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14
Dec

Recommended reads #141

Don’t spend your holiday break writing. Did you know about the Kentucky Meat Shower of 1876? The power of
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10
Dec

“How do we diversify our seminar series?”

Last week, I got a request for some advice, and thought I’d share a version of my answer with
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05
Dec

Science twitter highlights #4

A 36-year-old man was admitted to the ICU with an acute exacerbation of chronic #heartfailure. After a ventricular assist device
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03
Dec

Word choice is more than semantics

I recently read through some of early posts on here. I’ve been at this for over five years now,
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30
Nov

Some science twitter highlights #3

Honorary doctorates are awarded to recognize a person's significant contribution to a field without completing usual requirements (eg.
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26
Nov

Dismantle the pipeline

The pipeline metaphor has a lot of problems. In STEM careers, people come from a wide range of backgrounds, receive
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23
Nov

Recommended reads #140

Cat Hicks reflects on years of volunteering to edit grad school application statements. Huge lessons to be learned from her.
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19
Nov

Really, faculty jobs in teaching-focused institutions are not inherently less stressful or easier or more balanced

When I was a postdoc and looking for faculty jobs, I harbored a common misconception about faculty jobs. Even though
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16
Nov

Some science twitter highlights #2

This book chapter by Dan Janzen on tropical food webs may have one of the best opening sentences in the
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12
Nov

Actions required of men to advance gender equity in academia

Yesterday, I gave a talk at the at the Entomology conference, and I’d like to share with you what
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