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How being inventive built my career
Academia should value entrepreneurship and invention, this scientist writes -
Report puts biomedical workforce training under the microscope—again
Our columnist explores whether this report, unlike its predecessors, will actually create any change -
How to write your Ph.D. thesis
Recent graduates and current students share what worked for them -
How coming out helped prepare me to ‘come out’ as a nonacademic a decade later
When this grad student realized that she wanted to leave academia, she found that she could draw on her surprisingly similar experience of coming out -
Training fellowship recipients are more likely to get future funding
Does this mean that the fellowships are working, or that they are perpetuating biases? -
Mental health in academia is too often a forgotten footnote. That needs to change
A grad student's struggle with depression highlights the challenges that many face -
Laboratories of democracy
Should scientists run for political office? Our columnist explores the possibilities and pitfalls -
Biomedical workforce report offers both familiar and new recommendations
Congressionally mandated council needed to make sure changes happen, group concludes -
How I learned to stop caring about prestige
This postdoc has found contentment in what he has accomplished, regardless of the prominence of his institution or the journals in which he has published -
The core traits of career success
Our columnist describes the handful of qualities that successful scientists share -
Graduate students take charge on mental health care
How a tragedy jump-started a peer-driven support network -
On an island, but not alone
When his Ph.D. fieldwork took him to a remote island, this researcher learned to reach out -
How one program is helping empower women to bring their ideas to market
Female scientists are less likely to commercialize their research. This program aims to change that -
I got lost in academia. To find my way, I moved across an ocean
An unconventional international career grant was just what this struggling assistant professor needed -
Making the leap back to research
After leaving the lab, these three scientists decided they wanted to go back—and made it happen -
Cancer genomics and immunotherapy: Opportunities at the intersection
Careers in immuno-oncology remain in high demand and welcome specialists from many fields -
For crucial career choices, listen to advice—but follow your heart
A research scientist reflects on how she embraced the freedom to make the decisions that worked best for her -
Talking science—for the kids
Why our columnist spent a week answering kids’ questions on the internet -
Why I don't use Instagram for science outreach
Women shouldn't have to shoulder the burden of solving gender inequality on social media, this grad student writes -
STEM is losing male LGBQ undergrads
But female LGBQ students are more likely than their heterosexual peers to stay in STEM, a survey of college seniors across the United States reveals -
The little add-ons that add up to a standout CV
To get your resume noticed, these small things can have a big impact -
Academia was right for my father, but not for me
A family conversation about the nature of academic research -
A trend toward transparency for Ph.D. career outcomes?
February saw some positive steps toward addressing a long-standing problem, our columnist writes -
Graduate students need more mental health support, study highlights
Anxiety and depression are six times more prevalent among graduate students than the general population
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