“I’m going on the job market”—me, May 2018. At the time I had no idea of the gravity this statement…
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Helping to develop top-notch science educators is among ASCB’s top goals as a society. To support this endeavor, in 2016…
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Preprints are a growing trend that is pushing the pace of dissemination of scientific information. preLights is a new service that…
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Three pillars of faculty development at most institutions are teaching, scholarship, and service. Though much attention has been given to…
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The scientific community is comprised mostly of transplants–people who work or study somewhere far from home and family. I find…
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This is another post in a series highlighting the collaboration between COMPASS and CBE—Life Sciences Education (LSE)–featuring some of the…
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Reporting the bully Most bullied trainees decide not to report the person who bullied them. As one postdoc says: “I…
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A friend from graduate school often referred to academia as “La-la land.” The expression has stuck with me, partially because…
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Many people think that harassment is a normal part of life in academia, because “it has always been this way.”…
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