There are many ways to be a publicly engaged scientist
I want to talk about the Who and the How of public engagement.
We should be bringing science to the
Recommended reads #93
An argument for the funding of basic research makes it into the Wall Street Journal.
One way to teach critical
Summer research internships for professors
A lot of federal agencies want to enhance the research environment at primarily undergraduate institutions and minority-serving institutions. Not all
How many rejections should scientists aim for?
Earlier this year an article on aiming for 100 rejections a year in literature was being passed around. The main
NSF Graduate Fellowships and the path towards equity
When I visited the SACNAS conference some weeks ago, I spent most of my time in the exhibit hall, chatting
Recommended reads #92
Caring isn’t coddling: “While I’m not without gallows humor and can enjoy an ‘it’s in the syllabus’
Teaching in a time of professor watchlists
Teaching basic science is difficult when some folks deny the validity of science. Facts are facts, but there are powerful
On the shrinkage of polar ice caps
When I was a senior in college, I was in a seminar dedicated to a new book, written by a
Recommended reads #91
The post-election college paper grading rubric.
(I’ll save the other election stuff for the tail end.)
Counterproductive gripes about
Negotiate authorship before collecting data
Authorship disputes are not uncommon. Even when there are no actual disputes over who did what on a project, there
