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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.
SciWo is an assistant professor of geosciences. She blogs about the intersection of science and real life - primarily based on her first-hand experiences. Her older posts can be found here.
August 30, 2009
Category: goal setting
I just had my 2nd "Sunday meeting with myself." I looked back at my list from last week, and was thrilled to be able to cross almost everything off. It helped to map tasks onto my available schedule, although I...
Posted by Alice at 9:43 PM • 6 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: let's talk about solutions
Whew, we've survived the first week of school. Only 1 week in, and I'm already overwhelmed: 25 things on my Omnifocus list of things to do, and one of them, due Wednesday, is "revise paper." Yikes. No wonder I'm blogging...
Posted by Alice at 3:17 PM • 1 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
August 27, 2009
Category: let's talk about solutions
A missive from FairerScience blog guru Pat Campbell:Want a job? This is not a title you see much in this economy; but we and our partners at Northwestern have two job openings: Social Science Research Associate (5 years). and Social...
Posted by Alice at 8:25 AM • 4 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
August 26, 2009
Category: Scientiae
The September Scientiae announcement is up, to be hosted by Academic (w00t! another engineer blogger!) over at her place, Journeys of an Academic. She has announced the theme: "Inspiration or Desperation?" with a submission date of September 4, so really...
Posted by Alice at 9:37 PM • 0 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
August 25, 2009
Category: humor
A realization had over dinner, looking up "cream cheese" and "fromage frais" on our new iPhones: the iPhone is the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. At least while attached to Wikipedia. That's got to be work an app -- something...
Posted by Alice at 7:23 PM • 5 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Alice shares...
One of the things I thought about on our road trip was the role that blogging plays in my life. In case it hasn't been totally obvious, I have not had much of a blogging groove over the summer, despite...
Posted by Alice at 8:17 AM • 13 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
August 23, 2009
Category: goal setting
As usual, I find myself at the beginning of a semester trying to figure out how to balance my life a bit more better, and perhaps contradictorily, how I can structure my days better to be able to find time...
Posted by Alice at 8:17 PM • 2 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Pawley pix
Okay. I've been back a week now, and am getting myself a little recombobulated, so now it's time to jump back in to blogging. Thanks for your patience while I've been offline. Our trip out west was phenomenal. As I've...
Posted by Alice at 10:02 AM • 7 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
August 17, 2009
Category: in the news
I'm back. In person, and online. And not all that thrilled about it, but I'll cope. ;-) I'll regale you with updates on our fab trip out west, and on how my fall is shaking out, including teaching and research...
Posted by Alice at 7:35 PM • 4 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
August 14, 2009
Category: travel
Dear asshat, When you are only carrying a small garment bag and attache case, and you encounter a mother struggling into the airport parking deck elevator with a toddler in hand, giant carseat over one shoulder, suitcase rolling behind and...
Posted by SciWo at 12:28 PM • 12 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
