NIH Loan Repayment Deadline Extended
The Edge for Scholars
NIH wants to pay your medical or grad school debt so much that they’ve given you an extra two weeks to apply for their program. That’s right, this …
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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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Titles as a Sign You're Doing It Wrong? A(nother) Weird Conversation via Fighty Squirrel
Fighty Squirrel, PhD, Awe.Some.
This Fighty Squirrel recently had occasion to talk to a small group of spunky professionals who knew nothing of science and academics. These folks had the task of stepping into …
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Build Mentor/Mentee Connections with MyNRMN
Ryan Outman
Are you a trainee looking for a mentor? Are you a scientist looking to foster careers in research? A new tool supported by NIH can help you build mentoring relationships …
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The Hierarchy of Learning
Reed Omary, MD
Is there an aspirational hierarchy of learning, one that might lead to a 10-fold gain in learning over traditional efforts?
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NIAAA Steps Up with Great Addiction Outreach Tool
Fighty Squirrel, PhD, Awe.Some.
Scientists & clinicians studying alcoholism now have an amazing resource they can recommend for alcohol information and treatment. ✔︎ it out
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Friday Fighty Squirrel's Academic Science News: It Ain't Your Money, Kid
Fighty Squirrel, PhD, Awe.Some.
Let’s give it up for the House of Representatives passing the 21st Century Cures Act earlier this week putting some much needed funding into NIH. The bill lost some …
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Why We All Need More Sleep (Really!)
The Edge for Scholars
Do you have a sleep schedule, or is it more of an “I wish I had time to sleep” schedule? Don’t laugh it off–getting enough sleep is critical …
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The I in Team
The Edge for Scholars
A recent Chronicle of Higher Ed article argues that “team science leaves many researchers lost in the crowd.” Though the article centers on the challenges of assigning appropriate credit for …
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If I'm a Minority Recruit, Is It Tacky to Point Out There are No Other Minority Faculty?
Fighty Squirrel, PhD, Awe.Some.
Around the Twitter world today, a kindly trainee had been offered an awesome job (woot!). BUT, and there’s always a but, there were no other minority hires in their …
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