For those of us in the Boston area, hopefully you are all enjoying this snowy day! First of all, thank you each and every one of you who took the time to complete the recent survey for the Blog. Each of your […]

Scientific graduate programs all over the country do a wonderful job training their students to become critical thinkers able to design experiments, write fellowship grants, write peer reviewed papers, and grasp […]

Surprise your sweetheart with a delicious home-cooked, candlelight dinner this Valentine’s Day! We have recently added several cookbooks to the collection, with mouthwatering recipes that will melt the […]

For Work

Enjoy Writing your Science Dissertation or Thesis!, Elizabeth Fisher & Richard Thompson

Location: HHSL Book Stacks, Sackler 5, WZ 345 F533e 2014

I am not quite sure whether the title of this […]

This month I’ll be giving you the low-down on a seminar that kicked off a new weekly meeting, hosted by by MORI (Molecular Oncology Research Institute) and the DMCB (Developmental, Molecular, & Chemical Biology) d […]

Science, as a subject of study, often comes into conflict with other ways of thinking about the world. Religion. Philosophy. Art. The caricature of science as an opponent to these ‘humanitarian’ endeavors obs […]

Whether you are preparing a literature review for your thesis, a journal article, or grant application here are a few tips to help you get started and stay organized:

Determine what information you […]

If you have limited information about a journal article (e.g. author name and year of publication), then PubMed’s Single Citation Matcher may help you locate the article.  Accessible from the PubMed homepage, th […]

Co-authored by Andrew Hooper & Nafis Hasan

In a remarkable display of bipartisanship, the Senate passed HR 34 and President Obama signed the 21st Century Cures Act into law on Dec. 13, 2016. The original bill […]

Humans of Sackler, 30 January 2017

Nafis Hasan, Cell, Molecular & Developmental Biology, Fourth-Year Student: “I Refused Determinism”

This month I present, for your reading pleasure, excerpts from my int […]

Science is often thought of as a monolithic entity, but it is actually a complex composition of a discipline, an institution, and a community, all focused on finding truth and knowledge in data and the natural […]

That dreaded word – “nor’easter” – is in tomorrow’s weather forecast, along with 6-12 inches of snow. You may already be worried about how you’ll keep your class on schedule if you or your students can’t get to […]

Please welcome our new board for the Spring and Fall semesters of 2017! Feel free to contact anyone with questions!
President:
Nairi Krafian (2018)

Major: Biopsychology
Hometown: Belmont, MA
Interests: B […]

The weather is gross and you have a lot of work to do. Why not cheer yourself up by sending some love? This Thursday and Friday we’ll have a variety of supplies out at the Library Service Desk so you can make […]

MCAN seeks to fill 2 internship positions in the spring of 2017, with both positions being focused on the completion of a successful conference on March 5th at Northeastern University. The conference typically […]