Academic Life - Grant Writing with Morgan Giddings, PhD

February 5, 20100Comments

Meeting with the chancellor

It is very different being an entrepreneur in the business world. If you're successful - you get paid a lot more money, and get access to a lot more resources.

by Morgan Giddings

Academic Life

February 4, 20102Comments

When facilities and administration means neither

I don't understand why the NIH doesn't crack down on this kind of "redirection" (to put it kindly) of F&A money. I don't understand why more faculty don't question this, when they get emails like the one I just got telling them they will have to pay for this out of their own pockets.

by Morgan Giddings

Academic Life

January 31, 20100Comments

Faculty jobs gone awry?

I just met up with a friend of mine who teaches at a small(ish) western university. It was interesting how much our stories intersected about some of the job challenges

by Morgan Giddings

Academic Life

December 16, 20093Comments

Rejection part III: conservatism in science

Science should not be about censorship or rigorous adherence to a given ideology. Instead, science is at its best when it consists of open exploration and testing of new ideas.

by Morgan Giddings

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