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Blog / Making Peace with a Post-Pandemic Graduate School Experience

July 20, 2022 / Runfan Yang /

The ability to reconcile with the unexpected is essential, especially in a post-pandemic world where the norms are shattered.

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Academia / Minority Representation in STEM Fields

April 25, 2018August 21, 2020 / Rachel Cherney /

United States as a “Melting Pot” Indigenous peoples inhabited the land, that is now known as the US, many generations before Christopher Columbus arrived. These people were culturally and linguistically…

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Blog / CRISPR-edited Plants and Regulation

April 13, 2018April 24, 2018 / Amala John /

If you wanted to get a genetically modified organism (GMO) through the regulatory process, you can expect to dish out about $35.1 million and wait at least five and a half…

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Blog / The Terminator of the Genome

April 3, 2018 / Emma Hinkle /

“Listen. Understand. The Terminator is out there. It can’t be reasoned with, it can’t be bargained with… it doesn’t feel pity or remorse or fear…and it will absolutely not stop.…

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Blog / Finding Power in Discomfort: 5 Ways to Advocate for Yourself and Others in Science

February 8, 2018 / Kathy Do / 1

Three years ago, I moved from California to North Carolina for graduate school, an experience that pushed me out of my comfort zone in more ways than I expected. The most…

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Blog / House Tax Bill Could Lead to Significant Tax Increase for UNC Grad Students

November 30, 2017 / Matt Niederhuber /

Last Thursday, the House of Representatives passed a version of the tax reform bill that, if made into law, could lead to a massive tax increase for many US graduate…

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Blog / Is the GRE a Waste of Money?

November 7, 2017November 22, 2017 / Laurel Kartchner /

Graduate schools generally utilize previous transcripts, Graduate Record Examination (GRE) scores, personal statements from applicants, and letters of recommendation in order to assess whether candidates are suitably prepared for success…

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Blog / AAAS Mass Media Science and Engineering Fellows Program

October 26, 2017 / Sarah Vick /

Are you interested in learning the tools to communicate complex ideas to a general audience?  The AAAS Mass Media Science and Engineering Fellows Program is a competitive 10 week program…

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Blog / Are You Ready for Science Writing and Communication 2017/2018?

July 31, 2017July 31, 2017 / Sarah Vick /

We are so excited about what’s in store for SWAC this year! If you are interested in writing or editing for SWAC for the 2017/2018 year, be sure to attend…

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Blog / Science and Ethics

July 6, 2017July 6, 2017 / Erika Van Goethem / 1

So let’s say, hypothetically, that your lab receives blood samples from a group of individuals to study genetic links with diabetes.  However, these samples would also provide important insights into…

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Blog / Physical Activity: A Simple Approach to a Large Problem

July 5, 2017July 17, 2017 / Nic Shea /

It seems the longer the obesity epidemic plagues the United States, the more complicated solutions to this problem become.  Exercise programs become more intricate, diet plans become more extreme and…

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Blog / Talking Science with Grandma: How to Communicate Science to the Public

April 13, 2017April 12, 2017 / Erika Van Goethem / 1

Before we know it, it will be summer.  That means sunny days, flowers, barbecues, beach trips, and family reunions.  With family reunions comes having to explain to every cousin, aunt,…

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Blog / Is Your Impostor Syndrome Showing?

December 10, 2016December 10, 2016 / Erika Van Goethem /

I was sitting at my kitchen table with a scattered mess of textbooks and notes studying for my first graduate school final.  The white board was filled with incoherent scribbles…

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Blog / “You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.”

November 9, 2016November 9, 2016 / Salma Azam /

We all get that same question over and over again from everyone we meet — the old friend at the grocery store, an uncle at a family reunion, or even…

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Blog / Science Outreach: Is It Really Worth it?

August 25, 2016October 29, 2016 / Anonymous /

Standing off to the side of the demonstration, I watched a six-year-old girl carefully pick up her paper airplane from the ground and bring it back to her work station.…

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Blog / A Ph.D in Anxiety

August 18, 2016August 19, 2016 / Erika Van Goethem / 2

I’m standing in front of a long conference table, rubbing my clammy palms on my blazer. My committee is discussing my transcripts and research progress.  One professor is questioning the…

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Blog / #NotAStudentHere

August 15, 2016August 15, 2016 / Sara Duncan / 1

  In January 2015, my Ph.D. adviser invited me into her office at Rutgers University, where I was enrolled, for what I thought was a typical meeting.  After the requisite…

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Blog / New Series: Behind the Scenes of Lab Science

April 26, 2016April 26, 2016 / Nicole M. Baker / 2

When you work in an academic lab and are fully engaged in your research, it’s easy to overlook all of the people that provide support for your experiments and keep…

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