Newsletter

13
Dec

We know exactly what to do about sexual misconduct in the field

Last Thursday, many months of investigative reporting culminated in a comprehensive and detailed article about the prevailing atmosphere of sexual
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12
Dec

Recommended reads #198

On the origin and development of the Birds Aren’t Real movement. How learning feels now (after so many months
12
Nov

Recommended reads #197

It’s 50/50 Ten simple rules for choosing a PhD supervisor A profession is not a personality How to
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18
Oct

Can we talk about Field Camp?

A few years ago, I was spending time with some geologists and they were telling me about Field Camp. That
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11
Oct

Startup funding opportunity for new PUI faculty in Biology

This is just a drive-by post to let you know that NSF-Biology just launched a new opportunity to provide start-up
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16
Sep
Recommended reads #196

Recommended reads #196

A short quiz for my students in lieu of asking about their vaccine status or requesting that they wear masks
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13
Sep

Project management software for you and maybe your lab

It’s really easy to get caught in short-term minutia and lose focus on the big picture stuff that really
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08
Sep

Research productivity during mid-career and beyond

Apparently, I am “mid-career.” When I registered as a reviewer for the NSF GRFP, that’s the box I checked
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03
Sep

Recommended reads #195

These recommended reads are all about reviews. A review of an essay: The problem with rigor. “The rhetoric of rigor
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01
Sep

NSF needs more non-R1 GRFP reviewers, please sign up!

I have a little something to admit. I just registered as a potential reviewer for the NSF GRFP for the
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