Newsletter

16
Jun

Working away from work and making work home

Guest post by Rosie Burdon, a PhD student at Uppsala University in Amy Parachnowitsch’s lab. She is studying interactions
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08
Jun
Universities that work hard to subvert student rights with FERPA waivers

Universities that work hard to subvert student rights with FERPA waivers

Imagine this scene: A professor at work gets a phone call. Phone Voice: Hi, I’m the parent of Bill
5 min read
05
Jun

Recommended reads #54

Here’s a post from Methods in Ecology and Evolution with the Top Ten Tips for Reviewing Statistics. I do
4 min read
04
Jun

The acceptances that weren’t acceptances

Chatting with people at La Selva Biological Station in Costa Rica, the topic from a recent post came up: that
2 min read
01
Jun

This one simple trick to help fight the male scientist stereotype

This week, I did my one of my first ever phone-interviews with a reporter for a story about black widows
4 min read
26
May

Academic Hazing

A recent conversation* on twitter made me think about academic customs. The conversation centered on PhD comprehensive exams (PhD candidacy
2 min read
25
May

Receiving an FOIA request for your grant

Update, 02 September 2017: An article came out today in a well-known semi-journalistic website, for which I was interviewed. I’
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22
May

Recommended Reads #53

You know the spam from fake conferences and predatory journals? Wouldn’t it be interesting if someone collected those emails
3 min read
20
May

What ever happened to “major and minor revisions?”

Since I started submitting papers (around the turn of the century) editorial practices have evolved. Here’s a quick guide:
4 min read
18
May

Words can be powerful: encouraging young women in science.

I’m writing this post because I have been thinking about my career goals and how they have changed since
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