Sometimes I feel like when I read a paper, I'm just writing a sparknotes version of a paper for future me.

The 4th August was right before comps and shouldn't be counted anyways

A fun fact about me is that I've read the same number of papers in the month of August in 3 of the last 4 years. Another fun fact is that I know this with certainty about myself.

Ah hi!!!

Also please feel free to share, take, use, steal and put it in your own name, etc. I don't care about getting credit, I just want people to have better relationships with their advisors and an easier time in graduate school! 🧪

So this way instead of the student asking, they can say "this piece of paper says I should ask", which removes a bit more of the barrier. Particularly for those that come from a background where money is a difficult topic.

One of my main goals when we wrote this was to help students feel comfortable asking PIs about things like money. Even though we tell students they can/should ask about these things, it may still be uncomfortable.

With the semester starting, I wanted to share this advisor meeting guide me and our DEI committee wrote last year to help new (and old!) graduate students establish and maintain good relationships with their advisors! www.umt.edu/biological-s...

Thank you to everyone for the warm welcome yesterday! Already feeling a lot better here than on twitter :P

I missed science twitter and figured I'd give this a go - but will probably remain mostly a lurker. Hello blue sky :)