Feather Your Nest: Best Academic Life Hacks & Advice Blog Contest

The Edge for Scholars

Share academic life hacks for a chance to win gift cards to feather your academic nest as your flock returns.

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Overheard at Ground Level: Fresh Brewed Mentoring

The Edge for Scholars

Collected pearls from office hours with senior mentors and leaders.

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What the F? Advice for Fellowship Applicants from Reviewers. Part 3

Melissa Krasnove

In the final post of this three part series, I share insight from a dozen faculty who review NRSA fellowship applications.

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What the F? Advice for Fellowship Applicants from Reviewers. Part 2

Melissa Krasnove

In this three part series, I share advice received when I asked a dozen faculty from my institution who review fellowship applications what they look for in a strong application. …

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What the F? Advice for Fellowship Applicants from Reviewers. Part 1

Melissa Krasnove

Part 1 of feedback gathered from a dozen faculty who review fellowship applications on what makes a successful application.

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Considerations for Inclusive Support of International Students

Christina Yao, PhD

As we all know, the past year has been a contentious time in the United States, including an ongoing health pandemic, continuous racial conflicts, and global political conflicts. As such, …

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Recommended Summer Reads: 2021

The Edge for Scholars

A community-sourced list of current favorites, some professional and some fun.

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Summer Reading for Work and Play

Lucile Wrenshall, MD, PhD

Reading recs for those lazy, hazy, crazy days of summer that are just around the corner.

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Feminist Mentors Can be Misogynist Colleagues

N_ Cyclical, PhD

As my career progresses, even as I gain power, it is becoming harder, not easier, to be a woman in science.

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Staying Mentally Well in Academia is a Balancing Act

Evelyne Deplazes, PhD

In this post I reflect on what helps me to stay mentally well while forging a career in academia. Part of a series on mental health.

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