18
Aug
Why I teach on the first day of class
The semester is about to start. When your class meets for the first time, do you just go over syllabus,
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Newsletter
14
Aug
Recommended Reads #33
* Editorial boards of ecological journals are far less likely to have people who principally work with insects, compared to other
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11
Aug
Dealing with devices
Distractions in the classroom are a problem.
Digital devices are often a huge distraction.
Therefore, to manage distractions in the
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07
Aug
A vacationing scientist.
“I wish those flowers were closer and then we could pick them and you could do the work.” –my daughter
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31
Jul
Conferences need students: make them affordable
People go to conferences for a variety of reasons. Conferences are used to align future research priorities, and students and
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28
Jul
Replacing the “academic pipeline” with the "subway"
There should be many origins and paths towards a career in STEM, so let's use a better metaphor.
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25
Jul
Recommended reads #32
* When editors reject manuscripts without review, does this decision indicate manuscript quality? This study says “no.”
* “The best option of
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16
Jul
Teaching Challenges: group projects
Science is a collaborative effort and in essence, more and more of our scientific effort is done in groups. We
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14
Jul
Parental care and scientific careers: a fish metaphor
Dads typically do less parental care than the mom, at least in the US. This is a problem, especially for
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11
Jul
Recommended reads #31
* Setting boundaries for summers when faculty are not paid.
* Whoa. A “peer review ring” was caught and sixty papers were
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