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Becoming a mom while doing a PhD (Part 1)
Becoming a mom while doing a PhD (Part 1)Guest AuthorTue, 06/04/2019 - 09:11BodyI’m a first year post-doc in the Brown lab, and first-time mum of a one-and-a-half-year-old, soon to be second-time mum....
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Becoming a mom while doing a PhD (Part 2)
Becoming a mom while doing a PhD (Part 2)Guest AuthorTue, 06/04/2019 - 09:17BodyIt was fairly easy going back to the lab one day a week, knowing my husband was at home spending quality time with our...
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What's in a PhD student's backpack?
What's in a PhD student's backpack?Christine StreeterTue, 06/04/2019 - 09:24BodyAs someone with a type A personality, I like to be prepared. This is evident if you have ever seen me with my backpack....
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How I found my voice as a college educator
How I found my voice as a college educator Katherine HartTue, 06/04/2019 - 09:30BodyI have been teaching for about 9 years. Of that, I have been in public schools for 7 years and I have taught in...
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Maybe I didn't choose cholesterol, but it chose me
Maybe I didn't choose cholesterol, but it chose meGuest AuthorTue, 06/04/2019 - 09:37BodyPut simply, I didn’t. Unlike the grey wolf, for me, cholesterol has never really sparked joy. I just can’t get...
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The beginning of the end
The beginning of the endGuest AuthorTue, 06/04/2019 - 09:55BodyThis was my last week at my clinical internship. And I was so sad to go (Though by some miracle I did not cry… until the next day anyway)....
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Do I really have what it takes to succeed at doing what I love?
Do I really have what it takes to succeed at doing what I love?Guest AuthorTue, 06/04/2019 - 10:03BodyLast week, I had an enlightening conversation with one of my colleagues (who happens to also be a...
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Three things I learned during my last fieldwork trip
Three things I learned during my last fieldwork tripGuest AuthorTue, 06/04/2019 - 10:52BodyIn June 2017 I travelled to Bulgaria and Romania to collect samples for my PhD. A month earlier, I drove...
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A day in the life of a trans PhD student
A day in the life of a trans PhD studentGuest AuthorTue, 06/04/2019 - 12:09BodySince I began my program in August, my weekdays have remained pretty consistent: class, then lab, and then time at home....
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Striving for progress, not perfection
Striving for progress, not perfectionShruti TurnerTue, 06/04/2019 - 12:34BodyThese past couple of weeks have been pretty quiet on the PhD front. I made a list of things to do in my last meeting with my...
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6 years on: I am still aboard the PhD train
6 years on: I am still aboard the PhD trainStefanie WoodardWed, 06/05/2019 - 07:52Body 6 years is a long time.
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The frustrations that come with writing a dissertation
The frustrations that come with writing a dissertationStefanie WoodardWed, 06/05/2019 - 08:27Body
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Why I feel that PhDs are funny things
Why I feel that PhDs are funny thingsAnastasia DoroninaWed, 06/05/2019 - 09:26BodyGosh! Where do I begin? Well, we successfully climbed up The Old Man of Coniston, and made it in time to see the...
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Conquering milestones in my PhD journey
Conquering milestones in my PhD journeyBronwyn SwartzWed, 06/05/2019 - 09:51BodyFifteen minutes ago, I sent my final thesis (pre-examination) to the editor. All eight chapters are consolidated into one...
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My fieldwork gave me 5 important lessons!
My fieldwork gave me 5 important lessons!Hamizah Haji-HaidiWed, 06/05/2019 - 10:54BodyOkay, before I write about fieldwork, let me say that this post was partly inspired by this writer’s block of mine...
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A dis-proven hypothesis and why it's not the end of the world
A dis-proven hypothesis and why it's not the end of the worldMadeleine KendrickWed, 06/05/2019 - 11:21BodyThere are two types of people in the world:Those who can extrapolate from incomplete pieces of...
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What if my thesis is not the most awesome thesis ever written?
What if my thesis is not the most awesome thesis ever written?Sherran ClarenceWed, 06/05/2019 - 12:15BodyI’m starting this post with a confession: I didn’t write the Most Awesome Thesis Ever Written,...
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A day in the life of someone who has left academia
A day in the life of someone who has left academiaGuest AuthorWed, 06/05/2019 - 12:46BodyRecently, the new PI asked what people outside academia do in a random work day. That random day is today,...
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On tenure and encouraging those who identify as being "other" in academia
On tenure and encouraging those who identify as being "other" in academiaAllison McDonaldWed, 06/05/2019 - 13:10BodyOn July 1st, I entered a new phase in my academic career. On that day, I officially...
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Honours: Expectation versus reality
Honours: Expectation versus realityGuest AuthorWed, 06/05/2019 - 13:33BodyLaunching into Honours, I had a few preconceived ideas of what it would be like. In this edition of WLLL*, I’m sharing some of...
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