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Month: August 2019

What not to do in graduate school

On August 9, 2019 By elizabethabowmanIn Beth's BlogLeave a comment

Vandy IGP and QCB orientation starts next week and I wish someone had shared this recent Nature article with me when I was getting started! It pretty much sums up everything that I did wrong in grad school (were they spying on me?). Seriously; read this! It is relevant to anyone in graduate training, no matter what stage!

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