Rising Scholars News

Greetings again. I’ve now been back in Texas for a week. I’ve had lots to catch up on. And summer school begins this Monday. A busy time! I’m glad that people …

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 …

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 …

Greetings. This week I attended some talks on a special way of communicating science: by using animation. The talks were by David Bolinsky, from the company XVIVO. As a child, …

My workshop in Mexico last week included a session on giving presentations. During the question-and-answer period, someone asked, “Is it good to begin a presentation with a joke?” My answer: …

Greetings again. Thank you for so warmly welcoming AuthorAID graduate assistant Bernard Appiah. I’m writing to you from Monterrey, Mexico, where I just finished giving a workshop at Universidad Autónoma …

[Note: I’m delighted to report that the AuthorAID team has a new member: graduate assistant Bernard Appiah. Bernard will be helping with AuthorAID in a variety of ways. In this …

Greetings again. As you might have seen, the AuthorAID Resource Library now contains PowerPoint slides in Arabic, translated from presentations at AuthorAID workshops. Here’s the story behind these translations. At …

[Note: Recently a helpful article titled “Preparation of Manuscripts for Publication: Improving Your Chances for Success” appeared in the journal Clinical Chemistry. A link to this article …

Greetings again. Earlier this month, I received an e-mail message from a researcher who attended the first AuthorAID workshop. The subject line of the message was “Help!” The researcher explained …