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Reminder: AuthorAID Survey

By Barbara Gastel | Nov. 24, 2009

Greetings! This extra post is to remind people about the AuthorAID survey. If you’ve already responded, thank you. If you haven’t yet responded, please do so. The survey can be …

From the Colombia Workshop

By Barbara Gastel | Nov. 15, 2009

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Greetings again from Colombia. The workshop given jointly by the International Foundation for Science (IFS) and AuthorAID ended yesterday. Today I return to the United States. I’ll miss the beauty …

An AuthorAID Survey: Please Respond

By Barbara Gastel | Nov. 08, 2009

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Greetings from Cali, Colombia. I arrived here a couple of hours ago. I’m here to give AuthorAID sessions at a workshop organized largely by an AuthorAID partner, the International Foundation for …

Guest Guidance on Graphs

By Barbara Gastel | Oct. 31, 2009

Greetings again. Perhaps you remember Thomas Annesley, who wrote a guest post this summer. This week he visited Texas A&M University (where I teach) and gave a presentation. Let me …

Back from the AMWA Annual Conference

By Barbara Gastel | Oct. 25, 2009

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Greetings again. I just returned from the American Medical Writers Association (AMWA) annual conference, held October 22 through 24. Different years, AMWA holds its annual conference is in different parts …

A Milestone and More

By Barbara Gastel | Oct. 18, 2009

Greetings again. This week AuthorAID reached a milestone: The number of members reached 1000. We look forward to having the AuthorAID community continue to grow. Please join if you haven’t …

For More of the Shoemaker's Children

By Barbara Gastel | Oct. 11, 2009

Greetings again. Last week I mentioned the saying “The shoemaker’s children go barefoot.” And I indicated that young researchers at my own university often lack training in scientific writing. I …

A Workshop for the Shoemaker's Children

By Barbara Gastel | Oct. 04, 2009

Greetings again. Do you know the saying “The shoemaker’s children go barefoot”? Young researchers at my university might be like the shoemaker’s children. Although I give research-writing workshops in various …
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