Most of the work I did at is available in the archive . Here’s a selection of posts and features I authored or helped author:
04-15-10 |
A recent survey demonstrates that many forecasters embrace their role as informal science educators. Ed Maibach says it’s an opportunity to boost public understanding of global warming.
03-30-10 |
A lawsuit argued that patents owned by Myriad Genetics on two genes connected to breast and ovarian cancer stunt genetic research and limit access to health care for women. The ruling said that genes can’t be patented.
03-23-10 |
We can ensure that scientists, engineers, and taxpayers alike get the most out of federal support for basic research and development by taking what researchers know about moving ideas from the lab to the market and linking universities, business, and the government in an effort to grow regional economies.
03-05-10 |
There are intimate connections between the scientific advances that expanded the frontiers of human knowledge and the democratic experiments that expanded the frontiers of human liberty.
02-02-10 |
The budget request for fiscal year 2011 that the Obama administration released on Monday includes foundational investments that will help the United States remain the leader among innovative nations.
12-04-09 |
In yesterday’s Wall Street Journal editorial section, Daniel Henninger took exaggeration of the scandal over emails stolen from scientists at the University of East Anglia to new heights, arguing that the incident undermines the entire centuries-old scientific enterprise. But the column ignores both the current observable impact of climate change and scientific history, and is merely the latest volley in the ongoing conservative war on science.
11-10-09 |
A significant proportion of American women leave scientific careers between earning their Ph.D. and winning tenure-track positions. Many of these “leaks” in the pipeline are the result of decisions to start families. Changes to federal and university policy can stem the losses, say the authors of a new report.
10-21-09 |
Given the Obama administration’s positive approach to science and to human rights, a new CAP report argues that now is the time to craft policies that support collaborations between researchers and advocates that stop atrocities.
09-24-09 |
So who is speaking here, an ethicist, a scientist, or a policymaker? Real talk on the ethics of synthetic biology.
06-23-09 |
Federal funding for biomedical research saves lives. Not only that, but investment in research through the National Institutes of Health stimulates the economy by helping people stay healthy and productive. So says a new report published yesterday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (open access).
06-23-09 |
Will access to our own genetic information make us healthier? That’s the idea, but there’s a lot to learn as we share and interpret it. Meanwhile, questions remain about proper oversight of an industry that blurs the line between consumer and research participant.
06-16-09 |
Is pathbreaking science the product of interdisciplinary groups or the interdisciplinary thinking of foresighted individuals? In a commentary in PLoS Computational Biology, Sean Eddy, a Howard Hughes investigator, argues that “roadmap” thinking from the National Institutes of Health for building teams of specialists to tackle complex problems in modern research is flawed, because it encourages work in the worn grooves of existing, and perhaps outmoded, disciplines.
03-02-09 |
02-04-09 |
01-23-09 |
01-16-09 |
The proposed American Recovery and Reinvestment Act recognizes that science, technology and innovation have long provided the foundation for America’s prosperity, and are crucial to boosting an economy in crisis.
Web Design
A look back at some sites I’ve built or worked on freelance over the years.
: Simple WordPress implementation as a wedding site for friends.
: Digital catalog for the fall 2006 exhibition at the UVa Art Museum, curated by Johanna Drucker. I designed the logo and site from the ground up. This was also before I had access to any content management systems, so the site is dozens upon dozens of static pages. Will never do that again.
: I designed the logo and site from the ground up.
: Simple WordPress implementation as a photo gallery.
A few sites I didn’t design, but just built with some clean HTML/CSS:
: Youth arts camp @ UVa art museum.
: Youth arts camp @ UVa art museum.
UVa Women’s Center: From 2004-2006, I took a legacy design and revamped & rebuilt it using XHTML and CSS. (I last worked on this in spring of 2006, so the site for the center has be since redesigned).
Information Design
Web
(ActionScript development)
(ActionScript development)
Air cargo screening schematic [.pdf] (for the “” report)
Print Design
Poster for the local species project. [.pdf]
The Declaration Presents: “Teen Persons” [.pdf] This was the Dec’s fall 2004 spoof issue, a send-up of “Teen People.” The issue won the 2005 Campus Journalism Award for Humor. This is a .pdf of the page layouts. I was literary editor at the time, contributed content, helped on a number of features, and designed the ad on the back page.
Academic Writing
Abstracts and papers on various elements of design.