How can researchers, scientists, and engineers reclaim our role as society’s pioneers and leaders? Think of Einstein, Watson, Crick, Franklin, and Curie. These names will echo through the centuries—far outlasting…

I was preparing to write a post about how we gleefully tear each other down in the research community, rather than focusing on building, inspiring, and creating. Then I read…

Increase your chances for NIH, NSF or other funding: connecting your proposal with the community’s problem At this point in your research career, chances are you know what it feels…

On Wednesday November 6, many of us awoke to a changed world. The US election had just been called. And whatever side of the political divide you fall on, it…

… and why that shouldn’t be a surprise to any of us. I am writing this before checking in on the results of the 2024 US presidential election, and one…

The aftermath of this election cycle* brings with it the same questions that always happen at the end of an election cycle. “Was the U.S. not ready for a president…