Although the makeup of academia and journal authors is becoming more diverse, the under-citation of women and authors of color is worsening. Here are some tools to check your manuscript.
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Announcing the Meyer-Beers Essay Contest Winners
Posted by | Events and Happenings, Honor RollThe Johns Hopkins Disability Health Research Center and the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Mental Health Grad Network honor winners of the Meyer-Beers essay contest, which aimed to raise awareness about the high prevalence of mental health conditions and neurodiversity in academia.
Switching Career Paths: Rediscovering Your Scientific Passion
Posted by | A Day in the LifeGraduate student Bernat Navarro-Serer's Ph.D. wasn’t a reassurance of his professional goals, but instead opened a whole world of career options.
Updated Department of Labor Rules Will Impact Postdoctoral Researcher Salaries This December
Posted by | Perspectives in ResearchThe U.S. Department of Labor has issued new rules on overtime wages, raising the yearly salary limit for which overtime pay must be provided to $47,476. This executive branch decision may have broad implications for academia among other industries as postdoctoral researchers were specifically identified as being affected by this ruling. Postdoctoral researchers typically perform […]
Getting a Ph.D.? Consider “Alternative” Careers
Posted by | Perspectives in ResearchIt’s fair to say that the majority of us who come to graduate school have a similar career goal in mind: a faculty position. The Ph.D. is viewed as the gateway to academia and deciding to venture away from that is taboo. We go as far as to call nonacademic jobs “alternative,” which carries a […]
Johns Hopkins Postdocs Receive Crash Course in Leadership
Posted by | Events and HappeningsWhat makes someone a leader? Is it an individual who makes the important decisions in a group setting? Or is it someone who is able to dream and carry out his or her vision? For many new postdocs beginning their careers around the country, being put in leadership positions for the first time can be […]
Summer Teaching Institute Helps Students Prepare for Academia
Posted by | Events and HappeningsAcademia is a popular career choice for Ph.D. students. While our graduate studies at Johns Hopkins will prepare us to tackle the research side of an academic job, the reality is that professors are expected to teach, yet training to become skilled educators is minimal at best. Recently, a shift in that paradigm could be […]