Terry McGlynn

28
Mar

Startup needs for researchers in teaching schools

When I started my current job, most of those who dropped by my office to say “Greetings,” first stopped short
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27
Mar

How tinkering can work as a research program

This is the fourth and final post in a series, wherein I attempt to make the case that tinkering is
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26
Mar

Accessing the articles you need (or not)

We’re on the dawn of a new age with open publishing in science, yadda yadda, hubledydoo. In the meantime,
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25
Mar

Efficient teaching: after academic dishonesty happens

One of the most unsavory parts of the job is dealing with violations of academic integrity policies. This is an
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22
Mar

I got me the travelin’ blues

I imagine that when other scientists need to travel for research-related business, they file some paperwork, and then hop
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21
Mar

Lab meetings: the publication process

My lab meeting last week got totally derailed. In a good way. One of my students mentioned the manuscript that
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20
Mar

Tinkering around is the best way to do research

On my desktop sits a file, as a reminder. It’s the log of a Skype text chat dated 24
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19
Mar

It’s taxonomist appreciation day!

Have you reminded that special person in your life exactly what they mean to you? Research engines come up empty
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18
Mar

How to figure out if you want to work at a teaching university

Do you want to know what it’s like to be a professor at a teaching campus?  The single best
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15
Mar

Online learning is the ghetto of higher education

People need to rethink the concept of the digital divide. In our society, the digital divide doesn’t separate those
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