Originated in Bruin, PA, north of Pittsburgh. Lew received a Ph.D. in Biochemistry from the University of Pittsburgh. He was appointed Assistant Professor of Biochemistry at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center in Worcester, MA then as Associate Director for Science with the National Bladder Cancer Project before moving to Kentucky to help establish the Markey Cancer Center in 1983.
He served as Associate Director for Administration until retiring in June, 2011. He has expertise in scientific research, writing/editing, grants, and comprehensive organization administration.
Failure is an inextricable part of life … a companion element of success in a well-rewarded life and a “signature” element of an unrewarded life. The difference in outcome – other than the difference in rewards – is ultimate satisfaction versus chronic regret. At some point, we’re going to fail. So we might as…
An earlier blog (http://lifemasterymusings.blogspot.com/2014/12/character.html) examined the fundamental elements that comprise character. These included, by various accounts, all of the following: Optimism Wisdom Courage/Bravery Humanity Persistence Justice Temperance Transcendence Social intelligence Authenticity Persistence Kindness…
Either PAY or GET PAID. It’s that simple! How much are we paying (i.e., investing versus wasting) for the privileges we enjoy and how much are we getting paid for the services we provide? The balance sheet at the end of the day simply needs to show a net gain, else we’re…
I’ve come to hold the view that life is about piling up dots … piling up building blocks, including connectable anchoring and reference points … that can, over time, be connected, rearranged as necessary, and fleshed out to create the life, Dreams and Destiny we will ultimately own. The dots may include pixilated data,…
If you’ve made it past birth, early development, kindergarten, elementary school, middle school and high school with no major glitches and relatively unscathed by major medical maladies, you’re probably endowed with a fairly decent set of genes. The real question is: What have you DONE with what you’ve got? Behavioral scientists have long…