http://blogs.sciencemag.org/sciencecareers/ News and Online Highlights to Help Plan a Career in Science en Copyright 2009 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:07:57 -0500 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification 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... http://blogs.sciencemag.org/sciencecareers/2009/11/family-plans.html http://blogs.sciencemag.org/sciencecareers/2009/11/family-plans.html Editor's Blog MySciNet Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:07:57 -0500 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,... http://blogs.sciencemag.org/sciencecareers/2009/11/new-flu-cases-d.html http://blogs.sciencemag.org/sciencecareers/2009/11/new-flu-cases-d.html Americas Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:59:22 -0500 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... http://blogs.sciencemag.org/sciencecareers/2009/11/more-h1b-workpl.html http://blogs.sciencemag.org/sciencecareers/2009/11/more-h1b-workpl.html Americas Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:24:10 -0500 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... http://blogs.sciencemag.org/sciencecareers/2009/11/international-s.html http://blogs.sciencemag.org/sciencecareers/2009/11/international-s.html Americas Asia Europe Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:45:18 -0500 http://blogs.sciencemag.org/sciencecareers/2009/11/we-are-grateful.html http://blogs.sciencemag.org/sciencecareers/2009/11/we-are-grateful.html Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:27:36 -0500 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... http://blogs.sciencemag.org/sciencecareers/2009/11/taking-issue-wi.html http://blogs.sciencemag.org/sciencecareers/2009/11/taking-issue-wi.html Editor's Blog Europe Feedback Tue, 17 Nov 2009 07:26:58 -0500 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,... http://blogs.sciencemag.org/sciencecareers/2009/11/barriers-to-a-p.html http://blogs.sciencemag.org/sciencecareers/2009/11/barriers-to-a-p.html Americas MySciNet Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:50:50 -0500 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... http://blogs.sciencemag.org/sciencecareers/2009/11/physics-astrono.html http://blogs.sciencemag.org/sciencecareers/2009/11/physics-astrono.html Americas Fri, 13 Nov 2009 14:02:59 -0500 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... http://blogs.sciencemag.org/sciencecareers/2009/11/wellcome-trust.html http://blogs.sciencemag.org/sciencecareers/2009/11/wellcome-trust.html CTSciNet Europe Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:03:22 -0500 http://blogs.sciencemag.org/sciencecareers/2009/11/you-have-to-giv.html http://blogs.sciencemag.org/sciencecareers/2009/11/you-have-to-giv.html Academic Careers Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:18:28 -0500 http://blogs.sciencemag.org/sciencecareers/2009/11/cuba-the-next-e.html http://blogs.sciencemag.org/sciencecareers/2009/11/cuba-the-next-e.html Americas Thu, 12 Nov 2009 13:20:31 -0500 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,... http://blogs.sciencemag.org/sciencecareers/2009/11/clearing-your-r.html http://blogs.sciencemag.org/sciencecareers/2009/11/clearing-your-r.html Americas MySciNet Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:01:10 -0500 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... http://blogs.sciencemag.org/sciencecareers/2009/11/preparing-for-b.html http://blogs.sciencemag.org/sciencecareers/2009/11/preparing-for-b.html Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:20:26 -0500 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... http://blogs.sciencemag.org/sciencecareers/2009/11/videos-feature.html http://blogs.sciencemag.org/sciencecareers/2009/11/videos-feature.html Editor's Blog MySciNet Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:08:56 -0500 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,... http://blogs.sciencemag.org/sciencecareers/2009/11/paid-sick-leave.html http://blogs.sciencemag.org/sciencecareers/2009/11/paid-sick-leave.html Americas Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:06:39 -0500