When I was in the middle of designing my poster, an email from the organizers of Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory‘s Asia Conference…
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Early Career Research Community I survived giving my first large conference talk as a PhD studentRead more
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Early Career Research Community How attending an interdisciplinary college teaching conference immediately impacted my classroom practicesRead more
As a scientist and science education researcher, I never expected to find innovations and strategies for my classroom from diverse areas such…
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Early Career Research Community How to make an impact in science policy as a graduate studentRead more
With a lack of scientists in the Executive Branch and a growing national sentiment to include science in policymaking, now is better…
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Early Career Research Community Travel, science, and making friends: why you should go to a small conferenceRead more
Last week, 200 myelin biologists met at a hotel in Ventura, California for five full days of hard-core science. If you’ve been…
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Early Career Research Community ECRs Reflect on Stephen HawkingRead more
“The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge.” –Stephen Hawking 1942-2018 This week the world…
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The Student Blog To Write or Not To Write? Pros and cons of blogging as an ECRRead more
If you’re reading our blog regularly, we imagine it’s likely that you’ve toyed with the idea of submitting a post yourself. But…
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Early Career Research Community The 30-year-old student: is graduate school worth it?Read more
Picture this: an enthusiastic young researcher, completing an undergraduate or master’s project, thrilled to be part of the exciting world of scientific…
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Early Career Research Community The South Korean Elite: Teaching and Learning at Seoul Science High SchoolRead more
Seoul, South Korea— Monday morning begins, with my hands cupped around an Americano. I watch students pour into the upscale computer room…
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The Student Blog Take the Strange and Make it Familiar: Advice on Science WritingRead more
Traditionally, scientists have been reluctant towards, if not prejudiced against, popular science journalism. The situation has only begun to change recently with…
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Early Career Research Community Living in the age of emotions and a time of denial: A new year, a new beginning.Read more
With 2017 behind us, it feels appropriate to ponder on a phenomenon that has become increasingly present and problematic for early career…
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Early Career Research Community Editors’ Best Books for ECRsRead more
As grad students and researchers, we all have several books or at least one book in particular that has inspired us and stayed…
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Early Career Research Community #GradStudentTax: What it is and how it could impact you — Updated 12/21/17Read more
Update 12/21/17: Protests from graduate schools and their students had their intended effect, as the final version of this tax bill does…