For all its advantages,
the life of the academic scientist can be demanding and stressful; so maybe it's just not worth it.
Not exact matches
That all makes it a treasure trove
of health data for
scientists, and it's resulted in more than 1,000
academic research projects about
life choices and health.
They identified 452 eminent
academic life scientists whose deaths were premature — defined as happening before the
scientist entered pre-retirement or took on a predominantly administrative role — and studied how these demises affected the «vitality (measured by publication rates and funding flows)
of the [
scientists»] subfields.»
In spite
of the many pressures that rule the
academic world, Lecuit's and Najman's examples show that
scientists can combine their personal and professional
lives in a variety
of ways, and that the benefits
of a successful balance are many.
TM, in «Building a
Life Sciences Innovation Ecosystem,»
scientists from the University
of California Berkeley's California Institute for Quantitative Biosciences have the audacity to suggest that funding for
academic science in the United States is «generous», and that «what the government gets in return may not be proportional to its investment.»
While the professional
life of Spanish
academics broadly goes through the four traditional phases
of predoctoral researcher (Ayudante), postdoctoral researcher (Ayudante Doctor), lecturer, and finally permanent research staff, it is early stage and transitional stage career
scientists which have been identified as the most vulnerable.
«When
scientists face the choice
of an
academic career or industry, many
of those choosing industry do so because they want to make a difference that will improve people's
lives,» Gregory says.
As a scholar
of science and technology studies (a social science field that aims to understand the social processes
of knowledge production), I focused the 4 years
of my Ph.D. on studying how the
academic landscape in which today's postdoctoral
life scientists develop their careers influences their working practices.
The survey, conducted by a health - policy group led by David Blumenthal at the Massachusetts General Hospital, found that almost 20 %
of the 2167
academic life scientists who responded to a questionnaire said they had delayed publication
of data by more than 6 months.
«The end game,» says Granger, «is to mobilize a network
of scientists and professionals in
academics and industry, provide them access to specialized tools, and then harness what we can learn from the markers present in oral fluids to make a difference in people's
lives.»
It's neither easy, nor fair, to compare directly my experience, thus far,
of laboratory
life in Milan with that in Manchester, because the experiences
of a graduate student in an
academic laboratory and a senior
scientist in an industrial research institute are quite different.
Therefore, a more nuanced evaluation
of what we do, and a greater appreciation (
academic and monetary)
of nonresearch activities would encourage
scientists to consider them as part
of their work and thus allocate their time accordingly, which would ultimately result in an improved work -
life balance.
One
of many changes that could be made to improve work -
life balance for
scientists, especially the ones working as
academics, is by reforming the way in which the
academic reward system is carried out.
The new research has enabled
scientists to test the ideas
of Alfred Russel Wallace, an early 20th century anthropologist whose
life and work are being celebrated at UCLA throughout the
academic year.
A group
of academic researchers, led by cognitive and computer
scientists from Brown University, is teaming up with a cross-functional team from global play and entertainment leader Hasbro to design a smart robotic companion capable
of assisting older people with simple but sometimes challenging tasks
of everyday
living.
Brown physician -
scientists bridge
academic divides to improve the
lives of people with brain disorders.
They include Emily Callahan and Amber Jackson, who are using their skills and intellect to turn oil rigs into coral reefs; Nate Parker, the activist filmmaker, writer, humanitarian and director
of The Birth
of a Nation; Scott Harrison, the founder
of Charity Water, whose projects are delivering clean water to over 6 million people; Anthony D. Romero, the executive director
of the ACLU, who has dedicated his
life to protecting the liberties
of Americans; Louise Psihoyos, the award - winning filmmaker and executive director
of the Oceanic Preservation Society; Jennifer Jacquet, an environmental social
scientist who focuses on large - scale cooperation dilemmas and is the author
of «Is Shame Necessary»; Brent Stapelkamp, whose work promotes ways to mitigate the conflict between lions and livestock owners and who is the last researcher to have tracked famed Cecil the Lion; Fabio Zaffagnini, creator
of Rockin» 1000, co-founder
of Trail Me Up, and an expert in crowd funding and social innovation; Alan Eustace, who worked with the StratEx team responsible for the highest exit altitude skydive; Renaud Laplanche, founder and CEO
of the Lending Club — the world's largest online credit marketplace working to make loans more affordable and returns more solid; the Suskind Family, who developed the «affinity therapy» that's showing broad success in addressing the core social communication deficits
of autism; Jenna Arnold and Greg Segal, whose goal is to flip supply and demand for organ transplants and build the country's first central organ donor registry, creating more culturally relevant ways for people to share their donor wishes; Adam Foss, founder
of SCDAO, a reading project designed to bridge the achievement gap
of area elementary school students, Hilde Kate Lysiak (age 9) and sister Isabel Rose (age 12), Publishers
of the Orange Street News that has received widespread acclaim for its reporting, and Max Kenner, the man responsible for the Bard Prison Initiative which enrolls incarcerated individuals in
academic programs culminating ultimately in college degrees.
; Scott Harrison, the founder
of Charity Water, whose projects are delivering clean water to over 6 million people; Anthony D. Romero, the executive director
of the ACLU, who has dedicated his
life to protecting the liberties
of Americans; Louise Psihoyos, the award - winning filmmaker and executive director
of the Oceanic Preservation Society; Jennifer Jacquet, an environmental social
scientist who focuses on large - scale cooperation dilemmas and is the author
of «Is Shame Necessary»; Brent Stapelkamp, whose work promotes ways to mitigate the conflict between lions and livestock owners and who is the last researcher to have tracked famed Cecil the Lion; Fabio Zaffagnini, creator
of Rockin» 1000, co-founder
of Trail Me Up, and an expert in crowd funding and social innovation; Alan Eustace, who worked with the StratEx team responsible for the highest exit altitude skydive; Renaud Laplanche, founder and CEO
of the Lending Club — the world's largest online credit marketplace working to make loans more affordable and returns more solid; the Suskind Family, who developed the «affinity therapy» that's showing broad success in addressing the core social communication deficits
of autism; Jenna Arnold and Greg Segal, whose goal is to flip supply and demand for organ transplants and build the country's first central organ donor registry, creating more culturally relevant ways for people to share their donor wishes; Adam Foss, founder
of SCDAO, a reading project designed to bridge the achievement gap
of area elementary school students, Hilde Kate Lysiak (age 9) and sister Isabel Rose (age 12), Publishers
of the Orange Street News that has received widespread acclaim for its reporting, and Max Kenner, the man responsible for the Bard Prison Initiative which enrolls incarcerated individuals in
academic programs culminating ultimately in college degrees.
It's a nonprofit entity that aims to blend
academic and communications talent to help society better absorb what
scientists are saying about the challenges posed by an accelerating buildup
of a long -
lived heat - trapping gas that also happens to be the bubbles in beer — not your grandparents» idea
of a pollutant.
Ideal Companies: Working in an innovative environment, research and development, and later sales and marketing, with teams involving the contributions
of engineers and / or
scientists and / or
academics, and / or medical doctors, and / or entrepreneurs to create unique instruments, devices, equipment, and products that are designed to improve the quality
of life, expand our knowledge
of the universe and / or heighten mental acuity provides an exciting opportunity to contribute my skills, energy and ken; this is the work setting that is most appealing and best fits with my talents and aspirations.