News tagged with academic career
Science Ph.D. students' interest in faculty jobs decreases over time
Science Ph.D. students' interest in a faculty job wanes after they have spent more years in school, while other careers become more attractive, according to a study published May 2 in the open access journal PLoS ONE.
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May 03, 2012 |
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Study shows family solution to teen troubles
(PhysOrg.com) -- How do you keep at-risk teens off drugs and out of trouble? According to a new University of Georgia study, family can make a difference.
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Jan 06, 2012 |
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Many top US scientists wish they had more children
Nearly half of all women scientists and one-quarter of male scientists at the nation's top research universities said their career has kept them from having as many children as they had wanted, according to a new study by ...
Aug 08, 2011 |
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Teachers can close gender gap in classroom leadership during medical school, study finds
Half of U.S. first-year medical students are female, yet a new UCLA study shows that they volunteer for leadership roles in the classroom significantly less than their male counterparts. Subtle encouragement from teachers, ...
Jul 28, 2010 |
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Gender Schemas Affect Women in Science, Says Expert
(PhysOrg.com) -- Gender equity expert Virginia Valian discusses women's advancement in the STEM disciplines.
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Oct 20, 2009 |
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Researchers find culture of academic institution may influence health care delivery
Researchers at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) and Brandeis University have completed a qualitative study on the cultural environment in medical schools and how this may affect medical faculty vitality, professionalism ...
Feb 03, 2009 |
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