Summer is sometimes a contemplative time for me. It used to be long hours in the field would give me

Here is a reminder: safety comes first. I recently heard some reports from a student who was working with lab

Why teachers suck “Rather than teaching students to fail, I want them to learn to define their own personal rules

Folks can throw around the word “mentoring” rather sloppily. Which can lead students to being told that they’re being

When we talk about increasing the representation of women and ethnic minorities in STEM, the path towards a professional career

The case against using Turnitin in your own classroom. When teaching for understanding is pitted against teaching for doing well

What most affects the quality of life for academics? I’ll put this question another way: at the end of

Last week, NSF announced they have stopped awarding DDIGs – the Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grants in the divisions of Environmental Biology

David Attenborough regrets spending so much time away from his family. (I should note that I’m writing this from

The turnaround time that journal publishers demand for correcting page proofs is crazy, right? I honestly have no idea what