Sarah Brightman calls off tourist flight to International Space Station - The Guardian

Giant Asteroid to Pass Close to the Earth - Science Times

The Great 'Beyond': Contemplating Life, Sex And Elevators In Space - NPR

New Horizons Captures First Glimpse at Pluto's Faintest Moons - Science Times

From the Surface of Jupiter's Moon—Europa Reveals Icy Glass - Science Times

The Mad Plan to Clean Up Space Junk With a Laser Cannon - Wired

NASA Says Humans Will Land on Mars in 2030s - Science Times

Bill Nye wants your help exploring space - CNNMoney

Life Science : 2015May14Thursday

Here's why Google Ventures invests so much money in life-science companies - Business Insider

Are India's life sciences startups turning a corner? - Economic Times

Andrew Conrad - Google Life Sciences - FierceBiotech

CNA Launches Admitted Product Liability Policy for Life Sciences - Insurance Journal

George Freeman re-appointed as UK life science minister - PMLiVE

MPM Capital closes $400M round to invest in early-stage life science firms - Boston Business Journal (blog)

Fall River's Resiliency Middle School awarded $48K life sciences grant - Wicked Local Fall River

Inside the upcoming life sciences newsroom from Boston Globe Media - Poynter.org

2014 a record year for life science investments - The Times of Israel

Quertle introduces new search engine for biomedical, life science and ... - News-Medical.net

Physical Science: 2015May14Thursday

Portage High School Physical Science Class Learns about Electricity - PortageLife

Vestavia Hills science teacher awarded Alabama Teacher of the Year - Birmingham Business Journal

Senior Editor, Physical Sciences - Publishers Lunch Deluxe (subscription)

San Bernardino Valley College science building evacuated due to hazardous ... - San Bernardino County Sun

Scientists 'see' thunder for first time - Science News for Students

$474M Fund Will Support Oxford University Spinouts - TechCrunch

Depression afflicts almost half of STEM graduate students at UC Berkeley - ScienceCareers.org

What an OTT Future Means for Brands - blogs.hbr.org (blog)

Harris-Stowe closer to adding graduate programs - St. Louis American

Honors students' research recognized at national science conference - Arizona State University

Social Science: 2015May14Thursday

IPCC: calling social scientists of all kinds - Nature.com

French economist Esther Duflo wins Spanish Princess of Asturias prize for work ... - The Republic

Cracking Open the Social Sciences: Leamer and Rosenthal Strike Again - UC Berkeley (blog)

Social Science Proves Men Don't Want Housework to Be Done by Anybody - New York Magazine

Call for restructuring social sciences in Pakistan - The Nation

Claudine Gay named dean of social science - Harvard Gazette

Here's What the Social Science Says About Countering Violent Extremism - Huffington Post

House committee draws criticism again for proposed cuts to social sciences - Inside Higher Ed

In Search of Soul and Soulful Social Science - Huffington Post

Social science will come alive at festival - Leamington Courier

Earth Science: 2015May14Thursday

Climate Denialists In Congress Acting As NASA's Kryptonite - NPR

New crowdfunding campaign hopes to prevent asteroids from destroying Earth - SFGate (blog)

Cutting NASA's earth science budget is short-sighted and a threat - Washington Post (blog)

'More experts are needed in earth sciences' - Hindustan Times

The GOP's War on Science Gets Worse - The New Yorker

NASA's Earth Science Supercomputer Balloons to 3.3 Petaflops - HPCwire

House Science Committee guts NASA Earth sciences budget - Ars Technica

Scientists: Earth Endangered by New Strain of Fact-Resistant Humans - The New Yorker (satire)

WINTER PROSAPIO: Earth science questions just won't let the risqué topic bee - Herald Zeitung

Hubble at 25: Space Telescope's Views Have Changed How We See Earth - Live Science