Academics! Play with Darwins' Balls to Fund STEM Education
Fighty Squirrel, PhD, Awe.Some.
Do your March Madness Bracket to benefit STEM projects for middle schoolers! We've raised $11,000 in 5 years. Let's make this year baller!
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Mensches, Mentors and Badasses: My Science Valentines
Fighty Squirrel, PhD, Awe.Some.
Thank you, Hallmark, for your made up soul-crushing holiday that brings tears to middle school kids and single squirrels everywhere. On behalf of scientists, I hereby reclaim your crappy …
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Another Cautionary Tale on "Tailgaiting": Brigham and Women's Interloper Evades Hospital Security
Fighty Squirrel, PhD, Awe.Some.
Hospital security has come under increasing stress from individuals who are able to evade security measures and access patients and menace staff.
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Scientists Planning Protest March on Washington
McL Neuro
Not even a week into the job, Trump has brought the ire of scientists with gag orders.
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Sunday Long Reads: Alternative Science Facts , Health Disparity Fixes and Winners!
Fighty Squirrel, PhD, Awe.Some.
Has everything gone to hell in a handbasket? Find out what's worth a second look this third week in January.
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Nine New Year's Resolutions for Academics
Fighty Squirrel, PhD, Awe.Some.
Think, write, teach, discover and read. These are the things we love and why we joined this great profession, but so many things are in your way and killing your …
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Desk Guide for Scientists: Working with Media
The Edge for Scholars
Have you fumbled in front of a camera or wished you could answer a question differently after a reporter’s already filed the story? Haven’t yet, but think you …
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Scientists and Clinicians: PR is Not a Four Letter Word
The Edge for Scholars
Many of us were trained to avoid reporters like the plague. We were told that our words would be misconstrued, our colleagues would judge us as being ‘showy’ and that …
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Community Engagement and the Befuddled Academic
Fighty Squirrel, PhD, Awe.Some.
When I wrote my first Op/Ed piece as a faculty member, I was scared of out my mind. I read and re-read our faculty handbook, asked everyone I could …
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The Emerging Scientist Holiday Gift Guide
The Edge for Scholars
Not sure what book to get for the academic in your life this holiday season? With the huge amount of literature available, it’s often hard to decide what material …
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