Leaving the nest
What did you plan to do after grad school? Did you want to be a professor running your own lab, or did you see the degree as a way to jumpstart your career in the private sector? Did your [...]
Early Career Scientists Need Mental Health Support
When you imagine someone facing mental health issues what do you see? It’s probably not a graduate student struggling to complete the experiment they need to publish a paper or a newly minted [...]
Training for Your Next Networking Adventure
There is a stereotype that scientists are introverts who don’t like having conversations with strangers. This is a false stereotype, but not even extroverts like networking. Our other bloggers [...]
Communicating science
A researcher stands in front of a crowd of 60, beer in hand, ready to present her work. [Super technical-sounding jargon] *Clang* *Clang* *Clang* [Somewhat less technical sounding [...]
We just, like, made this happen…
On a sunny afternoon in January, I found myself sitting around, eating shawarma, exhausted from having completed Colorado’s first Early Career Scientist Day. Surrounding the excitement was a [...]
I Didn’t Mean to Get Here, But I’m Happy
We try to present our best selves on applications and personal statements, but my road to science communication and policy was more winding than I let on. Name: Matthew Davidson Institution: [...]
