Extreme Makeover: Lab Edition
Spring cleaning should not stop at home. Here are some tips to clean your lab space and de-clutter your way to a more productive you.
A Day in the Life
2020: Year of the Dog (and Cat)
With folks stuck at home, pet adoption rates have skyrocketed. Graduate student Carli Jones shares her experience fostering animals during the pandemic.
Tools for Staying Organized
Struggling to stay organized? Graduate student Stephanie Yang goes through the different apps and extensions that she uses to keep herself on track.
The Uncovering of Essentials: An Unexpected Gift from 2020
Looking back on a challenging year, a medical student describes how 2020 revealed what is most important to him.
Virtual Interviewing for Residency – An Effective Replacement?
Fourth-year medical students forge a path through virtual residency interviews, deciding where they will spend years of their life, often without ever having visited.
From Rural Nepal to The Johns Hopkins University (and back again): Part 2
Johns Hopkins University postdoc Surya C. shares insight into the challenges of being an international student and how he hopes to inspire the next generation of scientists.
A New Student’s Guide to Baltimore Cafes
Nearing the end of her first semester of medical school, Alisha Dziarski reflects on getting to know Baltimore during the pandemic by exploring cafes around the city.
Tips and Tricks for Virtual Conferences
This year, virtual conferences are the new normal. How do you get the most from this type of scientific event? Graduate student Stephanie Yang reflects on what she learned from her first virtual conference.
Writing Tips from an Aspiring First Author
It is exciting to take on writing projects, but sometimes they languish, half-finished, until the mad rush right before the deadline. Graduate student Veronica Busa shares five tips to promote ongoing progress towards a writing goal.
5 Things I Had to Unlearn in Graduate School
Adapting to her new environment in grad school has not only required Riley Bannon to learn new things, but also unlearn the way she thought about education and success.