I'm so pleased to welcome See Jane Compute to the ScienceBlogs family. Jane was one of the first women in science bloggers I discovered, and I've been a big fan ever since. She's been on the tenure track a couple of years longer than I, so I've really valued hearing her perspective on research, teaching, and dealing with colleagues. She's also got a baby girl, appropriately nymed Baby Jane, who is just a few months younger than Minnow. Welcome, Jane!
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