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Category Archives: General Interest
A Scientist in Politics, Part 7: The 2022 midterm elections
Sheeva Azma talks about her work organizing for the 2022 midterm elections in part seven of this multi-part blog series, “A Scientist in Politics.”
A Scientist in Politics, Part 6: Why can’t I stay away from politics?
Sheeva Azma talks about her tendency to gravitate toward working in politics despite the odds in part six of this multi-part blog series, “A Scientist in Politics.”
A Scientist in Politics, Part 5: Running the political gamut and working in Congress!
Sheeva Azma talks about working for a third-party presidential campaign and realizing her dream of working in Congress in part five of this multi-part series, “A Scientist in Politics.”
A Scientist in Politics, Part 4: Leaving academia but not science
Sheeva Azma talks about leaving academia, but not science, in part four of this multi-part blog series, “A Scientist in Politics.”
A Scientist in Politics, Part 3: A science PhD student in Washington, DC
Sheeva Azma talks about balancing her grad school science policy experiences with her PhD research in part three of this multi-part blog series, “A Scientist in Politics.”
A Scientist in Politics, Part 2: Political organizing as a break from MIT
Sheeva Azma talks about working on political campaigns as an MIT student in part two of this multi-part blog series, “A Scientist in Politics.”
A Scientist in Politics, Part 1: Growing up Democrat in a red state
Sheeva Azma talks about growing up a red state democrat in part one of this multi-part blog series, “A Scientist in Politics.”
5 Times Politicians Redefined SciComm
Read Sheeva’s take on five times policymakers got science communication right.
Who HASN’T gotten the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (and why)?
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine is the highest prize in the life sciences. Is it also a celebration of toxic science culture?