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Looking out for future scientists
eLife, 2014 Proposals to reduce the number of students who do PhDs are misguided, writes Eve Marder, because they would exclude young scientists with qualities that do not show up in exam results and interviews.
Eve Marder
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What does it take to recruit and retain senior women faculty?
eLife, 2013 eLife deputy editor Fiona M Watt recounts some of her personal experiences as a senior female academic in a male-dominated environment.
Fiona M Watt
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Looking for the best of both worlds
eLife, 2018 Research institutions could do more to support scientists who are pregnant or have young children.
Bridget M Kuehn
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History of mathematics and history of science [PDF]
, 2011 This essay argues that the diversity of the history of mathematics community in the United Kingdom has influenced the development of the subject and is a significant factor behind the different concerns often evident in work on the history of mathematics
Mann, Tony
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eLife, 2018 China’s one-child policy has resulted in scientists with families having experiences that are very different to those elsewhere in the world.
Bridget M Kuehn
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eLife, 2017 Numerous concerns have been raised about the sustainability of the biomedical research enterprise in the United States. Improving the postdoctoral training experience is seen as a priority in addressing these concerns, but even identifying who the ...
Michael D Schaller +7 more
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Journal of Problem Based Learning in Higher Education, 2021 The need to increase students interested in pursuing careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) is growing. The current study delivers results of an Upward Bound program focused on advancing students’ interest toward STEM fields ...
Nahid Nariman
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eLife, 2015 There can only be one gold medal in each event at the Olympics. In science, on the other hand, as Eve Marder explains, it is more important to recognize excellence in its many different forms than it is to identify a winner.
Eve Marder
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eLife, 2018 Research laboratories in low- and middle-income countries, where the global burden of disease is highest, face systemic challenges in conducting research and public health surveillance.
Senjuti Saha, Sudipta Saha, Samir K Saha
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Career choices of underrepresented and female postdocs in the biomedical sciences
eLife, 2020 The lack of diversity among faculty at universities and medical schools in the United States is a matter of growing concern. However, the factors that influence the career choices of underrepresented minority and female postdoctoral researchers have ...
W Marcus Lambert +5 more
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