Why You Should Work from a Coffee Shop, Even When You Have an Office
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It sounds counter-intuitive, but working at a bustling coffee shop can be less distracting than working in a quiet office. The change in environment also stimulates creativity, and chance encounters …
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Working Hard Does NOT Mean Success (at Grants or Anything Else)
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There’s this persistent myth that I need to tear down once and for all. Maybe it won’t all happen in this one blog post, but by God I’…
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How to Thrive Amid Academic Chaos
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The end of a semester is always hard. Kerry Ann Rockquemore offers advice for taming the chaos. While there’s plenty of literature out there on how to survive during …
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Personal or Family Photographs in Professional Presentations
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I think that inclusion of personal or family photographs in professional presentations like grand rounds talks or research seminars points the needle away from goodness. Such presentations provide an opportunity …
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News: Major Change to NIH Resubmission Policy
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[T]oday we have announced a policy change. While the new policy still allows a single resubmission per application, ideas that were unsuccessfully submitted as a resubmission (A1) may now …
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Building Your First Lab: Tips, Success Stories, and How to Build Your Own Team
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Running a lab is the ultimate goal for many early-career scientists, but building a lab that will eventually produce research is often a difficult process. Laboratories come with a host …
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The Awesomest 7-Year Postdoc, or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Tenure-Track Faculty Life
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In 2003, at a party, I met this very cool guy. He was on the job market for faculty positions and had just gotten an offer from MIT Sloan. I was …
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Cool Jobs
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I stumbled across this article about a chemistry professor who did science advising for Breaking Bad. That sounds like an awesome gig. Does anyone have any stories about opportunities that …
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The First Days of a New Tenure-Track Faculty Job
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This is the season when some lucky ones preparing for new jobs in the fall. A few people have asked me what to expect, so I imagine even more are …
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Rock Talk: Biosketch Changes and New Efforts to Maximize Fairness in Peer Review
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Changes to the Biosketch We’re set for a major change in how you portray your body of work when applying for NIH funds. With strong support from NIH leadership, …
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