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Early Career Leadership Spotlight — Adelita Mendoza
We’re taking time over the following weeks to get to know the members of the GSA’s Early Career Scientist Committees. Join us every week to learn more about our 2019 early career scientist advocates. Adelita D. Mendoza Communications & Outreach Subcommittee Postdoc Associate, Washington University Research Interest All cells require intracellular zinc to perform functions ranging…
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Early Career Leadership Spotlight — Gavin Rice
We’re taking time over the following weeks to get to know the members of the GSA’s Early Career Scientist Committees. Join us every week to learn more about our 2019 early career scientist advocates. Gavin Rice Co-chair Early Career Scientist Steering Committee University of Pittsburgh Research Interest Evolution has created diverse forms of life across this…
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An engaging way of teaching science communication through Wikipedia
Guest post by Cassidy Villeneuve, Wiki Education. A Wikipedia writing assignment is a great opportunity for instructors to teach science communication skills on a world stage. In this kind of assignment, genetics students create or improve Wikipedia articles related to course topics. They’re especially well equipped to translate scientific concepts this way for a general audience,…
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Mary Ellen Lane: Pivoting from faculty to Dean through service, growth, and negotiation
Mary Ellen Lane started down the traditional academic career path to faculty but changed directions to find her niche in academic administration—discovering a passion for leadership and enterprise thinking. After transitioning from an Assistant Professor position into administration, she’s served critical roles and moved through the ranks to become Dean at the Graduate School of…