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General Guides and Miscellaneous Links Selected for
DBBS Graduate Students
Life
Sciences subject guide | Biology Research Guide | DBBS Resources
- Library introduction
for DBBS students
- W.U.
Thesis Preparation Guidelines
- Dissertations & Theses @ Washington University in St. Louis (1996 - )
- Citations and abstracts of dissertations and theses submitted by Washington University and published in UMI's Dissertation Abstracts database. You can view 24 page previews of dissertations and theses published after 1996, and download the full text (free from WUStL campus IP addresses). More info
- Career
Development Center for Postdocs and Junior Faculty
- Making the Right Moves:
A Practical Guide to Scientific Management for Postdocs and New Faculty
- Download by chapter or entire book,
from Howard Hughes Medical Institute. Located on Resources for the Development
of Early-Career Scientists
- Writing
and Presenting Your Thesis or Dissertation
- by S. Joseph Levine, Professor in Dept. of Agricultural and
Extension Education, Michigan State Univ.
- Turning Your Abstract into a Paper: Academic Writing Made Simpler, Mark I. Langdorf MD, MHPE and Stephen R. Hayden MD (2009), Western Journal of Emergency Medicine: Vol. 10: No. 2, Article 16.
- Graduate
School Survival Guide
- Written by Wanda Pratt
while a graduate student at Stanford Univ.
- Preparing for Publication:
Factors to Consider in Selecting a Journal for Publication
- Guide for
Writing a Funding Proposal
- by S. Joseph Levine, Professor in Dept. of Agricultural and
Extension Education, Michigan State Univ.
- How to
Read a Paper
- Full-text collection of articles from British Medical
Journal
- PHDs.org
- Includes lots of links about getting a PhD and getting a job,
teaching and learning to teach, etc.
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Job and Career Information
- America's
Best Graduates Schools
- Ratings from U.S. News Online.
- Grants,
Scholarships and Funding Information
- How to
be a Good Graduate Student
- by Marie desJardins (1994).
- Mastering your PHD series (on Science Careers) | Mastering your PhD : survival and success in the doctoral years and beyond (2006 book)
- Presentations
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- New to Science Writing?, from National Association of
Science Writers
- How to
Give a Talk: Changing the Culture of Academic Public
Speaking, by Paul N. Edwards.
- Giving
a Talk: Guidelines for the Preparation and Presentation of
Technical Seminars by Frank R. Kschischang
- Some
dos and don'ts of giving a good 15 minute talk by Scott
Keogh
- Effective
Presentations by Jeff Radel, KU Medical Center.
-
Do's and Don'ts of Poster Presentation [pdf], by Stephen
Block, from Biophys. J. 71(6): 3527-3529 (1996)
- National Doctoral Program
Survey
- Reports from 32,000 self-selected students and recent PhD's
gathered in early 2000; reports released Oct. 2001.
- Resources
for Scientists Teaching Science
- Links on subjects, such as using the web to teach science,
writing assignments, exams, leading stimulating
discussions.
- Science
Writing
- List from Physics
pages.
- Tomorrow's
Professor Blog
- This book grew out of the original mailing list:
TOMORROW'S PROFESSOR: Preparing for Academic Careers in Science
and Engineering by Richard M. Reis, Stanford University
- Enhancing the Postdoctoral Experience for Scientists and Engineers: A Guide for Postdoctoral Scholars, Advisors, Institutions, Funding Organizations, and Disciplinary Societies, Sept., 2000 also webcast
- Women in
Biology Internet Launch Page
- features lot of links on finding a job, advice for PHD
students and postdocs, writing, getting grants, tenure, career
issues, etc.
- Copyright
Law & Graduate Research: New Media, New Rights, and Your New
Dissertation, by Kenneth D. Crews.
- Sample data from Compensation of
Life Scientists
- Sample free data from this survey published by The
Scientist.
- American Institute of Biological Sciences (AIBS) Classifieds - find a job, post a job, etc.
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