httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mWI1ZLu0qwg
Morgan makes the controversial claim that Universities are “stupid”. She makes that claim because they expect scientists to run their labs like a business, yet they get in the way when it comes to a lab’s optimal functioning as a business. She discusses in particular on the importance of having support so that the scientist and lab leader can stay focused on the forest (big picture) rather than constantly down on their knees, lost in the weeds. ...(read more)
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Are science administrators trembling in their boots over the recession?
by morgan · 0 comments in communication,Ping.fm,Politics of Science,Social commentary
The dreaded R word. Here, I’ll say it: recession! Administrators in academia seem to be freaking out about it. I understand why… the big budget cuts that they deal with are tough. The question is, are they dealing with those cuts in the right way? Does penny pinching really work? Get the inside scoop from Morgan, the Not So Boring Scientist (formerly ...(read more)
Tagged as: academia, administrators, recession, science, universities
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