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Space exploration and research make a comeback as federal funding priority
The government has promised billions of dollars for research and development to support future moon missions, with a long-term goal of sending people to Mars.
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Women who take extended maternity leave face a tougher return to work
For many, leaving academia to start a family is a one-way trip – a derailment condescendingly referred to as “the mommy track.”
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Reflections on raising a child – and a company
The challenge is knowing when to step in and when to let go.
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Taking parental leave in biotech
A sustainable culture is built on living one’s values, and demonstration of that inevitably comes from the top.
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Parental leave for scientific group leaders – changes needed
Two of the most useful and underrated things in the world of academic science are support and trust. Both can make such a huge difference at key moments of one’s career, and parental leave should be no exception.
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Students with kids press universities for more support
“Parents felt very isolated. They didn’t fit in with the other students or feel welcomed.”
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Student affairs staff navigate helicopter parenting
It’s now simply a given among student affairs professionals that parents will be involved in their children’s lives at university.
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What it’s like speaking about shared parental leave at a female-dominated event
“I felt a bit like a new animal at the zoo, people were listening because they were curious about me in the way they would be about a rare creature,” says David Kent.
