Dr. Dileep Vasudevan: What I have learned from my experience is that one needs to have immense amount of patience and perseverance to survive in academic research....
Dr. Nicholas Gordon: "As I look back over my journey in science, I realize that at each step of the way, I had friends and family...
To me, science isn’t just about discovering new theories and laws. It’s also about engaging in a deeper way with our world through intuition, observation, and...
Tell the negative committee that meets inside your head to sit down and shut up
The good thing about hitting rock bottom is that the only option left is to emerge. And that's what I did.
To test out these hypotheses, Shaina Lu, a graduate student in Tony Zador’s lab, had an idea: why don’t we hold an “open mic night” for...
by Aiza Kabeer, BS and Jessica W. Tsai, MD/PhD Abstract From criminal justice to financial markets, algorithms are now embedded in the fabric of our society....
Far from finding understanding for my passion for science, I found scientists who tried to discourage me. Each "no" was another incentive to work harder and...
When I began my PhD, I was quite certain that I would pursue a research career. But unlike most of my classmates, I was set on...
Besides a few of my teachers, I didn’t know any scientists; I didn’t even know what a PhD was. To be honest, I had no clue...
As the United States government’s war on science grows in strength and resolve,[1] it is more critical than ever for scientists to raise their hands and...
How does one learn to lead? One learns to lead organically by watching penguins, spending days together at sea, having critical conversations, and sharing cups of...
I’ve wanted desperately from early on to have a straightforward path. I imagined that everyone knew what they were supposed to be doing professionally, and that...
The journey to where I am in life right now has been filled with twists and turns. I have met many amazing people along the way...
When I was seven or eight years old, my parents asked me what I wanted for my birthday. I thought real hard and then confidently stated,...
People always ask me how my daughter Amoy got into science. My first thought typically: "Is there an actual event that I can pinpoint?" Was there one particular thing I...
I am a climate scientist, with one foot in the modern ocean trying to understand impacts on California species and ecosystems, and one foot in the...
Tyler J. Ford: Now that I’ve got my PhD, and I’ve been working in a science communication position for a few years, I’m often asked how...
In this camp, there were students from different ages and nationalities. We were trained for an international competition, called Rover Challenge, organized by NASA, for which...
Everything happened like I was offsetting a chain reaction of events. It made me realize that fear is nothing but an illusion.
