Friday links: the story of Walter Pitts, how to apply to grad school in EEB, and more
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Also this week: visualizing extinct megafuna vs. their extant relatives, 10,000 Maniacs vs. Michael Stipe, and more.
Search Results for: grad school
Saturday blast from the past: why Meghan almost quit grad school
Seemed appropriate this week to re-up Meghan’s eloquent story of coming through a tough time.
Call for mentors and mentees for #EEBMentorMatch: linking students from underrepresented groups with grad school and fellowship application mentors
Graduate programs still have a long way to go before they reflect the diversity of society more generally. This is a problem both because it is inherently unjust, and because science is done better when people from diverse backgrounds contribute … Continue reading
The mid-grad school doldrums
Raise your hand if this sounds familiar: you’re in year 3 (or maybe even 4) of your PhD program. You can no longer claim to be a new grad student, and are rapidly advancing towards “senior grad student” status. You’ve … Continue reading
Thoughts on Applying to Grad School (for prospective students and their mentors)
This year, I’m serving on my department’s Graduate Admissions Committee. So far, this has involved going through 105 applications (which, not surprisingly, takes a really long time) and meeting with the full committee to discuss each of the applicants, deciding … Continue reading
The study that almost made me quit grad school
This is the second “story behind the paper” post from me. In the first, I focused on the paper that Ecology rejected that later won the Mercer award from ESA. In this one, I will focus on another study that … Continue reading
Friday links: the audacity of grad school, protist humor, job search advice, and more
From Jeremy: Great post from Science Careers on the audacity of grad school. Forgotten why you ever wanted to go to grad school? Read this piece and be reminded. Protist humor: old but hilarious post from Beatrice the Biologist on … Continue reading
It’s fine to go to graduate school just because you want to do scientific research for a few years (UPDATED)
This is my 20th year as a professor. One thing I’ve changed my mind about over those 20 years has to do with the reasons for going to graduate school When I first started as a prof and began seeking … Continue reading
What should high schoolers and undergrads learn about the scientific method?
Note from Jeremy: this is a guest post from Greg Crowther. Greg has a Ph.D. in biology and has held several teaching and research positions at the University of Washington and other Seattle-area colleges. He’s currently working on a master’s … Continue reading
Friday links: new small-school ecology blog, job skills advice for grad students, #sciencepickuplines, Dawkins for Pope odds, and more
From Meg: I just learned about the “Small Pond Science” blog by ecologist Terry McGlynn (thanks to a tweet from Alex Wild). While it does not focus on small ponds (sadly), it does focus on life doing research at a … Continue reading
Dynamic Ecology 