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- Interviewing Do’s and Don’ts (from Those Who’ve Seen It All)
Interviewing for faculty positions is riddled with potential missteps. Two department chairs and a vice chair for faculty affairs share how to put your best foot forward.
Do…
Prepare Your Elevator Pitch
Draft a brief, pithy statement of purpose (“elevator pitch”). Give a co...
- Summer Research for Undergraduates
Do you know an undergraduate interested in learning more about biomedical research?
Do you have undergrads looking for a summer job where they can work on cutting-edge research?
Looking for ideas on how to start your own program?
Here are a few paid options for USA-based ...
- 5 Steps For Effective Communication In The International Workplace
How do you communicate across international differences in the workplace?
We inhabit a global workplace. We can now leave a message for a colleague in Germany, China, Ghana, or New Zealand and perhaps give only a quick thought to what time zone they are in. We want to ...
- How to Be Heard by Legislators
NIH is operating under a continuing resolution because the budget has not yet passed both houses of Congress.
Your senators and congressional representatives want to hear their constituents. They have fairly specific channels they use to estimate the weight of opinion from res...
- Towards New Paradigms in Scientific Publishing
My bench is filled with stacks of lab notebooks, but only a few pages will ever see the light of day. Find any other lab and any other scientist and it’s the same story—countless experiments performed, only a fraction of which are shared. Is there value hidden in these pages ...
- 38 On-Line Services to Outsource Your Chores
For the many reasons we all need a little extra help this year, here are 38 online services to outsource your chores.
Grocery Delivery
Amazon Now - Ultra-fast FREE delivery
Instacart - Groceries delivered in 1 hour
Postmates - On demand, 24/7 - The best of your city delive...
- One-Minute Writing Tuneup: Energize Your Words with Active Voice
Sentence after sentence in passive voice is wordy, invites errors such as dangling modifiers, and grates on readers' nerves. Use of active voice improves even science writing.
In active voice, a clearly stated subject performs the action of the sentence. In passive voice, the su...
- New Edge Conversation Underway
Welcome to Edge Conversations. We feature books selected for actionable intel like:
Leading productive and energized research teams
Simplifying life to focus more effectively
Functioning well around and despite problem people
Developing satisfying careers
Our virtual bo...
- How to Make an ESI Extension Request for Childbirth/Adoption
You’re a new parent and a scientist. Somewhere between the sticky hands, tantrums, and lack of sleep, you’re 10 years into your academic career from earning your MD and/or PhD and you haven’t made the transition to an R yet. Your circadian rhythm is messed up from dealing with ni...
- NIH Offers New Type of K99/R00
In 2020, NIH first offered a new career development award: The MOSAIC K99/R00. This award will kickstart careers of investigators from diverse backgrounds.
Why Is Diversity Needed?
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