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Opinion

Thoughts on My Daughter’s First Day of School

A scheduling conflict with a department meeting led me to wonder, why do I instinctually want to put work first?

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Opinion

5 Lessons Learned in 5 Years Out of Academia

Life and work on the other side might be quite different than you think.

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Opinion

External Letters Done Right: Practical Tips for P&T Candidates, Committees and Reviewers

No party should neglect this important stage in the tenure and promotion process.

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The NIH Director Says a Lot. Critics Call Much of It Misleading.

Jay Bhattacharya insists he wants to restore trust in the National Institutes of Health. Current and former agency employees say he’s doing the opposite.

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Opinion

The Quiet Reality of Second-Year Professors

Formal support structures start to fade away in year two. Here’s what second-year professors should know about isolation, mentorship and momentum.

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An Agency That Supports Health-Care Improvement Cuts Off Grant Funding

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality sent researchers letters last week saying they wouldn’t receive long-awaited funding continuations. The agency cited the “best interest of the federal government.”

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Opinion

We Know the Ph.D. Job Market Is Broken

Do we know what could help?

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Female Academics ‘Increasingly Delay Motherhood’ Until Age 35

“Pronounced penalties” for those early-career staff with children may explain why Ph.D.s postpone becoming parents, a recent study finds.