Productivity Tip #5: Delegate! What Can A Virtual Assistant Do For You?
The Edge for Scholars
When productivity and management gurus tell you to delegate, do you laugh and say, “Sure, if I had someone to delegate to!” Thanks to the rise of virtual assistants, you …
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Expectations for Trainee Publication Output
Rebecca Helton, MA
A question arrived about publication expectations for trainees at the blog mailbox recently. “I was wondering if you would consider a blog post and perhaps encouraging discussion on a related …
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Cool Jobs
Rebecca Helton, MA
I stumbled across this article about a chemistry professor who did science advising for Breaking Bad. That sounds like an awesome gig. Does anyone have any stories about opportunities that …
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Myers Briggs Made Useful: Academic Edition
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Ask someone if they would take a personality test and they may first think of strange inkblots and probing questions about their childhood. Today’s personality tests move far beyond …
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The Rube Goldberg Experiment of Hiring Underrepresented Minorities and Harassment of Women in STEM Must End
Fighty Squirrel, PhD, Awe.Some.
Rube Goldberg was a Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist known for introducing the most complex systems of parts to solve simple problems. Like Zacks Red Bull, Easter egg, Connect Four, locomotive fueled …
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Why Am I Talking?
Motivated Mentor
Flashbacks to faculty gaffs from unfiltered comments. Use the "Why Am I Talking" (WAIT) Plan to be heard in the right ways at the right times.
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Three Irish Scientists You Should Know
The Edge for Scholars
In honor of St. Patrick's Day, here are three Irish scientists who've made contributions to medical history.
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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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Using BioVU for Research
BioVU
BioVU is a biobank of de-identified DNA samples and genetic data to fuel discovery. The “banked” DNA is from routine patient care-associated tests that would otherwise be discarded. The bank …
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Clinical Trial and Human Research Rules for NIH Proposals
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February grant submitters, this means you.
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