Science Careers Blog tag:blogs.sciencemag.org,2008-10-28:/sciencecareers//8 2009-11-19T21:25:13Z News and Online Highlights to Help Plan a Career in Science Movable Type Open Source 4.1 Family Plans tag:blogs.sciencemag.org,2009:/sciencecareers//8.4194 2009-11-19T23:07:57Z 2009-11-19T21:25:13Z Last month we ran Returning to Science by Sarah Webb, an article about women returning to science after extended family leaves. The same week we also published A Life Lived Backwards by Angela Saini, about Patricia Alireza, the University College-London... James Austin http://www.sciencecareers.org New Flu Cases Drop on College Campuses tag:blogs.sciencemag.org,2009:/sciencecareers//8.4192 2009-11-19T18:59:22Z 2009-11-19T20:35:35Z For the first time in 5 weeks, the number of new flu cases at American colleges and universities has dropped, according to a tracking survey by the American College Health Association (ACHA). The survey, which tracks influenza-like illnesses on campuses,... Alan Kotok More H-1B Workplace Inspections Underway tag:blogs.sciencemag.org,2009:/sciencecareers//8.4188 2009-11-18T20:24:10Z 2009-11-18T21:01:10Z ComputerWorld magazine reported yesterday that U.S. immigration authorities have ramped up their field inspections for H-1B visa violations. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, part of the Department of Homeland Security, told Sen. Chuck Grassley (R, Ia.) that it will conduct... Alan Kotok International Science, Engineering Students Increase at U.S. Universities tag:blogs.sciencemag.org,2009:/sciencecareers//8.4184 2009-11-17T21:45:18Z 2009-11-17T22:41:31Z The number of science and engineering students from abroad jumped 20% at American institutions in the 2008-09 academic year, with the biggest gains recorded in engineering and computer science. Science and engineering students now comprise about half of all international... Alan Kotok Re: Taking Issue with "After the Fall of the Wall" tag:blogs.sciencemag.org,2009:/sciencecareers//8.4177 2009-11-17T15:27:36Z 2009-11-17T16:16:20Z Elisabeth Pain Taking Issue with "After the Fall of the Wall" tag:blogs.sciencemag.org,2009:/sciencecareers//8.4174 2009-11-17T12:26:58Z 2009-11-17T12:43:05Z Our package on science in Eastern Europe provoked the following reply from Yale Richmond, an expert on the subject:Elisabeth Pain and Kate Travis in Science Careers (November 6, 2009) are correct in discussing the changes in science that have taken... James Austin http://www.sciencecareers.org Barriers to a Ph.D. Not Faced by Most Students tag:blogs.sciencemag.org,2009:/sciencecareers//8.4172 2009-11-16T20:50:50Z 2009-11-16T22:51:31Z Attaining a Ph.D. degree takes commitment and perseverance, as any Ph.D. candidate can attest. But the way Nicholas Kristoff tells it, in yesterday's New York Times Tererai Trent, a plant pathologist and Ph.D. candidate at Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo,... Alan Kotok Physics, Astronomy Degree Production Is Up, Says AIP tag:blogs.sciencemag.org,2009:/sciencecareers//8.4165 2009-11-13T19:02:59Z 2009-11-13T19:49:42Z Whether it's good news or bad news depends on your perspective. A new report from the American Institute of Physics (AIP) shows that physics degree production is up dramatically. The most recent data are from 2006.* In 2006, 5373 students... James Austin http://www.sciencecareers.org Wellcome Trust to Offer More Flexible Investigator Grants tag:blogs.sciencemag.org,2009:/sciencecareers//8.4163 2009-11-13T17:03:22Z 2009-11-13T19:51:21Z The Wellcome Trust plans to phase out its 3-year to 5-year research grants in favor of larger and more flexible grants that last up to 7 years, reports Jocelyn Kaiser in this week's issue of Science. The organization will put... Kate Travis You Have to Give Credit Where Credit is Due tag:blogs.sciencemag.org,2009:/sciencecareers//8.4157 2009-11-12T20:18:28Z 2009-11-12T20:57:47Z Dan Albert http://vision.wisc.edu/leader_albert.html Cuba: The Next Exchange Opportunity for American Scientists? tag:blogs.sciencemag.org,2009:/sciencecareers//8.4156 2009-11-12T18:20:31Z 2009-11-12T19:13:11Z Alan Kotok Clearing Your Records of Past Arrests tag:blogs.sciencemag.org,2009:/sciencecareers//8.4152 2009-11-11T21:01:10Z 2009-11-11T21:39:21Z Last month on this blog, we talked about more employers using reference checks as part of thorough investigations into applicants' pasts. Today's Wall Street Journal says that employers are taking that process further to include checks of arrests and convictions,... Alan Kotok Preparing for Behavioral Interviews tag:blogs.sciencemag.org,2009:/sciencecareers//8.4141 2009-11-09T20:20:26Z 2009-11-09T21:50:37Z Among the toughest interview questions faced by professional-level job hunters are the ones asking about the applicant's handling of past problems or situations. This kind of interviewing, often called behavioral interviewing, is based on the premise that past behavior is... Alan Kotok Radio Stories Feature Women with Disabilities in Science tag:blogs.sciencemag.org,2009:/sciencecareers//8.4139 2009-11-06T22:08:56Z 2009-11-06T22:48:01Z I received a note this morning from Nell Brady, project manager at WAMC Northeast Public Radio in Albany, New York, alerting me to a new series of radio programs featuring women with disabilities in science. The series is being produced... James Austin http://www.sciencecareers.org Paid Sick Leave Far From Universal tag:blogs.sciencemag.org,2009:/sciencecareers//8.4136 2009-11-06T20:06:39Z 2009-11-06T20:54:54Z In a New York Times Economix column this week, Steven Greenhouse tells about the large percentage of American workers do not get paid if they stay home sick. As a result, with the H1N1 and seasonal flu viruses among us,... Alan Kotok