NWSA Conference Redux
Category: conference chatter
Thoughts from scholars in the science/technology stream at a women's studies conference.
Posted by Alice at 12:20 PM • 5 Comments •
Sciencewomen
A scientist and an engineer being the change we want to see
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ScienceWoman is an 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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- Open Lab 2008: Help us nominate the best posts!
- InaDWriMo Week 2 Update
- Batsignal raised at Scientiae: need host for Dec 1 carnival!
- A beautiful post from Kate
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July 31, 2008
Confusing and misleading statistics in the news
Category: in the news
I am an inveterate and unapologetic listener of NPR. I love to feel like I am getting something useful out of being stuck in traffic and I find their reporting to generally be much better and more in-depth than that...
Posted by ScienceWoman at 12:00 PM • 16 Comments •
July 29, 2008
Help me schedule my spring teaching load!
Category: teaching
Even though fall classes won't start for a few more weeks, we are already being asked to submit our spring schedules. I'll be teaching two classes, each with labs, that I will have previously taught. It's a little daunting to...
Posted by ScienceWoman at 1:12 PM • 8 Comments •
July 28, 2008
Looking forward to year two
Category: academic adventures
As Alice has reminded us, the theme for this month's Scientiae is "transitions." Seems like a totally appropriate thing to be contemplating as I gear up for the next academic year. A few months ago, I reflected on my lessons...
Posted by ScienceWoman at 10:00 PM • 2 Comments •
Plug for Scientiae
Category: Scientiae
Remember that Cherish of Faraday's Cage is Where You Put Schroedinger's Cat is hosting Scientiae for August and that posts on your transitions are due to her by tomorrow. Me? I'm tapped out. I suck. But hopefully you don't and...
Posted by Alice at 7:47 PM • 0 Comments •
Home again, home again lickety split
Category: ScienceWoman says...
At long last, Minnow and I are back on terra firma in Mystery City. Fortunately, our trip home went much more smoothly than our travel to Midwest. Unfortunately, it's looking like I've got a good few days of email-box unclogging,...
Posted by ScienceWoman at 12:04 PM • 0 Comments •
July 27, 2008
Green rating for colleges from Princeton Review
Category: environment
The New York Times reports that the Princeton review is including a "green rating" in their next ranking of colleges in the US. While I think college rankings is pretty much a popularity contest, I think this incorporation of some...
Posted by Alice at 3:13 PM • 4 Comments •
When you hear your life on the radio
Category: Alice shares...
A This American Life episode chillingly sends me back 20 years to summer camp.
Posted by Alice at 2:08 PM • 6 Comments •
July 22, 2008
It's the economy, stupid!
Category: women in society
Finally, a thoughtful article about women and work in the NYT. This quote I found particularly important:"When we saw women starting to drop out in the early part of this decade, we thought it was the motherhood movement, women staying...
Posted by Alice at 1:50 PM • 3 Comments •
Reflections on REES
Category: conference chatter
Conference blogging from Switzerland, nevermind the cost of flying!
Posted by Alice at 7:52 AM • 3 Comments •
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