Here's What Happens When You Extend a Deadline
Rebecca Helton, MA
What happens when we move back deadlines — once we get past the initial feeling of sweet relief? Research suggests we have a lot of difficulty using our newly-found time wisely. …
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Peering into Peer Review
The Edge for Scholars
Why don’t proposals given better scores by the National Institutes of Health lead to more important research outcomes? Michael Lauer’s job at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) …
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How to Talk to People Who Don't Want to Talk to You
The Edge for Scholars
“You’re more interested in what you have to say than anyone else is,” said 60 Minutes’ Andy Rooney. Do any of these sound familiar? “I’m busy. Can you come …
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Rock Talk: New Reforms to Federal Grant Policies
Rebecca Helton, MA
In February last year I blogged about the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)’s request for comments on proposed federal grant policy reforms. These policies, contained in multiple documents …
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Rock Talk: PubMed Gets Interactive
Rebecca Helton, MA
Today NIH’s National Library of Medicine (NLM) is bringing a new way of sharing and exchanging research information, fully integrated with the PubMed website, to a wider audience. For …
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Rock Talk: FY13 by the Numbers
Rebecca Helton, MA
Application success rates, as I blogged about in December, declined in 2013 to a historic low. In fact, most of the numbers you are going to see throughout the Data Book …
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On Declining Gracefully
Rebecca Helton, MA
As the new semester begins, so come the invitations to serve on this committee or be part of that grant. Trying to figure out graceful ways to decline? Give our …
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Rock Talk: How Long Is an R01
The Edge for Scholars
The R01 research project grant is NIH’s mainstay grant mechanism and is used for much of our investigator-initiated research. When talking about about NIH funding, the subject that most …
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Finding Email Equilibrium
Rebecca Helton, MA
Since we’re all talking about taming our email, this week’s Link of the Week is an essay from Inside Higher Ed on Finding Email Equilibrium.
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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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