Career Blog

Feb 24, 2014

All in a Big Name

A column in the Guardian calls for an end to academic hero-worshipping.

Feb 07, 2014

Reading Habits of Researchers

Survey indicates that researchers' journal article consumption is leveling off.

Jan 30, 2014

The Luxury Journal Choice

Early-career scientists may suffer if they chose not to pursue publications in big-name journals.

Jan 20, 2014

The Score That Means Everything and Maybe Nothing

A study suggests that percentile rankings given to grants are not good predictors of impact.

Jan 10, 2014

Hazards to Avoid

Established genomics investigators offer tips for new researchers to keep their careers on track.

Jan 07, 2014

To Get More Female Conference Speakers

A study indicates that including women on organizing committees leads to more diverse speaker lineups.

Jan 03, 2014

Diverse Sciences

Bridge programs, like one program between Fisk University and Vanderbilt University, aim to diversify the sciences.

Dec 27, 2013

Blaze a Different Path

For researchers looking to leave academia, there isn't a defined path to follow.

Dec 25, 2013

Be Fair, Be Critical

Jennifer Raff at Violent Metaphors offers tips on peer reviewing manuscripts.

Dec 12, 2013

Role Models and Encouragement

The president of Spelman College is lauded for her work to encourage STEM majors among her students.

Dec 02, 2013

Here's to the BioToasters

Scientists create a group to help enhance their chattiness.

Nov 27, 2013

Find the Interesting

Venkatraman Ramakrishnan, a 2009 Nobel laureate, advises young scientists to follow what fascinates them.

Nov 26, 2013

Lots of Competition

Jeremy Berg at Pittsburgh argues that research and the training of new researchers should be separated.

Nov 18, 2013

The Hot Fields

At Rock Talk, Sally Rockey examines what graduate students are studying.

Nov 14, 2013

Nice Work If…

CareerCast ranks 200 professions in the US.

Nov 06, 2013

The Study Section Choice

A National Institute of General Medicine Sciences program director offers advice on identifying a study section for an application.

Nov 06, 2013

Science in the Policy World

Michael Elves and Ian Gibson from the Newton's Apple Foundation write that scientists should become involved in policy-making.

Oct 28, 2013

The Random Walk to Becoming a Scientist

Bitesize Bio's Troy Hibbard offers advice to researchers embarking on a scientific career.

Oct 21, 2013

Choose Well

Stanford University School of Medicine's Ben Barres writes that graduate students should look for both scientific and mentorship ability in their advisors.

Oct 12, 2013

Leaving the Lab Behind

A jobs panel suggests internships and online involvement as ways to help find get a career out of the lab started.

Sep 27, 2013

Looking for the Non-obvious

To make a splash, a postdoc suggests taking on new perspectives in research.

Sep 20, 2013

Be Engaged

Public engagement can help researchers develop skills and help them on the job search.

Sep 13, 2013

Graduate School Enrollment

A new report examines trends in graduate education in the US.

Sep 12, 2013

In Sum

The blogger Neuroskeptic lists some "don'ts" for writing the abstract of a paper.

Sep 05, 2013

What STEM Crisis?

IEEE Spectrum's Robert Charette argues that there is a surplus rather than a shortage of STEM workers.

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All in a Big Name

Reading Habits of Researchers

The Luxury Journal Choice

The Score That Means Everything and Maybe Nothing

Hazards to Avoid

To Get More Female Conference Speakers

Diverse Sciences

Blaze a Different Path

Be Fair, Be Critical

Role Models and Encouragement

Here's to the BioToasters

Find the Interesting

Lots of Competition

The Hot Fields

Nice Work If…

The Study Section Choice

Science in the Policy World

The Random Walk to Becoming a Scientist

Choose Well

Leaving the Lab Behind

Looking for the Non-obvious

Be Engaged

Graduate School Enrollment

In Sum

What STEM Crisis?

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