Articles by Wm Grogan

I read Edward R. Silverman's piece on the National Science Foundation employment study [The Scientist, April 14, 1997, page 1] several times trying to grasp the significance of this study, which seems to have escaped everyone who was interviewed for this article. The data seemed to show that (1) some employers pay better than others; (2) employees with advanced training get paid more; (3) some fields pay better than others; (4) some types of work pay better; (5) people who work longer get paid

Recent letters from Philip Siekevitz (The Scientist, June 22, 1992, page 12) and M.P. Thomas (The Scientist, July 20, 1992, page 12) misrepresented both the content and the intent of my commentary (The Scientist, May 11, 1992, page 12). In response to Thomas, I said nothing to demean the professional accomplishments of Radcliffe College president Linda Wilson, for which I have the highest regard, and I expressed qualified support for her views. In contrast to Thomas's unabashedly sexist letter,

In recent comments to the National Academy of Sciences (The Scientist, Jan. 20, 1992, page 3), Radcliffe College president Linda Wilson criticized a research culture dominated by white males and called for an atmosphere more hospitable to women and minorities. In a follow-up essay aimed at clarifying her remarks (The Scientist, March 16, 1992, page 11), she urged recognition of a "broader set of stakeholders" in government, academia, and industry, and she warned "those who inhabit the system" a