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Apr
Negotiating for reassigned time when writing a grant
Here’s a guiding principle: Don’t write a grant to do a project, if you don’t have the
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02
Apr
Making the telephone less annoying
The phone has no respect for your time. Other means of communication happen on your own terms, but this only
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01
Apr
It’s not easier, just different
When I was applying for faculty positions, I had a number of reasons for focusing on small liberal arts colleges
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29
Mar
A confession about service obligations
A standard piece of advice for faculty members is to learn how to say “no.”
No, there is no makeup
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28
Mar
Startup needs for researchers in teaching schools
When I started my current job, most of those who dropped by my office to say “Greetings,” first stopped short
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27
Mar
How tinkering can work as a research program
This is the fourth and final post in a series, wherein I attempt to make the case that tinkering is
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26
Mar
Accessing the articles you need (or not)
We’re on the dawn of a new age with open publishing in science, yadda yadda, hubledydoo.
In the meantime,
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25
Mar
Efficient teaching: after academic dishonesty happens
One of the most unsavory parts of the job is dealing with violations of academic integrity policies.
This is an
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22
Mar
I got me the travelin’ blues
I imagine that when other scientists need to travel for research-related business, they file some paperwork, and then hop
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21
Mar
Lab meetings: the publication process
My lab meeting last week got totally derailed. In a good way.
One of my students mentioned the manuscript that
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