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08
Mar

What happens off campus stays off campus

I suspect that one’s research profile on campus has no relationship to what happens off campus in the research
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07
Mar

Efficient teaching: exam writing vs. exam grading

Grading sucks. I hate grading. I guess even the best job in the world has its downside. I hate grading
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06
Mar

About face

I’ve wholly changed the ‘about‘ for the site. You can learn more about me that way. I’m still
06
Mar

Making ideas or evaluating them? Climbing aboard theoretical bandwagons

It’s no mere coincidence that both Darwin and Wallace figured out natural selection at roughly the same time. The
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05
Mar

Undergraduate research offices: what makes one work well?

Many universities – of all conformations and sizes – have a special center or office dedicated to undergraduate research. It’s a
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04
Mar
We exist.

We exist.

The National Museum of the American Indian, Washington, DC, USA This is a manifesto about science research. The National Museum
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01
Mar

A formal model for undergraduate authorship

The standard guidelines for authorship rarely address undergraduate-specific issues. Earlier, there was some interesting discussion about what it takes to
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28
Feb

Ant Science: litter ants follow sunflecks

When something fresh does come out of my lab, I’ll share it. I also will share the process by
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27
Feb

Class duration and time for research

If you had total control, how would you block your teaching time? Would you want classes to meet frequently for
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26
Feb

Why you should get to know grad students

My favorite thing about conferences, aside from seeing old friends and colleagues, is getting to know grad students. There are
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