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Choose-Your-Own Experiment: Active Learning in Introductory Biology Courses
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Grad School 101: 10 Tips for A Great First Year in Grad School
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On Thursday, people across the United States will be filling their plates with a variety of traditional Thanksgiving dishes: roast turkey, stuffing, potatoes, and cranberries. In doing so, they are...
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February is American Heart Month, a great time to take a closer look at cardiovascular disease (CVD). According to the World Health Organization (WHO), about 17.5 million people die each year from CVD,...
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The role of social media in science has been hotly debated, with the most recent skirmish coming from a Guardian op-ed. Entitled “I’m a serious academic, not a professional Instagrammer,” the article...
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Choose-Your-Own Experiment: Active Learning in Introductory Biology Courses
What should undergraduate students learn in an introductory biology class? Traditionally, these classes seek to give students a broad background in basic biology, and they often require a great deal of...
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Labor Day has come and gone, pumpkin spice lattes are back at Starbucks, and a new crop of students has just started the graduate school journey. We ECR editors were in your shoes not too long ago, and...
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Grad students commonly experience a slump during the third and fourth years of study. The carefree times of first year are far behind you, but it also seems like graduation will never come. Having just...
View Article4 Reasons Graduate Students Shouldn’t Have to Work Weekends
A new PhD Comic set science Twitter afire this weekend. The gist of the comic: in exchange for the flexibility of graduate school, students should expect to work on Saturdays and put in long hours...
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