The Agenda

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GRANT ME GRANTS » In "Click To Submit", we present tips for how to submit grants electronically. For some in-person advice, enroll in one of eight two-day grant writing courses offered in April by Grant Writing USA. Courses will take place across the country, including Orlando, Los Angeles, Minneapolis, and Hackensack, NJ. For more, visit: http://grantwritingusa.com/events.html

PEER REVIEWED » Interested in the NIH's ongoing review of how it reviews grant applications? The agency's Peer Review Advisory Committee meets again on April 30. Current proposals to change the agency's review system including shortening applications, establishing a "not recommended for resubmission" category (so applicants don't waste time with fruitless revisions), and create incentives for scientists to serve as peer reviewers. For more information, visit: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/peer/prac/index.htm. To review the entire list of recommendations, go to: http://tinyurl.com/yugjnu

LEOPOLD'S LEGACY » April 21st marks the 60th anniversary of the death of Aldo Leopold, one of the pioneers of wildlife management. Tune in to our Web site (http://www.the-scientist.com) on April 18 for a tribute to his seminal work, A Sand County Almanac.

BONK, DEBUNKED? » Can a person think herself to orgasm? Can a dead man get an erection? Mary Roach, author of the best-seller Stiff, explores these and other questions in Bonk: The curious coupling of science and sex, released this month by Norton.