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In my work as a consultant helping young scholars navigate the demands of academic life, one of the most common fears expressed by my clients is that they don’t belong. For them, every paper submitted or experiment conducted carries not only the stress of the task but also the ...
- Three (Grant) Peeves in a Pod: Appearance Matters
Since the holy trinity important things have come in threes—listen up. Beauty is in the eye of the reviewer and we like simple elegance:
1) Avoid gratuitous attention grabbing.
Really? All caps, bold, italics, and underlining in the same paragraph? If your use of emphasis i...
- Not that Kind of Year: Tales of Year 1 as a New PI
It has been about a year since I started my new position as a principal investigator (PI) at Clinical Department in R1 University. It has been a challenge. Here are my suggestions on surviving the first year, based on areas where I succeed and failed. As always these days, n=me.
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- Quick Like Bunnies, Spend $5 Now for a Better Academic New Year
Friends, be quick like bunnies and head over to my favorite organization place in the world. The folks at Passion Planner are have a blow out sale on academic organizers. For FIVE STINKING DOLLARS you can get the best leather bound life planner you have ever had.
Every yea...
- Applications Open for Innovation Lab on Lifestyle Interventions that Last
Are you an early career investigator who craves opportunities to attack challenging research questions with unconventional approaches? If so we need you for an Innovation Lab to re-imagine research on lifestyle and health. Innovation Labs are a facilitated 5-day collaborati...
- How to Register for Translational Science 2018
If you're at a CTSA hub institution, your registration fee for Translational Science 2019 is automatically discounted. Here's how to connect your profile with your institution's membership.
Visit the registration page. Click on ACTS Members.
A couple of options will appea...
- Gifts to Inspire Future Scientists
Spark a career path or inspire creativity with these Edge-tastic STEM gifts for future scientists.
Gifts to Inspire Future Scientists
1. DIY spider robot kit for scaring grandparents $17.99
2. Astronaut duvet cover for inspiring dreams $119
3. R/C Snap Rover for...
- Clinical Trial and Human Research Rules for NIH Proposals
Some years ago, NIH revised their classification of what research is considered a clinical trial. Key definitions and related grant preparation items changed in January 2017. If it's been a while since you submitted a grant or you're moving into human subjects research, read on ...
- 6 Questions About Community Engagement in Research
What ALL Investigators need to know about Community Engaged Research in an interview with expert Community Navigator Tiffany Israel, MSSW.
What is Community Engaged Research?
It’s an approach of inclusivity to research, a kind of a framework you operate in where you try to buil...
- SkypeAScientist – Hey, That Means YOU!
One of the very best things to come out of an 18-month long professional n = 1 experiment with social media has been increased awareness of the rich and important topic that is science communication (scicomm, as the cool kids say) and science outreach (sci-reach, as no one in the...
