The Dirty Truth: Passion Isn't the Only Ingredient for Success
The Edge for Scholars
Although passion is often thought to be a necessary ingredient for success, we all know it’s not the only one. If you’re passionate about handwritten letters, but everyone …
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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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Cash-Strapped NIH May Ask Universities to Limit Grant Applications
Rebecca Helton, MA
At a time of dwindling federal budgets, the National Institutes of Health is considering one sure-fire way to raise record-low grant-approval rates: Have researchers apply for fewer grants. From the …
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The Hustle You Need to Be Showing
Fighty Squirrel, PhD, Awe.Some.
Hustle. It’s a great thing for your coach to say you do and a terrible thing if you’re overwhelmed. This image from Twitter captures so much of what …
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Job Seekers, Don't Curb Your Enthusiasm
The Edge for Scholars
For those of you heading on the job market this year, take some advice from Allison M. Vaillancourt, VP of institutional effectiveness and HR at the University of Arizona: This …
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Don't You Forget About Me
TheAyatollahofRockAndRollah
Revisiting the loss of a colleague
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Meetings Are a Skill You Can Master, and Steve Jobs Taught Me How
Rebecca Helton, MA
More brains don’t necessarily lead to better ideas. When it came to leading meetings, Jobs had no qualms about tossing the least necessary person out of the room. From …
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Apply Now: Biomedical Data Science Innovation Lab
Jennifer Phillips, RN
Building Partnerships for Generative AI training in Biomedical and Clinical Research
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Women and URMs, Peer Review Needs You. Here's Why and How to Get On That.
Fighty Squirrel, PhD, Awe.Some.
UPDATED! Awesome update on our call for URM and women reviewers: After lots of awesome feedback and 63 folks signing up, its clear that trainees and PIs turned out in droves. …
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Why You Should Read Drive
Rebecca Helton, MA
While it isn’t a quick fix, this is the book for anyone wanting to learn—or remind themselves—what really drives us all, so that with even a few …
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