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In Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, Juliet says, “that which we call a rose, by any other name would smell as sweet.” She means that since her family and Romeo’s family are enemies, if either she or Romeo changed their names, they would…

The Potential of Research Competitions There is no doubt that research competitions can inspire creative solutions to problems and significant scientific breakthroughs: Charles Lindbergh’s crossing of the Atlantic Ocean in 1927 in his…

Academics are constantly asked to explain their research to colleagues, at conferences, in interviews, sometimes even to our grandmothers! Of course, being able to give a highly technical and detailed account of your project is necessary…

A Double-Edged Sword While the days of the television stations, landline telephones, punch-card computers, and library card catalogs may be decades behind us now, the rapid advance of technology has brought both convenience and stress.…

What is Tenure? Tenure (from the Latin tenere, meaning to hold or keep) dates back to efforts to protect academic freedom in religious schools in the 18th century. While the preferred status and assumed job security of tenure are seen…

Let’s face it, researching and writing a dissertation or a book means you’re going to spend a long time thinking about one, very narrow topic. Because of this, it’s common for academics to start to tire of their topics at one point or…

As a scientist, you are writing because you have a non-subjective message to convey. That message should be crystal clear. State it, rather than imply it; repeat it to drive it home, and vary it to keep the reader engaged. In the…

Public speaking is a huge part of academic careers, yet most of us never receive training in this area. Public speaking seems to come naturally to some people. Whether they are presenting to undergrads, are the invited guest at a lecture…

Location Just as in real estate, where the conference is being held can carry more weight than the content being presented: Too exotic could be tough to get approved—Bora Bora, really? A location with too many local attractions…

Wouldn’t it be great during peer review if the editors and reviewers could sit down together and discuss the paper among themselves, hashing out any issues with the manuscript as a group before sending it back to the author? Many people…