Staying Afloat in Graduate School
Entering graduate school is almost like stepping into the ocean. It’s exciting and mysterious and we’re all swimming through it. But even great swimmers can… Read More »Staying Afloat in Graduate School
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Phineas Gage’s Dating Apps
The history of neuroscience is paved with neurological deficits, specifically of individuals who underwent damage to brain structures through accidents and survived to tell the… Read More »Phineas Gage’s Dating Apps
Skating on Thick Ice — how do we learn new motor skills?
Skating is something I learned to do by falling on the ice — a lot. When I was a junior in high school, I joined… Read More »Skating on Thick Ice — how do we learn new motor skills?
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 P-value of People
The prospect of helping patients is what attracted neuroscience graduate student Riley Bannon to the field of research, but this semester brought many humbling reminders that it is all too easy to lose sight of the bigger, human picture in translational research.
Holiday Construction and Conversation
The Peer Collective coordinated a physically distanced gingerbread house decorating event to help bring together students this holiday season. Although the video-based social event was different from previous years, it also brought new opportunities for conversation and connection as attendees showed off their pets and decorations.
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.
Chasing a Moving Target: What Ph.D. and Entrepreneurial Journeys Have in Common
Completing your thesis project feels like chasing a moving target. So does entrepreneurship. Graduate student Taylor Evans shares five parallels between Ph.D. and entrepreneurial journeys.
ADHD in a Pandemic
Grace Steward, a third-year graduate student, shares how ADHD impacted her work prior to the pandemic. Because the pandemic has radically shifted how we work, her perspective has changed on how to better accommodate her own disability even after the pandemic has passed.
ReVision – A Free, Trainee-led Editing Service
For a career in science, well-written papers, grants and presentations are a must. Learn how neuroscience graduate student Riley Bannon started a free editing service for the Hopkins community.