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160. Mailbag – Finding A Postdoc Overseas, Lab Equipment at Home, et al!

Posted July 31, 202100:34:14

You know it. You love it. It’s mailbag time! We answer real listener questions, plus a few questions no one is asking! Make it Meaningful The first...

159. Cultivating Resilience w/ Adina Glickman

Posted July 15, 202100:49:07

Imagine a tennis ball dropped on cement – it immediately bounces back to your hand. Now imagine dropping that same ball on a sandy beach. The bounce...

027. The Road More Traveled: Stepping Off of the Tenure Track (R)

Posted June 30, 202100:40:17

In 2011, a whopping 36,000 science and technology grad students earned their PhDs.  That same year, about 3,000 faculty positions were created.  So...

158. Five Strategies for Defeating Distractions

Posted June 15, 202100:43:36

It’s Friday morning, and you promised your PI a draft of your paper before the weekend. The trouble is, you lost a lot of time this week to distractions....

157. The Three Mentors You Need

Posted May 30, 202100:41:33

Most graduate students look on their research advisors as a mentor – hoping for guidance on science, career, and life in general. But even a superstar...