- SHARE recently interviewed MSKCC’s Dr. Norton.
- As reported by Oncology Nurse Advisor, a curriculum being implemented by MSKCC and City of Hope (Duarte, California) will train nurses working with cancer patients who are transitioning from active treatment to survivorship care.
- MarketWatch announced that as part of a national study on the effectiveness of copper as an anti-microbial surface, MSKCC was one of several US hospitals to temporarily install copper-coated equipment surfaces in some intensive care units.
Blog Buzz: October 16 – October 21
This week on the internet…
- Findings on malaria vaccine research came out this week, but some say new animal models are needed
- I came across this post on “Societal Germophobia” (which includes several additional links and citations) via @BoraZ.
- And also from Bora Zivcovic comes a great post, What is ResearchBlogging.org explaining the research blogging style of blog posts
- Robert Krulwich has a great post musing about “Celestial Camouflage“…with a surprise twist
NSF: Career-Life Balance Initiative
The National Science Foundation is making it easier to be a parent without jeopardizing one’s scientific career. It’s expanded its practice of allowing researchers to take a year off from their grants to care for a newborn or newly adopted child as well as to meet other family needs. They are also trying to minimize loss of career momentum under these circumstances.
It’s all part of the NSF Career-Life Balance Initiative, which aims to provide more flexibility for working scientists.