Midcareer Mentoring
Rebecca Helton, MA
Much has been written about how much time an assistant professor should spend on “service” work and what types of service might be important for career advancement, as opposed to …
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How Saying No Helps Professors Find Their Focus
Rebecca Helton, MA
Productive professors use a variety of techniques to focus on what matters most. For many, blocking out large chunks of time for research, writing, and grant applications is key. That’…
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More Money in Your (University's) Pocket
The Edge for Scholars
NIH announced that all Institutes will increase their contribution to an awardee’s salary to a base level of $100,000 for K08 and K23 awardees beginning with new applications due on …
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Friday Fighty Squirrel's Academic Science News: It Ain't Your Money, Kid
Fighty Squirrel, PhD, Awe.Some.
Let’s give it up for the House of Representatives passing the 21st Century Cures Act earlier this week putting some much needed funding into NIH. The bill lost some …
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Rock Talk: Application Success Rates Decline in 2013
The Edge for Scholars
Now we have the numbers to show this. In FY2013 we made 8,310 competing RPG awards, 722 fewer than in FY2012. This puts the overall research project grant (RPG) success rate at 16.8%, …
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Productivity Tip #1: Have More Meetings (But Keep Them Short)
The Edge for Scholars
Do your meetings take an hour to do what could’ve been accomplished in fifteen minutes? Do you look with dread at the colorful blocks on your Outlook calendar telling …
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Rock Talk: Biosketch Changes and New Efforts to Maximize Fairness in Peer Review
The Edge for Scholars
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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Updated! March Madness Brackets for STEM Education
Fighty Squirrel, PhD, Awe.Some.
UPDATED! We funded our first SIX projects of 2016! See new project below Are you ready for the madness? Over here on The Edge for Scholars, we’ve picked up on …
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Four Lies You Tell Yourself About Productivity (And How to Stop)
Rebecca Helton, MA
It’s easy to spot when people are lying to themselves—like when a co-worker confidently starts a huge project at 4:30, but has a 5pm deadline. “Who’s he kidding?” …
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Yesterday I blew my chances at NOT saying “I’m sorry.”
Amy Palubinsky
A few weeks back, my mentor had us watch Amy Schumer’s parody video about women at the top of their respective fields continuously saying, “I’m sorry,” and then …
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