Tag Archives: Science

Sage Makes Me Happier Than Seems Reasonable

Posted on May 14, 2008 by jcole

I’ve known about the Python-for-mathematics software stack SAGE for a while now, but I hadn’t played with it until today. What happened? I read Vincent Noel’s very good blog entry on replacing Matlab with Python. What I had missed about … Continue reading →

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The Year in Science 2007

Posted on January 22, 2008 by jcole

Now that 2007 has drawn to an end it’s time to review the science I did last year. As is the case in all efficiently-run organizations, the Agricultural Research Service bases most of annual performance reviews for Category 1 scientists … Continue reading →

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San Diego, CA

Posted on January 12, 2008 by jcole

Greetings from sunny San Diego, CA, where I attended the NRI Animal Genomics Annual Investigator Meeting Friday and will be attending weekend workshops at the Plant and Animal Genome XVI meeting. Hopefully I can get away after lunch to do … Continue reading →

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Open Access Publishing, etc.

Posted on May 11, 2007 by jcole

Last night I got an e-mail from the Journal of Animal Science announcing The Journal of Animal Science has added Open Access publishing… To address scientists’ needs for open access (OA) publication, the Journal of Animal Science (JAS) has added … Continue reading →

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Science by the Pound

Posted on April 17, 2007 by jcole

The May 2007 issue of Journal of Dairy Science is out. It contains 2 papers on which I’m first author and 1 on which I’m a co-author: VanRaden, P. M., M. E. Tooker, J. B. Cole, G. R. Wiggans, and … Continue reading →

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Good news comes in at least twos

Posted on October 10, 2006 by jcole

I got two great e-mails this evening, both pertaining to work. One is an invitation to speak at the Continental Kennel Club’s Breeders Seminar. The invitation mentions paid expenses and an honorarium, but I’ve got to check my calendar (the … Continue reading →

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Working for the Man

Posted on October 5, 2006 by jcole

I know, it’s been a long time since I last blogged. I’ve been busy, what with successfully completing my probationary period and getting my new employee up to speed. I’ve been much busier than I expected this week, but that … Continue reading →

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It’s not like being a state worker…those were the days!

Posted on July 21, 2006 by jcole

I’ve been pretty busy the last few days working on the documentation I’ve got to assemble for my retention and promotion panels. The materials needed for the retention panel aren’t too hard to assemble, but the promotion case is a … Continue reading →

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Agricultural science at its creepiest

Posted on June 30, 2006 by jcole

Working in agriculture can be sort of strange sometimes. Consider the following symposium announcement which hit my inbox a few minutes ago: Attached is an announcement for a symposium entitled ‘National Carcass Disposal Symposium-2006, Connecting Research, Regulations, and Response’ being … Continue reading →

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I’m a citation ho

Posted on June 13, 2006 by jcole

The new issue of the Journal of Dairy Science is out today, and I’ve got a paper in it. That’s cool, don’t get me wrong, but it’s not the coolest thing. The coolest thing is from one of my earlier … Continue reading →

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