By Natascha Chtena. A while ago, a friend of mine started working on an oral history podcast documenting the experiences of graduate students at different stages in their PhD. One of the project’s goals is to articulate struggle and survival in grad school without ironing out all the imperfections or making up the stories of linear progress and transformation that we’re all - more or less - guilty of perpetuating. Read more...

By Lindsay Oden. Last month, I wrote a post about how to use the privacy functions on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter to protect yourself at work by hiding your posts from people you don’t know. However, the downside to limiting the visibility of your posts is just that: it makes your online activity harder to find for people you aren’t already friends with. Read more...

By Katie Shives. 2015 has been quite the year in terms of elevating the issues of sexism in STEM to a national topic. Whether it was Nobel laureate Tim Hunt claiming that girls are trouble in the lab (and the amazing #distractinglysexy response from female scientists on Twitter) to the recent resignation of exoplanet researcher Geoff Marcey due to sexual harassment charges, it has been hard to miss the discussion about sexism. Read more...

By Shira Lurie. Grad school often necessitates travel. Whether it’s visiting family and friends, attending conferences, or working in archives, we are frequently on the road. While these trips can be a welcome break from daily routines, I have found them to be quite disruptive. Read more...