The three most important members of your department
Everybody matters. But on a day-to-day basis at work, there are three people who have a lot of
Journal prestige and publishing from a teaching institution
Finally. There are journals publishing quality peer-reviewed research, but leave it to the reader to decide whether a paper
Could twitter have saved the lives of seven astronauts?
When the space shuttle Challenger launched on the morning of 28 January 1986, Roger Boisjoly couldn’t muster the fortitude
Ant science: Ants try to eat protein beverages like solid food
Collectively, ants are efficient, and you might even call them smart. But individual ants are so dumb that they don’
Teaching Tuesday: Interviewing–the teaching test lecture
This week I’ve been a bit distracted by instructions I’ve been given for a demonstration teaching lecture. It
Friday Recommended Reads #10
This story was buried off the front page of my local paper, but did you hear about the discovery that
Why I don’t take high school students into my lab
Once in a while, I am approached about taking on a high school student over the summer. I always say
Teaching Tuesday: Incorporating primary literature into courses
As academics, we spend a lot of time reading primary literature (although we often feel it is not enough). It
Friday Recommended Reads #9
There’s a long tradition of using anthropomorphic common names for animals that do things analogous to humans. Years ago,
Efficient teaching: Rubrics for written assignments
I’ve often emphasized the importance of transparency and fairness in teaching. The evaluation of written assignments is an inherently