Diverse perspectives on science and medicine
My friends: changing your career path is okay. It really is. What you wanted at 21 may no longer serve you at 41. It’s okay. Some people always know exactly what they want. Most people
As a follow-up to my post overnight about a recently resurrected discussion on the role of HBCUs in modern higher education, I wanted to repost what is actually a repost of my longer essay and
There are few questions as beaten to death as to whether historically Black colleges and universities (HBCU) are still needed in this so-called post-racial America. My post is stimulated by this post where my own
Just going through my news alerts on herbal medicines this morning and came across this editorial mistake – I thought it would give you a nice chuckle before starting your day (in the US), taking
So, I was thinking about Valentine’s Day, and that led me to think about kissing, and that led me to think about Sheril Kirshenbaum’s book, The Science of Kissing, and not because I’ve kissed Sheril
If you’re in the New York City area and missed out on getting into the NYC Half-Marathon – or just want to help support a fantastic cause – dial up the Fresh Air Fund Racers
One of the top US comprehensive cancer centers and hospitals is continuing to play Whack-a-Mole with a multi-level marketing firm that sells bottled water. In late 2009, the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Last week, I wrote a bit about the Martin Luther King, Jr., Memorial session I moderated at ScienceOnline2011 with Danielle N. Lee and Alberto Roca. I know that Alberto is bogged down with grant applications
Last night I was delighted to see that Stephen Colbert interviewed pediatric infectious disease specialist and developer of the rotovirus vaccine, Dr. Paul Offit of The Children’s Hospital in Philadelphia (CHOP). Offit, a perennial target