Personal Goals Author: Robert Finn With the explosion of the World Wide Web-Wired magazine estimates that new home pages are being added to the Web at a rate of one every four seconds (N. Negroponte, February 1996, page 188)-there are many informative home pages scientists can turn to. Researchers, for example, often check out Web sites that have been established by manufacturers of scientific equipment, professional societies, funding agencies, and universities, among others. But it's not ju

Applications Author: Robert Finn SIDEBAR : COMPANIES SERVING THE IMAGE-ANALYSIS MARKET Improvements in computer-based image analysis are making the technique a routine tool of the biomedical laboratory. The hardware for obtaining digital images is getting more sophisticated (L. Krumenaker, The Scientist, Oct. 3, 1994, page 17), the software for processing and analyzing the images is getting easier to use, and scientists are finding ever more creative ways to use them. Surveys indicate that fu

Date: February 19, 1996 Bioscan Inc. Boeckeler Instruments Inc. Data Translation Inc. Imaging Research Inc. Intracellular Imaging Inc. Jandel Scientific Software Noesis Vision Inc. Oncor Inc. Optimas Corp. Princeton Instruments Inc. Scanalytics Universal Imaging Corp.

if (n == null) The Scientist - A 'Long Tradition' The Scientist 10[1]:, Jan. 08, 1996 News A 'Long Tradition' The biological basis of sexual orientation is a research area that is coming out of the closet By Robert Finn Sidebar: Scientific Societies Concerned with Sexual-Orientation Research For the last few years each new result has been covered extensively in the popular press. And last May, Minot State University in North Dakota hosted an internation

The Web Author: Robert Finn Sidebar:Web Addresses of Selected Life Sciences Companies The last 18 months have seen the rapid spread of the World Wide Web, a new medium of communication that some compare to Gutenberg's invention of the printing press in significance. The Web may not continue to live up to this level of hype, and its explosive growth may one day slow. But it's undeniable that many companies and individuals are betting millions of dollars that the Web will change the face of comm

The Scientist 9[23]:1, Nov. 27, 1995 News Scientists' Heated Debate On Immigration Mirrors Issues Argued Throughout U. S. By Robert Finn Sidebar:INTRA-ETHNIC COMPARISONS OF NATURAL SCIENTISTS ON SELECTED VARIABLES Several recent studies demonstrating dramatic increases in the number of scientists and engineers coming to the United States from other countries have ignited controversy that mirrors the current national debate over immigration. Critics are blaming this inf

Equipment Author: Robert Finn Last August, Brett Lane found himself on the horns of a dilemma. The scientists at VivoRx Inc., a Santa Monica, Calif.-based company that's developing diabetes treatments, needed a specific type of Shimadzu spectrofluorometer. But as VivoRx's director of facilities, Lane knew that the year-old company couldn't justify spending the nearly $20,000 that a new model would cost, especially since the instrument would get only occasional use. So Lane started calling use

SELECTED VARIABLES Total Number Percent Median Percent Percent Ethnic Group Number per College+*Income Female Under 35 100,000 Non-Hispanic White Native-born 338,730 336 37.3% $33,072 25.1% 42.5% Foreign-born 22,726 714 69.8% $35,086 28.8% 34.6% Black Native-born 15,004 124 20.7% $30,573 38.8% 49.1% Foreign-born 2,167 256 52.7% $30,793 13.8% 39.0% Chinese Native-born 1,305 862 53.2% $30,403 38.5% 57.1% Foreign-born 8,338 1,225 80.5% $36,311 32.8% 30.1% Filipino Native-born 566 400 19.9% $28,66

In Science Author: Robert Finn Sidebar: PROPORTION OF FULL PROFESSORS AMONG FORMER POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWS IN ACADEMIC SCIENCE A recently released study from Harvard University examining the careers of scientists who showed high promise as postdocs has found persistent gender differences in career outcomes. The study, called Project Access, reveals clear evidence of a glass ceiling for women in certain fields, notes differences in publication patterns, and elucidates the way that family-related

FELLOWS IN ACADEMIC SCIENCE MEN WOMEN Biology PSME* Social Biology PSME* Social Sciences Sciences Ph.D. Pre-1978: 0.57 0.70 0.83 0.43 0.37 0.50 N**=56 N=105 N=24 N=23 N=19 N=14 Ph.D. 1978 and After: 0.03 0.10 0.33 0.04 0.00 0.00 N=32 N=89 N=9 N=28 N=16 N=8 *Physical sciences, mathematics, and engineering ** Number of respondents (The Scientist, Vol:9, #22, pg.9 , November 13, 1995) (Copyright © The Scientist, Inc.)

In Technology Transfer Author: Robert Finn An ongoing legal battle between Michigan State University (MSU) and the entities contracted to administer several of its highly lucrative patents has raised concerns among intellectual-property experts. These observers fear the dispute may cause a crisis in confidence among investors-and may further wrap inventors in red tape-in the rapidly burgeoning field of university technology transfer. NO NEED: MSU's Frederic Erbisch contends his school can han

Alzheimer's Etiology Author: Robert Finn SIDEBAR: Sources of Information on Alzheimer's Research The annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience has long featured "special interest socials"-low-key, early-evening events typically providing members of particular subfields with an opportunity to listen to brief presentations and network with their colleagues over sips of wine and nibbles of cheese. But at this year's meeting (to be held November 11-16 in San Diego), one of the 24 get-together