BACK TO THE FEATURE INDEX What might a Costa Rican astronaut, an Ecuadorian molecular immunologist, and an Argentine structural chemist--all of them renowned in their fields--have in common? Well, despite their countries of birth, each of them now lives and works in the United States. We encounter this situation often: experts in different scientific fields who came to the United States or Europe...
BACK TO THE FEATURE INDEX Why is there a dynamic forensics program at Prince George?s Community College (PGCC) in Largo, Maryland? The answers to that question started in 1997 when several criminal justice students from the FBI asked why the college did not have a forensics program. In response, PGCC conducted a needs survey by contacting the municipal, county, state, and federal law enforcement ...
Late last night in the lab, you had an epiphany. An idea came to you for a breakthrough life science technology that you're sure will cure some awful disease--and you're pretty sure you can make it work. In fact, you're so excited about it that you might just be willing to quit your day job and work on your new technology full-time. On the heels of your excitement, though, follows confusion. You'...
