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February 06, 2009

Darwin's Legacy: Rich Collections, Deep Expertise

Natural history museums have long been recognized as priceless repositories of knowledge, but in recent years they have reasserted their scientific importance.

June 26, 2009

Revising Best-Laid Plans

Tenured scientists tell stories about how they managed to restart their research careers.

July 24, 2009

Tangled Webs: Careers in Network Science

The booming, interdisciplinary science of networks reveals hidden connections in just about everything

October 23, 2009

Life After Rejection

You've been denied tenure--now what?

April 02, 2010

Profiles in Technological Adaptation

With assists from technology -- sometimes high and sometimes low -- these scientists are overcoming obstacles and getting their work done.

December 03, 2010

Becoming 'MacGyvers'

Students in the University of Tulsa's Cyber Corps Program pick through Dumpsters for cyber clues, extract digital evidence from shattered cell phones, and hack into "unhackable" computer systems, all in the name of national service.

August 19, 2011

Scanning for Early Signs of Reading Woes

The average dyslexic child isn't diagnosed -- and so doesn't begin to receive intensive reading help -- until she is...
August 19, 2011

Finding the Prime Factors in Number Processing Deficits

About 5% of children have a learning disability known as developmental dyscalculia, which interferes with the...
December 16, 2011

Translating Scientific Expertise into Publishing Success

Evelyn Jabri's career transitions are eased by pragmatic optimism and fueled by an insatiable appetite for learning.

June 08, 2012

A Hidden Academic Workforce

For university staff scientists, the rewards are far off the tenure track.

June 08, 2012

Staff Scientist Profiles

Six staff scientists describe their work.