From selfies to selfless: Managing multigenerational teams
Gen Ys, Gen Xs, and Boomers all have different communications and management styles. How do you build and keep your team cohesive and productive?
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Five sneaky motivation killers to avoid in graduate school
These tips will help you maximize your productivity -
What to know before starting your Ph.D. program
Current Ph.D. students and postdocs share their hard-earned lessons -
Should you go to grad school?
A doctoral program is a serious commitment, so prospective students need to weigh their options -
Should you consider another degree after your Ph.D.?
For post-Ph.D. career changers, going back to school can be beneficial, but prospective students also need to consider the costs -
Through internships, Ph.D. students expand their skills and explore their options
As internship opportunities expand, doctoral candidates reap the benefits -
Congress says your work is wasteful. Now what?
Being listed in a “Wastebook” can be scary, but researchers come out unscathed—and find that it can actually be a useful learning experience -
The benefits of awards—even if you don’t win
Putting together applications and seeking nominations can bring their own professional rewards -
Ten years of career lessons
Ph.D. holders reflect on how their careers have developed at NIH’s 10th annual career symposium -
How to get the most out of attending conferences
These tips and tricks will help make your conference trips fruitful—and fun -
The skills that industry hires need
A Dow Chemical Company survey reveals what new hires needed to learn for industry success -
Staff scientists find satisfaction in playing the support role
As staff scientists, Ph.D. holders can stay close to the research while expanding their skills and developing satisfying careers -
Navigating technology transfer issues
Thinking of taking your technology from bench to boardroom? Learn how your university's Technology Transfer Office can help.
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Transferring skills beyond the lab
Leaving research doesn’t mean that the skills you developed will be wasted -
What early-career researchers can do to advocate for science
A reinvigorated science policy committee is working to engage scientists, government officials, and the community—and you can too -
New tools for measuring academic performance
Move over, publication lists. A new set of online tools are being used to measure academic performance.
