Postdocs & students
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2005
Toddlers, teens and test tubes
Kendall Powell
7 December 2005
Young careers and young families can leave investigators feeling stretched. Kendall Powell finds out how to keep the two from clashing.
Balancing act
Kendall Powell
16 November 2005
Mounting responsibilities can swamp the newly independent scientist. Kendall Powell asks if it's possible to manage your time without losing your creativity.
To do today
Kendall Powell
5 October 2005
Moving research quickly forward to publication tops the pre-tenure 'to do' list. Kendall Powell ticks off project management tips.
Tag teams
Kendall Powell
21 September 2005
A collaboration can produce powerful results when everyone pulls together, but if you go about it the wrong way, or with the wrong people, it may all fall down around you. Kendall Powell finds out how to choose the right partners.
Meeting (to move) up
Kendall Powell
17 August 2005
Scientific conferences give new faculty members a chance to meet the leaders in their field and to give themselves some much-needed exposure. Kendall Powell works the room.
Corrections
17 August 2005
Learning to mentor
Virginia Gewin
20 July 2005
Having a good mentor can determine the direction and probability of success for a young researcher. But mentoring takes skill, and institutions are paying attention to their training, says Virginia Gewin.
Getting schooled
Kendall Powell
8 June 2005
To juggle teaching and research, classroom veterans advise beginners to draw on mentors and all the resources they can find. Kendall Powell learns about the balancing act.
The staff dreams are made of
Kendall Powell
11 May 2005
Being the boss is new territory for young investigators. Kendall Powell screens strategies for managing a successful group.
Counting the cost
Kendall Powell
20 April 2005
Budgeting wisely can be critical to a young lab's early success. Kendall Powell finds out how to stretch funds for maximum effect.
Make your point
Kendall Powell
16 March 2005
Engaging presentations can land jobs and increase visibility. Kendall Powell learns the art of a good talk.
Baby blues
Virginia Gewin
16 February 2005
Are women being held back by an 'innate difference': their ability to give birth? With better academic policies, motherhood and scientific excellence would not seem mutually exclusive, says Virginia Gewin.
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