Research funders must club together to address grand challenges
“With the European Research Council grant scheme being dedicated to investigator-driven research, the current absence of ERC Synergy Grants from the funding schemes, and the Horizon 2020 Societal Challenges primarily focused on near-market applied …
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Farenthold's Challenges May Go Beyond Lawsuit
A Capitol Hill staffer's sexual harassment lawsuit against the office of U.S. Rep. Blake Farenthold, R-Corpus Christi, is not just a legal problem for the second-term congressman — it's shaping up to be a serious political problem as well. Lauren …
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Putin urges Russia's secret services to tackle 'modern challenges'
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin called on Saturday for improvement of Moscow's secret services to tackle "modern challenges and threats" amid his country's standoff with the West over the Ukrainian crisis. The call came in a letter …
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