Lab coats: they’re white, mostly plain, boxy. Functional, and ultimately sartorially boring. But ask any doctor or lab tech about their lab coat and they will chat up a storm. Often about how they can ...

In order to encourage more of the nation’s young people to pursue careers in science, it pays to help them dress the part. That is the key finding of a study we conducted recently to determine what ...

The New York Times reports on a study finding that when people put on a white doctor’s coat, their ability to pay attention increases sharply. Scientists conducting the study, which was published on ...

Maggie Reddecliff wore a parent-approved, correct-length skirt but was criticized for violating the dress code because of a “scruffy mark.” High School seniors wear lab coats around school all day if ...

HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP -- In a science class at Bear Tavern Elementary School this past spring, the fourth-graders looked the part, each grabbing a crisp white lab coat before the start of the unit. But in ...

The EH&S Office manages the university's lab coat laundering service for research labs. P.I.s and research laboratory supervisors are responsible for choosing how many coats of what type they would ...

With reports proving that germs can reside on scrubs, ties, stethoscopes, and white lab coats, some have said doctors should just go naked In 1990, a young female physician might wake in the early ...

While we are spending billions of dollars on biosafety fears and anthrax scares, there is one deplorable practice that is truly unsafe but continues nationwide, perhaps worldwide -- that of wearing ...

Megan Ennes receives funding from the National Science Foundation. Gail Jones receives funding from The Biogen Foundation. In order to encourage more of the nation’s young people to pursue careers in ...

Laboratory coats that extend to the knees are required for any work in the laboratory. They should be buttoned completely to protect skin and clothing from splatter and spills. These coats are ...