Lab Leadership
Harvard Business Publishing recently reported on "The 10 Most Common Leadership Shortcomings." Below are five of the 10 shortcomings you can instantly avoid by improving your communication skills.
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I recently attended the STEM Business Leaders Breakfast concerning tapping Massachusetts potential in the areas of science, technology, engineering and mathematics education.
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Looking at the new products released this month, it appears many would be just as at home on a runway in Milan as on a sterile lab bench. So this has prompted me to make this the first annual "Lab Managers Next Top Model" competition and awards.
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Malvern Instruments online web seminar series introducing triple detection techniques for size exclusion chromatography/gel permeation chromatography (SEC/GPC) provides information for experts and beginners alike.
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Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced it is hosting the Industry Wednesday Symposium on July 8th, preceding the 7th International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR) Annual Meeting this week.
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The Association for Laboratory Automation (ALA), a multi-disciplinary, non-profit scientific association spanning diverse academic disciplines, industries and technology sectors is pleased to announce its partnership with Boxwood Technologies to provide improved online job services at ALA Career Connections.
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According to research by Harris Interactive on behalf of the Adecco Group, the most serious threat to organizations in this recession may be the recession's end.
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Many managers believe that their job is to resolve problems that arise. While that is true, it is only the lesser part of the job. More importantly, a manager's job is to prevent problems.
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Archaeologist Lynn Swartz Dodd of USC College and her students are taking trade artifacts from Egypt to the Argonne National Laboratorys Advanced Photon Source, home of the most powerful X-rays in the country.
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On the subject of personality factors and success in science, here is a provocative essay by UK professor Bruce Charlton. He claims that the modern system selects for conscientiousness over raw intelligence, with negative consequences.
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The project is an initiative of the Council of Graduate Schools, which seeks to help graduate students become more aware of the wide variety of issues in the ethical and responsible conduct of research.
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"Relatives of UCLA research assistant Sheri Sangji, who died of burns from a chemical explosion, say a state investigator ignored key information and seek harsher penalties for the university." LA Times, 6/22
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