Monthly Archives: September 2011

Conferencing to reignite academic fire

Posted on September 29, 2011 by buehlerdm

Nothing reignites academic fire like seeing old friends and colleagues at a conference. Arranging the trans-Atlantic trip was a logistic challenge – including the inevitable bout of stomach flu while preparing my talks – but it was worth it!  To … Continue reading →

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No "Homer Simpson Effect" among high achievers

Posted on September 19, 2011 by buehlerdm

Life is crazy busy.  Talks to prepare, job applications to prepare, lab work to do, kids got stomach flu – whew! So just a short note referring you to a nice trio of letters examining how male and female scientists self-rate … Continue reading →

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