21
Feb
People not understanding your job
It’s pretty obvious that non-academics, even those that are well familiar with the college experience, don’t have
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20
Feb
The elevator pitch: more harm than good?
There’s lots of advice out there that scientists need an elevator pitch.
What are the properties of a good
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19
Feb
Training vs. productivity. What’s your currency?
In a big lab, research gets done through the training of grad students and postdocs. The lab simultaneously fulfills its
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18
Feb
Calling in The Wolf
Part of being a scientist is being so excited that you bite off more than you can chew. You’re
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14
Feb
The Evolution of Pseudojournals
Does your institution accept pseudojournals? Mine does.
Today, I got an invitation to publish in the new journal, “Expert Opinion
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13
Feb
Undergraduate first authorship?
When undergraduates are conducting their own research projects in your lab, should first authorship be one of the main goals
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12
Feb
Making time by teaching efficiently
Science faculty need to be highly effective teachers.
Researchers need to be highly efficient teachers.
How are teaching effectiveness and
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11
Feb
Nobody with whom to share cool discoveries
Research institutions build core strengths in particular research areas. However, teaching schools hire faculty to teach their specialty, so that
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08
Feb
The importance of lacking necessary equipment
It’s frustrating to to be hampered by inadequate facilities.
My university is severely underequipped. We have a Bioinstrumentation course
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07
Feb
Taking a chance on the pre-med
What criteria do you have for bringing in premeds to do research in your lab?
There are so many reasons
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