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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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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Did You Miss It? Big Research Investing and a Decade of DrugMonkey Blog
Fighty Squirrel, PhD, Awe.Some.
This week’s edition of Friday Fighty Squirrel (FFS) offers a quick glimpse of things you might have missed this week on the interwebs while you were working away on …
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Scientists Donate $8,000 to Kids STEM Education With Their March Madness Brackets
Fighty Squirrel, PhD, Awe.Some.
Scientists start April outreach and engagement strong by raising $8,000 for kids STEM education by playing March Madness brackets with Donors Choose.
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Scientific Societies Are Failing Academics: Five Ways to Do Better and Get More
Fighty Squirrel, PhD, Awe.Some.
Scientific and medical societies have been in existence for hundreds of years. At their best, they foster communication, collaboration, education and outreach. At their worst, they are slow moving exclusionary …
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Medical Woo and the Hidden Toxins that Are (Not) Killing You
Fighty Squirrel, PhD, Awe.Some.
Today, the Fighty Squirrel was flipping around Facebook while in the lunch line, when a post from a friend about ‘HIDDEN TOXINS LURKING YOUR FOOD’ came across my screen. We …
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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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