Terry McGlynn

27
Aug

Goin’ admin

I once said in the late 1990s, “Shoot me if I ever talk about getting a cell phone.” But the
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21
Aug

Announcing EEB Mentor Match 2018

There are a lot of students who are enrolled in institutions that lack the resources to provide the mentorship that
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20
Aug
How strobe ants do the strobe run

How strobe ants do the strobe run

It’s been a while since I posted about some of the science I’ve been doing, so here’s
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17
Aug

Infrequently asked questions

This post is for your questions. Do you have a question? Ask it in the comments. As this site has
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17
Aug

Recommended reads #134

The illusion of objectivity in the classroom The 2004 lecture that convinced David Attenborough to make a big deal about
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13
Aug

Whither site comments?

You might not have noticed, but near the end of last year, at the end of one of the recommended
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06
Aug

Let’s stop saying “native English speaker” in reviews

There’s a remark that I see once a while in reviews, something along the lines of: “The authors should
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30
Jul

Better recruitment of undergrads for research

How do undergraduate students wind up in labs doing research? What’s the best way to identify students to bring
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26
Jul

Recommended reads #133

A legal arbitrator decided that Ryerson University (in Canada) is not allowed to use Student Evaluations of Teaching in tenure
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23
Jul

How do I manage to do all the things?

Women so often are asked: “How do you juggle family, career, and everything else?” But men are rarely asked about
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