- Yesterday I blew my chances at NOT saying “I’m sorry.”
A few weeks back, my mentor had us watch Amy Schumer's parody video about women at the top of their respective fields continuously saying, “I’m sorry,” and then we talked about why it’s just not what you want or need to say.
Well, yesterday morning I had my chances to prove th...
- Unexpected Perks of Editing for a Journal
Six months into being a Reviewing Editor for Journal of Neuroscience and my top favorite things, in no particular order, are:
1) Sending out "Your Manuscript has been Accepted" emails. This is So. Much. Fun. Serving on study section, you never know what's funded and what's no...
- 9 Productivity Tips from People Who Write About Productivity
Now that we're well into the new year, you may find those goals and resolutions you set receding ever further into the future. You need some productivity hacks. Luckily, Ron Friedman of the Harvard Business Review is here for you.
He writes, "In the 1990s, being productive m...
- From Bench Scientist to Policy Analyst
Being a principal investigator with tons of grant funding is awesome. But what if it's not quite for you? Chronicle Vitae recently ran an interview with Dr. Chris Pickett, a science policy analyst at the American Society for Biomechmistry and Molecular Biology who analyzes how ...
- Exercising Your Professional Brand at Conference Interviews
At Vanderbilt, we've been doing a lot with professional branding lately. What you wear, what you do, and how you speak, sit, and walk all say things about you and can all become part of the 3-5 keywords you want to have as your professional brand.
Karen Kelsky of The Professo...
- “Hi, I’m Alex.” Pouya’s Story and His Mother’s Fears
The higher education system in the United States is in many ways the envy of the world. For this reason, countless individuals from all corners of the globe leave the comfort of their homes to further their education at US institutions. When speaking to immigrant families, educat...
- Prevent the Email Faux Pas That Gets You Fired: Read Send
Did you know that signing an email with “Sincerely” instead of “Best regards” can irrevocably alter your relationship with a colleague? Or that “please” and “thank you” can be anything but polite?
Although it’s now almost five years old, Send remains an invaluable guide to em...
- Nifty Things from Open Mike
NIH's Rock Talk is now Open Mike, a blog by Dr. Michael Lauer, the Deputy Director for Extramural Research. He and his team have been posting some cool stuff over the last couple of months:
Lab Size: Is Bigger Better? A video from the director of NIGMS comes to the conclu...
- I’m the Problem: My Generation’s Addiction to Bibliometrics
Publication-based measures of scientific impact provide little of value to the research community. Despite assertions that bibliometrics can improve the evaluation of scientists and their establishments, we lack a qualitative or quantitative argument that substantive problems wer...
- Detouring Around the IRB: New Regulations from HHS
The Department of Health and Human Services proposed revisions this week to modernize regulations protecting the safety of research participants. One of the most important results of the proposed changes is that some studies that currently must undergo IRB review would become ex...
