Check out Lindsey’s “The Text for Oral Presentation at a Scientific Seminar” from Scientific Writing = Thinking in Words. You might find answering one of the following questions helpful in formulating your response: How much thought do you give to the structure of an oral presentation? What is your process for creating this structure? What… Read More Lindsey Text for Oral Presentations
Today, we’re reading Mosier’s “Deconstructing the Art of Grantsmanship: The Roles of the Storyteller, Grant Writer, Typesetter, Proofreader, Accountant and Reviewer” from the Journal of Research Administration. Mosier provides insight into the process and roles of creating a successful grant application. You may find answering one of the following questions helpful in drafting your response:… Read More Mosier Art of Grantsmanship
Today, we’re reading Jutta Schickore’s “Doing Science, Writing Science” from Philosophy of Science. Please write a meaningful response. If you’re not sure where to start, consider one of the following questions: What do you think Schickore means when they state, “There’s a mismatch between what scientists do and the presentation of results in scientific publications”? … Read More Schickore Doing & Writing Science
Our first reading is Randy Moore’s “Writing about Biology: How Rhetorical Choices Can Influence the Impact of a Scientific Paper” from Bioscene (2000). You should write a meaningful response that is ~250 words. You might find answering one of the following questions helpful in shaping your response: Moore lists a number of reasons why Avery… Read More Moore Writing about Biology
Today, we are reading Cech & Waidzunas’s “Systemic Inequalities for LGBTQ Professionals in STEM” in Science Advances. Please provide a thoughtful and respectful response. You may find answering one of the following questions helpful: What inequalities are LGBTQ+ individuals likely to encounter in STEM fields? What about this do you (or do you not) find… Read More Cech & Waidzunas LGBTQ+ Inequality in STEM
In “Racial Inequity in Grant Funding from the NIH,” Michael A Taffe and Nicholas W Gilpin note that “Several analyses have revealed that African-American/Black scientists are less likely to receive NIH grant funding compared with their white, Hispanic/Latinx, or Asian colleagues.” They make a persuasive argument, based on research studies, that Black scientists are awarded fewer… Read More Racism in Grant Funding
In their article, “Grant Application Review: The Case of Transparency” David Gurwitz, Elena Milanesi, and Thomas Koenig suggest that grant success rates have fallen over the past decade. They note this in part to make a call for increased transparency in grant funding How do Gurwitz, Milanesi, and Koenig characterize transparency? What steps should granting… Read More Granting Transparency
Today, you’re going to get feedback from your peers who know a lot more about science than I do. To do that, you should… Post a copy of the grant proposal you submitted here. Select two of your peers’ proposals to read. Respond to their proposals and notify the class. Do your best to select people who… Read More Grant Proposal Peer Review
Read Jonathan Weiner’s Scientific American article “From Surmise to Sunrise.” He notes that “There’s a publishing rule that every formula you use in a book cuts your potential readership in half.” As a scientist, what do you make of this claim? Write a thoughtful response to Weiner’s short essay. You may find the following questions… Read More Surmise to Sunrise
Today we are reading Janet Holmes’s chapter “The Role of Gender in Workplace Talk” from her book Gendered Talk at Work. This Atlantic ariticle suggests that sexism is still a problem in the sciences; being aware of our gendered ways of speaking may be the first step to creating an equitable workplace. For this response,… Read More Gendered Workplace
Alison A. Lukowski 