- The One with the Pivot
“Pivot…pivaat… PIVAAAT!” In the infamous words of Dr. Ross Geller, the only academic in the Friends group, one of the most overused, yet understated words in higher education right now might be “pivot.” Unfortunately, unlike the episode where Ross and company try (and fail in s...
- Emotional Connecting While Social Distancing
I’m often asked if it’s difficult, as a therapist, to listen to people’s problems all day long. Others assume that it must be emotionally draining to take on clients’ hardships and struggles, and I suppose this does weigh on me sometimes, when I’m not compartmentalizing well. Yet...
- Leadership from Behind the Screen Part 2
It’s been a month since I sat down to write my initial post ‘Leadership from Behind the Screen.’ Believe it or not, so much has changed in a very short period of time. I initially raised two concerns: 1) staying connected with my team to ensure the relationships we ha...
- How a Jail-house Letter and Goat Research Can Get Your Grant Funded
In FY2018, NIH received nearly 55,000 grant applications and funded just over 11,000, a 20% success rate. The NSF gets about 40,000 applications a year and also funds about 11,000. Many great research proposals are left unfunded each year.
To give your grant application its best...
- More Things I Wish I’d Known Before I Wrote My K
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Three more K awardees share the advice they wish they’d received before preparing career development awards. Writing your K? Listen up. (And read advice from prior...
- Will They Stay or Will They Go?: Figures in NIH Grant Abstracts
The February 2020 grant submission cycle threw everyone for a loop.
The Backstory
Many applicants received submission warnings about having figures/images in the Abstract and Specific Aims. SAY WHAT?!? University grant offices had not received any prior communications from th...
- What the F? Deciding When to Submit an NRSA Fellowship
In a previous “What the F?” post, I discussed the NRSA fellowship and why you should consider writing one. The next step in the fellowship application process is to decide when to apply. The usual answer is “as soon as possible”. The NIH wants to support your training, so it ...
- OCD in the Time of COVID-19
You’re obsessed with germs. It’s all you think about. At least, it’s the first thing you think about all the time. You can’t relax or think about anything else until you do everything in your power to avoid catching the germ. So you’re compelled to take constant action against th...
- Creating a Clearing in the Woods
Each of you are exceptionally trained, intelligent, driven, and insightful. As individuals, we are acutely aware of how change and uncertainty is rippling through our lives, our country, institutions, organizations, neighborhoods, and families. Recent conversations in our commun...
- Just Breathe: Mindfulness Apps
Our phones can be a source of anxiety, but during anxious times we can also turn to them as a source of comfort. A seemingly limitless supply of help awaits in the palm of your hand. Looking for ways to adjust, cope, and rise above? Our smartphones connect us to a never-end...
