Education Blog Posts

As PhD students, reading is part of our life. There are so many new papers coming out every day, so many research blogs to follow, so many books to read. But, how would you find them and organize them? Certainly, I’ve seen people downloading everything to their desktop and piling up 100 pdfs with no labeling or grouping. To be honest, that was me at one point. When you start to write a report or research paper, it can become a nightmare to organize the reference list.

by Marwa Zafarullah

The increasing number of Ph.D. graduates every year and the limited availability for faculty positions is elevating interest in exploring non-traditional career paths in industry for successful career establishment. Now the questions are, what alternative careers are out there? How is business development a career option? Why are Ph.D.’s perfect candidates for it?

By Jed Bassein

Is it just me or does it feel like we’re stuck in a time loop? Destined to repeat the same things over and over again, as Bill Murray did in the movie “Groundhog Day.” It’s now the end of July 2020, and I feel like we are right where we were back in March. Cases are rising faster than before; schools, bars, and places of worship are all closing again; and protests are sparking everywhere with the country under civil unrest. It can be hard to maintain focus and keep pushing progress forward during times like these.

by Alan Nguyen