As some of you may know, I am a runner. I’ve been one since high school. I’ve never been a GOOD one, mind you. Just a trotting along kind of runner. But I ran my first 5K in college, my first half marathon in grad school, and have been doing races ever since. I haven’t […]
In case you all missed it, for the past three months now, I have been a full time writer and blogger at Science News, where I run the science education blog Eureka! Lab, and of course, Scicurious. It is, without a doubt, a fantastic life. I’m learning so much as a writer, and I hope […]
As I mentioned a few weeks ago, I am excited to say that I have started a new, FULL TIME job as the Science Education Writer at Science News for Students! You can check out all my science education stuff over at Eureka!Lab! And don’t worry, Scicurious will continue! I’ve got my new digs up […]
This is the post about Bora. And the “community” that I thought was there. There’s been other stuff going on as well. But this one is about Bora. I warn you all that this post is very hard for me. Normally what you see here, even the longer ranting or opinion pieces on academic […]
Guest Post 5 is now live over at SciAm, and it’s a GREAT post from Amasian V, of Scientopia! Head over to check out his fantastic post.
Today I’m very proud to feature Ivonne Pena at SciAm today, telling us some important things about context. Many people just assume that others know what a syllabus is, how to get around, etc. But when you are here in academia from a foreign country, it is not so simple. Head over and check it […]
Today I’m very pleased to show off the Microaggressions Tumblr over at SciAm. The group is doing great work and is here with me to tell you all about the harmful affects of microaggression, and how to bring them to light. Head over and check it out!
Over at SciAm Blogs today, we’ve already got the second guest post up. Hermitage is there to tell us some uncomfortable truths about diversity in academia. She’s a got a great post up, make sure to head over and check it out.
Over at SciAm today, the first of the week’s guest posts is up! Please head over and read about Rim’s experiences…and what she decided to do about them.
I’m at SciAm Blogs today, where I’m introducing a whole week of Guest posts. I’m sure many of you have heard what happened to Danielle Lee this past weekend. I would like to take her goals, and use them to expand the conversation. From the Buzzfeed article: Though she’s grateful for the support, Lee said […]