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Graduate School as Entrepreneurship 26 Aug 2013 | 03:00 pm
This is a guest post by Mikhail Klassen, a PhD candidate at McMaster University. He writes about work and life within and beyond academia at The UnStudent Blog. When I speak to other graduate student...
The adviser every grad student needs [Link] 23 Aug 2013 | 03:00 pm
An adviser’s role is to mold today’s grad students into tomorrow’s scholars. How can advisers best prepare their students for academic success? And how can grad students ensure they have a fruitful re...
New on the wiki: post-tenure career advice 21 Aug 2013 | 03:00 pm
We talk a lot about how to get into grad school, how to get that first (and second, and third…) postdoc, how to nail the interview….but then what? Once you’ve achieved tenure, is there any more career...
The importance of thank you notes 19 Aug 2013 | 03:03 pm
This is a guest post by communication expert Lisa B. Marshall. Lisa writes The Public Speaker column at Quick and Dirty Tips where she provides tips on how to be engaging and memorable every time you...
Resources for mental health issues 16 Aug 2013 | 03:00 pm
For some light Friday reading, John Johnson has compiled a collection of posts on mental health issues, including resources on depression, imposter syndrome, and work-life balance. Click here to read...
Python Tip: Re-sampling spectra with pysynphot 12 Aug 2013 | 03:00 pm
This post was inspired by a question from John Johnson. Have you ever wanted to plot a model spectrum at lower resolution? Or compare a model spectrum with an observed spectrum? Have you ever wanted ...
Rumor Mill 2013-2014 is Now Open 10 Aug 2013 | 01:03 pm
I have started the new rumor mill pages for 2013-2014 (yes it IS time for job-hunting season again) and I have relegated the 2012-2013 pages to the archives. All links to “Rumor Mill” will still work ...
Apple Notes: a look at the revamped electronic notebook 9 Aug 2013 | 03:00 pm
Looking for a good, simple electronic notebook but not convinced that Evernote is right for you? If you’re a Mac user, have you taken a recent look at the updated Apple Notes? The MacObserver has a g...
Visualizing Astronomical Data with Blender 5 Aug 2013 | 03:00 pm
This is a guest post by Brian R. Kent, an astronomer at NRAO. Astronomy is a visually stunning science. From wide-field multi-wavelength images to high-resolution 3D simulations, astronomers produce...
10 Best Practices for Scientific Computing 1 Aug 2013 | 03:00 pm
Astronomy Computing Today offers 10 Best Practices for Scientific Computing, itself a summary of a paper by Wilson et al.: Best Practices for Scientific Computing. Software is now considered by many ...
