Category Archives: Science

Update on The Consortium for Plant Biotechnology Research plagiarism charge

by Colin Purrington Posted on May 7, 2013

Hundreds of people have been asking, so I wanted to give a quick update on the plagiarism charge brought against me by The Consortium for Plant Biotechnology (CBPR). But first, in the likely event that you haven’t heard: CPBR has … Continue reading →

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Charts with bling

by Colin Purrington Posted on May 2, 2013

Just a silly pie chart I created for “Designing conference posters” to argue that graphs with illustrations can help viewers absorb results a bit faster than those with just labels and legends. (Please note that although the graphic is a … Continue reading →

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Graphic for reducing plagiarism in lectures

by Colin Purrington Posted on April 29, 2013

There are multiple reasons why students plagiarize more these days, but one cause that is never discussed is that students spend all day watching their teachers do it. So, if you happen to be in position of minor influence in … Continue reading →

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Certificate of plagiarism

by Colin Purrington Posted on April 27, 2013

In case you didn’t get the memo, last week was Plagiarism Education Week. Plagiarism has been on my mind, as you probably know, so I celebrated by joining 5 1-hour webinars sponsored by the folks who make Turnitin, the popular … Continue reading →

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The fine print on poster sessions

by Colin Purrington Posted on March 20, 2013

For giggles, I contacted approximately 100 societies with annual meetings coming up, and asked them whether they offered word count suggestions for attendees presenting posters. The majority didn’t write back (no real surprise), but of those that did the most … Continue reading →

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