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.
OK, let’s face it: Most of the things that make life more “manageable” range from boring to downright unpleasant: · Picking up after ourselves · Doing the laundry · Making the bed · Loading and unloading the dishwasher · Studying / Preparing a presentation · Grocery shopping · Preparing meals · Getting our exercise ·…
First Principle of Manageability You can’t have it all and/or do it all – at least not all at once. We CAN – and DO, however, all hope for better and wish for more. And reasonable opportunity to DO and BE is essential. The minimum one can ask is to have at least a “fighting…
Who has not thought – at some point – about running away? · … from oppression … · … from boredom … · … from constraint … · … from inextricable calamity · … from clamoring, cloying, conscriptive dependencies … “Frankly, my dear, I don’t give a damn!” Rhett Butler to Scarlett O’Hara Gone With…
U.S. Championships; Saturday recap (Nick Zaccardi Jun 28, 2014, 6:01 PM EDT) “In the women’s 400m final, Olympic champion Sanya Richards-Ross couldn’t run down Francena McCorory. McCorory, the World Indoor champion, ran a personal best 49.48 seconds. That’s the fastest 400m by an American woman since Richards-Ross won the 2012 Olympic Trials in 49.28.” http://olympictalk.nbcsports.com/2014/06/28/dawn-harper-nelson-wins-100m-hurdles-usa-track-and-field-championships/…
“Pay me more and I’ll do more work!” [Overheard from a staff assistant] Point to Ponder [Soon following this remark, this SA was “passed over” for a key promotion.] “Financial incentives, or ‘pay-for-performance,’ have been demonstrated as effective for improving productivity in jobs that are repetitive or transactional. But as the type of work in…