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Call for Proposals: Year of Open Science Culminating Conference
January 9th, 2024
The Center for Open Science (COS), in collaboration with NASA, is hosting a no-cost, online culminating conference on March 21 and 22, 2024, to showcase the outcomes,...
Tags: Open Science, Year of Open Science
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Unveiling NASA's Open Science 101: Your Pathway to Open Science Excellence
December 7th, 2023
NASA has taken a giant leap in fostering openness, collaboration, and inclusivity in the scientific community. The space agency has recently launched its groundbreaking Open...
Tags: Open Science, NASA, Training
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Advancing Evidence-Driven Policy: North Carolina's Commitment to Open Science with OSF Registries
November 20th, 2023
As policymaking evolves, constructing a strong evidence foundation for decision-making in state government is more crucial than ever. While the logic of "if you build it, they...
Tags: Preregistration, Open Science, OSF Registries
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Year of Open Science Culminating Conference: Shaping the Future of Open Research
November 16th, 2023
To culminate the 2023 Year of Open Science (YOS), the Center for Open Science (COS), in collaboration with NASA, is set to host a virtual conference on March 21 and 22, 2024. This...
Tags: Open Science, Year of Open Science
The Reforms Are Working: Evidence That the Credibility of Social-Behavioral Sciences Can Be Improved
November 9th, 2023
Update: The paper mentioned in this blog has since been retracted. Read the authors' summary response. The landscape of social-behavioral sciences, particularly psychology,...
Tags: Replication, Reproducibility, Research, Research Best Practices, Open Science, Replicability
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Member Spotlight: Erasmus University Rotterdam Elevates Research Transparency and Collaboration
October 26th, 2023
Promoting open practices within research communities is crucial for advancing scientific knowledge and efficiently disseminating research findings. Among academic institutions...
Tags: Research, Open Science, OSF Institutions, Member Spotlight
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Celebrating International Open Access Week with Open Science
October 25th, 2023
The open science movement is important in the ever-evolving landscape of research and science, promoting innovation, transparency, and inclusivity. As the Center for Open Science...
Tags: Open Science, Open Access
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Member Spotlight: SocArXiv Advances Open Scholarship Practices in the Social Sciences
October 11th, 2023
Preprints have gained wide acceptance as a means of sharing research findings faster and more openly compared with the standard publishing model. Since its adoption of OSF...
Tags: OSF Preprints, Research, Open Science, Member Spotlight
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Shape the Future of Open Science
October 10th, 2023
Policies that recognize, reward, or require open science practices are an integral part of reforming research culture. These practices promise to make the entire research...
Tags: Open Science, Year of Open Science
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The Ongoing Transformation Podcast Features the Evolution of Open Science
September 28th, 2023
This week, The Ongoing Transformation podcast from Issues in Science and Technology showcased the Center for Open Science (COS), featuring an insightful conversation with...
Tags: OSF, Open Science, Podcast

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