A request for revisions is as good as acceptance – but only if you’ll put aside your burning desire to see the wretches who did not appreciate your brilliance crushed for their impertinence.
A how-to guide for calling and writing your legislators about the proposed NIH budget cuts. Do it! Scientists are making a difference.
Remember you are marketing your ideas. Give your pitch to colleagues, family and friends until the innovation and value-proposition are clear in plain language.
Reviewers review. We will notice. These fresh mistakes straight from study section: 1.) Please agree with yourself. If the abstract says n = 110, the aims say 100, the statistical section says 110, and the budget justification says 100, it makes me cranky. 2.) Please explain yourself. When presenting power/sample size calculations let me know … Continue reading “Three (Grant) Peeves in a Pod: Check Yourself”
Think, write, teach, discover and read. These are the things we love and why we joined this great profession, but so many things are in your way and killing your joy. Our resident Fighty Squirrel offers a couple resolutions and protips to let you do the thing you love. Your job. Enjoy and Happy New … Continue reading “Nine New Year’s Resolutions for Academics”