In this issue:
- Articles from around the web
- OSU Grad Advantage
Articles
Grad school growing pains - Clara Bird, PhD Candidate, OSU Department of Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Sciences, Geospatial Ecology of Marine Megafauna Lab, GEMM Blog - ""What if I'm wrong? What if I make a mistake?" When I began my career after completing my undergraduate degree, these questions echoed constantly in my head as the stakes were raised and my work was taken more seriously."
Last-minute proofing – 12 things to look for - Patter Blog - "Proofing may even be necessary after you've checked for missing references, repeated words and phrases and unnecessarily klutzy sentences. But at the end of a long haul, proofing is generally the absolute last thing that you feel like doing. But it has to be done."
Network as an introvert - PhD to Life - "Introversion can be a strength in an academic environment, certainly while you're in graduate school. But then folks worry when they hear about all the networking you're supposed to do to get a job outside academia."
How to ensure positive research environments - Inside Higher Ed - "Skill acquisition, technical mastery, personal development and innovation all thrive in supportive team environments that foster mutual respect and open communication."
How to share your dissertation with a broader audience - Inside Higher Ed - "Terry O'Banion offers 10 guidelines for successfully transforming your work into an academic article (or two) that reaches more readers."
Experiencing a physical manifestation of my Ph.D. at sea in the NCC - GEMM Blog by Rachel Kaplan, PhD student, Oregon State University College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences and Department of Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Sciences - "I always have a small crisis before heading into the field, whether for a daytrip or a several-month stint. I'm always dying to go – up until the moment when it is actually time to leave, and I decide I'd rather stay home, keep working on whatever has my current focus, and not break my comfortable little routine."
Your PhD is a marathon, not a sprint: an interview with author Vanessa Corcoran - From PhD to Life - "I wrote the book I wish I had ... as a grad student."
Our energy system in transition: Pushing the grid towards zero emissions - Inspiration Dissemination, featuring Emily Richardson, a Master of Engineering student in the Energy Systems Program
Long-term lessons learned during COVID about forging research partnerships. - Inside Higher Ed - "Here are some key lessons that we learned along the way about how to forge effective research partnerships during challenging times like the pandemic—lessons that will remain applicable after we finally emerge from it."
Taking a break from social media makes you happier and less anxious - Study Hacks - "Finding strong social psychological signals in these vast collections of measurements is tricky, as outcomes can be quite sensitive to exactly what questions are asked. This new paper avoids these issues by deploying a gold-standard for studying human impacts: the randomized control trial."
OSU Grad Advantage
OSU Grad Advantage is a curated set of existing opportunities to augment the specialized training of a degree by gaining key additional skills. It's part of OSU's continued commitment to innovate in support of graduate students. Spend some time to explore OSU Grad Advantage, take the self-assessment, and consider making an annual plan to bolster your skills in some of the areas.
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