Research Presentations: When to Begin at the End
During a research presentation there will often be times when a conclusion needs to be supported by a complicated set of experimental results. For example, elucidating a mechanism…
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Research Presentations: Tell a Story
For maximum impact research results should be presented in an understandable and a memorable fashion. Oral presentations present a special challenge since they make much greater…
How Much Help From a Librarian is Too Much?
A Valuable Resource
When you are awarded your Ph.D., it makes a clear statement in the academic community that you are qualified to conduct research of the highest caliber, either…
Should You Always Use Visual Aids in a Research Presentation?
Slides are an Option, Not a Requirement
For anyone whose workweek includes one or more meetings or the infamous ‘town hall’ presentations, the prospect of yet another PowerPoint…
Using Speech Recognition Software in Your Research
In Search of Freedom!
We’ve been using keyboards since Christopher Latham Stoles developed the first QWERTY design for the typewriter in 1872, but it took another century before…
Is Basic Research Harder to Fund than Applied Research?
Justification of Performance!
Getting any research funded is hard. There has never been a blank check for research in any decade, other than perhaps during times of war when…
Is it Time for Basic Research to Adopt a Profit Model?
Addressing an “Innovation Deficit”
Basic research, also known as pure or foundational research, is losing ground against the deeper pockets of the corporations and institutions…
5 Ways PhD Students Can Earn Money while Studying
Most grad students face this dilemma at one point or another: the stipend they receive (if they receive one at all) just isn’t enough to get by. You generally don’t have a lot of…
The World of a Graduate Researcher
An Uncertain Future!
Science majors who persisted through to doctoral research are finding that their prospects upon graduation aren’t any better than their peers who studied for…
CBPR: The Role of Community in Research
Research Objectivity
The assumed purity of scientific research is thought to lie in the objectivity of the researcher, observing and recording behaviors and results with all…
Donor-Funded or Corporate-Funded Research: Is One Better Than the Other?
While budget-strapped researchers may be willing to accept funds from either non-profit donors or corporate sources, critics are increasingly concerned about the price that is paid…
The Impact of the Academic Job Market on PhD Students
The Academic Bubble
As a graduate student seeking a position in a doctoral research program, your field of vision may not extend too far beyond the end of your nose. You have…