Lab Leadership
For the first time, the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) is pleased to partner with the Society for Laboratory Automation and Screening (SLAS) and identify a recipient of the SLAS Young Scientists Poster Award at the 2010 IFT Annual Meeting Scientific Program July 17-20, 2010 in Chicago, Ill.
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The Organizing Committee announced its annual Call for Topics for Conferee Networking Sessions for Pittcon 2011.
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BioTek launched a Why I Need a BioTek Epoch For My Lab video contest on July 12. Break out your video cameras for a chance to win their Epoch Multi-Volume Spectrophotometer System.
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In late July, Physics Professor Rajarshi Roy, Math Professor Brian Hunt, and three Maryland graduate students (Adam Cohen, Bhargava Ravoori and Shelby Wilson) will head for Cameroon and the University of Buea (Buea is the provincial capital of the South West Region of Cameroon). They're expanding Maryland's Global Community by taking part in an international "table top research" program on the frontiers of science. The goal is to help graduate students and young faculty in developing nations conduct scientific research without using expensive equipment.
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As a lab manager, learn how leaders create openness to change. By discovering why change is inherently difficult for most people, this webcast will help participants better deal with change and help others to move forward as well.
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Lundbeck Research's Dr. Mark Hayward discusses how speed becomes paramount when patients are dependent upon research. Click Here to view more videos of Dr. Mark Hayward!
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A lot has been written about why managers should coach employees. A lot also has been written on how to coach employees. You can find many articles on the Pygmalion Effect and the Galatea Effect, which explain how employee coaching works. Very few ar
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Research funding at the University of California, San Diego surpassed $1 billion for the first time in the universitys 50-year history, the Office of Research Affairs has announced.
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Cloud computing is not just for large laboratories. Data processing and storage requirements are increasing substantially for small laboratories as well. We talked about cloud computing in the April 21 edition of this blog. As noted then, cloud compu
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Education and outreach were given equal time at a recent symposium at Brookhaven Lab, sponsored by the National User Facilities Organization (NUFO) as part of its three-day annual meeting. Although speakers agreed that there are challenges to be met in both areas, the good news is that there are plenty of opportunities for young people seeking formal training in the sciences and anyone in search of a better understanding of scientific issues and advances.
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Brooks Instrument, a world-leading provider of advanced flow, pressure and level solutions, has launched a blog that will provide a venue for processing audiences in various industries to learn more about Brooks products and technologies, interesting applications, industry trends and more.
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Effective July 1, 2010, two of the world's leading scientific membership organizations, the Society for Biomolecular Sciences (SBS) and the Association for Laboratory Automation (ALA), are now one. SBS and ALA are united as Sections of the newly formed Society for Laboratory Automation and Screening (SLAS) an inclusive worldwide organization dedicated to advancing scientific research and discovery through laboratory automation and screening technology.
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