Across scientific disciplines, psychology being no exception, a distinction is often made between basic and applied research. Basic research, as this distinction goes, is ivory-tower research, with no ...

While translational research can happen at any stage of the research process, a recent investigation of behavioral and social science research awards granted by the NIH between 2008 and 2014 revealed ...

Matt Valle, left, of the C.M. Rick Tomato Genetics Resource Center, plants seeds with greenhouse manager Eric Haddix in a UC Davis greenhouse. (UC Davis photo) While we’re enjoying the last days of ...

A new study from Bentley University’s Center for Integration of Science and Industry demonstrates that the National Institutes of Health (NIH) spent $950 million on basic or applied research ...

As the federal administration has moved to slash public funding for research and education at all levels, and as the government now enters into what could be a prolonged shutdown, many researchers are ...

Applied statistics is the discipline that transforms real‐world data into actionable information through a variety of rigorous methodologies, ranging from classical techniques such as regression, ...

The basic researcher is driven by curiosity and a desire to explore unknown territory. Basic research includes theoretical research and early-stage investigations in the laboratory or field. A ...

The minor in social research methods and applied statistics teaches you to use qualitative and quantitative research methods to answer social questions. Designed for students in the College of Liberal ...

Minerva, Vol. 50, No. 3, Special Anniversary Issue: Minerva - 50 Years Reflecting on Science in Society (September 2012), pp. 339-361 (23 pages) The use of the phrase "basic research" as a term used ...