Office Hours in the Pool Hall
The Edge for Scholars
Teaching this semester? Wondering about ways to connect to your students? It might be time to try meeting them somewhere unusual. Holding office hours in different places helped me reach …
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The Partner Hire Scorecard: A Tool for Academic Couples
Jill Fisher, PhD
We created the Partner Hire Scorecard to assist dual-career academics with their job searches.
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How Humor Can Transform Your Classroom
Rebecca Helton, MA
Do you think a little amusement might brighten up your teaching? Want to be funny in front of a classroom, but not sure of the best way? Natascha Chtena has …
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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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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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Rock Talk: NIH Recovers a Significant Portion of Funds Lost Due to Sequestration
The Edge for Scholars
Much good news here: Because of the increased NIH budget as compared to last year, and due to the cycle of out-year commitments, we should ultimately be making more competing …
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Congress Likely to Give NIH $2 Billion Funding Increase
The Edge for Scholars
A federal omnibus spending bill released early today gives a $2 billion funding increase to NIH, the biggest increase in more than 12 years. Scientists, patients and familes have been urged by …
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NIH News: New Genomic Data Sharing Policy
The Edge for Scholars
Work in genetics and plan to submit a grant after January 25, 2015? Then you should read the following: Implementation of the NIH Genomic Data Sharing Policy for NIH Grant Applications and …
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Rock Talk: NIH Human Subjects Training Earns AMA CEUs
Rebecca Helton, MA
NIH supports critical research that advances human health, while protecting the rights and welfare of the research participants who are integral to research success. NIH’s human subjects protection policies …
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