Rising Scholars News

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 …

Hello again. I’m writing to you early because a storm is expected soon and we might lose electricity. Today, because of the possible storm, the university where I teach was …

Greetings again. I hope September has started well for you. Our school year has begun, the AuthorAID site continues to be refined, and I look forward to writing to you more …

Recently I received an announcement that might interest some of you. It came from the Council of Science Editors (CSE), an organization in which I am active. Even if this …

Looking at this blog, you might think that I am having a quiet summer. After all, no new post has appeared in more than a month. Perhaps you think that …