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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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Blog / It’s Just Mindless Scrolling, Right? A Brief Look at Social Media Effects on Mental Health

July 19, 2022 / Honoreé Brewton / 4

Social media has many positive uses, but overusing it can negatively impact our mental health. Let’s go over the tools that can help us scroll with intention.

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Blog / Finding big relief in a little sigh

April 11, 2022 / Mikayla Armstrong /

Use sighing as a tool to help manage anxiety.

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Academia / Death by a Thousand Words

November 10, 2020November 10, 2020 / Rachel Cherney /

Graduate school is stressful enough without constant othering. What are microaggressions, how do we address them, and how do they affect those in academia, and the workplace in general?

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Blog / Psychological impact of COVID-19

November 5, 2020November 5, 2020 / Madigan Bedard / 1

What happens after you recover from COVID-19? A new study in Italy examines the psychological effects of the novel coronavirus following recovery. 

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Blog / But first, mental health.

October 16, 2019October 16, 2019 / Alison Earley /

My heart flutters when I submit a paper. My breathing momentarily halts while waiting for highly anticipated results. My palms feel sweaty awaiting questions at conferences during poster presentations. I…

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Blog / My Scientific Training Brought Me to My New Favorite Book Genre

March 4, 2019March 17, 2019 / Alexandria Mullins /

It was about this time last year that I found myself falling flat on the admirable New Year’s resolutions I had set. My daily yoga routine had evolved into a…

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Blog / How Your Gut Bacteria May Be Talking To Your Brain

February 21, 2019February 21, 2019 / Matt Niederhuber /

Bacteria are a big part of who we are as humans. They live all over us, forming distinct communities, or microbiomes, on our skin, in our hair, in our mouths,…

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Blog / Science communication drives away my graduate anxiety

August 14, 2018 / Chiungwei Huang /

I did not know graduate depression was a thing almost a decade ago when I studied for my Master’s degree. I experienced a period of depression symptoms but I did…

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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 / 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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