FemaleScienceProfessor

A few years ago, I decided to name one of my laboratory rooms. This particular lab is a nice little room, conveniently located. In it, vario...

In this month's Catalyst piece in The Chronicle of Higher Education , to appear next week(ish), I discuss dual-career couples. As I was ...

Today in Scientopia , I discuss a reader's question as to whether it is better to take a 1-year, non-tenure track, teaching position tha...

This recently appeared in my e-mail inbox: I have a conspiracy theory that you are not a single entity, but rather some kind of collection o...

When I walk around campus during prime Campus Tour Season and encounter perky undergrad tour guides wearing OurU regalia and walking backwar...

Someone -- a scientist -- recently told me to be careful about how and when I use the word "research" because this word has negati...

In yesterday's post, there were some comments about how many proposals an individual faculty writes or "should" write in a yea...

It's not as if I thought the current Supreme Court would actually produce a majority decision that recognized the overwhelming statistic...

Today in Scientopia , I discuss a concern by someone who doesn't drink (beer, wine etc.) and who worries that this will affect her acade...

Senior Male Physical Scientist: "Why do you women keep saying there aren't enough women in Science? There are lots of female studen...

As an advisor, I spend a lot of time explaining to students how to do research . I am continually reminded about what is reasonable vs. unre...

Yesterday I wrote about a citation-related topic, and you know how hard it is for me to stop talking about citations once I get started [FSP...

Today in Scientopia , I discuss a question about how/whether to mention in a manuscript review that the authors should cite one (or more) of...

One of my colleagues has a teaching philosophy that contains the following principle: If you do a lot for your students in terms of providin...

Although this exact scenario no longer applies to the reader who sent me the question, I was nevertheless intrigued by the situation because...

As I contemplate this past academic year of teaching, I feel pretty good about my classes (and students!), although, as usual, I have some i...

Today in Scientopia , I address a reader's question about why an advisor would give a talk on the student's research instead of send...

Recently I was pondering my options for a presentation to give at a workshop in the coming year, and I came up with two possibilities. I hav...

Hi FSP, What do you think about putting a pic on the webpage that is out of the ordinary (passport style). For example, would it be "...

The blogosphere has done a rather thorough job of thrashing the recent *scathing* report by Senator Coburn (R-Oklahoma) on supposed mismanag...