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Ethics Across Borders
By Beryl Lieff Benderly on November 2, 2012 1:30 PM
Cultural differences in approaches to ethical issues create challenges for scientists working internationally. read more
 
Q&A: A Career on the Fence
By Elisabeth Pain on July 27, 2012 1:30 PM
A graduate school dean and former Olympic athlete reflects on science, fencing, and how the two activities have benefited each other. read more
 
Career Q&A: Equality for Quality
By Elisabeth Pain on June 22, 2012 1:30 PM
Curt Rice of the University of Troms?? discusses why helping women prepare for promotions is both right and smart. read more
 
Often Wrong, Never in Doubt
By Marissa Fessenden on June 1, 2012 1:30 PM
As head of the accelerator division at TRIUMF, Lia Merminga is a rare woman in the upper echelons of physics. read more
 
Career Q&A: A Successful Career Without Credentials
By Elisabeth Pain on May 11, 2012 1:30 PM
Paleontologist Jack Horner overcame dyslexia and the lack of a traditional education to become a world leader in his field. read more
 
Content Collection: Mentoring Advice
By Elisabeth Pain on February 3, 2012 12:30 PM
Everyone who???s gone through the early stages of an academic career has had an undergraduate research supervisor, and a Ph.D. and postdoc adviser. But not everyone can claim to have had a mentor. Even fewer can claim to have read more
 
Science Careers 2011: The Year's Best Stories
By Science Careers Staff on December 30, 2011 12:30 PM
Stephen Weininger and Leon Gortler, 14 January The two Knox brothers had distinguished careers in chemistry at a time when that was very difficult for African Americans. Lawrence Knox Sarah Webb, 14 January D.V.M.-Ph.D. Laura Richman's discovery of a read more
 
A Research Collaborative in Chicago
By Michael Price on September 16, 2011 1:30 PM
Thomas Higgins and other local community college instructors organized the STEM-ENGINES undergraduate research collaborative to promote research at their institutions. read more
 
Preserving the Past and Promoting the Future
By Michael Price on September 16, 2011 1:30 PM
Niccole Villa Cerveny teaches a research course for which students rate the susceptibility of ancient Hopi rock art to erosion. read more
 
Overcoming the R01 Race Gap
By Michael Price on August 19, 2011 1:30 PM
A new finding says black scientists win NIH R01 grants less often than whites; here's how they can improve the odds. read more