May 2015 – The Eighteenth Elephant

May 27, 2015

And the funders said, “Let there be funds,” and there were funds

The University of Oregon’s Research Development Services (RDS) sends a weekly email listing funding opportunities — grants, fellowships, and awards that we might be interested in. It’s a good thing to do, and each week there’s a nice variety of programs from many federal and private funding agencies. RDS might be a bit too permissive … Continue reading And the funders said, “Let there be funds,” and there were funds

May 16, 2015May 16, 2015

How much is that physics major in the window?

A friend pointed me to a recent study looking at the earnings (salaries) of people with degrees in different majors — for example, what’s the average salary of a physics major? Or a history major? The authors of the study are economists, and in my opinion put forth in their exposition of the study an … Continue reading How much is that physics major in the window?

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