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- Individual, Family, and Societal Dimensions of Genetic Discrimination: A Case Study Analysis
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Authors: Geller, Lisa N. ; Billings, Paul R. ; Alper, Joseph S.
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: Science and Engineering Ethics
Abstract: This article reports on the findings of a survey looking at genetic descrimination, or the the differential treatment of individuals based on real or perceived differences in their genomes, The researchers looked into 206 cases of a...
Year: 1996
DOI: 10.1007/BF02639319Biblio - KBL781 - 2009-07-13 15:20
- The Role of Culture in Research Misconduct
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Authors: Davis, Mark S.
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: Accountability in Research: Policies & Quality Assurance
Abstract: This article discusses the role cultural background may play in research misconduct. Applying theories from sociological criminology, the author looks at the theory that the culture some researchers bring may be at odds with the no...
Year: 2003
DOI: 10.1080/714906092Biblio - KBL781 - 2009-07-13 15:09
- Underrepresentation in the Real World
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Authors: Chubin, Daryl E.
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: Science & Engineering Ethics
Abstract: The article discusses various reports published within the issue including one on the use of diversity as a political weapon rather than a rational concept and another on underrepresentation as a statistical concept....
Year: 2009Biblio - KBL781 - 2009-07-13 15:09
- On Enrolling More Female Students in Science and Engineering
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Authors: Bouville, Mathieu
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: Science and Engineering Ethics
Abstract: The article looks at a discrepancy in arguments usually used in how universities should enroll more female students in science and engineering. It is not that universities should try and recruit as many female students as possible ...
Year: 2008
DOI: 10.1007/s11948-007-9038-1Biblio - KBL781 - 2009-07-10 15:37
- Mentoring International Post-Docs
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Authors: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Joseph Stokes Jr. Research Institute
Publication Type: Audiovisual
Abstract: As science in the United States becomes more and more international, mentors are faced with a number of challenges in their work with international post-doctoral students and colleagues. These challenges have the potential to becom...
Year: 2004
URL: http://ori.dhhs.gov/education/products/chop_mentoring/Biblio - KBL781 - 2009-09-29 09:53
- Women Science Majors: What Makes a Difference in Persistence after Graduation?
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Authors: Rayman, Paula ; Brett, Belle
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: Journal of Higher Education
Abstract: After reviewing past studies looking at how institutions can be successful in encouraging women to enter the sciences, this study focuses on factors that influenced women to stay in the the sciences and mathematics after majoring i...
Year: 1995
URL: http://onlineethics.org/CMS/workplace/workplacediv/abstractsindex/academenv3.aspxBiblio - KBL781 - 2009-09-14 13:23
- Research Ethics and Academic Integrity
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Authors: Syracuse University, Professional Development Programs of the Graduate School
Publication Type: Audiovisual
Abstract: This is a series of seventeen short video case studies covering different areas of responsible conduct of research. The case studies are meant to help foster informal discussions about issues of academic and research integrity betw...
Year: 2002
URL: http://gradschpdprograms.syr.edu/resources/videos.phpBiblio - KBL781 - 2009-10-05 10:02
- The "Racial" economy of science : toward a democratic future
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Authors: Harding, Sandra G.
Publication Type: Book
Secondary Title: Race, gender, and science
Abstract: Essays focus on the "racial" economy, as a system of knowledge production and distribution, of Western science and the negative consequences of it for western and non-western 'others.'...
Year: 1993Biblio - KBL781 - 2009-09-14 13:09
- Women Scientists, Engineers Seek More Equitable Industrial Environment
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Authors: Brennan, Mairin
Publication Type: Report
Abstract: This abstract is based on a report of the proceedings of the second annual conference of the National Research Council's (NRC) Committee on Women in Science and Engineering (CSWE), held in February 1993. The theme of the conference ...
Year: 1993
URL: http://onlineethics.org/CMS/workplace/workplacediv/abstractsindex/CENreport.aspxBiblio - KBL781 - 2009-09-14 13:03
- Bias in Hiring
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Authors: American Physical Society
Publication Type: Case Study
Abstract: You are a female physicist applying for a position you want very much at a prestigious albeit relatively conservative university. During the interview process you are asked about whether you have a husband or significant other in th...
Year: 2009
URL: http://www.aps.org/programs/education/ethics/bias/hiring.cfmBiblio - KBL781 - 2009-11-11 16:52
- A Guidebook for Teaching Selected Responsible Conduct of Research Topics to a Culturally Diverse Trainee Group
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Authors: Alexander, Madeline. ; Williams, Wendy Reed
Publication Type: Report
Secondary Title: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Abstract: This teaching guide discusses some approaches to teaching responsible conduct of research to groups of students and trainees from different international and cultural backgrounds. The book discusses how to use a case study approach ...
Year: 2004
URL: http://www.ori.dhhs.gov/documents/Alexander.RCR%20Guidebook.BW.pdfBiblio - KBL781 - 2009-11-17 11:14
- Is Diversity Good? Six Possible Conceptions of Diversity and Six Possible Answers
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Authors: Bouville, Mathieu
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: Science and Engineering Ethics
Abstract: The author discusses the many ways the concept of diversity can be construed, and how each of these ideas can differ greatly in their nature and properties. The author discusses how diversity as an instrumental good can give rise t...
Year: 2008Biblio - KBL781 - 2009-07-10 15:37
- A Hand Up: Women Mentoring Women in Science
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Publication Type: Book
Abstract: Through interviews and essays, both veteran women and others new to the fields of science, mathematics, technology and engineering offer specific and practical insights, advice, and assistance to females who would enter scientific ...
Year: 2005Biblio - KBL781 - 2009-09-14 12:57
- What Works for Women in Undergraduate Physics?
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Authors: Whitten, Barbara L. ; Foster, Suzanne R. ; Duncombe, Margaret L.
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: Physics Today
Abstract: Examines the factors relevant to women in undergraduate physics. Importance of women in physics education; Issues concerning the recruitment of a diverse physics faculty; Influence of school policies on women faculty recruitment; Ov...
Year: 2003
URL: http://www.carboocean.org/upload/images/physicstoday56no9p46-What_works_for_women.pdfBiblio - KBL781 - 2010-04-21 12:04
- Gender Disparity in Physics: A Multifaceted Challenge
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Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: Physics Today
Abstract: Presents a response by Barbara L. Whitten to letters to the editor about her article "What Works for Women in Undergraduate Physic?," which appeared in the September 2003 issue of "Physics Today."...
Year: 2004Biblio - KBL781 - 2010-04-21 12:04
- Obliterating Myths About Minority Institutions
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Authors: Sakimoto, Philip J. ; Rosendhal, Jeffrey D.
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: Physics Today
Abstract: Discusses an approach taken and results achieved by the Minority University and College Education and Research Partnership Initiative (MUCERPI) in Space Science of the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), as of...
Year: 2005
URL: http://www.nd.edu/~sciwww/Pdf/Sakimoto_PhysToday.pdfBiblio - KBL781 - 2010-04-21 11:59
- Diversity in physics
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Authors: Malcom, Shirley M.
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: Physics Today
Abstract: The article is adapted from a talk given during the 75th anniversary celebration of the American Institute of Physics in Washington D.C. on May 3, 2006 concerning the underrepresentation of women and minorities among recipients of p...
Year: 2006
URL: http://scitation.aip.org/getpdf/servlet/GetPDFServlet?filetype=pdf&id=PHTOAD000059000006000044000001&idtype=cvips&prog=normal
DOI: 10.1063/1.2218554Biblio - KBL781 - 2010-04-21 11:55
- Unintended consequences: How science professors discourage women of color
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Authors: Johnson, Angela C.
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: Science Education
Abstract: This study examined how sixteen Black, Latina, and American Indian women science students reacted to their undergraduate science classes. Through interviews and attending classes with the students, the author found that the women in...
Year: 2007
DOI: 10.1002/sce.20208Biblio - KBL781 - 2010-04-21 11:52
- Gender Issues in US Science and Technology Policy: Equality of What?
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Authors: Cozzens, Susan E.
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: Science & Engineering Ethics
Abstract: This article uses concepts from Amartya Sen’s work on inequality to frame gender issues in science and technology policy. The author examines how programs focusing on increasing the number of women in science and engineering careers...
Year: 2008
DOI: 10.1007/s11948-008-9061-xBiblio - KBL781 - 2010-04-21 11:46
- Retaining Undergraduate Women in Science, Mathematics, and Engineering
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Authors: Kahveci, Ajda ; Southerland, Sherry A. ; Gilmer, Penny J.
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: Journal of College Science Teaching
Abstract: This project examined the effectiveness of a program in retaining women in science, mathematics, and engineering majors by providing them with a support and mentoring program. The study found that the program was successful when pr...
Year: 2006Biblio - KBL781 - 2010-04-21 11:52
- Why Women Leave Academic Physics
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Authors: Feder, Toni
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: Physics Today
Abstract: Reports on an ongoing survey of the departure of female physicists and astronomers from academia, as of May 2005. Reasons for leaving the academic community; Advantages of posting survey responses on the Web; Limitations of the surv...
Year: 2005
DOI: 10.1063/1.1995741Biblio - KBL781 - 2010-04-21 11:48
- Successful Programs for Undergraduate Women in Science and Engineering: Adapting versus Adopting the Institutional Environment
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Authors: Fox, Mary ; Sonnert, Gerhard ; Nikiforova, Irina
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: Research in Higher Education
Abstract: In this study of programs offered by universities for undergraduate women in science and engineering, the authors found that programs that regarded issues, problems and solutions as rooted in institutional/structured centered as opp...
Year: 2009
DOI: 10.1007/s11162-009-9120-4Biblio - KBL781 - 2010-04-21 11:50
- Rosalind Franklin and the Double Helix
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Authors: Elkin, Lynne Osman
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: Physics Today
Abstract: Focuses on the life and work of King's College scientist Rosalind Franklin. Her education and career background; Details on Franklin's research work which contributed to the discovery of two forms and the structure of DNA; Inadequac...
Year: 2003
URL: http://scitation.aip.org/getpdf/servlet/GetPDFServlet?filetype=pdf&id=PHTOAD000056000003000042000001&idtype=cvipsBiblio - KBL781 - 2010-04-21 11:48
- No Leaky Pipeline for Women in Physics, but Discrimination Persists
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Authors: Feder, Toni
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: Physics Today
Abstract: Focuses on the results of a study conducted by the American Institute of Physics regarding women in the U.S. physics academe. Percentage of women physics teachers that earned a bachelor's degree in 2003; Earnings women with comparab...
Year: 2005
DOI: 10.1063/1.1955473Biblio - KBL781 - 2010-04-21 11:48
- Women, and Some Men, Ask Why Women Don't Flock to Physics
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Authors: Feder, Toni
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: Physics Today
Abstract: Reports on the convention for the first International Conference on Women in Physics held in Paris, France in March 2002. Focus of the discussions; Assessment of the data gathered for the meeting; Details of the resolutions passed b...
Year: 2002
DOI: 10.1063/1.1485569Biblio - KBL781 - 2010-04-21 11:48
