A scientist and an engineer being the change we want to see
ScienceWoman is a first-year assistant professor in -ology. She blogs about the intersection of science and real life - primarily based on her first-hand experiences. Her older posts can be found here.
Alice Pawley is an assistant professor of engineering education at Purdue University. She blogs at the intersection of women's studies and engineering, a pretty empty space but with potential to grow. She wants to be a feminist-but-tenured professor when she grows up.
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and we're going to discuss it March 14th-16th.
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November 29, 2007
Category: environment
I'm saying a sad goodbye to my trustworthy vehicle of 7 years that has been declared a total loss after a traffic accident last week. But, I'm excited about the prospect of buying a new car this weekend. We've decided...
Posted by ScienceWoman at 3:56 PM • 28 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: women in science
If you'll recall, in mid-October I had a disaster morning and ended up bringing Minnow to class with me. In the comment thread, Tara asked a great question: "What did my students think of it?" So I asked them. (Honestly,...
Posted by ScienceWoman at 10:48 AM • 14 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
November 28, 2007
Category: teaching
Yesterday in class my students filled out one of those stereo-typical bubble sheet evaluations that supposed to tell me (and the administration) something meaningful about my teaching abilities. I won't see those results until after grades are turned in, but...
Posted by ScienceWoman at 4:50 PM • 10 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: motherhood
Yesterday, after reading all your comments on my last post, and contemplating the sheer inanity of having so little evening time to myself (and my work and the housework...), I decided that we would try a new course with Minnow....
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November 26, 2007
Category: faux science
Introduction: A wise friend has told me more than once that "child development is not a linear process." For example, teeth come in batches, often in fours separated by a few months of non-teething. As another example, just because Minnow...
Posted by ScienceWoman at 2:22 PM • 18 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Minnow
There are less than two weeks of Minnow photos remaining before the grand finale. A couple of donors haven't yet made specific photo requests, leaving me with a lot of leeway in picking photos. If you donated to my DonorsChoose...
Posted by ScienceWoman at 1:42 PM • 5 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
November 25, 2007
Category: Minnow
My mom has been frenetically cleaning out her house the past few months, in order to make up for saving everything for the past few decades. (un)fortunately for us, she's not making many decisions about what saved stuff should be...
Posted by ScienceWoman at 7:26 AM • 3 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
November 24, 2007
Category: Minnow
I'm a little late today, but this photo is awesome. And it was highly supervised....
Posted by ScienceWoman at 5:24 PM • 2 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: academic adventures
My post a few days ago has set people debating what the conventions are for addressing faculty at different universities. It seems that the form of address is highly dependent on where in the world you go to university. Let...
Posted by ScienceWoman at 4:03 PM • 35 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
November 22, 2007
Category: philanthropy
1. Happy Thanskgiving everyone. Minnow, Fish, and I are enjoying a mini-Thanksgiving meal of turkey, wild rice, and apple pie. Minnow will be getting her first taste of turkey. Photos will be taken. 2. On this day of feasting and...
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