13
Mar
Hosting a family research day
My department just did something really cool, and I’d like to tell you about it*.
On a Saturday, my
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Terry McGlynn
10
Mar
Recommended reads #99
We are never just scientists.
Rethinking my exams: “Why do we even do exams in college, anyway?”
This site with
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06
Mar
A new human organ, and the ignorance of experts
A couple months ago, a discovery was in the news: A “new human organ.” Oddly enough, I was already familiar
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03
Mar
Taxonomist Appreciation Day is coming up
pun by by @phishdoc, illlustration by @verdanteleanor.
It’s been hard to wait a whole year, I know! Taxonomist Appreciation
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27
Feb
Do model systems work at teaching-focused universities?
Many research strategies, developed inside large research institutions, don’t work well in small teaching-centered institutions.
One of these strategies,
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24
Feb
Recommended reads #98
Five practical ways you can help a first generation student succeed. If you’ve ever thought positively about anything I’
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20
Feb
I’m not expecting unreasonable time commitments from other academics
Is it possible that you’re spending too much time on research? If you wish, that’s a question that
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13
Feb
Knowing your animal and your question
I’ve read a lot of research proposals and manuscripts. Some manuscripts were rejected, and some proposals didn’t fare
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10
Feb
Recommended reads #97
Alan Townsend wrote an op-ed that I think you really need to read: Science might save my daughter. Don’t
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08
Feb
Should scientists write Wikipedia pages for their study species?
I’ve been working on Penstemon digitalis for a long time now. I first met the plant as a starting
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