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Archives for March, 2009
Author of “Motherhood, the Elephant in the Laboratory” Responds to Nature Review
Posted by Zuska on March 30, 2009 A few days ago I wrote about The Problem of the Problem of Motherhood in Science, a post inspired by Meg Urry’s book review of Motherhood, the Elephant in the Laboratory by Emily Monosson. A vigorous discussion ensued in the comments – thank you all for participating! It turns out the author of the book…
Diversity in Science Carnival: Women Achievers in STEM – Past and Present
Posted by Zuska on March 26, 2009 It’s here! The second edition of the Diversity in Science Carnival! But it wouldn’t be here today without the help of Dr. Free-ride and Dr. Isis. With all the time I have had to devote to my mother and her issues the past two weeks, there is no way I could have gotten the carnival…
Why Can’t Women Do Anything Great?
Posted by Zuska on March 24, 2009 Yeah, I should be asleep, restoring strength for spending another day with mom. But I’m catching up on email and blogs and preparing for the upcoming Diversity in Science Carnival WHICH YOU SHOULD TOTALLY BE WRITING SOMETHING FOR – GET BUSY, NOW! And in the course of all that I read this post by Stephanie…
Help Dr. Isis raise money for a scholarship – go visit!
Posted by Zuska on March 23, 2009 Text and title shamelessly stolen from Sciencewomen, I have no time to write, am at mom’s again. Dr. Isis has decided to donate the funds from her blog traffic to fund a scholarship for undergraduate research, and has gotten the American Physiological Society to match her donation up to $500. And all you have to…
The Problem of the Problem of Motherhood in Science
Posted by Zuska on March 21, 2009 Over at Fairer Science, at the end of an excellent rant about the uselessness of one-shot workshops, Pat Campbell writes: One other thing, if I see one more article about why there aren’t more women in science that concludes “it’s the children” I am going to run amuck. This one says “Women don’t choose careers…
Links for 03-20-2009
Posted by Zuska on March 20, 2009 NSF ADVANCE Workshop For Women Transitioning to Academic Careers The University of Washington’s ADVANCE Center for Institutional Change received an award from the National Science Foundation ADVANCE program to hold professional development workshops for Ph.D.-level women in industry, research labs, consulting, or national labs who are interested in transitioning to academic careers in STEM. The…
Nothing’s Too Good For My Precious Pooch, or, Why Our Planet Is Dying
Posted by Zuska on March 15, 2009 This past Friday morning, as per my usual routine, I sat down to read the Philadelphia Inquirer with my coffee and breakfast. And I came across an article that nearly made me vomit back all that delicious Toy Cow Farms blueberry yoghurt I had just spooned down. I refer, of course, to the piece on…
Pi Day Voting Has Begun!
Posted by Zuska on March 15, 2009 Pi Day has come and gone. Sciencebloggers have posted their pie recipes and pictures – including, of course, my fabulous Bird Pie – and now it is time to vote for your favorite. You may also enjoy checking out Janet’s Pi Day pie roundup. That’s one helluva lotta pies she baked! Though none of them…
Celebrating Pi Day With Bird Pie (No, Not That Kind)
Posted by Zuska on March 12, 2009 Some of us at Scienceblogs have been baking pies and posting pictures and recipes in anticipation of Pi Day (3.14) and in the hopes of winning the Pi Day contest. As I have previously mentioned, I am no pie baker. But why should that stop me from entering the contest? You’re right, it shouldn’t! So…
Eweek Global Marathon – Women In Engineering
Posted by Zuska on March 11, 2009 The Global Marathon For, By, and About Women in Engineering is going on right now! for the next 24 hours. It’s part of the Eweek celebration, which was last month, which I totally missed because I was off in a haze not blogging at the time. As I write this, Maria Thompson of Motorola is…