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... in Nairobi. Cheryl Palm, PhD The Earth Institute email | web site Cheryl Palm is a senior research scientist at the Columbia University Earth Institute. She received a PhD in soil science from ... Wednesday, 28 April 2010 -
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Category: videoslides/africagreen
... based at the Earth Institute at Columbia University, scientists and other development experts work with local communities and governments to help villages get out of extreme poverty. New Partnership ... Wednesday, 28 April 2010 -
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Category: videoslides/Hammers
... scientist at Pfizer, Inc., was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He holds a PhD in chemistry (1978) from the School of Sciences of the University of Buenos Aires and completed postdoc training at the ... Wednesday, 28 April 2010 -
Scientists Share: Three Perspectives on Career Transitions
Category: videoslides/Hammers
Scientists Share: Three Perspectives on Career Transitions Moderator: Jeremy Paul, New York Academy of Sciences Panelists: Vicky Richon, Merck & Co., Inc. Prem Das, Harvard Medical ... Wednesday, 28 April 2010 -
Three Perspectives on Managing an Effective Job Search
Category: videoslides/Hammers
... Scientific Resources Jorge Funes, Pfizer, Inc. Highlights Scientists should take control of their job searches and raise their expectations. Private sector employers expect to see a brief resume, ... Wednesday, 28 April 2010 -
Diversity Primer: The Future Workforce and Economy
Category: videoslides/Hammers
... all connected by the latest wave of digital technology. While these futurists primarily do market research for corporate clients, many scientists who decide to move into the private sector may eventually ... Wednesday, 28 April 2010 -
Meeting Report
Category: videoslides/Hammers
... illegal: they are bad science. Nonetheless, the playing field remains subtly tilted. Many young scientists are turning to the private sector in their job searches. These concerns come on top of the ... Wednesday, 28 April 2010 -
Hammers for Glass Ceilings
Category: videoslides/Hammers
... can use to enter the pharmaceutical industry. A panel answered audience questions about career transitions, especially those that occur after a scientist lands an industry job. Besides ethnic and ... Wednesday, 28 April 2010 -
African Genomic Diversity and African American Health
Category: Progress Magazine/Spring 2009
... School of Medicine. Tishkoff and Williams have been collaborating with African scientists in an effort to move beyond this myopic focus, and a recent Science article from their team revealed a richness ... Tuesday, 23 March 2010 -
Garza, Kristine (Tina), Ph.D.
Category: Biographies/Biographies
... my advancement as a scientist. I know, from personal experience, the obstacles a minority student must overcome and I know of the importance of exceptional mentoring. As a result, I have always wanted ... Friday, 13 November 2009 -
Scholarships for Keystone Symposia
Category: Static/Announcements
... in the biomedical and life sciences. Based on a rigorous peer review process and held in stimulating venues, the conferences provide valuable opportunities for scientists to share their ideas and ... Monday, 09 November 2009 -
Puerto Rican Neurobiologist Strives for MORE
Category: Progress Magazine/Spring 2009
... in Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua. A number of notable Hispanic scientists work in the U.S. today. They include Nobel physicist Luis Walter Alvarez, chemist Mario Molina, ... Monday, 28 September 2009 -
Tracing Americans’ African Roots is No Mean Feat
Category: Progress Magazine/October2002 Vol. 1 No. 1
By Peter Aldhous Courtesy of New Scientist When Barack Obama sought his African roots, he had it easy: his father came from Kenya's Luo tribe. For most African Americans, the quest is more daunting ... Wednesday, 03 June 2009 -
Earth's Tribes Unite Against Climate Threats
Category: Progress Magazine/October2002 Vol. 1 No. 1
By Debora MacKenzie Courtesy of New Scientist From Arctic Inuit to Pacific Islanders, indigenous peoples from 80 countries are meeting at a summit in Anchorage, Alaska (pdf), this week to forge a common ... Wednesday, 03 June 2009 -
Huge Gene Study Shines New Light on African History
Category: Progress Magazine/October2002 Vol. 1 No. 1
By Peter Aldhous Courtesy of New Scientist The history of Africa, the cradle of humanity, is written in its genes. And now we have our best-ever view of African genetic diversity, with the publication ... Wednesday, 03 June 2009 -
Don’t ‘Go along to Get Along’
Category: Blogs/Lovell Jones
... of power as well as young minority scientist to read. As I have said to my mentees, you have a choice between the stress of confrontation or the stress of assimilation. For me, I have elected to be ... Monday, 13 April 2009 -
Yes We Did! Now What?
Category: Progress Magazine/Spring 2009
... invited prominent scientists to give their opinions on these issues. Please read their responses below and use the comments section to express your own thoughts. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ... Wednesday, 18 March 2009 -
Mixed-Race Americans Face Wage Discrimination
Category: Progress Magazine/Spring 2009
Courtsey of New Scientist Luckily for Barack Obama, the US president's salary doesn't depend on who gets elected. A study of racial discrimination in the US workplace suggests that mixed-race Americans ... Wednesday, 11 March 2009 -
Obama Goes 'All In' For Science
Category: Progress Magazine/Spring 2009
by Peter Aldhous Courtsey of New Scientist Never has so much money been pumped into science so quickly and with so much hanging on a successful outcome. The full scope of President Barack Obama's ... Wednesday, 11 March 2009 -
The Path to Success:
Category: Progress Magazine/End of Summer 2004 Edition2004 Vol. 1 No. 4
... [of achieving success]." In addition, King takes time to give scientific and motivational talks to current MARC participants and other aspiring minority scientists. "The MARC program has given ... Wednesday, 18 February 2009 -
Science To Boost Agriculture Production
Category: Progress Magazine/End of Summer 2004 Edition2004 Vol. 1 No. 4
... system, anchored in cocoa, coffee, oil palm, and rubber, and involves yams, maize, and nonfarm work as well. Within each of these systems, policy-makers, scientists, and farmers should explore all ... Wednesday, 18 February 2009 -
New Research Venture
Category: Progress Magazine/End of Summer 2004 Edition2004 Vol. 1 No. 4
... days almost all scientists work in teams, Chemers says. Leadership skills and teamwork skills are thus crucial to modern research. Mentoring is also important. Another researcher on the project, psychology ... Wednesday, 18 February 2009 -
New Cases of Scientific Abuse by Administration
Category: Progress Magazine/End of Summer 2004 Edition2004 Vol. 1 No. 4
The Union of concerned Scientists released new evidence that the Bush Administration continues to suppress and distort scientific knowledge and undermine scientific advisory panels. The number of scientists ... Wednesday, 18 February 2009 -
HHMI Ups Investment in Undergraduate Science
Category: Progress Magazine/End of Summer 2004 Edition2004 Vol. 1 No. 4
... interdisciplinary collaborations. Scientists trained to be outstanding researchers need to learn to be outstanding teachers. More minorities must be encouraged to pursue scientific careers. To help ... Wednesday, 18 February 2009 -
Grants Awarded to NARCH
Category: Progress Magazine/End of Summer 2004 Edition2004 Vol. 1 No. 4
... (NARCH). The purposes of the NARCH initiative are: 1. to develop a cadre of AI/AN scientists and health professionals engaged in biomedical, clinical, behavioral and health services research who ... Wednesday, 18 February 2009