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Articulating discoveries, gaining funding and forging connections all require the ability to convey ideas, write Mabel Perez-Oquendo and Elizabeth O. Hileman. By Mabel Perez-Oquendo and Elizabeth O.

A University of Wyoming faculty member wants to help college students become better writers of science by giving academics the tools necessary to do so. Bethann Garramon Merkle, a professor of ...

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A January writing "boot camp" for students in graduate science programs. Trying to make progress on your thesis or other big writing project? Looking for some support, and some new ideas on the ...