Harold Varmus

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Generation Open: Sneak Peek Into Science’s Future At OpenCon 2014

Hilda Bastian | Scientific American | November 16, 2014

...Michael Carroll is a Professor of Law and one of the founders of the Creative Commons. He was welcoming over a hundred enthusiastic students, student organizers, and early career researchers yesterday to their first international gathering on open access, OpenCon 2014...

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PLOS Announces Accelerating Science Award Program

David Knutson | PLOS Blogs | May 1, 2013

PLOS today is launching the Accelerating Science Award Program (ASAP) that recognizes the use of scientific research, published through Open Access, which has led to innovations in any field that benefit society. Major sponsors include the Wellcome Trust and Google. Read More »

PLOS' ASAP Program Recognizes Pioneers Who Have Used Open Access Research To Benefit Society

Press Release | The Public Library of Science (PLOS) | May 2, 2013

PLOS, the Public Library of Science, today is launching the Accelerating Science Award Program (ASAP) that recognizes the use of scientific research, published through Open Access, which has led to innovations in any field that benefit society. Major sponsors include the Wellcome Trust and Google. Read More »

Redefining Impact Through Open Access

Staff Writer | The World Bank | October 18, 2013

In the 18 months since the World Bank announced its Open Access Policy with the launch of the Open Knowledge Repository, a transformation has taken place in the way the Bank’s published knowledge reaches the public. The frequency and volume of content being accessed doubled from one million downloads in the first year to two million in the subsequent six months. But measuring the impact goes beyond counting downloads and visits. Read More »

Steal This Research Paper! (You Already Paid for It.)

Michael Mechanic | Mother Jones | September 1, 2013

Before Aaron Swartz became the open-access movement's first martyr, Michael Eisen was blowing up the lucrative scientific publishing industry from within. Read More »

Sunday Shutdown Reader: Harold Varmus On Self-Destruction In The Sciences

James Fallows | Atlantic | October 13, 2013

"Now that the shutdown is nearing the end of its second week, further consequences are coming into view ..." Read More »

The Joy of Mentoring

By John D. Halamka, MD | September 7, 2016

Since 2016 is the 20th year I’ve served as CIO, I’ve given a great deal of thought to the various careers I’ve had and the roadmap for the 20 next years of my working life. In my late teens and 20s I was an entreprenuer running a 35 person software company while doing my medical and graduate school training. I was also a winemaker, home builder and engineer. In my early 30’s I was an Emergency physician, software coder, and data analyst. In my mid 30’s as a CIO, I focused on architecture, high reliability computing, and centralization of IT service delivery. In my early 40’s, I focused on disaster recovery, interoperability, and educational technologies..