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Three research-based lessons to improve your mentoring
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
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Charles L. Brewer, 1933-2018
Renowned psychological science teacher and mentor Charles L. Brewer has died.
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Scientific American, Alan Alda Center for Communicating Science Announce Online Writing Workshop
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
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How Women Mentors Make a Difference in Engineering
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
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Natural Selection: The Mentoring Edition
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
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2017 APS Mentor Awards
Recipients of the APS Mentor Award for 2017 include David M. Buss, University of Texas at Austin; Randall W. Engle, Georgia Institute of Technology; Paul L. Harris, Harvard University; and Phoebe C. Ellsworth, University of Michigan.
