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A Good Bill with Bad Implications

August 21, 2018

Since 2011, Representative William Lacy Clay (D-MO) has introduced a bill in each Congress with a very noble goal: to…

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Four evidence-based ways universities can enhance graduate training

August 20, 2018

The biomedical and life sciences have a longstanding culture of postdoctoral training with the ultimate goal of a career as…

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The Science and Art of Mentoring

August 20, 2018
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We often do not seize the numerous opportunities we are afforded to shape the learning experiences of our mentees, let…

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COMPASS: Who are we?

August 17, 2018

COMPASS, or Committee for Postdocs and Students, are a group composed of graduate students and postdocs who represent the interests of…

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Members of the ASCB leadership on Hill Day. (L-R) Jodi Nunnari, Rocio Gomez, Kerry Bloom, Sadie Wignall, Andrew Ewald, Gary Gorbsky, Deepali Bhandari, Bob Goldstein, Julie Theriot, Andrew Murray, Erika Shugart, Rebecca Heald, Janet Iwasa, Sue Jaspersen.

ASCB Leadership on the Hill

August 15, 2018
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The day after the spring ASCB Council Meeting, eight ASCB Council members were joined by five members of ASCB committees…

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Predators and Prey in Publishing

August 15, 2018
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DEAR LABBY: I’m a mid-career faculty member in a biology department at a large public university. Our department has been…

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MBoC seeks submissions for 5th issue on quantitative cell biology

August 15, 2018

The American Society for Cell Biology announces that their journal, Molecular Biology of the Cell (MBoC) seeks submissions for the Fifth Annual Special…

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The importance of an elevator speech

August 14, 2018
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It’s called an “elevator pitch” or “speech,” but it could also be referred to as the “water cooler speech,” the…

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Promoting Scholarly Evaluation of Teaching: Addressing the Third Rail of Academia

August 13, 2018

Education is perhaps the fundamental form of investment societies or individuals can make in their own future welfare. It is…

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A window into a scientific career in Japan

August 10, 2018
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Being a scientist is a special job. We can do our research everywhere in the world. This freedom means we…

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