A few generations ago, you could probably graduate from a PhD program and immediately land yourself a junior faculty position at a nearby university. But as grad school enrollment grew, a new quasi-pr

Josh and Dan traveled to Washington DC for the Society for Neuroscience Conference 2023. We chatted with students, postdocs, and faculty about everything from grad school applications to industry jobs

Karla already has a successful career. After completing her training, shes worked as a pelvic-floor physical therapist for over ten years! Her patients love her, and she loves serving them. But no ma

Graduate training has many milestones, but a few stand stronger in memory due to their importance. You may remember the day you passed your comprehensive exams, officially becoming a PhD Candidate.

This week, we answer a listeners question about whether he should pursue schooling beyond a Masters degree. Plus once your formal education is complete, how can you continue to focus on learning?

Just The Abstract is a new series where we explore a topic in a short, focused episode thats easy to share. This week, we find out why most science PhD programs stopped requiring the GRE, and whether

Heres a controversial idea: what if graduate school finished on a predictable schedule the way (checks notes) every other academic training program does! Since kindergarten, your education has had fi

This week, were opening the mailbag once again to answer YOUR burning questions! Change of Plans We start with Allen, who was awarded a grant based on a research proposal he submitted BEFORE joining

Wherever scientists gather, there is sure to be a poster session. You may see them at major scientific symposia, as well as your universitys departmental retreat. To keep things interesting, a lot of

The scientific poster is an academic oddity. Where else do thousands of people gather around hundreds of large-format printouts to talk about esoteric subjects!? Posters might be the most common form