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Oct 9
3 min

Why Pursue a Graduate Degree..or Two?

There are many different reasons to pursue a graduate degree; to be qualified for your dream job, to learn more about a field of interest...

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Oct 7
5 min

An Interview with Nicole Swatton: Navigating college as a girl in STEM, interning at NASA and More!

...navigating college as a girl in STEM, getting into a research lab as well as taking a semester off school to work at NASA!

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Sep 29
3 min

Grad School is a Marathon Not a Sprint: Maintaining Balance and Defining Limits

In a marathon, there are times where runners have to sprint; to pass an opponent or make it up the steepest hill of the race.

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Sep 29
2 min

"Success is a Journey, not a Destination": How to Stay Motivated When a Finish Line isn't in Sight

Since beginning my PhD, I have been reminded that graduate school is a marathon, not a sprint. As this “race” is optimistically five year...

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Sep 22
8 min

The Symbiotic History of Humans and Microbes – A Letter From E. coli

Did you know that some bacteria actually helps your body? Check out this post to read about the symbiotic relationship between humans and...

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Sep 16
4 min

Science is For Everyone: How to Make Science More Accessible to Those With Diverse Abilities

Science communication is all about making science more accessible to the population. But how accessible is science to everyone...

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Sep 9
1 min

3 Sample Scientific Poster Templates

As promised, here are three sample poster templates that were actually presented at real conferences and one of them won an award...

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Sep 8
9 min

A Chat with Bobuchi Ken-Opurum: PhD student, Entrepreneur and Founder

Bobuchi Ken-Opurum is a PhD candidate at Carnegie Mellon School of Architecture, runs a design and technology incubator studio and much more

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Sep 2
3 min

Our Mouths May be Covered but we are not Silent: Sharing Your Scientific Voice on COVID-19

I encourage you all as scientists, or those interested in science, to share your voice! This does not need to be your YouTube debut...

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Aug 21
5 min

GlamScience Guide to Poster Design

In this post we are going to talk about how to actually design a poster.

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Jul 28
2 min

My Experience with Imposter Syndrome

Have you ever felt like you weren't enough? That despite your best efforts, success just wasn’t destined for you?

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Jul 24
4 min

GlamScience Guide to Poster Presentations: Part 1

Poster presentations are a great way to quickly and efficiently communicate your work. In Part 1 of this series...

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Jul 22
4 min

What Does a 'Real Scientist' Look Like?

We are so much more than just women who love science. We have our own likes and dislikes. Our hobbies and interests. Our own personalities..

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Jul 9
4 min

What to Answer to “Uncomfortable” Questions

...they make us feel uncomfortable, self-doubt, lose our confidence, enter a dark mindset where we fixate on the factor this question...

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Jul 8
2 min

GlamScience Hot Topic: COVID-19 Vaccine Human Trials

There has been a video going around on Twitter, which shows a clip of a news segment on the human trials of the Coronavirus vaccine that...

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Jul 2
4 min

The GlamScience Guide to Postbac Programs

Postbac is a term that is short for post-baccalaureate. A post-baccalaureate program or simply postbac program, is simply a program that...

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Jul 1
3 min

Career vs Family or Both.....Being on your scientific journey with extra “Baggage”?

I think all of us thought we knew what we got ourselves into when starting our academic journey towards being scientists, physicians...

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Jun 29
3 min

Romanticizing Toxic Masculinity

Not only do young boys internalize toxic masculinity, but young girls also tend to romanticize toxic masculinity from a young age...

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Jun 24
8 min

An Interview with Dr. Semarhy Quiñones-Soto

Dr. Quiñones-Soto is a lecturer, and also creates beautiful artwork, with the purpose of increasing representation of women in STEM...

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Jun 17
7 min

A Chat With Alyssa Space: owner of For Her Cosmetics and My Space Laboratories

We were able to have a chat with Alyssa Space, who is a chemist and also the owner of For Her Cosmetics and My Space Laboratories.

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