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On teaching my first grad class

Teaching a grad class was SO WEIRD. Fun at times, but weird. So often I felt a little out of body about being a professor, teaching a GRAD CLASS, marvelling that it…
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  • April 23, 2019
On teaching my first grad class

Knowing when to go down the rabbit hole

One of the things I’ve found challenging in graduate school is the sheer number of things I need to know, and also, how much to know about each thing. My dilemma is: do…
Knowing when to go down the rabbit hole

I feel like my PhD years were like a trailer to a meaningful movie

The six years of my PhD life were the best ones in my academic life, thanks to my PhD supervisor. I grew every day, not just as an academic but also as a person. What I…
I feel like my PhD years were like a trailer to a meaningful movie

Many approaches, one goal: Vaccine candidates to combat the coronavirus disease

Vaccine makers across the world are racing to develop protective coronavirus vaccines, using both traditional and innovative approaches. This article provides a summary…
Many approaches, one goal: Vaccine candidates to combat the coronavirus disease

Researchers need to work on the 'communication' part of science communication

Dr. Karishma Kaushik is a recipient of the Ramalingaswami Re-entry Fellowship from the Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Government of India. After completing her MD in…
Researchers need to work on the 'communication' part of science communication

How paper mills damage scholarly work and public trust in science

This article highlights the dangers that paper mills pose and how well-meaning researchers can avoid their pitfalls.
How paper mills damage scholarly work and public trust in science

Should we stay or should we go: Women in STEM on what helps them stay

The leaky pipeline is often cited as an obstacle to gender equity in STEM fields, with various reasons attributed to why women leave STEM. On International Women's Day…
Should we stay or should we go: Women in STEM on what helps them stay

China to increase R&D spending by 7%, according to new Five-Year Plan

Spending on R&D is to increase, as per China's recently announced 14th Five-Year Plan (2021-2025)
China to increase R&D spending by 7%, according to new Five-Year Plan

Lending color to dead cells—A novel natural dye for screening cell viability

Synthetic dyes are commonly used to assess the toxicity of chemical compounds in cell cultures. However, these dyes damage cells, rendering the cultures useless for long…
Lending color to dead cells—A novel natural dye for screening cell viability

Urban studies experts condense decades of research on struggle to afford a house

Unaffordable housing is a growing worldwide problem. In a recent review published in the International Journal of Urban Sciences, researchers dig into the housing…