Category: Administrative

I’ll be traveling a good part of today (Monday), so we will have fewer items than usual. Regular posting will resume tomorrow.

I will be traveling to New York on Friday, 25 March, to hear what fellow science journalist Angela Saini has to say about her new book Geek Nation, at a meeting of the South Asian Journalists Association. Regular posting will resume on Monday. *     *     *

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In Washington, D.C. yesterday, we got walloped first with thundersleet, then thundersnow, that made a mess of traffic and downed power lines.  Our power lines were among the casualties, but fortunately we got our juice restored this morning and we’re back in business. Thank you for your patience. *     *     *

Back in September, we wished our visitors L’Shana Tovah for the 5771 Jewish new year observance. To keep the tradition going, please accept our best wishes for 2011. We will resume posting items on Monday, 3 January 2011. *     *     *

Science Business will take a break for the Christmas holiday, and resume posting on Monday 27 December. To get in the scientific holiday spirit, here’s a video from Darlene Cavalier, founder of ScienceCheerleader.com. Cavalier is a former Philadelphia 76ers cheerleader with a masters degree from University of Pennsylvania, where she studied the role of citizens…

We’ll be taking a short break beginning tomorrow through Monday, which will cut down on the number of items we post during that time. We’ll get back to our regular volume next Tuesday. *     *     *

I will be attending an event today on the 30th anniversary of the Bayh-Dole Act that defines patent rights for university-based research. As a result, we will have fewer items on Science Business today. Watch for a full slate tomorrow. *     *     *

We received a holiday goodie from Samantha Reno and Alba Collazo, when they named Science Business as one of their Top 50 Blogs by Scientific Researchers. Samantha and Alba published the top 50 list in their Clinical Research Blog earlier this month. It’s gratifying to get recognition, particularly from fellow bloggers, for our service that gives…

I will be attending meetings of the Public Diplomacy Alumni Association today, so further posting of items will continue this afternoon.