Newsletter

27
Aug

Recommended reads #194

A series of photos of from US public lands from photographer Bob Wick, most of which are jawdroppingly gorgeous. And
2 min read
20
Aug
Planning lab “boot camps” for after the pandemic

Planning lab “boot camps” for after the pandemic

My department just had a great idea: We’re planning “boot camps” to train students with the basic lab skills
2 min read
02
Aug

Recommended reads #193

The parenting penalties faced by scientist mothers When your institution values money instead of people and science How Caltech can
2 min read
16
Jul

Recommended reads #192

Ten simple rules for productive lab meetings “I Signed Up to Write College Essays for Rich Kids. I Found Cheating
3 min read
12
Jul

Update on fixing a racist common name for an ant (and a moth)

A couple years ago, I shared with y’all about an old screwup of mine, and how I was planning
2 min read
22
Jun

A personal existential crisis about biodiversity and climate change

When did you first realize the scope and the scale of biodiversity loss and the impact of climate change? Did
5 min read
21
Jun
Recommended reads #191

Recommended reads #191

Whew! It’s been a while since I’ve done one of these for you. So I’ve got some
2 min read
15
Jun

Time for summerbatical

After three semesters of fully remote work, I feel like I really could use a sabbatical. I imagine a lot
4 min read
07
Jun

Sign up for Mentor Match 2021!

We’re excited to announce that EEB Mentor Match is now open for the 2021-2022 academic year! This program is
1 min read
26
May

You can connect postbacs to research opportunities in biology!

It’s hard to be a newly graduated student who is trying to get into grad school. Some advisors don’
4 min read