Career Magazine

Issue for August 6, 2004

Issues and Perspectives

Career Advice

It's great if you're straight?

By:

Kat Arney

So far [at conferences] I have asked intelligent questions, which probably helps to show I am a scientist first and a transsexual second," says Alison*.

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Diversity Issues

Diversity Issues

Diversity Issues

Genetics and Culture Shock

By:

Clinton Parks

Bustamante has traveled far and learned what it takes to become a scientist in the demanding world of biomedical research.

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Issues and Perspectives

Career Advice

Postdoc Science Down Under

By:

Mirja Hommel

"What I particularly like about science Down Under is the openness amongst most fellow scientists and especially the fact that here they have an 'academic middle class,' which is nearly nonexistent in Germany."

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The Job Market

The Job Market

The Job Market

This Time, We Mean It

By:

Alan Kotok

"The use of RFID extends well beyond athletic timing, and the industry is growing fast as the technology finds new applications."

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Diversity Issues

Diversity Issues

Diversity Issues

Conferences Are Not Just for Faculty Members

By:

Carlos Castillo-Chavez

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The Job Market

Doing the Numbers

By:

Jim Austin

The Rand report concludes that, although adequate data and accurate assessments of labor market conditions are important for many different parties, early career and prospective scientists are especially vulnerable.

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Diversity Issues

Diversity Issues

Diversity Issues

Atender Congresos No Es Sólo Para Profesores

By:

Carlos Castillo-Chavez

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Career Advice

Career Advice

Career Advice

Clap Your Skates: Innovation All Along

By:

Terry Vrijenhoek

"There's a time for creating products, and there's one for earning money."

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Issues and Perspectives

Career Advice

Unionized Postdocs Unaffected by Decision Denying Union Right to Brown University Grad Assistants

By:

Beryl Lieff Benderly

" According to the NLRB decision, Brown graduate assistants are ineligible to form a union because they are not employees. Rather, they "are first and foremost students, and their status as graduate student assistants is contingent on their continued enrollment as students."

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Issues and Perspectives

Career Advice

Getting Ice Time

By:

Andrew Fazekas

"You're only as strong as the weakest link in your chain," says Sean Maw, a professor of kinesiology at the University of Calgary."

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Career Magazine

Issue for August 6, 2004

It's great if you're straight?

Genetics and Culture Shock

Postdoc Science Down Under

This Time, We Mean It

Conferences Are Not Just for Faculty Members

Doing the Numbers

Atender Congresos No Es Sólo Para Profesores

Clap Your Skates: Innovation All Along

Unionized Postdocs Unaffected by Decision Denying Union Right to Brown University Grad Assistants

Getting Ice Time

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