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April 03, 2013

The End of My Rainbow

After the blush of first love is gone, Rachel Ruhlen digs deep to find passion for her work.

April 02, 2013

Pollinating His Own Science

Noah Wilson-Rich started a company to support his work in bee immunity.

March 29, 2013

Applying Bioinformatics to Precision Medicine

Fátima Al-Shahrour is working to interpret the genome to help select more effective drugs for cancer patients.

March 06, 2013

Surviving as a Postdoc

Australian postdoc Charmaine Tam shares tips on how to make it through this early phase of a research career.

February 27, 2013

Content Collection: Gaining Independence

Achieving independence as a researcher is a balancing act, requiring planning, on-the-job training, and diplomacy.

February 01, 2013

Freedom Isn't Free

To help him write his dissertation, computer scientist Fred Stutzman created an app that blocks online distractions.

January 11, 2013

In Person: My Boss With Stephen Hawking Disease

A protégé pays tribute to the humanity and resilience of immunologist Alan Houghton.

January 11, 2013

Science on the Fast Track

NASCAR is hiring mechanical engineers and aerodynamics scientists to shave milliseconds off lap times and push racecars to their limits.

 
December 28, 2012

Science Careers 2012: The Year's Best Stories

The best and most popular stories of 2012, as chosen by readers and editors.

December 21, 2012

Breakthrough of the Year: Seekers of the Higgs Boson

Science Careers talks to three young investigators who contributed to this year's monumental discovery.

December 21, 2012

Person of the Year: Paula Stephan

The labor economist has worked for years behind the scenes, but this year she went public.

November 30, 2012

Robots, Fish, and Undergrads

John Long, his collaborators, and his Vassar undergraduates study fish biomechanics and behavior.

October 19, 2012

No Starry-Eyed Astronomer

This year, astronomer Jane Luu won two of the top prizes in astronomy. So why is she working as an engineer?

October 05, 2012

A Career for Two, With Empathy

A husband-and-wife team studies the brain areas that allow us to feel what others feel.

September 21, 2012

Documenting Exposure for Disease Prevention

French epidemiologist Emilie Counil studies the health implications of environmental and workplace carcinogen exposure to help inform health policies.

August 31, 2012

Helping Paralympians Go for Gold

Sports biomechanics researcher Barry Mason works on improving wheelchair design for basketball and rugby athletes.

August 31, 2012

Spotlight on Diversity

Filmmaker and physicist Aziza Baccouche, who is blind, showcases the challenges and successes of diverse scientists in a new documentary series.

August 17, 2012

In Person: My Career, My Nonacademic Husband, and Me

The implications of being in a mixed-career couple became apparent to biologist Aurélie Ambrosi as lifestyle differences appeared.

August 03, 2012

The Paddle and the Pipette

James Wade, a U.S. Olympic Canoe/Kayak Team alternate and a Ph.D. student in bioengineering, navigates a tricky course between his research and his sport.

August 03, 2012

In Person: What Not to Do With Your Physics Education

A quantitative trader urges physics faculty members not to send their students to Wall Street.

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