Becker Blog
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November 2025 Scholarly Communications Round-up
Learn more about an upcoming NIH Biosketch and SciENcv session, waivers or discounts for Article Processing Charges for Elsevier journals, and the 2025 Highly Cited Researchers List. NIH Biosketch and NCBI SciENcv Join us for an upcoming Zoom session: NIH Biosketch and NCBI SciENcv, on November 21, 2025, 11 am to Noon. Are you preparing [Read more]
Retirement Announcement for Paul Schoening, Director of Becker Library
After 34 years – 26 of those as the director of Becker Library – I have decided to step away from Washington University. My last official day will be Friday, January 2. From my start as a research associate in medical informatics to building the medical school’s central IT organization and ultimately overseeing the Becker Medical Library, [Read more]
Preview the NIH Common Forms in SciENcv
In preparation for the upcoming change to the Common Forms, the NIH announced a Preview of NIH Common Forms for Biographical Sketch and Current and Pending (Other) Support. Preview versions of the forms are now available in SciENcv, a tool from the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI). The preview forms cannot be used for [Read more]