Category: Industry Notices

Coping With Loss And Sequestration

Posted on July 22, 2013 by |
Sequestration and the Anguish of Losing Jake Tragedies are suffered as we travel through life. It is unavoidable.  Buddhist monks will tell you that holding onto what is thought to be constant is where suffering begins.  Some changes are personal…
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Posted on July 22, 2013 by |
I pride myself on playing life’s “Chess Game” quite well. Always thinking many moves ahead, focusing on not losing pieces, positioning myself to overcome anything thrown at me.  I like to think I am improving.. however, I recently just became…
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Posted on July 16, 2013 by |
Did you know that Major League Baseball (MLB) funds research?  The United States Agriculture Department (USDA) recently announced the results of a study on baseball bat breakage funded by the MLB (see the press release).  In 2008, the joint Safety…
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Lion King Wisdom

Posted on July 16, 2013 by |
Sequestration’s global impact — Will the U.S. end up at the bottom of the food chain? Episode six of a 12 part series where Edward Johnson Jr. (a.k.a. Eddie) sits down with Sandra Nordahl, President, Society of Research Administrators International (SRA),…
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Posted on July 15, 2013 by |
The Times Higher Education Top 100 Universities Under 50 years old was released recently for 2013 and revealed some good results and improvement for institutions in the Asia-Pacific region. In 2013, 6 of the top 20 institutions are from the…
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No Seeds…Yes, Famine

Posted on July 8, 2013 by |
Part 5 of a 12 part series where Edward Johnson Jr. (a.k.a. Eddie) sits down with  Sandra Nordahl, President, Society of Research Administrators International (SRA), to discuss the mission of SRA and the effects of sequestration on research administration. Download…
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Conversation Killer

Posted on July 8, 2013 by |
Part 4 of a 12 part series where Edward Johnson Jr. (a.k.a. Eddie) sits down with  Sandra Nordahl, President, Society of Research Administrators International (SRA), to discuss the mission of SRA and the effects of sequestration on research administration. Download…
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Sequestration 101

Posted on June 24, 2013 by |
Part 3 of a 12 part series where Edward Johnson Jr. (a.k.a. Eddie) sits down with  Sandra Nordahl, President, Society of Research Administrators International (SRA), to discuss the mission of SRA and the effects of sequestration on research administration. Download…
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SRA Dynasty

Posted on June 24, 2013 by |
Part 2 of a 12 part series where Edward Johnson Jr. (a.k.a. Eddie) sits down with  Sandra Nordahl, President, Society of Research Administrators International (SRA), to discuss the mission of SRA and the effects of sequestration on research administration. Download…
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