by Gary McDowell | Sep 8, 2016 | Events & Networking, FOR meetings, Grassroots movements, Ideas for change, Non-academic careers
The “Advocating for Science” symposium and workshop is taking place at MIT September 16-17, 2016, to enable junior scientists to advocate for science. The purpose of the meeting is to give an opportunity to those with a passion for advocating for science to develop...
by Gary McDowell | Sep 6, 2016 | Events & Networking, FOR meetings, Grassroots movements, Ideas for change, Non-academic careers
The “Advocating for Science” symposium and workshop is taking place at MIT September 16-17, 2016, to enable junior scientists to advocate for science. The purpose of the meeting is to give an opportunity to those with a passion for advocating for science to develop...
by Gary McDowell | Sep 1, 2016 | Events & Networking, FOR meetings, Grassroots movements, Ideas for change, Non-academic careers
The “Advocating for Science” symposium and workshop is taking place at MIT September 16-17, 2016, to enable junior scientists to advocate for science. The purpose of the meeting is to give an opportunity to those with a passion for advocating for science to develop...
by Gary McDowell | Aug 29, 2016 | Events & Networking, FOR meetings, Grassroots movements, Ideas for change, Non-academic careers
The “Advocating for Science” symposium and workshop is taking place at MIT September 16-17, 2016, to enable junior scientists to advocate for science. The purpose of the meeting is to give an opportunity to those with a passion for advocating for science to develop...
by Gary McDowell | Aug 26, 2016 | Events & Networking, FOR meetings, Grassroots movements, Ideas for change, Non-academic careers
The “Advocating for Science” symposium and workshop is taking place at MIT September 16-17, 2016, to enable junior scientists to advocate for science. The purpose of the meeting is to give an opportunity to those with a passion for advocating for science to develop...
by Gary McDowell | Aug 24, 2016 | Uncategorized
As the new Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ruling on the minimum salary for overtime exemption comes into effect on Dec 1st, institutions are starting to indicate how they will change postdoc salaries in response. For example, Boston University (BU) is raising...
by Gary McDowell | Aug 19, 2016 | Events & Networking, FOR meetings, Grassroots movements, Ideas for change, Non-academic careers
The “Advocating for Science” symposium and workshop is taking place at MIT September 16-17, 2016, to enable junior scientists to advocate for science. The purpose of the meeting is to give an opportunity to those with a passion for advocating for science to...
by Gary McDowell | Aug 18, 2016 | Events & Networking, FOR meetings
***UPDATE AUGUST 25TH 2016: OFFICIAL SUBMISSION FOR TRAVEL SCHOLARSHIPS HAS NOW CLOSED, BUT IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN COMING TO THE MEETING WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO STILL SEND AN APPLICATION AND WE WILL SEE IF WE CAN HELP FUNDRAISE WITH YOU!*** The “Advocating for...
by Gary McDowell | Aug 16, 2016 | Grassroots movements, Postdoc benefits
The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) has been updated with changes coming into effect on December 1st. Most pertinent is the effect this will have on requiring institutions to raise postdoctoral salaries to comply with federal law. The Boston Postdoctoral...
by Gary McDowell | Aug 12, 2016 | Events & Networking, FOR meetings, Grassroots movements, Ideas for change, Surveys & Forums
Please join us for the “Advocating for Science” Symposium and Workshop, which will take place at MIT September 16-17, 2016. Organized by Future of Research (FoR), Academics for the Future of Science (AFS) and the MIT Graduate Student Council (GSC), this meeting...
