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The list of Nobel Prize winners for the year was awarded to researchers who had made some fundamental advances, but many in the scientific community were surprised to…
I always wanted to be sure I would always have something to fall back on. With my structures of certainty, I could do anything. That was, until I lost just about…
“It’s so hard to have a mom who’s a scientist,” our oldest says, sounding exasperated, after a deep sigh and a roll of her eyes. “Mommy, why can’t I come with you?”…
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  • May 3, 2019
Last year, I felt like I’d just won the lottery - if winning the lottery involved seven years of graduate study and three cycles of churning out 100-page job…
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  • June 28, 2019
Two weeks ago, I gave a talk to over 1200 people, and I almost quit a minute before I was on. I panicked. How could I carry that stage and all of those people’s time on…
Here's a PhD student's journey of being a scholar -- what she enjoys the most, the most challenging aspect, and how can one make the best out of their PhD experience.
When I was an undergraduate student, I looked at the PhD demonstrators as people who had the answers to everything. They had all the answers. I then applied for my own…
Do you think you can be accused of having plagiarized the content of your academic paper? Read this article to understand why you should avoid plagiarism and how you may…
The representative body of the UK’s academic institutions, Jisc, has confirmed a three-year open access deal with Elsevier, a leading global publisher. Read to know more.
One of the things that I love about any kind of large writing project is how it evolves over time. Ideas change, theories develop, and the more familiar you are with the…