Lab Leadership
Much has been written about the advantages of flextime for both employees and employers. However, there are downsides as well – downsides that are seldom mentioned. This is particularly the case for people working in laboratories. Safety The la
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In his postgame press conference, Bruce Boudreau, the coach of the Washington Capitals, found himself in the unenviable position of having to answer for his team's lousy performance against the New Jersey Devils. To make matters worse, his star player, Alexander Ovechkin, along with his teammate, Alexander Semin, could be heard laughing loudly only a few steps away with their friend Ilya Kovalchuk—one of the best players on the opposing team.
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Laboratory managers can benefit greatly by establishing a corporate social networking site or utilizing an already existing one. Think FaceBook on a corporate intranet. The software isn't the challenge. Rather it is defining your objectives and strat
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The Eppendorf & Science Prize for Neurobiology 2010 has been awarded to the Canadian scientist, Dr. Christopher Gregg, Postdoctoral Fellow at Harvard University for his research on maternal and paternal gene expression in the brain. His work focuses
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A chemist who has developed synthetic biomaterials that could revolutionize medicine and a scientist who helped institute a global ban on the chemicals that destroy atmospheric ozone will inaugurate The Kavli Foundation Innovations in Chemistry Lectu
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Hach Company announces the City of Hutchinson, Minnesota is the recipient of the Fan Favorite prize of $20,000 in Hach equipment. The prize was awarded as part of Hachs See the Big Picture Contest designed to help municipal wastewater plants see what
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The Laboratory Products Association (LPA) is pleased to announce its new officers and directors who were elected on November 8 at the associations 2010 Annual Meeting in San Diego, California.
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At the Opening Session of the 2010 International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) Pharmaceutical Sciences World Congress in association with the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists (AAPS) Annual Meeting and Exposition, AAPS President Dan
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Professor Ahmed Zewail, President of the L'Oreal-UNESCO For Women in Science Awards Jury, on November 9, 2010 announced the five Laureates of the 2011 programme. Each year, five outstanding women scientists, one per continent, are honored for the con
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Many lab managers could ignore a rising tide of incoming résumés for the past two years or so since staffing levels were frozen or being reduced. However, as they begin to hire again they have to deal with this flood. This is a particular problem for
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In order to win, all members of a team have to understand the vision and recognize their role in accomplishing the teams goals.
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In the great global game to woo and win scientific talent, more employers are extending non-cash motivators as the proverbial carrot. Attracting and retaining talent without pay increases is absolutely a discussion people are having.
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