Rising Scholars News

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 …

“Where should I publish or present my work?” researchers often wonder. A variety of resources can help answer this question. The AuthorAID presentation “Publishing a Journal Article” includes advice on …

Greetings again. I’m on the way home from the wedding I mentioned last week. The wedding was in California, and afterward we vacationed in Colorado for a few days. We …

Greetings again. I’m preparing this blog post early, because this weekend I’ll be away from the computer to attend a wedding. My summer-school teaching will end soon. For me, teaching …

Earlier this month, a Mexican researcher asked me, “How can I find an appropriate editor to help revise my papers before I submit them to journals?” Many other researchers might …

  Hello. I’m writing to you in the early morning, after returning from the airport. I was dropping off a Mexican researcher who had just finished the intensive course in …

Greetings again. Today is Independence Day in the United States. This evening there will be fireworks. But now I’ll discuss something less dramatic than fireworks: making things shorter and therefore …

Greetings again. I’m now giving a 3-week intensive course in research writing, mainly for researchers from Mexico. The researchers are here at Texas A&M University for the course. Julie Walker, …

Greetings again. This weekend I’m busy going to the airport several times. Why? I’m picking up Mexican researchers who will take a course in research writing. Next week I hope …

Greetings again. I’m glad to say that a book I recommend is now available for free online. Here’s the story. As mentioned, this summer I’m teaching a science-editing course. One …