Be Proud of Your Accent! Give Confident Conference Presentations
Speak proudly and confidently – How to give a great conference presentation regardless of your language background.
One-Minute Writing Tuneup: Comprise vs. Compose
“Comprised of” should never exist in formal writing.
How Not to Blow an Interview
A roundup of the internet’s best advice for acing your interview.
Better than Tenure
The challenge here is to come up with a new professional bargain between professors and universities that is better than tenure…
If They Can’t Trust You with Stats, They Won’t Trust You with Money
You’ve convinced reviewers they’ll be brought up for war crimes if they don’t fund your grant, but your statistics make you look amateurish.
Keeping Your Eye on the R01 Ball
Staying focused on R01 timing is the main game for K awardees.
Not That Kind of Job Offer: Tales of Negotiation
Spoiler: Negotiate like your academic future depends on it. It does.
Disobedient Squirrel: An Interview with BethAnn McLaughlin
Winner of the 2018 MIT Disobedience Award talks about blogging, Fighty Squirrel, and #MeTooSTEM.
Not that Kind of Year: Tales of Year 2 as a New PI
Spoiler: It is a challenge, but I see progress.
Conversion of a Social Media Skeptic
Information is being propagated in important ways in online forums and social media. Sharing experiences and advice can enrich us all.