In a recent newsletter from BioCT, a blog post written by J.P. Carroll was shared titled, “Black History Month: Black trailblazers in science and biotechnology that you need to know.” Link to the article is below. Here at Beyond the PhD, we felt sharing this content to our community is important as it helps toContinue reading “Acknowledging Contributions of Black STEM Professionals”
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PhD Transparency
Natalie Sandlin graduate student at Boston College and coordinator of the Beyond the PhD Ambassador Program shares her thoughts on approaching career exploration.
Career Planning – Is now the right time?
Thinking about the future can be daunting, especially as PhD student who has multiple years before graduating and entering the workforce. As a student, you often hear of two tracks, academia or industry. Although this may seem pretty clear cut, there are a variety of roles and jobs within both of these sectors. Early onContinue reading “Career Planning – Is now the right time?”
A Career in Biovisualization: Describing Science Through Art
If you have a passion for both science and art, then you may want to watch the following seminar that details the exciting and rewarding pathway to becoming a successful Medical Illustrator. At the beginning of November, Beyond the PhD hosted a talk by Ni-Ka Ford, a Medical Illustrator from the Icahn School of MedicineContinue reading “A Career in Biovisualization: Describing Science Through Art”
Caffeine and Feigned Optimism
Rachel,One of our team members, reflects in a personal perspectives article about her graduate student career and thoughts about her future.
A Reflection: Exploring AIOG’s History and Celebrating our Victories
This reflection piece was written to discuss the successes AIOG has celebrated over the past 3 years as well as an account of recent events and future directions.
Monday Madness
Dean Furness discusses how to overcome challenges and why it’s important to stop measuring ourselves against others.
Yale provides career advice
Yale provides advice for PhD’s interested in non-traditional careers.
Grit is a predictor of success
Angela Lee Duckworth, UPenn, speaks on her career experiences teaching middle school math in a New York public school and how she learned IQ is not a fair assessment of intelligence.
