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Ebola: A Crisis in Science Literacy

Ebola: A Crisis in Science Literacy

By Meredith Wright A few weeks ago, an alarming link appeared on my Facebook newsfeed: “BREAKING NEWS: CDC confirms first case of Ebola in Paramus, NJ.” Considering that my hometown is only thirty minutes away from Paramus, I was quite shocked and clicked the link, […]

The Future of the Library

The Future of the Library

By John Borghi I work in an academic library, the Rita and Frits Markus Library at Rockefeller University, but I am not a librarian. I attend weekly lab meets, keep track of the latest developments in research methodology, and read academic journals; I am a […]

Op-Ed: Nye wipes the floor with Ham

Op-Ed: Nye wipes the floor with Ham

By Daniel Gareau There is a growing movement to teach creationism in parallel with evolution in K-12 science classrooms.  In Kentucky, “change over time” replaced “evolution,” opening the door for creation as a viable alternative. Commonly known as “teach the controversy,” this movement is obviously problematic […]

Want to promote women in STEM? Leave home life out of the discussion

Want to promote women in STEM? Leave home life out of the discussion

written by Jeanne Garbarino At a recent NYWiSTEM meeting at the New York Academy of Sciences on promoting women in scientific careers, I was quite surprised to hear several of the panelists focus, in part, on having a supportive husband, and how that has been critical for their […]

Gene Patenting is a Matter of Perspective

Gene Patenting is a Matter of Perspective

By Gabrielle Rabinowitz, @GabrielleRab On a typical day as a molecular biology PhD student, I combine tiny amounts of clear liquid in a small plastic tube. One of those small droplets contains several billion molecules of RNA, each one a copy of the information from […]

Want to keep women in science? Pay postdocs more.

Want to keep women in science? Pay postdocs more.

By Jennifer Bussell The message is loud, clear, and has reached cultural saturation: women are underrepresented at the top of highly-competitive professions because they cannot reconcile the amount of time needed for such careers with the time they want to spend raising children. Just acknowledging […]