Writing for 2018? It's sooner than you think. You need a workshop. (Mentors, you can also COACH a workshop!)
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The National Research Mentoring Network is running state-of-the-art workshops this spring to get you ready for early 2018 submissions.
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Don't Crash on Approach
Katherine Hartmann, MD, PhD
Getting the approach section of your grant fine-tuned is crucial. You must land your science smoothly.
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The Edge is your source for candid insights about life in research. Show us some love and help get the message out. We strategize about how to do great science, …
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Mensches, Mentors and Badasses: My Science Valentines
Fighty Squirrel, PhD, Awe.Some.
Thank you, Hallmark, for your made up soul-crushing holiday that brings tears to middle school kids and single squirrels everywhere. On behalf of scientists, I hereby reclaim your crappy …
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A Lesson Learned the Hard Way
David Calkins, PhD
Success or failure in grantsmanship often depends on whether your proposal gets reviewers excited
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Don't Miss the Deal Breakers: Nine Questions for New Lab Staff Hires
Fighty Squirrel, PhD, Awe.Some.
Hooray! You’ve set up a lab. You have a scale and everything. Now the applicants are pounding down your door looking forward to helping you get the Nobel Prize. …
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Go Pee. Academic Management Lessons I Learned from Audie Cornish.
Fighty Squirrel, PhD, Awe.Some.
This is Audie Cornish. Audie is my 1-year old Shiba Inu/Rottweiler mix who never has to pee. This is odd, because most larger mammals have a pretty pressing need …
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The Joke's on You
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What makes a funny joke? What makes a strong grant application? Sometimes, the same things. In the video below, Jerry Seinfeld describes his joke-writing process and takes the viewer through …
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The Recruitment Tool You Didn’t Know You Have
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If you are based at one of 135 US institutions and you recruit human subjects, you need to check out ResearchMatch.org to find potential research participants from a growing pool …
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How to Interview the Hell Out of Academic Job Candidates
Fighty Squirrel, PhD, Awe.Some.
One of my favorite parts of being a faculty member is interviewing students, fellows and future faculty members. For reasons that elude my tiny Fighty Squirrel brain, folks think if …
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