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2023

I’m moving. To Science for Everyone!Read at smallpondscience.com (opens in a new tab)
31 Jul 2023
How about funding programs for PUIs that aren’t deficit-based?Read at smallpondscience.com (opens in a new tab)
27 Jun 2023
Recommended reads #208Read at smallpondscience.com (opens in a new tab)
25 Jun 2023
When to use the terms PUI, SLAC, MSI, HSI, RPU, etc.?Read at smallpondscience.com (opens in a new tab)
22 Jun 2023
Why it is icky to offer free conference registration for student volunteersRead at smallpondscience.com (opens in a new tab)
22 May 2023
Why doesn’t NSF redact horrible GRFP reviews that demonstrate overt bias?Read at smallpondscience.com (opens in a new tab)
18 Apr 2023
Recommended reads #207Read at smallpondscience.com (opens in a new tab)
17 Mar 2023
Undergraduate research: course credit vs. getting paidRead at smallpondscience.com (opens in a new tab)
16 Mar 2023
Recommended reads #206Read at smallpondscience.com (opens in a new tab)
10 Feb 2023
Good, bad, and worst dates for academic conferencesRead at smallpondscience.com (opens in a new tab)
5 Jan 2023

2022

The SLAC job market and disappearing jobsRead at smallpondscience.com (opens in a new tab)
7 Dec 2022
The adjunct hiring process is ridiculousRead at smallpondscience.com (opens in a new tab)
29 Nov 2022
Recommended reads #205Read at smallpondscience.com (opens in a new tab)
8 Nov 2022
On bureaucratic obstacles to field experiences for studentsRead at smallpondscience.com (opens in a new tab)
7 Nov 2022
NSF’s accountability for the Waterman awardRead at smallpondscience.com (opens in a new tab)
17 Oct 2022
“I know you’re busy, so I’ll make this quick”Read at smallpondscience.com (opens in a new tab)
21 Sept 2022
Recommended reads #204Read at smallpondscience.com (opens in a new tab)
11 Sept 2022
Are REUs always good for students enrolled in MSIs? It’s complicated.Read at smallpondscience.com (opens in a new tab)
7 Sept 2022
The ‘great resignation’ in academia and the larger mental health crisisRead at smallpondscience.com (opens in a new tab)
31 Aug 2022
Recommended reads #203Read at smallpondscience.com (opens in a new tab)
5 Aug 2022
Who uses tenure and how do they use it?Read at smallpondscience.com (opens in a new tab)
1 Aug 2022
Systemic racial disparities in NSF fundingRead at smallpondscience.com (opens in a new tab)
25 Jul 2022
Why I don’t have trouble finding peer reviewersRead at smallpondscience.com (opens in a new tab)
20 Jul 2022
Hidden curriculum™ for mid-career facultyRead at smallpondscience.com (opens in a new tab)
18 Jul 2022
Recommended reads #202Read at smallpondscience.com (opens in a new tab)
15 Jul 2022
EEB Mentor Match 2022 is live!Read at smallpondscience.com (opens in a new tab)
3 Jul 2022
Effective teaching is not standardized teachingRead at smallpondscience.com (opens in a new tab)
22 Jun 2022
Building and maintaining friendships as an academicRead at smallpondscience.com (opens in a new tab)
20 Jun 2022
On the exodus of facultyRead at smallpondscience.com (opens in a new tab)
10 Jun 2022
Planning for safe and inclusive field researchRead at smallpondscience.com (opens in a new tab)
22 Apr 2022
Recommended reads #201Read at smallpondscience.com (opens in a new tab)
18 Apr 2022
Updating my perspective on “predatory” journalsRead at smallpondscience.com (opens in a new tab)
16 Mar 2022
Benefits of virtual conferences for ecology and conservation researchRead at smallpondscience.com (opens in a new tab)
16 Feb 2022
On the legacies of Ed Wilson and EO WilsonRead at smallpondscience.com (opens in a new tab)
7 Feb 2022
If your society is serious about diversity, equity, and inclusion, you need to keep having online conferencesRead at smallpondscience.com (opens in a new tab)
3 Feb 2022
(Not) all rankings are badRead at smallpondscience.com (opens in a new tab)
31 Jan 2022
Recommended read #200Read at smallpondscience.com (opens in a new tab)
27 Jan 2022
Recommended reads #199Read at smallpondscience.com (opens in a new tab)
22 Jan 2022
How much credit do you get for teaching lab sections?Read at smallpondscience.com (opens in a new tab)
18 Jan 2022

2021

Yes, things are hard for everybody right nowRead at smallpondscience.com (opens in a new tab)
27 Dec 2021
We know exactly what to do about sexual misconduct in the fieldRead at smallpondscience.com (opens in a new tab)
13 Dec 2021
Recommended reads #198Read at smallpondscience.com (opens in a new tab)
13 Dec 2021
Recommended reads #197Read at smallpondscience.com (opens in a new tab)
12 Nov 2021
Can we talk about Field Camp?Read at smallpondscience.com (opens in a new tab)
18 Oct 2021
Startup funding opportunity for new PUI faculty in BiologyRead at smallpondscience.com (opens in a new tab)
11 Oct 2021
Recommended reads #196Read at smallpondscience.com (opens in a new tab)
17 Sept 2021
Project management software for you and maybe your labRead at smallpondscience.com (opens in a new tab)
13 Sept 2021
Research productivity during mid-career and beyondRead at smallpondscience.com (opens in a new tab)
9 Sept 2021
Recommended reads #195Read at smallpondscience.com (opens in a new tab)
3 Sept 2021
NSF needs more non-R1 GRFP reviewers, please sign up!Read at smallpondscience.com (opens in a new tab)
2 Sept 2021
Recommended reads #194Read at smallpondscience.com (opens in a new tab)
27 Aug 2021
Planning lab “boot camps” for after the pandemicRead at smallpondscience.com (opens in a new tab)
20 Aug 2021
Recommended reads #193Read at smallpondscience.com (opens in a new tab)
2 Aug 2021
Recommended reads #192Read at smallpondscience.com (opens in a new tab)
16 Jul 2021
Update on fixing a racist common name for an ant (and a moth)Read at smallpondscience.com (opens in a new tab)
12 Jul 2021
A personal existential crisis about biodiversity and climate changeRead at smallpondscience.com (opens in a new tab)
22 Jun 2021
Recommended reads #191Read at smallpondscience.com (opens in a new tab)
22 Jun 2021
Time for summerbaticalRead at smallpondscience.com (opens in a new tab)
15 Jun 2021
Sign up for Mentor Match 2021!Read at smallpondscience.com (opens in a new tab)
7 Jun 2021
You can connect postbacs to research opportunities in biology!Read at smallpondscience.com (opens in a new tab)
26 May 2021
Should journals pay for manuscript reviews?Read at smallpondscience.com (opens in a new tab)
5 May 2021
Competence is underratedRead at smallpondscience.com (opens in a new tab)
29 Apr 2021
Challenges for pandemic teaching, Fall 2021 editionRead at smallpondscience.com (opens in a new tab)
19 Apr 2021
Recommended reads #190Read at smallpondscience.com (opens in a new tab)
16 Apr 2021
Recommended reads #189Read at smallpondscience.com (opens in a new tab)
26 Mar 2021
Why you should nominate people for awardsRead at smallpondscience.com (opens in a new tab)
15 Mar 2021
Recommended reads #188Read at smallpondscience.com (opens in a new tab)
12 Mar 2021
Recommended reads #187Read at smallpondscience.com (opens in a new tab)
26 Feb 2021
Adjusting scholarship expectations after the pandemic endsRead at smallpondscience.com (opens in a new tab)
16 Feb 2021
Lessons I’ve learned from goin’ adminRead at smallpondscience.com (opens in a new tab)
11 Feb 2021
Now, let’s replace the SAT and GRE with something more equitableRead at smallpondscience.com (opens in a new tab)
26 Jan 2021
Animal Behaviour Twitter Conference 2021Read at smallpondscience.com (opens in a new tab)
11 Jan 2021
Recommended reads #186Read at smallpondscience.com (opens in a new tab)
8 Jan 2021
Should I be working in the middle of a coup attempt?Read at smallpondscience.com (opens in a new tab)
6 Jan 2021
Every semester is a fresh startRead at smallpondscience.com (opens in a new tab)
4 Jan 2021

2020

Recommended reads #185Read at smallpondscience.com (opens in a new tab)
18 Dec 2020
Reaching across the aisle: the inner and outer lives of religious scientistsRead at smallpondscience.com (opens in a new tab)
7 Dec 2020
Recommended reads #184Read at smallpondscience.com (opens in a new tab)
4 Dec 2020
A sign that we don’t careRead at smallpondscience.com (opens in a new tab)
16 Nov 2020
Recommended reads #183Read at smallpondscience.com (opens in a new tab)
13 Nov 2020
Science Has an Intellectual Elitism ProblemRead at smallpondscience.com (opens in a new tab)
10 Nov 2020
Q & A about jobs in primarily undergraduate institutionsRead at smallpondscience.com (opens in a new tab)
4 Nov 2020
A Practical Guide To College Science TeachingRead at smallpondscience.com (opens in a new tab)
2 Nov 2020
Please be particularly kind in the coming weeksRead at smallpondscience.com (opens in a new tab)
19 Oct 2020
Using Religious Cultural Competence to Talk to Students and the Public about EvolutionRead at smallpondscience.com (opens in a new tab)
14 Oct 2020
Inclusivity means including religious peopleRead at smallpondscience.com (opens in a new tab)
14 Oct 2020
Recommended reads #182Read at smallpondscience.com (opens in a new tab)
2 Oct 2020
A typical semester courseload is cognitive overloadRead at smallpondscience.com (opens in a new tab)
28 Sept 2020
Science can lead us to better futures if we lead with hopeRead at smallpondscience.com (opens in a new tab)
23 Sept 2020
Stepping up to do the work in an academic societyRead at smallpondscience.com (opens in a new tab)
21 Sept 2020
Recommended reads #181Read at smallpondscience.com (opens in a new tab)
18 Sept 2020
A study in contrastsRead at smallpondscience.com (opens in a new tab)
11 Sept 2020
Recommended reads #180Read at smallpondscience.com (opens in a new tab)
4 Sept 2020
Bringing new students into the lab during the pandemicRead at smallpondscience.com (opens in a new tab)
31 Aug 2020
Recommended reads #179Read at smallpondscience.com (opens in a new tab)
22 Aug 2020
How about alternating online and travel conferences?Read at smallpondscience.com (opens in a new tab)
15 Aug 2020
Are recommendation letters a bad thing?Read at smallpondscience.com (opens in a new tab)
11 Aug 2020
Recommended reads #178Read at smallpondscience.com (opens in a new tab)
31 Jul 2020
What’s up with the new NSF GRFP priority areas?Read at smallpondscience.com (opens in a new tab)
24 Jul 2020
Introducing Earth Science Mentor MatchRead at smallpondscience.com (opens in a new tab)
22 Jul 2020
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