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Aug
Recommended reads #156
An open letter about sexual harassment and retaliation at UC Irvine.
Among the many layers of horrible events In These
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26
Jul
Are your undergrads getting enough data science?
Science moves faster than curriculum. This means we are leaving some of our students behind.
Most kinds of science nowadays
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23
Jul
How much should student registration cost at conferences?
Let’s say you’re a grad student heading off to the annual 5-day conference in your field. You’
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12
Jul
Recommended reads #155
It’s never going to be perfect, so just get it done.
Stats on tenure-track hires in Ecology and
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12
Jul
Please take a look at what’s happening in Alaska
I admit it’s hard to keep track of the many avenues of malfeasance from the federal government, and a
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01
Jul
Massive editorial failures harm authors and readers
Have you heard of the newly published misogynist paper in the American Journal of Emergency Medicine? Here’s the start
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28
Jun
Recommended reads #154
53 essential tech-bro terms explained (It’s like the Devil’s Dictionary)
Computer-based and bench-based research [in
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25
Jun
Being a professor is too many jobs, perhaps?
Some while ago, a colleague mentioned how his job as a professor was a “triple position.” Teaching well is a
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17
Jun
Better recruitment of postdocs and grad students
Remember when I was saying that junior scientists of color are more likely to get ignored when they send their
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13
Jun
Recommended reads #153
Two tenures
How to hold a better class discussion
“It’s time to recognize how men’s careers benefit from
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