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For Prospective PhD Students
by Daniel Gonzales https://gonzales.science/resource-blog/for-prospective-phd-students
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Oliver Burkeman’s last column: the eight secrets to a (fairly) fulfilled life
by Oliver Burkeman https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2020/sep/04/oliver-burkemans-last-column-the-eight-secrets-to-a-fairly-fulfilled-life
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Suggestions for running a faculty search
By David Fay New faculty are the lifeblood of any department. Over the past 20+ years, I’ve seen different iterations of the faculty search process, including occasional forays into semi-dysfunctional chaos. One danger is when the process becomes unduly influenced by individuals or factions with a narrow agenda. Another is search fatigue or burnout, which…
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5 Tips for Journal Club First-Timers
by Lucy Bauer https://irp.nih.gov/blog/post/2015/03/5-tips-for-journal-club-first-timers
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Improving journal club presentations, or, I can present that paper in under 10 minutes
by Mark D Schwartz, Deborah Dowell, Jaclyn Aperi and Adina L Kalet
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Taking Positive Steps Towards PhD Success
by Samuel Dada https://hellobio.com/blog/taking-positive-steps-towards-phd-success.html
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The “Murder Mystery” Journal Club
by Jeff Farrell (inspired by Andi Pauli and Victoria Deneke) You present the paper as a “who done it” where the rest of the lab brainstorms how the authors may have conducted the study. Only the presenter reads the paper in this case. The Presenter:
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When I Retire (an aspirational poem)
By David Fay When I retire I want colleagues to say:Why are you retiring?You’re still publishing papers!You’re still doing important service!You’re still teaching a key course! Yes. When I retire I want to pass the baton running at a full sprint.Or at least a respectable jog. When I retire I want to my colleagues to…
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The complete @wyomingwormboy collection
by David Fay https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1GGVDlv3-fYJwl49q8-JGnO8cr4iPuMhB
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Grant reviews of famous novels
By David Fay The Three MusketeersSuccess of the individual musketeers is overly dependent on the success of the other two musketeers. To Kill a MockingbirdMissing detailed IACUC protocol for mockingbird euthanasia. Moby-DickFishing expedition. Of Mice and MenPI lacks expertise in both systems. Great ExpectationsOverly ambitious. One Hundred Years of SolitudeUnlikely to complete studies within a…