Terry McGlynn

21
May

Non-preferred reviewers and editorial discretion

Apparently, there are some editors of academic journals who will readily send manuscripts out to “non-preferred reviewers” — the specific people
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18
May

Recommended reads #129

One hundred twenty nine. I’ve been doing this, every other week, for a while now. Students learn by doing,
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14
May

Murky matters involving conflicts of interest

I’ve noticed that junior scientists tend to be really picky about conflicts of interest, whereas senior scientists don’t
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04
May

And even more sincere answers to stupid questions

Once in a while, I look at the statistics for this site and I get to see some of the
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04
May

Recommended reads #128

(image: first Matilija poppy of the season) Early luck in grant funding has massive long-term effects on future funding (and
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30
Apr

Broader impacts that have impact

Some while ago, I wrote about experiences serving on NSF panels, just to demystify the experience for folks who haven’
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23
Apr

How do we move beyond an arbitrary statistical threshold?

In science, we’re used to suboptimal methods — because of limited time, resources, or technology. But one of our biggest
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20
Apr

Recommended reads #127

This article about getting things done in large organizations is so, so, so good. Modest advice for new graduate students
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16
Apr

Reimbursing students is not okay

I’ve learned a lot from listening to scientists on twitter, including grad students and undergrads. One thing I’ve
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09
Apr

Efficient teaching: frequent assessments

If your teaching is at least modestly informed by the scholarship of teaching and learning (and, I dare suggest, it
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