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Is she singing, yet?
In her article, “Taken for Granted: The Fat Lady Sings,” Science writer Beryl Lieff Benderly discusses past attempts of postdoc unionization as well as the future of the newest, largest postdoc union,...
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The Economic Meltdown: Should you be concerned?
Piled Higher and Deeper (PhD) is usually right on the money (pun intended) and yesterday’s comic was no different:
View ArticleMetabolomics
Nature offers a technology feature on Metabolomics this week. Metabolomics is the “systematic study of the unique chemical fingerprints that specific cellular processes leave behind” – specifically,...
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OMG! Today is the First Annual National Postdoc Appreciation Day!
…and I almost missed it! (which would be a shame because some of my most favorite people are postdocs) Visit the National Postdoctoral Association (NPA) website to learn more about the different...
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The Secret Life of Scientists
NOVA has an interesting web series about scientists OUTSIDE the lab: The Secret Life of Scientists. Watch for new scientists added to the site every two weeks. The stories are interesting and...
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Scientific Collaboration
The concept of collaboration seems to be on everyone’s mind these days, especially as research becomes more and more transdisciplinary in nature. What *is* collaboration? How do I find collaborators?...
View ArticleTaken for Granted: Making a Federal Case of Young Scientists’ Concerns
Science Careers has an interesting piece that discusses a number of issues near and dear to the hearts of postdoctoral scholars and other trainees. …[Postdoc Ludmila] Tyler’s brave and poignant...
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