Today’s post is mostly for those of you that are newbies preparing to transition to graduate school in the next month but could also be for those needing to transition to a new research group. This transition is exciting and full of anxiety about what your near future holds. And pandemic or not, this anxiety would still be there. One thing that I hope you will be less anxious about though, is ... Read More

Starting a new research project, writing a dissertation chapter or manuscript, or even being able to understand a seminar speaker’s research all require massive amounts of literature reading. And this reading isn’t as simple as reading “Oh the thinks you can think” by Dr. Seuss. We’re talking about intense reading in a discipline specific language that sounds foreign by all means, until you become ... Read More

Being in graduate school gives you the impression that you always have time. Time to run this experiment. Time to write that paper. Time to schedule a committee meeting. Time to get back into the mood of working hard. Time to come up with an idea for your independent proposal. Time to lead in this organization. Or time to volunteer in that program. There is always this sense that you have time ... Read More