MPOWIR is pleased to sponsor a town hall meeting at the 2010 Ocean Sciences Meeting in Portland, Oregon. The meeting, entitled “Where do all the oceanographers go? Career paths in oceanography,” will be on Tuesday, February 23 at 11:45 am …
Consider a few facts: Women are now half of all workers on U.S. payrolls; there is no longer a clear timeline for marriage and childbirth; and a record 40 percent of children born in 2007 had unmarried mothers. Those figures …
The Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) in La Jolla, California, invites applications for several Institution-wide Post-Graduate positions in any of the major areas of research conducted at Scripps. Scripps Institution of Oceanography is …
The British Antarctic Survey (BAS), part of the Natural Environment Research Council, aims to undertake a world-class programme of scientific research, and to sustain for the UK an active and influential regional presence and a leadership role in Antarctic affairs. …
Impostor syndrome is the name given to the feelings that many young scientists describe: Their accomplishments are just luck or deceit, and they’re in over their heads. The key to getting past it, experts say, is making accurate, realistic assessments …
NASA MPOWIR Speaker SeriesGoddard Space Flight Center visit September 10-11, 2009 Colleen Mouw, University of Wisconsin-Madison This past fall, I was honored to be able to visit and speak at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. I was …
NASA MPOWIR Speaker Series JPL visit November 10-11, 2009 Stephanie Downes, Princeton University I was recently fortunate to receive the opportunity to speak at JPL/NASA in Pasadena, California, hosted by the Ocean-Atmosphere Interaction group supervisor, Dr. Victor Zlotnicki. I visited …
Robert J. Feller and Christine R. Lotter discuss several “tried and true” classroom and laboratory teaching strategies that promote better learning, attention, engagement, and curiosity in students. The strategies are designed to promote the use of student-centered learning rather than …
The Difference: How the Power of Diversity Creates Better Groups, Firms, Schools, and Societies by Scott E. Page Rather than ponder moral questions like, ‘Why can’t we all get along?’ Dr. Page asks practical ones like, ‘How can we all …
The Institute of Oceanography, National Taiwan University (IONTU), invites applications for four faculty positions, at the level of assistant professor or higher, starting August 1st, 2010. Applicants should hold a doctoral degree and specialize in research fields related to broad …
