Model systems don’t work at teaching universities
Many research strategies, developed inside large research institutions, don’t work well in small teaching-centered institutions.
One of these strategies,
On the speciousness of “work-life balance”
Too often, people are apt to advise one another on how to live their lives. I’m not intentionally adding
What is the filter in NSF preproposal review?
A while ago, I had a conversation with a colleague that really bugged me.
This scientist submitted a biology proposal
It’s okay to not fund all faculty researchers equally
One of the things that I love about liberal arts colleges and other small universities is the opportunity to spend
Changing families are behind the decline of field station culture
The title of this post is more of a working hypothesis than an assertion. I put together a few observations
Supervising students from afar
Note: Heads up, the site is going to stay a little quiet for the next few weeks, during some vacation.
Broader impacts ≠ reaching underrepresented groups
When the National Science Foundation introduced the required “Broader Impacts” criterion, it took more than a little bit of explaining
Applying for a faculty position at a teaching institution: the research statement
Pretty much every faculty job application requires a Research Statement. It could be called something slightly different (research plan, statement
On specialization: don’t research your way into obscurity
A current conversation about model systems and the benefits of being a scientific specialist or generalist has been interesting, and
The Education-Industrial Complex
If I wanted to stop being a scientist and become wealthy, there’s one obvious path in front of me: