A random question for your random-y day... So does jury duty for Texas consist of a 1 day in service requirement and you're done for the year (unless you get on a panel, etc) like it is here in CA?
That's a nice way to earn a little extra cash!! I participated in an avian flu vaccine trial once. Unfortunately I wasn't in the control group but at least I got the lower dosage vaccine!
I'm actually in AZ (although I lived in TX when I was in jr high and part of high school - among other places). Yes, AZ has the one day service and if you actually have to show up (I have to call the night before) you're exempt for 18 months. They'll let you know if you're called for a panel beforehand - if you do get called for a panel, you're exempt from jury duty for life. I do like CA's system of picking a date within a certain window and picking a courthouse, but AZ pays you starting the first day (a whopping $12). GA's system is messed up - you have no idea ahead of time what kind of court case you're getting called for.
One of the joys of being at a Univ. is that it seems there's always some research project going on, looking for volunteers. I just stay away from the psych dept. I'm not needle-phobic, so I can do things that involve blood draws, but I'm not sure about getting injected.
D'oh. My mistake. I must have picked up and stuck with Texas in my mind!
AZ jury service requirements are VERY accommodating. We do call the night before but that's just to go sit in the jury room where we wait and maybe get called into a jury pool for a panel. Exemption for life?! I wonder if they will ever change that if (1) crimes skyrocket and the population hasn't grown to compensate or (2) everything stays static and they get a slimmer jury pool every year.
I'm at USC but on the health science campus side. So far, the only trials I've seen advertised are for medically related chronic studies. I think the volunteers-wanted research projects are on the main campus. Bummer. Would like more ops to volunteer.
Jury pools can be huge here, because so few people bother to respond, although with the number of retired individuals and the number unemployed, more people may show up. The panel juries with exemption for life are grand jury panels - not sure I'd want to serve on one, given what a friend's husband went through (death of an abused child and the mother and her boyfriend were blaming each other).
My ASU campus doesn't have much of a health science division - it's limited to kinesiology and metabolic biology. They have a couple good paying research projects but I can't participate because their research coordinator married a cousin of mine!
Anyhow, love that I have someone else in science to talk to.
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A random question for your random-y day... So does jury duty for Texas consist of a 1 day in service requirement and you're done for the year (unless you get on a panel, etc) like it is here in CA?
That's a nice way to earn a little extra cash!! I participated in an avian flu vaccine trial once. Unfortunately I wasn't in the control group but at least I got the lower dosage vaccine!
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One of the joys of being at a Univ. is that it seems there's always some research project going on, looking for volunteers. I just stay away from the psych dept. I'm not needle-phobic, so I can do things that involve blood draws, but I'm not sure about getting injected.
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AZ jury service requirements are VERY accommodating. We do call the night before but that's just to go sit in the jury room where we wait and maybe get called into a jury pool for a panel. Exemption for life?! I wonder if they will ever change that if (1) crimes skyrocket and the population hasn't grown to compensate or (2) everything stays static and they get a slimmer jury pool every year.
I'm at USC but on the health science campus side. So far, the only trials I've seen advertised are for medically related chronic studies. I think the volunteers-wanted research projects are on the main campus. Bummer. Would like more ops to volunteer.
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My ASU campus doesn't have much of a health science division - it's limited to kinesiology and metabolic biology. They have a couple good paying research projects but I can't participate because their research coordinator married a cousin of mine!
Anyhow, love that I have someone else in science to talk to.
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