Summer Reading: What's Popular in the Edge Library
The Edge for Scholars
Here's what's been flying off the shelves of our "analog library" of career development books.
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Not that Kind of Committee: Tales of Faculty Committee Design
Pipette Protagonist, PhD
Spoiler: You need more than scientific expertise to get you through!
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Nature: The Plight of Young Scientists
Rebecca Helton, MA
A recent news feature in Nature highlighted challenges facing early career scientists, from pressure to publish to shrinking funding and the increasing length of time before reaching research independence. Early …
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Live Beneath Your Means
Katherine Hartmann, MD, PhD
“I don’t want to miss the details of the resurrection. You always said becoming a division head would happen over your dead body, what gives?” After some warm-up, the …
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Profs on Drugs: JAMA Highlights Use of Cognitive Enhancers
Fighty Squirrel, PhD, Awe.Some.
Talk to most people about ‘performance enhancing drugs’ and they conjure up images of elite athletes using drugs to increase muscle mass and oxygen delivery. In academia, performance is measured …
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Designing Your Career
The Edge for Scholars
Just as you start an experiment with a hypothesis, have clear goals for your career at the beginning.
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#GRExit and the Next Slippery Slope in Graduate Admissions
mark.mcever@vumc.org
As more academic programs and departments make the GRE optional, the question remains - which metrics will be used to replace it?
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PLoS One and Stupid CV Tricks
Rebecca Helton, MA
More is better, yes, when it comes to publications. But beyond that, that you should have some idea of the expectations for your field. Especially when it comes to first-author …
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Darwin's Tips for Surviving the Holiday Party at the Chair's House
Aimee Edgeworth
Survival of the fittest has new meaning when it comes to holiday parties. Here are key tips for evolutionary advantage.
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