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The road to a science Ph.D., Part 1
- Part 1 of Jonathin Gitlin's description of the process of obtaining a PhD. Be sure to read the discussion (see link at the bottom)
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Engineering Science: Building better scientists and engineers
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in BlogsPeter Fiske and Geoff Davis (creator of phds.org) have started a blog / forum on science and engineering careers and education. Come check it out!
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50 Popular Science Blogs
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in BlogsCourtesy of Nature
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Doctor of Philosophy
- All about the PhD, courtesy of Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Memoirs of a PhD Student
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in BlogsSharing experiences of graduate life, as it happens...
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Doonesbury: Faculty Hiring at Walden College
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in HumorGarry Trudeau's Doonesbury (9/9/96-9/14/96) looks at the faculty hiring process at the fictitious Walden College.
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Blog on Science Ph.D. Job Issues
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in BlogsDiscussion on the state of the job market and career choices for PhDs. What you ought to know if you are planning to go to graduate school, or if you are pursuing a scientific career.
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Rejected Rejection
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in HumorContributed by Gretchen F. Stoloff
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Grad School/Academia: Road to Poverty? Too Many Engineers
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in BlogsA discussion on LiveJournal
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YoungFemaleScientist
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in BlogsA blog by a young, female postdoc.
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Tenureclocky
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in Humor
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Piled Higher and Deeper
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in HumorA great comic depicting life in graduate school. All graduate students will associate with this strip!
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Academic blogs
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in BlogsAn extensive list of academic blogs, courtesy of CrookedTimber. (Science-related bloggers are toward the end of the list)
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Scientist Turned Entrepreneur - JaneChin.com
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in BlogsCutting Through the Fluff on Careers and Success
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Applying to Grad School
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in BlogsA community of bloggers discuss admissions to grad schools covering all disciplines.
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The road to a science Ph.D., Part 2
- Part 2 of Jonathin Gitlin's description of the process of obtaining a PhD. Be sure to read the discussion (see link at the bottom)
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Bloggers Need Not Apply
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in BlogsChronicle Careers. "What is it with job seekers who also write blogs? Our recent faculty search at Quaint Old College resulted in a number of bloggers among our semifinalists. Those candidates looked good enough on paper to merit a phone interview, after which they were still being seriously considered for an on-campus interview. That's when the committee took a look at their online activity."
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Academic web logs
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in BlogsA collection of blogs assembled by the Chronicle of Higher Education.
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Electron Band Structure In Germanium, My Ass
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in HumorAn incredibly amusing undergraduate physics lab report.
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Ph.D. Achievement Gallery
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in Humorby Philip Greenspun, MIT. A cynical but amusing look at life after the Ph.D.
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How to Write a Ph.D. Dissertation
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in HumorFrom the Annals of Improbable Research
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Ph.D. Expunging Service
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in HumorHumor from Philip Greenspun.
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Graduate School Blogs at Technorati
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in BlogsA collection of blog entries and blogs on graduate school.
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Doonesbury: TA Strike at Walden College
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in HumorGarry Trudeau's Doonesbury (11/20/00 - 12/16/00) looks at a TA strike at the fictitious Walden College
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Survival Blog for Scientists
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in BlogsNew blog of professional natural scientists (senior and junior) discussing all aspects of becoming a world-class scientist (so no science content). The initiator (Ad Lagendijk) has written a book "Survival Guide for Scientists" that will be published by Amsterdam University Press and Chicago University Press on May 13, 2008. The survival guides can be obtained freely as e-books from www.stringcat.com
