Susan Lindquist Drops the Mic and Leaves the Room
Fighty Squirrel, PhD, Awe.Some.
My last meal with Susan Lindquist was almost a exactly year ago. She had just received one of my university’s highest prizes – The Vanderbilt Prize given annually to an …
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SkypeAScientist - Hey, That Means YOU!
Josh Fessel, MD, PhD
SkypeAScientist is the easiest and most impactful science outreach opportunity you don't yet know about
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Build Mentor/Mentee Connections with MyNRMN
Ryan Outman
Are you a trainee looking for a mentor? Are you a scientist looking to foster careers in research? A new tool supported by NIH can help you build mentoring relationships …
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Not that Kind of Spending: Tales of Investing in Your Career
Pipette Protagonist, PhD
Spoiler: Be prepared to spend some of your money investing in yourself and your career.
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Advice for My Graduating Students
Fighty Squirrel, PhD, Awe.Some.
Last week one of my graduate students returned to the lab nest after seven long years away. I loved this student. I missed him when he left. He was kind …
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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 to Make Your Team Stand Out When Interviewing Prospective Students
Fighty Squirrel, PhD, Awe.Some.
It’s student interview season, which likely means your Fridays will be filled with 30-minute sessions with bright eyed young scholars hoping to secure a slot in your program and …
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Seeing the Dark Side of #Worksmarter
Motivated Mentor
We cannot trap our staff and faculty in over commitment on a burnout treadmill and imply blame that they are not smart enough to do their work properly. Work smarter …
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Creating a New Mentor-Mentee Action Plan: MMAP
The Edge for Scholars
We need your help redrawing the map for mentors and mentees.
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From Advisee to Peer
The Edge for Scholars
Question: A friend of mine and I were talking today about what it’s like to be newly minted Ph.D.’s, working on our first jobs. We became more …
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