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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January 30, 2008
Category: teaching
In my upper level course this semester, I am really trying to interject personality into the lectures and discussions. By personality, I don't (just) mean humor and compassion. What I also mean is that I am trying to convey that...
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Category: -ology
Thinkstart (Joshua Potter) was the winner of the last Where on Google Earth challenge, finding my fossil forest in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago, comes this installment of the game. Joshua says: As this was only my second try at WoGE,...
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Category: ask sciencewoman
A reader recently sent me this email: I have a question that perhaps you and your readers can help with. I'm currently at a cross-road in my academic career. A year ago I started a Master's program in one of...
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January 29, 2008
Category: -ology
Where on (Google) Earth is a roving internet game played for the past year+ by the geoblogsphere. In this game, a snapshot of somewhere on the planet is taken using Google Earth (a free downloadable program). The object is to...
Posted by ScienceWoman at 12:43 PM • 7 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
January 28, 2008
Category: mommy monday
On Saturday, my dearest Minnow turned one. It's hard to believe that it was already a year ago that she was born after an mostly uneventful pregnancy and a natural, and manageable, labor and delivery. She was so tiny, and...
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January 24, 2008
Category: academic adventures
In the past week and a half, a series of both anticipated and unforeseen circumstances have been keeping me away from campus almost half of the time. First it was the snow day, then the MLK holiday, both of which...
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January 23, 2008
Category: personal
Back in August, in the midst of finding daycare, getting ready to teach, paying two mortgages, and reeling from my mother's illness, I got a most unwelcome piece of mail from the IRS. Actually, I think the timing of getting...
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January 22, 2008
Category: basic concepts
It's mid-January and you are probably contemplating whether we'll get another snow day this week. Or maybe you are thinking about your upcoming ski trip? Or how you'll pay your heating bills? any case, winter is probably on your mind....
Posted by ScienceWoman at 7:59 AM • 15 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
January 21, 2008
Category: blogging
Mommy Monday is indefinitely delayed pending me actually getting last Thursday's lecture written for tomorrow. Given today's holiday and the corresponding lack of daycare, I suspect that Mommy Monday will return next week in it's regularly scheduled slot. Next week...
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January 20, 2008
Category: Minnow
Minnow's big adventure this weekend was attending the 2nd Annual NC Science Blogging Conference (and staying with one of my college roomies). In the morning she went to the discussion on ethics in science blogging, lead by the incomparable Janet...
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