- Leave Your Island. Career Inspiration from Richard Blanco
NPR did a fabulous interview a while ago with Richard Blanco, who was born to first generation Cuban émigrés. Blanco visited Cuba for the opening of the US embassy to read new work commemorating the restoration of US diplomatic relations with Cuba. Blanco spoke about how he would...
- Planning to Plan: Gathering Materials for Your Grant Pacing Plan
You’ve decided that maybe a plan for doing your grant submission is a good idea. Check! But how to start?
Here are four concepts (borrowed from the project management profession) to help you get started: 1) assessing feasibility, 2) timelines, 3) milestones, and 4) work breakdow...
- Profiles Are Here!
You can see and search profiles for everyone who’s officially on The Edge. Find your friends, the fighty squirrel who stirs things up, or people from your institution. Or other places, because why not?
Get Your Profile Ready for Prime Time
Picture – You, a superhero, a...
- Dr. Stephen Korn on NINDS Workforce Development
Yesterday Vanderbilt had the pleasure of hosting Dr. Stephen Korn, NINDS Director of Workforce Development. I've met Stephen on several occasions and he is quick, witty and a true believer in the value of a PhD. On several occasions he has told me (without reservation, so let's h...
- Good News, Everyone!
Success rates for R01 and equivalent awards went up in FY 2016, with R01s hitting over 19% and R01-equivalents breaking 20% for the first time in ten years. This fiscal year, NIH received a budget increase of $2 billion (the largest since 2003) and used the money to award 832 mo...
- Where Have All the Scientists Gone?
"Alternative careers" has become a buzz phrase among PhDs and postdoctoral fellows in academic research. NIH has created special programs to train graduate students for other careers such as science policy, teaching, clinical trials management, and science writing. These programs...
- What You Really Need from Mentors
Notes from a panel with Dr. Gordon Bernard, Dr. Tina Hartert, and Dr. Kevin Johnson of Vanderbilt University
Want this in a sweet downloadable, printable format? Click here!
A mentor should…
You should…
Be a coach, teacher, advisor, sponsor, agent, role model, confidante...
- Spring Conference Season Essentials
The weather is finally warming up, and we’re now into spring conference season. Go prepared with this grab-bag of tips and tricks from across the web.
Seduction in the Poster Session – Tips and tricks for making sure your poster gets noticed in a crowded room. Chronicle Vita...
- Community Scholars Program – deadline March 10!
Can you use a $5,000 scholarship to partner with a community organization and perform a research program? The Meharry-Vanderbilt Community Engaged Research Core is looking for you.
The Community Scholars Program will provide funds for travel, books, and other education resour...
- Five Tips to Step Outside Your Comfort Zone and Build Your Network
Networking. It’s one of those things we all know we should do, but for many people, it just doesn’t come naturally.
From The Glass Hammer: Five Tips to Step Outside Your Comfort Zone and Build Your Network
