BBS Bulletin Previous Issues

2004

November/December, Volume VIII, Number 6 (pdf)
The Changing Dental Plan: Is it worth it? What is Systems Biology? Market Analysis: Valuing Negative Results in Science and Medicine Community Service Profile: Boston Asthma Swim Faculty Profiles
Bulletin Announcements

September/October, Volume VIII, Number 5 (pdf)
A Star is Born: Creating the Harvard Stem Cell Institute
2003 DMS Student Survey
Thinking Outside the Ivory Tower: The Alternative Career Search
BBS Awards 101
Community Service Oppurtunities
Faculty Profiles
Bulletin Announcements

July/August, Volume VIII, Number 4 (pdf)
Science on the Hill: Influencing Science Policy
The Network: An Organization for Women
Faculty Profiles
The Other Cape - North Shore Summer Delights
Bulletin Announcements

May/June, Volume VIII, Number 3 (pdf)
BBS Under New Management: An Interview with Bob Kingston
A Discussion with Connie Cepko and Cliff Tabin
Editorial Staff Letter
Off the Deep End: Retraction of a Retraction
I know what you did last summer...
Faculty Profiles
Bulletin Announcements

March, Volume VIII, Number 2 (pdf)
Open Access Publishing - The Debate Continues
The Two Towers: Harvard's New Research Buildings
Faculty Profiles
A Novel Thesis Proposal
A runner's guide to the sport of spectating.
Bulletin Announcements

January, Volume VIII, Number 1 (pdf)
Tribute to Brina Sheeman Shackelford
The Workings of the UHS Working Group
Be Part of the Boston Marathon!
Remember Brina
Flare
Flash
In memory of Brina Sheeman-Shackelford
Faculty Profiles
Longwood Symphony Orchestra
Bulletin Announcements
Western Blotting or Northeastern Skiing?

2003

November, Volume VII, Number 6 (pdf)
Beyond the Benchtop
Café Scientifique: Coffee, Tea, or Science?
Change of Venue: Doing Research in Colombia
BBS: Best of Boston Succors
Faculty Profiles
Bulletin Announcements
BBS Awards
Under the Microscope

September, Volume VII, Number 5 (pdf)
Applying for Pre-Doctoral Fellowships
The BBS Curriculum: Change Over Time
List of Fellowships
Out & About: Apple Picking
Faculty Profiles
Bulletin Announcements
Pick-Your-Own Orchards
Letter to the Readers

July, Volume VII, Number 4 (pdf)
A Review of BBS 300: Seminar Presentation Skills
As Time Goes By
A Quick Guide to Personal Safety
The End is Near
Faculty Profiles
Bulletin Announcements
Wet and Wild

May, Volume VII, Number 3 (pdf)
Science in the News: Strong and Growing
Tips for Finding a Postdoc-Part II
The Next Big Thing
Good Application Letter
Faculty Profiles
Bulletin Announcements
From Ph.D. to J.D.: Exploring the field of Patent Law
The Arnold Arboretum: Harvard's Own Backyard
Question and Answer

March, Volume VII, Number 2 (pdf)
Women in Science Discussion Series
Tips for Finding a Postdoc - Part I
BBS Admissions Demystified
A Long-Distance Publishing Experience
International Science Health Network
Faculty Profiles
Bulletin Announcements
Out and About: Be a BBS Idol
Question and Answer

January, Volume VII, Number 1 (pdf)
More Courses Coming Soon
Money Matters: DMS Finances and Fellowships
42 Million and Counting - Michael Dukakis
Science Policy as an Alternative Career
Book Review: The Blank Slate
Faculty Profiles
Bulletin Announcements
An Ig Noble Speech
Out and About

2002

November, Volume VI, Number 6 (pdf)
The Musical Side of Science
PQE Topic Rules Changed
Ten Reasons to be Thankful You're in Grad School
Short Duration, Long Vacation ...
Positive Changes in Health Coverage
Faculty Profiles
Question and Answer
Out and About

September, Volume VI, Number 5 (pdf)
Never publish Nudes: The Secrets of the Bulletin Exposed
Facilitated Internship Program
Stephen Jay Gould: Public Champion
Faculty Profiles
Bulletin Announcements
Question and Answer
From the Benchtop to the Boardroom

July, Volume VI, Number 4 (pdf)
Musical Theater at Longwood
Women in Biotech Career Panel
The Dumbest Thing I've Ever Done in Lab
From the Benchtop to the Publisher
Rave Reviews . . . and more reviews
Faculty Profiles
Out and About
Bulletin Announcements

May, Volume VI, Number 3 (pdf)
From BBS to Big Pharma
Where do we go from here?
The World Cup
How you can improve graduate school and lobby for change at Harvard.
Faculty Profiles
The Stem Cell Debate
Bulletin Announcements

March, Volume VI, Number 2 (pdf)
Calling All Performers . . .
The Scientific Culture of Indifference
Kickboxing
BGSO
Remember When . . . Tales of Recruitment Adventures
Faculty Profiles
Out and About A Bit 'O Ireland in Boston
Bulletin Announcements

January, Volume VI, Number 1 (pdf)
Bioterrorism: A Look at Anthrax and Beyond
And the NAGPS Survey Says . . .
Harvard Health Caucus Symposia- A Focus on Global Healthcare
Discount Tickets
Faculty Profiles
Stipend Survey
The ABC's of Teaching During Graduate School
Sheryl Krevsky's "Alto"-Ego
Out and About
Bulletin Announcements

2001

November, Volume V, Number 6 (pdf)
Alumni Report
Editorial: Getting the most out of a scientific meeting
Come Out and Play
Faculty Profiles
Around the World . . . on a Grad Student Budget
Support your local rock star *with apologies to Bono of U2
E-publishing: a real paradigm shift?
Out and About
Bulletin Announcements

May, Volume V, Number 3 (pdf)
Ethical Dilemmas: Student Opinions on Conduct of Science
The Longwood Symphony: Bridging the Worlds of Arts and Science
Faculty Profiles
Curling: it's not just a hairstyle!
The office of enrichment: it's not just for medical students
Out and About!
Drugs, AIDS, and Activism
Have you seen...?
BBS News

March, Volume V, Number 2 (pdf)
Compassionate Cell Biology...
Or Cellular Conservatism...
Faculty Profiles
The BBS Awards Program
Marxism and Molecules: Grad Student Life in China
Waste not, want not
Zathmary's: The Eater's Digest of Coolidge Corner
Editors' Picks
BBS Bulletin Staff

January, Volume IV, Number 3 (pdf)
After the Election - What's Next for Science
Wiping the Noses of the Best and Brightest
Faculty Profiles
Science Fiction
Announcements
Athletics
Upcoming BBS Events
Oh the Weather Outside is Frightful
BBS Bulletin Staff

2000

September, Volume IV, Number 2 (pdf)
The Second Green Revolution: Who's Revolting?
Ballot Ballad
Top 10 Tips for Surviving the First Year
BBS At Bat
Faculty Profiles

July/August, Volume IV, Number 1
Medical Care in the New Millennium
The BBS Slightly Different Summer Movie Preview
Boston Culture on a Grad Student's Budget
The 6th Annual BBS BBQ July 12, 2000
Weird Science
Graduate Students Double as Filmmakers
Alien Impressions (or Strangers in a Stranger Land)

June, Volume III, Number 11 (pdf)
A Report on the National Symposium on the Advancement of Women in Science
Murderous Science
Alien Impressions (or Strangers in a Stranger Land)

May, Volume III, Number 10 (pdf)
The Thesis Defense Experience
Putting the Finger on Digit Development
Head of the Class:How C. Elegans Can Help Us
Faculty Profiles
A Tale of Two Treks
Alien Impressions (or Strangers in a Stranger Land)

April, Volume III, Number 9 (pdf)
BBS Floats on the Stock Market
A Modest Proposal
Update from the Committee
William Clinton
Howard Stern
Bill Bradley
New Partnership
Classifieds

March, Volume III, Number 8 (pdf)
Toy or Tool: Palm Review
Boyce Reflects on How I Survived the First Semester
My First Semester: Leta Steffan
Faculty Profiles
Making Noise About Silencing
The Coming Revolutions in the Biomedical Sciences
Alien Impressions (or Strangers in a Stranger Land)

February, Volume III, Number 7 (pdf)
Harvard's Institute for Chemistry & Cell Biology
Happy New Year
Winter Fun in New England: DMSSO Ski Trip
Review of Professor Rebecca Eisenberg Visit
Faculty Profiles
BBS True Boston Story: Tiffany Heanue
Alien Impressions (or Strangers in a Stranger Land)

January, Volume III, Number 6 (pdf)
A Brief Review of Helpful Tax Information
Faculty Profiles
How Being John Malkovic Changed My Life

1999

December, Volume III, Number 5
The Roots of Knowledge
The Ball
Is Teaching Evolution Headed for Extinction?
BBS Faculty Profiles
Review of "Horton Hatches the Egg"
Annual BBS Career Fair
Announcements

November, Volume III, Number 4 (pdf)
The Future of Information Dissemination
Genomics and Bioinformatics
Harry Potter
Fall and Winter Photos
BBS Faculty Profiles

October, Volume III, Number 3 (pdf)
The "Circular A-110" Debate
Notes from a Small Island
Sun, Sand & Science
Faculty Profiles
Darwin's World
Update on Case Review Pilot
Deep Blue Sea Review

September, Volume III, Number 2 (pdf)
What They Don't Teach You in Class
Learning How to Teach: The Bok Center
Student Science: Snapshots of Recent Work
The FEBS Meeting in Nice
Where to eat at Longwood

July / August, Volume III, Number 1 (pdf)
The MIT Report - Breaking Through the Glass Ceiling
MIT Report Reactions from BBS Students
Boston in the Summer
Reflections on Star Wars Episode 1
Life Scientists Seek Unification in a Unified Europe
Zak Wills: Helping Neurons Find Their Way
BBS Barbecue Pictures

June, Volume II, Number 11 (pdf)
The Human Organism as an Experimental Model
A review of the Baltimore Case
The Science of Apartment Hunting

May, Volume II, Number 10 (pdf)
Behind the Science
Career in Science Forum
Career Trends in the Life Sciences - I / II
Update on the Gay and Lesbian Town Meeting

April, Volume II, Number 9 (pdf)
New BBS Curriculum Announced
Ask the Students
Science Writing "What makes a Canadian a Canadian, eh?"
Feature Story "Kandi and Brandi"
Science and Society "Vonda Say Goodbye to BBS"

March, Volume II, Number 8 (pdf)
Life in the Charleston Navy Yard
That First-Year Feeling Student Science
Fertility Treatment