Rising Scholars News

Greetings again. I hope you’ve had a good week. As you may know: If you’re seeking a mentor to guide you in writing and publishing research, you may be able …

Greetings again. I hope that all is going well. Our spring semester ended in mid May, and summer school starts this week. Therefore last week I had no teaching to …

Greetings again. I’m now back from the Council of Science Editors (CSE) annual meeting. This year the meeting theme was “The Changing Climate of Scientific Publishing: The Heat Is On”. …

Greetings from Atlanta, where the Council of Science Editors annual meeting is about to begin. I hope that all is going well for you. As you may recall, last week …

Greetings again. I hope that all is well. As you may recall, last week I discussed writing cover letters. Now I’ll discuss another type of letter: a letter to the …

Greetings again. I hope that May is starting well for you. Recently a student sought my advice on writing a cover letter. Sometimes researchers ask me what a cover letter …

Greetings again. I hope that all is going well. At our university, the spring semester will end soon. As usual, we’re inviting groups of students to our home for end-of-semester …

Greetings again. I hope that all is going well. As mentioned in the AuthorAID workshops, plagiarism (the use of others’ words or ideas without proper credit) is important to avoid …

Greetings again. Here in Texas, the spring wildflowers are blooming. Today we took some international students on a drive to see wildflowers. Most of this weekend, however, I’m working. The …

Hello again. Special greetings to those observing spring holidays (for example, Easter or Passover). Last week someone who attended the Sri Lanka AuthorAID workshop asked for advice on converting a …