The 490-seat Kahilu Theater in Waimea on the island of Hawaii plays host once a month to lectures by world-class astronomers who study the sky with the Keck Telescopes, located atop Mauna Kea, and better, the lectures are free and open to the public….more in Hana Hou!
Star talk
Posted on October 22, 2012 · Leave a Comment
The night my liver started running my life
Posted on October 19, 2010 · 1 Comment
I first met my liver the night it tried to kill me.
I was at home in Hawaii, alone, relaxing after a dinner of leftovers from a party I hosted the night before: macaroni and cheese with manchego and chorizo, tossed greens, a glass of Rioja and…more in The New York Times.
Master’s degree with business spin gains popularity
Posted on May 8, 2009 · Leave a Comment
Higher education hasn’t changed much for two centuries, until now…more in Nature Medicine
Strands of History
Posted on April 1, 2008 · Leave a Comment
Hawaii’s forbidden island of Niihau grows more than just the best shell leis in the world, the people there are on the front line of global climate change…more in Hana Hou!.
Indexing your career
Posted on March 7, 2008 · Leave a Comment
Some scientists track obesessively citations of their publications, but does more lead to a better job?…more in Science.
Starting digital media fellowship
Posted on March 24, 2011 · Leave a Comment
This week I’m participating in the Knight Digital Media Center’s Indepedent Journalist Workshop at UC Berkeley. This class is only the second ever. The days are packed with all sorts of training, tools and strategies to move my work from print to the digital age. Specifically, I am learning how to develop my blog about the sense of smell into an engaging online news community. It’s an amazing group of people form whom to learn so much. Thanks, KDMC
Awarded career grant
Posted on January 1, 2011 · Leave a Comment
Three times in the charm! I’ve applied for a career grant from the National Association of Science Writers three times and was successful in the last round. That means that I can now invest in a suit of digital media tools that I need to grow in my career as a journalist. Thanks, NASW!
Two rivers that refuse to meet
Posted on December 1, 2010 · Leave a Comment
A turbulent confluence of the bluewater Amazon River and a major blackwater tributary, the Rio Negro, in northern Brazil creates a phenomenon visible from space where these two rivers meet but refuse to mix…more in ChemMatters.
What is the future of freelance journalism?
Posted on November 1, 2010 · Leave a Comment
Seismic shifts in the publishing industry mean big changes for writers. In June 2010, 125 freelance writers and 50 editors gathered together on the Stanford campus to hash it out…[More at ScienceWriters].
Tips for traveling stress-free with a pet
Posted on June 11, 2010 · Leave a Comment
Travel with a pet can be stressful for both of you, but a high-fiber diet starting a few days in advance can help smooth the ride…more in Dog Fancy .
Straight talk with Joan Scott
Posted on November 1, 2009 · Leave a Comment
As advances in genetics continue to flow from the laboratory into the clinic—and, increasingly, into courts—it’s crucial to parse the influence of gene-based technologies…more in Nature Medicine.
Inside imaging the eyes
Posted on October 11, 2009 · Leave a Comment
Photographers take an intimate look at the eye, again and again and again…more at Eye On NEI.
Kona coffee goes to Washington
Posted on October 1, 2009 · 1 Comment
Barack Obama isn’t the only Hawaii creation that goes to the White House…more at Hana Hou! magazine.
