2026's @science.org Top Employers: From AI to I do AI is a bigger consideration for job seekers this year, but some things don't change: scientists want to work where science and people are prized. Discover this year’s rankings: https://bit.ly/4sitlHL #SCTopEmployers

How I learned to speak up with confidence Even when she doesn’t have the answers, this professor can make meaningful contributions. #AcademicChatter https://bit.ly/4hUzqXl

For women academics, feeling devalued can be a fatal career blow Thousands shared their stories for a new study of faculty attrition. #AcademicChatter https://bit.ly/4B8nhFP

🚨 LAST CALL: Apply for the BioInnovation Institute & @science.org Prize for Innovation The Grand Prize winner will receive a cash prize of USD 25,000 & have their winning essay published in Science, in print & online. Apply by 1 November 2026: https://bit.ly/46Qq88u

How can nanoscale design overcome biological barriers in cancer treatment? 📅 Join the 2026 Westlake × @science.org Symposium #4: Nanoscale Therapeutics on Oct. 22 at 8:00 AM ET. Register: https://bit.ly/4yQnFau #Nanomedicine #CancerImmunotherapy

⁉️ How to get what you need from your #PhD or #postdoc supervisor We talked to researchers about how they built (and sometimes repaired) that relationship: prepping structured updates, being upfront about setbacks, and knowing when one supervisor just can't meet every need. https://bit.ly/4xB1WC1

Join the Westlake - @science.org Joint Online Symposium: Symposium #8: Drugging the Undruggable: RAS Inhibitor Discovery 📅 Wednesday, October 21, 2026 | 8-10 AM EDT 💻 Free virtual registration: https://bit.ly/4exPOe7 #KRAS #CancerResearch

I thought ‘I don’t know’ signaled scientific incompetence. Now, I know different When this researcher started a postdoc, he felt he was expected to present himself as knowledgeable. #PostdocLife https://bit.ly/4hqc9uN

🚨 LAST CHANCE: Apply for the BioInnovation Institute & @science.org Translational Medicine Prize for Innovations in Women’s Health The Grand Prize winner will be awarded a cash prize of USD 25,000 & have their winning essay published online in #STM. Apply by 1 November 2026: https://bit.ly/4rI2BzZ

Why I’m going back to academia Working at a research institute left this scientist wishing he could spend more time with students. @khazaei_hamid #AcademicChatter https://bit.ly/4k4Fiyu

For women academics, feeling devalued can be a fatal career blow Thousands shared their stories for a new study of faculty attrition. #AcademicChatter https://bit.ly/4B8nhFP

Trump administration proposes $100,000 fee for work authorization for international students The new rule would require schools to pay a large sum before a student can apply for a program called optional practical training. https://bit.ly/3U6jZCj

In 2025, scientists highlighted companies such as Insmed, Ionis Pharmaceuticals, and Incyte as the top biopharma employers. 👀 As 2026's @science.org Top Employers feature approaches, take a look at last year’s rankings: https://bit.ly/4hGMVZa #SCTopEmployers #BestWorkplaces #BioPharmaCareers

How can nanoscale design overcome biological barriers in cancer treatment? 📅 Join the 2026 Westlake × @science.org Symposium #4: Nanoscale Therapeutics on Oct. 22 at 8:00 AM ET. Register: https://bit.ly/4yQnFau #Nanomedicine #CancerImmunotherapy

@science.org Top Employers ranking returns soon! Last year, over 5,000 scientists voted for the best biopharma employers. Missed it? Catch up here: https://bit.ly/4je0T7A Soon, we’ll share the trends that defined science workplaces in 2026. 👉 Stay tuned for this year's list! #SCTopEmployers

Academic training took me away from my Indigenous homeland—but I found my way back “I’m fortunate that I can study a topic relevant to my tribe, my institution, and my degree, all at once,” this biology postdoc writes. #IndigenousPeoplesDay https://bit.ly/4dTboJI

The birth of neutrino astronomy nets Nobel Prize in Physics Francis Halzen honored for the IceCube Neutrino Observatory, which discovers ghostly particles from the distant universe and tracks their origins, Read the full article: https://bit.ly/476rhJd

Method for controlling brain cells with light wins Nobel Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann, and Georg Nagel honored for developing optogenetics. Read the full article: https://bit.ly/4rY7ghA

As a new assistant professor, I thought I needed to hide my family responsibilities “I do not need to disguise the demands of motherhood to prove I am a serious scientist,” this academic learned. #AcademicChatter https://bit.ly/4zlJ2QU

Nobel Prize honors researchers who showed how ‘handedness’ can emerge in chemistry Henri Kagan and Kenso Soai win award for reactions leading to mirror-image molecules. Read the full article: https://bit.ly/47a45ty

How mental health first aid skills are helping me through my postdoc “It’s important to develop a self-care plan,” this postdoc writes. #WorldMentalHealthDay https://bit.ly/46zggjl

How to nurture your mental health in science and academia amid challenging times Researchers at various career stages share their experiences. #WorldMentalHealthDay https://bit.ly/46ywsRX

Mental health in academia is too often a forgotten footnote. That needs to change A grad student's struggle with depression highlights the challenges that many face. #WorldMentalHealthDay https://bit.ly/4du1D4y

As a Ph.D. student with bipolar disorder, I’ve found strength in a perceived weakness “My mental health struggles have forced me to ... make space for emotion,” this researcher writes. #WorldMentalHealthDay https://bit.ly/4xFORqX

Congratulations to Francis Halzen, founder of the IceCube Neutrino Observatory, for receiving the Nobel Prize in physics. Halzen is recognised for his contributions to neutrino astrophysics, using the observatory at the South Pole that he proposed and led. ☄️🔭⚛️🧪 www.nobelprize.org/prizes/physi...

Nobel Prize in Physics 2026

The Nobel Prize in Physics 2026 was awarded to Francis Halzen “for decisive contributions to the IceCube Neutrino Observatory and the discovery of high-energy neutrinos of astrophysical origin.”

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The creators of a powerful way to control brain cells with light, which has clarified nerve circuits in healthy and diseased brains, have been honored with this year’s Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. Learn more: https://scim.ag/4dlInGs

This year’s #NobelPrize in Physics has been awarded to Francis Halzen of the University of Wisconsin-Madison for devising a new way to do astronomy. Learn more: https://scim.ag/4AIMM06

This year’s Nobel Prize in Chemistry honors Henri Kagan of the Université Paris-Sud and Kenso Soai of Tokyo University of Science for providing clues to how life’s one-handed chemistry might have emerged. Learn more: https://scim.ag/3Vobwe7

The Chen Institute & Science Prize for AI Accelerated Research is open for entries, recognizing researchers using AI to make breakthroughs in the physical or life sciences. Apply by 13 December 2026 for a chance to win up to $30,000: https://bit.ly/3VkAjiV

Major discoveries—including the role of DNA, the biological basis of psychology, and the human genome—missed out on the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. Learn more: https://scim.ag/4hW4mq5