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Sex, Gender, and the New NIH Policy
Guest Post by Heather Shattuck-Heidorn! In May 2014, the NIH released a new policy mandate requiring equal representation of “sex” in all preclinical research (the research on animals and cellular...
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Exploring Different Methods and Approaches to Doing Feminist Biomedical Science
Guest Post by Sarah Singh and Ineke Klinge! As Heather Shattuck-Heidorn explains in her recent post, scientific researchers, particularly in the health sciences, are being required by funding...
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Apologies for the delay?
If you’re like most academics I know, then you’ve probably typed the title of this post a number of times. “Apologies for the delay” you’ve written, to help alleviate the guilt you feel in taking too...
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Women, Science and the Stage
Guest Post by Molly Freeman, Artistic Director of Smoking Apples Theater Company Making theatre from scratch relies on unflinching determination, total belief in what you’re doing, and a good deal of...
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Wisconsin Symposium on Feminist Biology- October 7, 2016
Wisconsin Symposium on Feminist Biology October 7, 2016 Featured Speakers: Marlene Zuk, Kathryn Clancy, Molly Carnes, and Ann Fink Registration Now Open!
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The March for Science… and Politics?
This is a guest post by Anne Fausto-Sterling! The January 21, 2017 Women’s March on Washington, DC was quite the eye-opener. I am not a naïve marcher, since my first such trek to Washington dates back...
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What’s an Introduction For?
At the University of Michigan, I have been the Director of a Feminist Science Studies program, funded by our Institute for Research on Women and Gender, which means our group has had a lot of speakers...
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If Feminists Hate Science, Why Did We Science! So! Hard?!
You know the story: feminists hate science. It’s clear, it’s catchy, it’s a headline that fits with most media messaging about feminists – they (we!) hate things. Everything! What else do they/we hate?...
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Contributing vs. Interfering in Science: What’s the Diff?
Leave science to the scientists, AMIRITE? If medicine is a place where medical doctors do medicine, art is a place where artists do art, and music is a place where musicians make music, then science...
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Feminist Biology Post Doc!
It’s time! The Wittig Postdoctoral Fellowship in Feminist Biology is open again! It’s at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and applications for the 2018-2019 year are due February 9th, 2018. You’ve...
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