Rising Scholars News

Greetings from Nicaragua. I just finished leading an AuthorAID workshop here on scientific writing. In addition to attendees from Nicaragua, there were three attendees from Honduras and three from Cuba. …

As you might notice, I’m posting this blog entry early. The reason is that I’m leaving tomorrow for Nicaragua, to give an AuthorAID workshop. I look forward to leading …

Last week an AuthorAID user told me about a helpful Web site she had found. (Thanks again!) This Web site is the HINARI Authorship Skills site. I agree that …

When should you start planning a journal article about your research? You should start planning your article even before you begin collecting data. This advice comes from Marianne Mallia, manager of the …

Today I returned from Louisville, Kentucky, where I took part in the annual conference of the American Medical Writers Association (AMWA). At the conference, I attended sessions, gave sessions, and …

Today I am busy preparing for the American Medical Writers Association annual conference. I soon must complete my slides and handouts and finish other preparations.  Recently a researcher recommended that …

As I walk through the buildings at my university, I often see posters presenting research. Researchers prepared most of these posters for conferences. Then, after returning, they hung the posters near their …

[Note: Recently AuthorAID helped find a leader for a writing workshop in Zambia. Below, the workshop leader, Tom Lang, presents some highlights. Thanks very much, Tom!] In August, I taught …

On Friday, EQUATOR reached its 3-month birthday. No, I don’t mean the Earth’s equator. I mean the EQUATOR Network, an initiative to improve scientific publications. Officially launched on 26 June …

When I last wrote to you, a storm—Hurricane Ike—was approaching. We were lucky. Although we had many hours of wind and rain, we did not lose electricity, and our community …