Scientists Spend Nearly Half Their Time on Administrative Tasks, Survey Finds

If the reason given on Robert S. Decker's voice mail were always true, there wouldn't be a problem. "This is Bob and Marlene Decker. We're both doing experiments in the lab, so please leave a message."

But Mr. Decker, who runs a cardiology research laboratory with his wife, Marlene, at Northwestern University, is almost as likely to miss a call because he is filling out paperwork or in a meeting, as he is because he is examining cell cultures.

So Mr. Decker, a professor of

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