Heng Ling Liou had the usual concerns 3 years ago when she went looking for a postdoc: She wanted something new, which would introduce her to new skills and technologies, while building on the theme of her thesis. So she joined up with Peter Lobel at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ). Lobel and his UMDNJ colleagues had just discovered that the NPC2 protein was directl...
In the sciences, the master's degree is often seen simply as a stepping stone on the way to the doctorate. But for those science students who do not wish to make a career in research or academia, postgraduate opportunities within the sciences have been limited. However, in recent years, universities across the United States have been developing new master's degree programs for science students wh...
BACK TO THE FEATURE INDEX If you are, or have been, a research scientist, chances are you know someone who has struggled with the "two-body" problem--the challenge for both partners in a scientific couple to find suitable jobs in the same place. A couple of years ago, a writer for this publication wrote that virtually every married member of the Next Wave staff has been either a "trailing spouse"...
As New York City gets back on its feet after the staggering events of the autumn, a Fordham University scientist and his students are returning a different type of life to the city's parks. So far, biologist Bill Giuliano and his team of students have released 18 screech owls into Central Park, a species that hadn't been seen in the park for 50 years. They are also studying a tern population at F...
