Why I WILL Be Marching For Science And Hope You Will, Too
Gordon Street, PhD
If we hope to counter the growth of anti-science in our electorate, science needs a champion and a grassroots movement. That's why I WILL be Marching for Science Aprill 22nd.
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Rock Talk: New Funding Opportunities with a Focus on Workforce Diversity
Rebecca Helton, MA
The biomedical research enterprise relies on engaging talented researchers from all groups, including individuals from diverse backgrounds underrepresented in biomedical research. As I described earlier here on the blog, NIH …
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Why I Wrote "Mentoring Minority Trainees"
Antentor Hinton, PhD
Effective mentoring strategies which are specifically tailored towards mentoring minority students.
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Microscopes, Butterflies, Owl Puke...And More
Fighty Squirrel, PhD, Awe.Some.
Thank you! We raised $3597 in three days funding seven STEM education projects for little kids and big kids all over the country. DonorsChoose.org is a fabulous organization. It gives …
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Harvard Study Shows Bias, Not Behavior, Is Why Women Aren't Advancing
Fighty Squirrel, PhD, Awe.Some.
Women in STEM face many of the same obstacles to promotion and pay that we see in business. Is the problem bias or access to leaders?
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Cash-Strapped NIH May Ask Universities to Limit Grant Applications
Rebecca Helton, MA
At a time of dwindling federal budgets, the National Institutes of Health is considering one sure-fire way to raise record-low grant-approval rates: Have researchers apply for fewer grants. From the …
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Disobedient Squirrel: An Interview with BethAnn McLaughlin
The Edge for Scholars
Winner of the 2018 MIT Disobedience Award talks about blogging, Fighty Squirrel, and #MeTooSTEM.
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Unicorns-106; Mike Huckabee's DNA Schedule-0
Fighty Squirrel, PhD, Awe.Some.
“Life begins at conception. This isn’t just a Biblical view — it’s affirmed by modern science and every unique human DNA schedule, which is present at conception.” – Mike Huckabee, …
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Digital Branding that Beats Social Media Algorithms
Eric Sentell, PhD
Digital branding can be difficult because social media posts must beat the algorithms. Beat them with “threads” and a “one-to-one” approach.
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Safer Labs for Thea and Sheri: You Need a Lab Safety Reality Check
Fighty Squirrel, PhD, Awe.Some.
Eakins-Coward (left) and Sangji (right) A recent explosion at the University of Hawaii science lab resulted in a 29-year-old visiting postdoctoral fellow losing her arm. Thea Eakins-Coward was working with …
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