Category Archives: science

Roots

Posted on August 11, 2012 by Steve Caplan

It’s back to work for me, with new students to orient, grants to review, papers to write, seminars to deliver–in short, back to what I enjoy doing. But “back from what?” My family and I have been living in Omaha, … Continue reading →

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The cairn as a symbol of mentorship

Posted on July 28, 2012 by Steve Caplan

In the spirit of my previous blog on self-promotion, I forge on. Sometime this spring, I was nominated for a national award known as the Thomas Maciag Award, a National Institutes of Health sponsored award for a scientist who embodies … Continue reading →

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How far will you go to self-promote?

Posted on July 26, 2012 by Steve Caplan

At the risk of going overboard… At least it’s clear to me that I wasn’t going to be a supermodel…

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Should I buy a lottery ticket?

Posted on July 21, 2012 by Steve Caplan

I’m not a gambler, but every once in a while a weird coincidence strikes–sometimes so weird that I wonder about my “luck,” and with such a rare and unusual event unfolding, whether it would be more likely for me to … Continue reading →

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Chair

Posted on July 6, 2012 by Steve Caplan

Over the past week I have assumed position as “chair” of my departmental graduate and admissions committee a task that I am excited to carry out, but simultaneouly dreading. Given that our department has the largest number of graduate students … Continue reading →

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A real education in astrobiology

Posted on June 29, 2012 by Steve Caplan

Another summer. More exciting and educational science camps! This year my 10 year old son is again partaking in the University of Nebraska at Omaha’s “Aim for the Stars” series of summer camps, with exciting weekly topics ranging from robotics, … Continue reading →

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Conference

Posted on June 21, 2012 by Steve Caplan

I doubt that anyone has missed me over the past couple weeks, but I have been busy at a scientific conference, with another on the dock for next week. So I shall be brief, and leave you with a photo … Continue reading →

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Imaginings

Posted on June 6, 2012 by Steve Caplan

What happens to someone who is “swallowed up” by work commitments? You start to imagine–or think you do… The departmental hallway, recently

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Lonely One

Posted on June 1, 2012 by Steve Caplan

It’s been quite a week for me; an assortment of 6 different grant proposals having been submitted from my lab–most of them co-investigator proposals requiring a good deal of interdisciplinary coordination. In fact, the last few days I felt very … Continue reading →

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The most important biomedical-science technology advance–do we have a consensus?

Posted on May 20, 2012 by Steve Caplan

I’ve blogged in the past about the changing nature of the life-sciences, and about how today’s graduate students need to be “jacks of all trades.” As I’ve noted, in the past, graduate students were required to use fewer experimental systems, … Continue reading →

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