More Bad News on the Greying of NIH PI's

Fighty Squirrel, PhD, Awe.Some.

Last week, PNAS published work by Michael and Jonathan Levitt outlining in vivid detail the continued pattern towards a greying NIH portfolio. Surveying publicly available data as well as data …

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Point_Mutation Gives a Master Class in Scientists as Wackaloons.

Fighty Squirrel, PhD, Awe.Some.

Our gloriously strange twitter science buddies shared what it takes to make experiments that are feisty work.

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Nature Suggests UK Follow US Lead on Academic Sexual Harassment. Please Don't.

Fighty Squirrel, PhD, Awe.Some.

In its July 27th issue, Nature published an editorial encouraging leaders of the UK’s 1752 Working Group on academic sexual harassment to take their lead from the US. Sir Philip …

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Innovation Lab for Early Career Researchers: Radical Solutions to the Opioid Misuse Epidemic

The Edge for Scholars

Seeking early career researchers who are ready for a multidisciplinary, deep-dive into collaborative research on opioid misuse.

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Resilience as a Common Trait in Researchers

Amy Ramsey

If I have learned one thing in science, it is how to be more resilient.

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Cancel Your Talks: A Way for Academics to Make a Statement Against Hatred

Fighty Squirrel, PhD, Awe.Some.

Wondering what you can do to stop violent extremists? Stop going to campuses where they give them a platform to threaten college communities.

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Not that Kind of Candidate: Tales from the Interview Gauntlet

Pipette Protagonist, PhD

Spoiler: The entire visit is an interview.

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Mentees and Mentors Must-Read Book Lists

Katherine Hartmann, MD, PhD

We asked mentees and mentors what books most influenced their careers, which they give or lend most, and what they are currently reading.

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What's a BATNA?

The Edge for Scholars

The power of the BATNA is really the power to say no without feeling like you’ve failed.

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Academics Breathe Easier with House NIH 2018 Proposal

Britteny Watson-Ivey

Academics opposed to a White House proposal to cut indirect costs from NIH grants can breath a bit easier. The House of Representatives has rejected the White House’s plan …

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