Scibling Brian Switek over at Laelaps is in the running for the $10,000 science blogging college scholarship, and he needs your help to win. I'm amazed again just typing this that Brian is a college student. He writes more eloquent, insightful essays than most graduate students! (And if you don't read Laelaps, you should. . . his worst crime lies in blogging too much for me to keep up!)
Vote here (voting is open until Nov 20.)
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You may remember last year's contest, when my SciBling Shelley Batts was a Runner-up for the big prize.
The finalists for this year's $10,000 scholarship have just been announced and Shelley is one of the finalists again. Hopefully, this year she'll win.
And you can help her by voting for her.
I tried, but something is wacky with the page and I couldn't vote. I agree - Brian blogs way beyond his academic position!!