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Over my year of sabbatical, I planned to become comfortably proficient with data manipulation and analysis with R. I’m

A quick guide to effective grassroots advocacy for scientists. Why I don’t ask students to write the thesis statement

When toxic hatemongers* want to speak on our campuses, they don’t have an intellectual discussion in mind — they merely

image from prepubmed Preprints are not a standard practice in biology. Nowadays, most papers that get published in peer-reviewed journals

Wow. This opinion piece written by a scientist, who is a whistleblower working in the Department of Interior, is both

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