Should I stay or should I go?
Reflections of a New PI by Christian Danve M. Castroverde “Should I stay or should I go?” belts The Clash in their classic punk rock hit from 1982. Although this […]
Reflections on the Academic Job Market
I became familiar with Erin Sparks on Twitter (@ErinSparksPhD) , and finally got to meet her this summer at the 2017 ICAR conference. Riding the bus back together from the […]
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UG Career Workshop Outcomes
By Bethany Huot The last two semesters The Pub Club organized and held two Undergraduate Career Workshops to help the UGs on our research floor learn about and apply a […]
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Conversations with Julin Maloof: A Contemplative Retrospective
by Danve Castroverde “The greater the obstacle, the more glory in overcoming it.” -Molière The week after Thanksgiving, I had the wonderful opportunity to have breakfast with Dr. Julin Maloof […]
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“To know the road ahead, ask those coming back.” – Chinese proverb
“So long, and thanks for the Ph.D.!” a.k.a. “Everything I wanted to know about C.S. graduate school at the beginning but didn’t learn until later.” The 4th guide in the […]
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Pursuing Alternative Careers in Plant Biology / The 2016 PBHS Symposium
by Miranda Haus The Plant Biotechnology for Health and Sustainability Program hosted their annual symposium last week and included speakers from a diverse pool of MSU current employees and alumni. […]
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Confucian Reflections on the 2016 PBHS Symposium
By Danve Castroverde “The will to win, the desire to succeed, the urge to reach your full potential… these are the keys that will unlock the door to personal excellence.” […]
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“Diverse Skills”, We Must Adapt…
By Bethany Huot Let’s start with a quote… “If you are in charge of graduate or postdoctoral training or in a position to influence those that are, then please help […]
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PI Perspective: TPC’s Critical Evaluation of CVs
By Miranda Haus Why do we care about CVs? Biographical sketches, etc. As the job climate in biological research becomes more daunting, with a greater number of PhDs entering the […]
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Dare to Tweet… Grow Your COM
Have you started your Twitter account yet? Why not? You would rather do it all yourself? Look at what just popped up in The Pub Club’s Twitter feed! But, hey, […]
