Lab Leadership
It’s only through a combination of collaboration, trust, influence, and self-management can we hope to increase our capacity to make rapid decisions, adapt to changes, serve customers, communicate effectively, and achieve our goals. Today all employees must develop and continuously improve the skills of trust and influence in every interaction.
A new research networking portal designed to provide crucial career development exposure for female scientists and engineers within Chicagoland’s research community was launched Oct. 1 as part of the Chicago Collaboration for Women in STEM professional development program.
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Altruists in the workplace are more likely to help fellow employees, be more committed to their work and be less likely to quit, new research by UW-Madison's La Follette School of Public Affairs shows. And these workplace altruists enjoy a pretty important benefit themselves — they are happier than their fellow employees.
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Be part of this discussion as industry experts compare Kjeldahl, Dumas, and NIR. We will evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of each technique.
Available on DemandThe Pittcon Organizing Committee is pleased to announce the course listing for the 2014 Short Course program which runs March 1 through March 6, 2014. Short Courses are taught by industry experts; range from half-day up to two-day classes; and include beginner, intermediate, and advanced level curricula.
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Sequoia Capital Chairman Sir Michael Moritz, KBE, and his wife, Harriet Heyman, in collaboration with UC San Francisco, have kicked off a new endowment with a $60 million contribution to ensure the future of PhD education programs in the basic sciences.
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Pittcon is pleased to announce it will be exhibiting at the next BioConference Live virtual event.
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The U.S. recession that began in December 2007 may have officially ended in June 2009, but in terms of job status, pay and retirement options, American workers are feeling its lingering negative impact, according to a new study by Florida State University Professor Wayne Hochwarter.
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A good understanding of the processes involved in producing pure and ultrapure water is necessary to make sure that the quality of the laboratory water is suited for its intended purpose(s).
Available on DemandEmployees who have a sense of unjustified entitlement are more likely to say that their bosses are abusive and mistreat them than their less entitlement-minded coworkers, according to new research from the University of New Hampshire.
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In a tough economic environment dominated by increased competition for jobs, minimizing uncertainty has become a key challenge for chief executives.
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Many U.S. universities have no women at all among their physics faculty, and when people talk about gender equity in physics, this fact is often cited as evidence of a hiring bias.
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