- Get Your PMCIDs PDQ
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Biosketches, progress reports, and other materials that go to NIH need these digits. Here's what you need to do.
Does My Paper Need a PMCID?
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- Finding Your Science Flow: Yoga Lessons to Increase Productivity
I love my job running a research lab. I love the problem-solving, the creativity, the autonomy. But I’d be lying if I said I didn’t have that “hair’s on fire” feeling most days. We’ve now added the stress of living and working through a pandemic to the equation. So how do I trade...
- What to Do When Your Plans Get Thrown Out the Window
Now that the dust is beginning to settle and we're starting to get a handle on all the Zoom meetings, Slack channels, and email "check-ins," I want to talk about something that has probably crossed your mind in the last few weeks:
"What the heck am I supposed to do now?"
Whether ...
- The Uncertainty of Research: Reality Check
For many of us, the Covid-19 work environment we have been thrust into is one of instability and uncertainty. In reflecting on all this uncertainty, I can’t help but think about all of my research colleagues from the public health practitioners and infectious disease epidemiolog...
- Maintaining Well-Being: Graduate Student Version
This academic year has been unprecedented. Across campuses, everyone has had to adjust to new formats in classes, research, and social activities. Opportunities may be virtual, on-campus, hybrid, or constantly changing formats.
For graduate students, this year may not be ...
- Leadership from Behind a Screen
In a matter of minutes my entire research team went from 'must work on campus to 'non essential, send them home to work remotely.' I found myself thinking this morning, am I the only one that has to figure out a way to actively lead my team from behind a screen?
I think ac...
- Working Parents: Emergency Supplies for 30 Minutes of Quiet
My coworkers and I are in a routine now. We drink coffee together and chat about last night’s stellar Uno game. We settle down quickly to the serious work of resubmitting an R01 and creating content for Edge for Scholars. Middle management naps in the window.
The interns ...
- You May Have Social Distancing Syndrome If You…
Have a 6-ft “yard” stick.
Crave a face-to-face faculty meeting.
Started painting so you could watch it dry.
Are tempted to put the contents of the pantry in your car and drive across the country.
Last bathed ≥ 72 hours ago.
Have run out of printer paper or toner at h...
- Not All Pandemic Heroes Wear Capes: Science Help for Homebound Kids
Let's just get this out there...having kids at home during a pandemic is unbelievably stressful. Rules of screen time, peer socialization and benchmarks of achievement seem to have fallen by the wayside. If we have to find a silver lining here, it's that most everyone is at home ...
- Scholarly Activities for a Remote Research Lab
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Like many of you, we are faced with the challenge of leading our research teams remotely. The social distancing required by the COVID-19 outbreak means that our fellows, students, and research assistants are all working from home. The logistics ...
