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Once More Unto the Breach
Notes from my first in-person mega-conference in two years
Once More Unto the Breach
Once More Unto the Breach

Notes from my first in-person mega-conference in two years

Notes from my first in-person mega-conference in two years

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Push to Address Long-Standing Challenges for Parents in STEMM
Amanda Heidt | Jul 21, 2021 | 9 min read
The organizers behind a Mothers in Science conference say that it’s time academia provide more support to researchers who are pregnant or looking after children.
Conference Linked to as Many as 300,000 COVID-19 Cases: Study
Lisa Winter | Dec 14, 2020 | 2 min read
Around 100 people were infected at a scientific meeting hosted by Biogen in Boston in February. Then they went back home, taking the virus with them.
COVID-19 Ushers in the Future of Conferences
Abby Olena, PhD | Sep 28, 2020 | 9 min read
The pandemic has forced scientists everywhere to rethink in-person conferences, but some researchers have already been urging changes.  
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Thousands of Coronavirus Infections Stemmed from a Biotech Event
Amanda Heidt | Aug 26, 2020 | 3 min read
Officials had initially linked 97 cases to a single conference held by Biogen in February in Boston, but a new study tracking viral genomes suggests the number may be as high as 20,000.
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After Conference Cancellations, Some Scientists Find a Way
Diana Kwon | Mar 23, 2020 | 5 min read
As scores of academic meetings get upended due to COVID-19, researchers are turning to virtual replacements.
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Life Science Conference Disruptions Due to Coronavirus
The Scientist Staff | Mar 5, 2020 | 8 min read
Find out which meetings have been canceled, postponed, or are going ahead as planned.
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Brazilian Government Limits Academics’ Conference Attendance
Kerry Grens | Feb 11, 2020 | 1 min read
The Ministry of Education’s new rule says only one federally employed researcher per institution can attend international scholarly meetings, Times Higher Education reports.
Oded Rechavi Studies the RNA Nematodes Pass to Their Offspring
Emily Makowski | Jan 13, 2020 | 3 min read
The Tel Aviv University researcher is interested in how the macromolecules affect the health and behavior of successive generations of worms.
CBD Linked to Sleep Disturbances in Adolescent Rats
Emily Makowski | Oct 23, 2019 | 4 min read
The animals showed changes in both slow wave and rapid eye movement sleep.
Sequences of African Genomes Highlights Long-Overlooked Diversity
Jef Akst | Oct 18, 2019 | 2 min read
An analysis of more than 400 human genomes from residents of 13 African countries presented at this week’s annual meeting of the American Society of Human Genetics greatly expands our species’ cataloged genetic diversity.
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Opinion: Why It Is Time to Make Conferences Worth It
Nicholas Rowe | Sep 26, 2019 | 4 min read
Very little science from meetings reaches a meaningfully large audience.
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Scientific Societies Update Policies to Address #MeToo
Diana Kwon | Sep 25, 2019 | 7 min read
Many organizations work to confront sexual harassment at conferences.
Scholars Boycott Meeting, Citing Misconduct Accusations
Shawna Williams | Aug 30, 2019 | 5 min read
The European Society for the study of Human Evolution (ESHE) faces criticism after public allegations emerge that its president engaged in sexual harassment and bullying.
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As Visa Difficulties Persist, Scientists Push for Change
Katarina Zimmer | Jul 10, 2019 | 6 min read
Individual researchers and science societies are finding solutions so colleagues around the globe can attend conferences, from remote presentations to relocating conferences.
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Archaeologists Ask Society for Harassment Policy Change
Kerry Grens | Apr 16, 2019 | 3 min read
Researchers want to avoid a situation from last week in which a professor, banned from his university for substantiated sexual misconduct claims, showed up at the Society for American Archaeology conference.
Only Women Speakers at Microbiome Conference
Ashley Yeager | Feb 26, 2019 | 2 min read
Event organizers are taking criticism for choosing to exclude men from giving talks.
US Government Shutdown’s Effects on Science Ripple Overseas
Catherine Offord | Jan 30, 2019 | 5 min read
From canceled conferences to delayed publications, fallout of the shutdown spread beyond US borders, prompting concerns about long-term damage to international collaboration.
Scientists Suffer in Continued Government Shutdown
Jef Akst | Jan 4, 2019 | 2 min read
As the second full week of lapsed funding comes to a close, some 800,000 federal employees are stuck at home, including some biologists.
More Researchers Denied UK Entry to Attend Meetings
Kerry Grens | Nov 9, 2018 | 2 min read
The latest rejections of visa requests have scientists up in arms.
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