The Race to the Publish Line – How to get through your grad school marathon
Photo Credit: Jan Willem van Wessel, Stijlfoto on Flickr I went to graduate school immediately after finishing college at a small liberal arts college. I had a great research experience there, with a...
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Organizing with Word Notebook layout. Tip: each line is drag-and-drop-able! I don’t believe there is a person out there who can’t be organized. They may not color code their shoes (who does that...
View ArticleThe Race to the Publish Line – How to maintain a good pace in grad school
The best way to maintain a good pace is to maintain your health, both mental and physical. The best way to do this is through the ever-elusive work-life balance. (This is a slight misnomer, in my...
View ArticleThe Race to the Publish Line – Keeping Track of your Stats
We scientists are awfully good at generating data. Organizing and retrieving it, though – that’s harder. In college, we were taught to use a sewn paper notebook and a pen to record all our data – take...
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Each lab has its unique environment. In some labs, everyone works on specific aspects of a larger project in close coordination. In others, everyone works on their own project independently. Some...
View ArticleThe Race to the Publish Line – Climbing the Wall
Photo Credit: Gaelen Hadlett on Flickr It wasn’t until years into my research that I had to deal with severe stress-related mental issues that threatened my work and my health. High school and college...
View ArticleThe Race to the Publish Line – After the Race is Won
Me (Fraser) the day I received my PhD. Over the past few years, it’s been almost impossible to miss coverage of the increasingly bleak academic job market. With so few tenure track positions open for...
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