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Career Development: Americas

Featured News & Articles from the Americas

African Americans Studying STEM: Parsing the Numbers
Anne Sasso

African Americans are well-represented among college freshmen aspiring to science majors, but their numbers decline after that.

Dynamo Walking
Anne Sasso

Still an undergraduate, Stanford-bound Betty Mbom has already started a minority-mentoring program at her university.

Coming to Europe
Amarendra Swarup

New policies aim to improve international scientists' mobility into and within Europe.

GrantsNet: International Funding Index
GrantsNet Staff

The International Grants and Fellowships Index offers the latest listing of funding opportunities from Europe, Asia, and the Americas.

Opportunities: Research Inc.
Peter Fiske

It's useful to think of your research career as a business, even if you're not interested in starting a company.

Rumors Fly Online When Jobs Are at Stake
Lucas Laursen

How accurate are job-rumor Web sites, and do they help or damage your prospects?

Careers in Perspective: Chemists Can Do Anything
Lisa M. Balbes

In chemistry, as in other disciplines, many opportunities exist away from the bench.

Taken for Granted: Lost in Space
Beryl Lieff Benderly

A severe disconnect separates some policymakers from scientists' lived reality.

Mastering Your Ph.D.: Exploring Nonprofit Organizations
Patricia Gosling

The values and culture of the nonprofit setting make it an exciting and rewarding career choice for some scientists.

Educated Woman, Postdoc Edition, Chapter 15: This Strange, Funny Feeling
Micella Phoenix DeWhyse

What is this new feeling? Could it be ... joy?

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