Science Career Magazine

Issue for January 05, 2001

Science Career Magazine

Evolution's Next Step: The Postdoc Network Listserv

By  Emily Klotz  - Y ou have probably seen the cartoon of the fish--holding a baseball bat in his fin--looking longingly at a ball sitting on the sandy beach. Just like that "great moment in evolution," we hope that the launch of the Postdoc Network's newest feature will be

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Make This the Year That You Improve Your Public Speaking Skills

By  Jane Parkinson  - S ome people just seem to be able to stand up and talk. Whatever the subject, no matter who they're addressing, or how much notice they have been given, they can give an effortless presentation. Impromptu public speaking and answering questions off the cuff after

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Chipping Away at Feudal Vestiges in Academe

By  Ohad Parnes  - This article appears in the January 5, 2001 issue of Science magazine . A ny young German scientist hoping to carve out an academic career faces a daunting barrier: the

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Financial Analysts

By  Charles Boulakia  - F inancial analysts are the folks that figure out how much something (such as a company, a research project, or a new product) is worth. As you can imagine, there's a lot of demand for this kind of person, given that our whole society seems

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Visas and the International Postdoc, Part 2

By  Wil Lepkowski  - A bout half the postdoctoral trainees in the United States--25,000 or so--come from foreign countries. All need visas for U.S. entry. Many obtain J-1 exchange visitor visas, which have a 3-year limit on the time the postdocs are