I know a lot of scientists who got their start from an REU (Research Experiences for Undergraduates) program. One summer

This is the best explainer ever about social class in universities. Please read and share, especially with the graduate admissions

Last week, I was at a workshop and a fellow participant made an observation that really caught our attention. They

I’ve seen people talk past one another when discussing undergraduate research. This is usually because each person in the

You’re reading Small Pond Science right now — but a lot of our colleagues don’t read anything resembling a

Students might not be aware of the time horizons of applications for opportunities. Oftentimes, these things need more advance planning

I hear this a lot: “Bad behavior in academia comes from the guys who have been around for a long

Hope Jahren’s New York Times piece about the Norwegian summer is achingly gorgeous. The biggest misconception about today’s

Some folks want to ban laptops from their classrooms, and others are okay with laptops. This is a perennially annoying