Rising Scholars News

Greetings from Massachusetts, in the northeastern United States. Outside, snow is falling. The snow is beautiful, especially on the trees. Why I am traveling during this season, when the weather …

This week I received some happy e-mail. “Your sandwich technique really works for letters,” wrote Alejandro, an international researcher who had recently taken a course from me. “I just published …

Here at Texas A&M University, fall semester will end soon. Therefore, for the next few days I’ll be busy grading articles by graduate students and presentations by medical students. I’ve …

Greetings from Nicaragua. I just finished leading an AuthorAID workshop here on scientific writing. In addition to attendees from Nicaragua, there were three attendees from Honduras and three from Cuba. …

As you might notice, I’m posting this blog entry early. The reason is that I’m leaving tomorrow for Nicaragua, to give an AuthorAID workshop. I look forward to leading …

Last week an AuthorAID user told me about a helpful Web site she had found. (Thanks again!) This Web site is the HINARI Authorship Skills site. I agree that …

When should you start planning a journal article about your research? You should start planning your article even before you begin collecting data. This advice comes from Marianne Mallia, manager of the …

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 …