- Recommended Summer Reads: 2021
We asked. You answered. From brushing up on professional skills, to navigating the workplace, to passing the time with the ultimate beach read, see what the Edge for Scholars community is loving right now. Add more edge-tastic reads in the comments.
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- Summer Reading for Work and Play
The hummingbird at my feeder yesterday tells me that summer is on the way. With summer, comes the excitement about all those books that we’re going to read but never do. Since I am a bibliophile, it’s easy for me to generate a huge list of books I will never read. If books are ...
- Staying Mentally Well in Academia is a Balancing Act
The post is longer and more personal than my other posts. I hope to make a small contribution to encouraging discussions about mental health in academia.
Mental health issues have been part of my life as far as I can remember, both through my personal experiences and those of ...
- Choosing What to Do or Not to Do on the Job
Lives with daycare drop-offs, graduate students to monitor and department chairs to please can be hectic. One thing I’ve learned over the years is that we can actually do much more than we think we can - when our priorities are in-line. I am also amazed at how well things work ou...
- Build a Great Team: Help Your Staff Help You
Whether you have a few hours a week of a lab tech paid for by your startup funds or you've been running your own lab for years, a high functioning team can help you achieve your research goals. Senior research staff often have greater insight into the details of executing resea...
- What the F? Creating a Commons ID
Help! I’m submitting an NIH fellowship application and need a Commons ID. How do I get one?
Let’s start with what eRA Commons and a Commons ID are.
eRA Commons
The NIH describes eRA Commons as “an online interface where grant applicants, grantees and federal staff at NIH and...
- What the F?: Childcare Costs Allowed on Fellowships & Training Grants
The NIH has recognized how the high cost of childcare can create roadblocks for graduate students and postdocs on the way to completing their training. In order to help alleviate some of this burden, the agency announced that as of FY22 full time pre-doc and postdoc trainees supp...
- 2021 Gifts for New Doctors
From tasty effervescence to notebooks for Nobel-winning thoughts, here are the top 15 gifts for celebrating phase transitions:
Dom Perignon, of course, or Veuve Clicquot for cheaper yet tasty effervescence $199.99 and $59.99
Custom portrait for fancy new office décor $30
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- A Guide to Managing Research Teams
Research training programs rarely teach management of staff and trainees. Particularly for those of us who go on to careers in academic medicine, our ability to effectively manage a team is critical to the success of our career. Graduate school, fellowship, and postdoctoral tra...
- Changes to NIH Biosketch and Other Support
The NIH recently announced changes to its Biosketch and Other Support documents that took effect beginning with applications and RPPRs submitted with a due date of May 25, 2021. Don't panic: These changes are minor and an effort to eliminate duplicate information. Below we highl...
