- Antidotes to Keeping Secrets When the Going Gets Rough
We recognize that things happen to everyone—a health crisis in the family, financial dilemmas, ongoing caregiving needs, or extraordinarily stressful life events. Recent data from a survey of early career faculty document that most face a significant caregiving challenge or stres...
- The Best of You
The other day, during a conversation, I was told that I was too cheerful to be a postdoc, and we all laughed about it. They said it was almost contradictory. I have a confession to make: It is true that I am a cheerful person. I am usually making fun of myself and lightening up t...
- Think You’re an Imposter? Here’s How to Know for Sure
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 ...
- Watch Words: Go Slow
Go slow was the theme of a recent visit by Janice L. Gabrilove, MD. She met with K-level faculty in small groups and gave a talk to over 60 mentors, early career faculty, and postdocs at dinner as the honored guest for Visiting Scholar’s Day.
Take the more deliberate route, e...
- Lupus Research on World Lupus Day: April Barnado
Today is World Lupus Day, which has been designated to call attention to the impact of lupus around the world. More than five million people globally struggle with this potentially fatal autoimmune disease that can damage virtually any part of the body from skin to eyes, heart t...
- Ideas for the Academic Traveler
Conference and other work travel always comes with high points and drawbacks. Maximize the high points by adding new dimensions to your planning and by disrupting some conventional ideas about work travel.
Getting Ready:
Create a trip summary, either by making a persona...
- Introverts Can Network, Too!
Do you consider yourself an introvert? Do you get anxious thinking about how to meet new colleagues? Are you looking for better ways to network without becoming overwhelmed?
I personally consider myself an introvert, and I have to remind myself that networking is essential ...
- TB Research on World TB Day: Yuri van der Heijden
Today is World Tuberculosis Day, held every year on March 24 to commemorate the date in 1882 when Dr. Robert Koch announced his discovery of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the bacillus that causes tuberculosis (TB).
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- Balancing on the Edge
As academics, most of us are in overdrive—racing from meetings to emails, writing to teaching, and maintaining some semblance of a balanced life.
Two fallacies about how we operate ourselves in overdrive:
I can multitask: Multitasking is a misnomer.1 When we multitask, we...
- Building Resiliency with Hypnosis and Mindfulness
“Stressed?” Of course. We are all stressed. We are carving out an identity in academia, developing our research focus, writing grants, papers, and talks, all while attempting to have some “balance” in our lives. In fact, it would probably be a little concerning if you were not st...
