2019 APS Mentor Awards
Receiving honors for valuable mentoring contributions are APS James McKeen Cattell Fellow Carol S. Dweck. APS William James Fellow Marcia K. Johnson, and APS Fellows Geraldine Downey and Mark H. Johnson. More
Receiving honors for valuable mentoring contributions are APS James McKeen Cattell Fellow Carol S. Dweck. APS William James Fellow Marcia K. Johnson, and APS Fellows Geraldine Downey and Mark H. Johnson. More
Some scientists are truly extraordinary mentors. Take, for example, professor Charlotta Turner, a chemist at Lund University in Sweden, who in 2014 received a text from her Ph.D. student telling her that he might not finish his thesis in time. When she learned that her student, Firas Jumaah, was in More
Renowned psychological science teacher and mentor Charles L. Brewer has died. More
Scientific American and the Alan Alda Center for Communicating Science at Stony Brook University are teaming on an online workshop aimed at helping scientists and engineers write blogs and op-eds for magazines, newspapers, and other news outlets. Presented in partnership with The Kavli Foundation, two dozen scientists will receive mentoring on writing More
The Atlantic: For some women, enrolling in an engineering course is like running a psychological gauntlet. If they dodge overt problems like sexual harassment, sexist jokes, or poor treatment from professors, they often still have to evade subtler obstacles like the implicit tendency to see engineering as a male discipline. More
In today’s society they may be hidden, but good shepherds do exist. They nurture. They guide. They use their foresight to keep their flock safe and ensure its survival. As graduate students, we often find ourselves members of such a flock, seeking guidance, knowledge, and survival skills from those who More