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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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Updated! March Madness Brackets for STEM Education
Fighty Squirrel, PhD, Awe.Some.
UPDATED! We funded our first SIX projects of 2016! See new project below Are you ready for the madness? Over here on The Edge for Scholars, we’ve picked up on …
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Stop the Slapfest: Why Scientists Need to Step Up in Support of a Cancer Moonshot
Fighty Squirrel, PhD, Awe.Some.
In the State of the Union address, President Obama challenged scientists with a John F Kennedy-inspired “moonshot” of curing cancer backed by a one billion dollar funding pledge. Obama’s …
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A Fussy, Stubborn and Unreasonable Woman: The Contributions of Frances Kelsey to Safety and Science
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Frances Oldham Kelsey. This name may not ring a bell, but it should. She died on August 7 at the age of 101. But how does Dr. Kelsey affect you? Dr. Kelsey …
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The Land of Monsters
Fighty Squirrel, PhD, Awe.Some.
For academics, being courageous is part of the deal. You fight for your ideas and observations in clear, concise language. You lay out a problem, share your data and propose …
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A Sure Fire Way to Know What Your Boss Thinks About You
Fighty Squirrel, PhD, Awe.Some.
Step 1 of the 1 Step Sure Fire Way to Know What Your Boss Thinks About You is….. ASK! Sounds ridiculous, right? But there are countless people who spending sleepless nights worrying …
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Rock and a Hard Place
Fighty Squirrel, PhD, Awe.Some.
Yesterday Vanderbilt played host to NIH Director Francis Collins who spoke about “Exceptional Opportunities in Biomedical Research”. Collins told a full house and an overflow room that big initiatives like …
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Finding Signals in the Noise: Todd Edwards
Rebecca Helton, MA
Discovering meaning in a massive amount of random-seeming data is nothing new to Todd Edwards, PhD, a genetic epidemiologist. His career has made meaning out of many disparate parts, beginning …
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The Dirty Truth: Passion Isn't the Only Ingredient for Success
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Although passion is often thought to be a necessary ingredient for success, we all know it’s not the only one. If you’re passionate about handwritten letters, but everyone …
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News: NIH Awards $31 Million to Enhance Diversity in the Biomedical Research Workforce
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The National Institutes of Health announced the award of nearly $31 million in fiscal year 2014 funds to develop new approaches that engage researchers, including those from backgrounds underrepresented in biomedical sciences, …
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