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"Sound from Silence: The Development of Cochlear Implants" National Academy of Sciences' Beyond Discovery Series, August, 1998.
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"Price, Fear Top Patients' Concerns About LASIK" EyeNet. August, 1998.
"Bilateral LASIK Safe, Effective, Australian, US Studies Show" European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons EuroTimes. July/August 1998.
"Glaucoma Wick Seen as 'Important Advance'" European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons EuroTimes. July/August 1998.
"It's All in the (Mitochondrial) Genes" EyeNet. June, 1998.
"LASIK Effective for Wide Range of Myopia, Large Indian Study Shows" European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons EuroTimes. May/June 1998.
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"New Surgical Technique for Patients with Ocular Surface Disease" EyeNet. January, 1998.
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"Scientists and the News Media Part III: How to Work With Institutional Public Relations People" H.M.S. Beagle. Vol. 1, Issue 13; posted July 25, 1997. (Este artículo fue reimpreso en español en Quark, enero - marzo 1998, número 10.)
"Forthright Letters Of Recommendation Are Best For All Parties" The Scientist. July 21, 1997.
"Research By FDA Scientists Faces Fiscal Setback" The Scientist. July 7, 1997.
"Universities Try To Halt Administrative Bloat" The Scientist. June 23, 1997.
"Scientists and the News Media Part II: How to Work With Reporters" H.M.S. Beagle. Vol. 1, Issue 10; posted June 13, 1997. (Este artículo fue reimpreso en español en Quark, enero - marzo 1998, número 10.)
"Veterinarians In Research Labs Address Conflicting Agendas" The Scientist. May 26, 1997.
"Scientists and the News Media Part I: Why It's Good to Talk" H.M.S. Beagle. Vol. 1, Issue 8; posted May 16, 1997. (Este artículo fue reimpreso en español en Quark, enero - marzo 1998, número 10.)
"Lawsuit Highlights Racial Problems At U. Michigan's Medical School" The Scientist. April 28, 1997.
"As Temporary Lab Employment Increases, Critics Decry Trend" The Scientist. April 14, 1997.
"Will the Internet Kill the Embargo?" H.M.S. Beagle. Vol. 1, Issue 5; posted April 5, 1997.
"In Vitro Diagnostics Firms Frustrated By FDA Delays" The Scientist. March 3, 1997.
"The Scientist, the Journalist, the Journal, and the Embargo" H.M.S. Beagle. Vol. 1, Issue 2; posted February 20, 1997.
"Biotech Firms Acknowledge Minority Underrepresentation" The Scientist. February 17, 1997.
"Suit By 23 Tenured Faculty Members Against USC Illustrates Changes In Biomedical Research Culture" The Scientist. February 3, 1997.
"As Alzheimer's Studies Progress, Debate On Cause Persists" The Scientist. January 20, 1997.
"Few Natural Science Classes Affected By Teaching Assistant Strike In Calif." The Scientist. January 6, 1997.
"The Key To A Happy, Productive Lab: Let Scientists Lead Themselves" The Scientist. December 9, 1996.
"Scientists Have Many Choices For Math, Stat, And Graphing Software" The Scientist. November 25, 1996.
"Academic Job Security Threatened As Anti-Tenure Wave Sweeps U.S. " The Scientist. November 11, 1996.
"NIH 'Reinventing' An Expanding SBIR Program" The Scientist. October 28, 1996.
"Ongoing Enzyme Patent Dispute May Have Ramifications For Academic Researchers" The Scientist. October 14, 1996.
"Opinions Differ On The Features Of A Well-Done Scientific Biography" The Scientist. September 30, 1996.
"Scientists Report That Communicating With Congress Is Simple, Effective" The Scientist. September 16, 1996.
"Peter Principles" (male genital health) Men's Fitness. September 1996.
"Reports Give Boost To Xenotransplantation As Researchers Wait For Federal Guidelines" The Scientist. August 19, 1996.
"Scientific Publishers Increasing Electronic Information Offerings" The Scientist. August 19, 1996.
"New Animal Care Guide Leaves Details To Scientists' Discretion" The Scientist. July 22, 1996.
"Bibliographic Software Adding New Features, Becoming Web Savvy" The Scientist. July 8, 1996.
"Academic Biologists Finding Many Rewards In Consulting For Industry" The Scientist. June 10, 1996.
"Ray Ban" (sunburn and sunscreens) Men's Fitness. June 1996.
"Teaching Assistant Union Battles Heating Up Across United States" The Scientist. April 29, 1996.
"Querying by Image Content" IBM Research. Number 3, 1996.
"Exploring Materials In A Simulated World" IBM Research. Number 1, 1996.
"April Is High Season For Practical Jokers In The Lab" The Scientist. April 1, 1996.
"Don't Feel The Burn" (heartburn remedies) Men's Fitness. April 1996.
"Libel Concerns Are A Reality For Scientists Who Speak Out In Public" The Scientist. March 18, 1996.
"Researchers' Home Pages Serve Scientific, Educational, Personal Goals" The Scientist. February 19, 1996.
"Image Analysis Software Advances Biomedical Research Applications" The Scientist. February 19, 1996.
"Biological Determination of Sexuality Heating Up As A Research Field" The Scientist. January 8, 1996.
"Scientists Benefit As Life Science Companies Stream To The Web" The Scientist. January 8, 1996.
"Kings of Hearts" (profiles of three cardiologists) Men's Fitness. December 1995.
"Scientists' Heated Debate on Immigration Mirrors Issues Argued Throughout U.S." The Scientist. November 27, 1995.
"Scientists Can Get A First-Rate Deal With Second-Hand Lab Equipment" The Scientist. November 27, 1995.
"Study Finds Gender Disparity Even Among High Achievers In Science" The Scientist. November 13, 1995.
"Michigan State University Patent Dispute Illustrates Changes In Technology Transfer" The Scientist. October 30, 1995.
"Neuroscience Meeting To Feature Feisty Debate on Alzheimer's Etiology" The Scientist.
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"More CD-ROM Science Journals Available, But Has The Wave Crested?" The Scientist. October 16, 1995.
"Head Bangers" (concussion) Men's Fitness. October 1995.
"Ag Biotech Firms Lag In Regaining Investors' Favor" The Scientist. September 18, 1995.
"NIH Study Section Members Acknowledge Major Flaws In The Reviewing System" The Scientist. August 21, 1995.
"Finding Full-Featured Free Software For Biologists On The Internet" The Scientist. July 24, 1995
"MBA Programs Expand Career Prospects For Cross-Trained Scientists" The Scientist. June 26, 1995.
"Lifeline" (how to research your own medical condition) Men's Fitness. June 1995.
"Discouraged Job-Seekers Cite Crisis in Science Career Advice" The Scientist. May 29, 1995.
"Finding Good Scientific Career Advice When Job Prospects Are Tight" The Scientist. May 29, 1995.
"Layoffs in Biotechnology Signify Growing Pains For an Industry in Transition, Analysts Contend" The Scientist. May 1, 1995.
"Surviving the Hard Times in Biotechnology Requires a Broad Outlook" The Scientist. May 1, 1995.
"Superhighway or Supercollider? Finding Useful Internet Information" The Scientist. April 3, 1995.
"Building Professional Success as a Minority Scientist, Person- To-Person" The Scientist. March 6, 1995.
"Up in Smoke" (latest on the health effects of tobacco and second-hand smoke) Men's Fitness. February 1995.
"Career-Building Sites on the Internet: Hunting for Jobs Electronically" The Scientist. January 23, 1995.
"Joint of No Return" (elbow injuries) Men's Fitness. January 1995.
"Toxic Fumes Mystery Revealed" Family Practice. December 5, 1994.
"Mega Hurts" (latest in pain research and prevention) Men's Fitness. November 1994.
"The Health-Care Crisis and How to Protect Yourself" Men's Fitness. October, 1994.
"Code Blue" (choosing an emergency room) Men's Fitness. August 1994.
"Toxic Fumes Fell Emergency Room" Family Practice. August 1, 1994.
"Spill-proof Skating" (avoiding in-line skating injuries) Men's Fitness. June 1994.
"Fracture Fixers" (bone morphogenetic protein) Men's Fitness. May 1994.
"Brainstorms" (review of Seized: Temporal Lobe Epilepsy as a Medical, Historical, and Artistic Phenomenon by Eve LaPlante) Technology Review. February/March 1994.
"Corporate Board Membership: Enriching In More Ways Than One" The Scientist. January 10, 1994.
"Experts Advise Job Seekers: Try a Variety of Techniques" The Scientist. October 18, 1993.
"Poster Sessions Can Lead To Networking Opportunities" The Scientist. January 25, 1993.
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"The Experts Speak" (professors as expert legal witnesses) Engineering & Science. January 1987. (Reprinted in The Expert and the Law, April 1987)
"Potential Planets?" (discovery of a possible planetary system) and "Echoes of the Earth's Core" (mountains and valleys on the core) Engineering & Science. January 1987.
"Smog -- In Bags and Balances" (air quality research) and "One Genome, Fully Deciphered" (mitochondrial DNA) Engineering & Science. November 1986.
"Guessing a Hazard" (earthquake predictions) and "Tracking Stellar Reactions" (fusion research) Engineering & Science. September 1986.
"The Tax Compliance Game" Engineering & Science. March 1986.
"Travels of a Terrane" (plate tectonics) and "The Neuron-Silicon Connection" Engineering & Science. March 1986.
"To Shop or Not to Shop" (experimental economics) and "Comet Composition" (Halley's comet) Engineering & Science. January 1986.
Review of "Beyond the Helix: DNA and the Quest for Longevity" by Carol Kahn. Los Angeles Times Book Review. November 10, 1985.
"Interstellar SURFing" Engineering & Science. November 1985.
"A New Infectious Agent" (prions) and "A New Cellular Organelle" (spliceosomes). Engineering & Science. November 1985.
"Origins of Speech" Science Digest. August 1985.
"Ghostbusters!" (The Southern California Skeptics Society) Engineering & Science. May 1985.
"Making Waves" (tsunami research) and "Fly Antibodies and Human Brains: A Marriage of Ideas" Engineering & Science. May 1985.
"The Martians Have Landed" (investigations of meteorites of apparently Martian origin) Engineering & Science. March 1985.
"The W.M. Keck Observatory" Engineering & Science. January 1985.
"Memory" Science Digest. November 1983.
"New Split Brain Research Divides Scientists" Science Digest. September 1983.
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"A Brief Introduction to Infrared Spectroscopy" Beckman Instruments, Inc.: Fullerton, CA., 1983, 19 pp.
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