Life and Career Balance

A broad, open conversation about mental health is needed if the problems and their roots are to be addressed systematically

Children’s ages, peer environment quality, and recent funding affect decisions to move to new institutions, a new study suggests

Jessica Tsai’s journey to becoming a physician-scientist has not been easy, but she says that the challenges have been worth it.

After becoming a father, Ignacio Amigo realized that the skills he developed during his scientific career helped prepare him for his new role.

Early in her life, Kamal J. K. Gandhi vowed that she would move anywhere to pursue her dream of becoming an ecologist.

The 2015 ‘Dance Your Ph.D.’ winning videos feature thesis work on cellular interactions with tropoelastin, policy networks, and more.

Chilean scientists protest … Limits to invasive chimpanzee research … Supporting African science … Hijacking journal websites … How much research funding does a disease deserve?

After a false start in medical school, Deniz Kirik made his way into translational research.

Research risk and reward … European Scientific Advice Mechanism … Dance Your Ph.D. … Chinese-American scientists in the cross hairs … Working Life

For his Ph.D., Jeremy Borniger decided to follow his passion and switch fields from anthropology to neuroscience. This is how he made the transition, and what he learned in the process.

A faculty member in an unconventional “team-track” position describes why she loves it, despite the challenges

When he was a graduate student at MIT, Carl Brozek used comments from students and administrators to create a list of best practices for the adviser-advisee relationship, and learned valuable skills during the process.

Australia’s chief scientist … Critical citations … New biosafety procedures … Citizen science … Working Life

After reflecting on his early scientific aspirations, Stephen T. Jackson decided to leave his tenured position behind to accept a high-level position at a federal science agency.

Canadian election … Handling sexual harassment … Science narratives … Working Life

Entrepreneur Carol Lynn Curchoe writes about how mentoring has helped her find her way through career twists and turns, and how she is paying it forward.