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On August 25, 2022, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) of the US released a memorandum titled “Ensuring Free, Immediate, and Equitable Access…
- Marisha Fonseca
- September 9, 2022
I was warned about this in advance. When I applied to various graduate programs, current PhD students painted a rather scary picture of a typical first year experience…
- Claire Jarvis
- May 22, 2019
This time last year, I had begun my graduate school career in the College of Public Health to pursue my MPH. However, now I am in the College of Education pursuing my…
The words “published in a peer reviewed journal” are sometimes considered as the gold standard in science. But any professional scientist will tell you that the fact an…
- The Conversation
- September 21, 2020
I don’t know exactly when I started to change my mind about academia. Actually, I think it was a mix of things that lead me out of it. This past weekend, I finally…
- Cleyde Helena
- May 8, 2019
This article takes a closer look at the multifarious skills researchers need to be successful and how institution leaders can cultivate an environment that allows the…
- Sunaina Singh
- January 31, 2023
I’ve been doing my PhD for two months now. I’ve always had a curious personality and I enjoy learning. There’s something exciting about performing research first-hand…
In a decisive move, the Biden-led administration recently announced a reversal of restrictions implemented by the Trump administration in June 2019 on government-funded…
- Mary Oommen
- April 23, 2021
The third year of your PhD is weird. You’ve passed your qualifying exams, probably have a focus for your thesis, and the second half of grad school lies ahead,…
Dr. Erica Hawkins, a postdoctoral scientist working on starch synthesis in plants, shares her story of battling mental health issues such as anxiety and OCD as an…
- Erica Hawkins
- May 8, 2019