Lab Culture
Results indicate general satisfaction though lingering job insecurity remains for some.
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Waters honors University of Minnesota’s Mass Spectrometry Laboratory with Center of Innovation designation.
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By unanimous consent, the U.S. Senate adopted a resolution yesterday designating 2011 as the International Year of Chemistry.
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Breaking Bad is not improving chemistry’s tarnished public image says an assistant professor of chemistry at American University.
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U of U researcher Brenda L. Bass, Ph.D., has won the prestigious prize to study an elusive RNA molecule's link to inflammatory diseases.
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Throughout the summer economists have voiced disappointment in the U.S. economy. Recovery from the recession appears to have been losing steam. The Dow Jones barometer of the stock market has lost 1,000 points over couple of months. The S&P has a
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A few weeks ago some colleagues and I drove from the New York City area north to Ontario, Canada for Lab Manager's annual sales meeting. Five hours into the trip—somewhere near Buffalo—I realized I’d forgotten my passport...
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Writers/producers for some crime and science-related TV shows/movies want scientists' advice on plot accuracy and even story ideas.
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The National Science Foundation is now accepting names for its Vannevar Bush Award and Public Service Award.
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Encouraging employee engagement is a hot topic for lab managers and human resources specialists. Employees psychologically committed to their jobs are more productive and easier to manage. Yet there is a downside to high employee engagement as well.
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Four new studies find that when a woman's goal is to be romantically desirable, she distances herself from science-related pursuits.
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Speaking at an international conference, the speaker had just completed a well-organized, polished presentation. Yet there was almost no applause. In contrast to the many questions other speakers received after their presentations, this speaker didn&
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