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Is there anyone that can help me review my statement of research for grad school.
I’ll really appreciate any help I can get
#phd #academic #plantscience #phdsky

Is there anyone that can help me review my statement of research for grad school.
I’ll really appreciate any help I can get
#phd #academic #plantscience #phdsky

A good time of year to repost:

Every year I read a lot of grad school applications from accomplished people that don't give me the info I'm looking for. It feels like a major hidden curriculum thing. So here's (my opinion on) how to write a great Statement of Purpose/Research for a PhD program. 1/

The Ecology Graduate Program at Penn State has assistantships for Fall 24 starts in areas including: invasion biology, theoretical ecology, microbiomes, agroecology, wildlife/aquatic ecology, disease ecology, global change ecology, and ecotoxicology. www.huck.psu.edu/graduate-programs/ecology

New research finds that reducing antibiotic usage in animal feed is not enough to combat antibiotic resistance

Margaret Mead's perspective offers a profound insight into the concept of civilization. The ability to care for and support individuals who have suffered injury or adversity reflects the empathy and cooperation that define our humanity.

Receiving that rejection email from a prospective PI really let one down, especially after spending time thoroughly researching their work to understand their focus. I had put thought n effort into tailoring my application, so getting an abrupt "I'm not taking students" in response stung

In case it is useful to you, here are some shiny apps I have built for teaching some basic population and quantitative genetics and phylogenetics in my evolutionary medicine class. Plus links to others Shiny apps.

bolnicklabresources.wordpress.com/2023/08/04/s...

Comments &suggestions welcome!

And if you're planning to write an NSF GRFP proposal this year checkout these sites for examples of both funded and unfunded proposals to help you learn how to write them:

* docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
* www.ogrants.org/grants-03-pr...
* github.com/ybrandvain/G...

"Success is not final, failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts." - Winston Churchill

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