The How, What, Where of Data - Dr. Mallory Havens, Biology and Dr. Amanda Harsy, Math and Comp Sci
What do I do with my data? How do I help future researchers follow my progress and results from the summer? So as SURE wraps up, whether...
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How do we arrive at scientific "fact" - what are our responsibilities communicating with society?
-Dr. Sarah Powers, Biology Earlier this month, the New York Times published an article, “The 5G Health Hazard That Isn’t,” which caused...
The Efficacy of the Scientific Method in 2019 A.D. - Dr. Ryan Hooper, Physics
I good starting point: https://www.livescience.com/20896-science-scientific-method.html · Is the scientific method dead? Recall this is...
Over My Dead Body - Dr. Paul Kim, Comp & Math Sci.
During my post-doctoral training at LSU Health Sciences Center-Shreveport, which is one of two medical schools in Louisiana, I was...
The Dangers of Data-Driven Science - Dr. Piotr Szczurek, Comp Sci.
For the past few decades, data science has been revolutionizing the way science is done and has enabled new discoveries that would not be...
Failure Leads to Success More Often Than You Think! - Dr. Jerry Kavouras, Biology
One thing that rarely gets the press it deserves is the fact that failure has led to significant scientific discoveries. Sure we’re told...
Why Can't I Feel my Leg? -Dr. Bill Chura, Biology
At some point in our lives, the years of abuse to our body from sports, exercise, or simply poor mechanics and posture catches up with...
The Top 10 Common Myths about Graduate School Debunked - Dr.'s Stephenson and Meyer, Mathematics
Choosing to pursue a graduate degree can be a difficult decision. While it is true that graduate school is not for everyone, many people...
Mentoring… It’s a two-way street that’s more than just the science - by Dr. Jason Keleher, Chemistry
When I was asked to write this blog post, a bit of anxiety came over me. As a professor, our role as a teacher seems quite clear as it...
Keeping Electronic Research Notebooks: A simple starting point - by Dr. Jason Perry
The goal of this post is to make you aware of some of the possibilities for keeping your research notebooks on the computer. Some of you...
Using a Volumetric Pipet
Proper use of a pipet is actually quite impactful on your research results. Many students use poor pipetting technique resulting in...
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