Have you ever had to work to collaborate with coworkers? If you have, then you know that solving the science is only half of the challenge. Getting the other person to do their part can sometimes be even frustrating than solving the problem itself. In college and graduate school I had to work together with […]
Communication with Supervisor
Vacation in Graduate School: A Double-Edged Sword
Hello from the Northeast on this snowy April Fools Day! It is one of those times when the idea of a Caribbean vacation sounds really good, even though spring is theoretically already here. Speaking of vacations, they can be wonderful or, well, stressful. While we take time off to rejuvenate, sometimes the relaxation takes a […]
How Supportive is Your PI?
Many of us have heard that we need to find a PI (principal investigator or supervisor) we get along with, because that is the person we will be working with during the next 4-6 (or more) years. It turns out, that there is nearly a 100% correlation between one’s enjoyment of the graduate school experience […]
