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Nicole HennigAI for research: the ultimate guide to choosing the right tool <a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-01069-0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-01069-0</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AI</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/DeepResearch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DeepResearch</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/GradStudents" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GradStudents</a>

S Zhang<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/gradstudents" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#gradstudents</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/healthcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#healthcare</a> Get a free 15min consultation at <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ucdavis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ucdavis</a> for how to navigate this torturous system.

CharrveinAskja cake Club Great social activity in our building Nearly every Friday... Wonderful for the social dynamics in academia Andreas brought lobster-cakeWhere lobster was made of strawberries <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/cake" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cake</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/UICELAND" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#UICELAND</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/scademicChatter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#scademicChatter</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/gradstudents" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#gradstudents</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/SocialInnovation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SocialInnovation</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Iceland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Iceland</a>

S Zhang<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/diversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#diversity</a> in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/plantbreeding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#plantbreeding</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fellowship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fellowship</a> for <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/undergrads" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#undergrads</a> and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/gradstudents" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#gradstudents</a> <a href="https://www.plantbreeding.org/scholarships/george-washington-carver" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.plantbreeding.org/scholarships/george-washington-carver</a>

Real SyntacticPSA to <a href="https://c18.masto.host/tags/gradstudents" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#gradstudents</a>: it does not appear that the newly announced changes to Canada’s Post Graduate Work Permit program—including new regulations disallowing non-STEM or health sciences folk from applying—affect you. The changes apply to those in non-university settings and those who don’t graduate. If you graduate from a university with a bachelors, masters, or PhD, you can apply for a <a href="https://c18.masto.host/tags/PGWP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PGWP</a> even if you studied linguistics/art history/Indigenous studies/other not readily financialized field.

Aimee Surprenantfrom Johns Hopkins: Just updated: our database of funding opportunities and fellowships for PhD students. For each of the 190 entries, we provide link to the funder, description, $ amount, deadline, and eligibility criteria.<a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/academicchatter" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@academicchatter</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/phd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#phd</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/gradschool" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#gradschool</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/gradstudents" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#gradstudents</a>

Aimee SurprenantI've been enjoying Mastadon but have missed the academic side of things--I used to find so many resources for students and faculty on Twitter. I realized that I need to start doing them myself and maybe we'll build a community. So, here I go: New book for grad students found on JSTOR: Grad School Life: Surviving and Thriving Beyond Coursework and Research, Kory-Westlund, Columbia University Press, <a href="https://www-jstor-org.ezproxy.lib.vt.edu/stable/10.7312/kory20784" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www-jstor-org.ezproxy.lib.vt.edu/stable/10.7312/kory20784</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/academicchatter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#academicchatter</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/gradschool" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#gradschool</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/gradstudents" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#gradstudents</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/academiclife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#academiclife</a>

BioNavigatorThis looks like a really interesting and helpful event for <a href="https://vmst.io/tags/gradstudents" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#gradstudents</a> and <a href="https://vmst.io/tags/postdocs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#postdocs</a> <a href="https://vmst.io/tags/sciencejobs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#sciencejobs</a> <a href="https://vmst.io/tags/networking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#networking</a> <a href="https://vmst.io/tags/nih" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nih</a> <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7195991667995283456" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7195991667995283456</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/science" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@science</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/biology" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@biology</a>

Paul Houle🪧 Cornell grad student union demands university prioritize contract negotiations<a href="https://ithacavoice.org/2024/04/cornell-grad-student-union-demands-university-prioritize-contract-negotiations/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://ithacavoice.org/2024/04/cornell-grad-student-union-demands-university-prioritize-contract-negotiations/</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cornell" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cornell</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/union" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#union</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/labor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#labor</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/workers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#workers</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/activism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#activism</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/gradstudents" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#gradstudents</a>

Rebecca HedreenIt's been a while since I've been to a conference, online or in-person, where I was excited for pretty much every session. Well done, Transforming Libraries for Graduate Students 2024. I'm really looking forward to tomorrow! <a href="https://digitalcommons.kennesaw.edu/gradlibconf/2024/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://digitalcommons.kennesaw.edu/gradlibconf/2024/</a> (And all or almost all will be recorded and openly available!)<a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/TLGS2024" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TLGS2024</a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/gradstudents" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#gradstudents</a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/academicLibraries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#academicLibraries</a>

Anne Fausto SterlingTreating workers fairly mat slow down the science. That's a good thing."As student and postdoc unions proliferate, academia is scrambling to adapt “I think the size of the average lab will have to decrease,” one administrator says"<a href="https://www.science.org/content/article/student-and-postdoc-unions-proliferate-academia-scrambling-adapt" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.science.org/content/article/student-and-postdoc-unions-proliferate-academia-scrambling-adapt</a><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/fairpay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fairpay</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/gradstudents" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#gradstudents</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/postdocs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#postdocs</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/slowscience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#slowscience</a>

Joshua McNeillHey <a href="https://h4.io/tags/gradstudents" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#gradstudents</a> and <a href="https://h4.io/tags/university" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#university</a> faculty, do you go to <a href="https://h4.io/tags/academic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#academic</a> <a href="https://h4.io/tags/conferences" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#conferences</a> even if you're not presenting?I'm curious to know if this varies by field, too.<a href="https://h4.io/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#science</a> <a href="https://h4.io/tags/research" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#research</a> <a href="https://h4.io/tags/academia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#academia</a> <a href="https://h4.io/tags/gradschool" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#gradschool</a>

petersuber<a href="https://fosstodon.org/@HeidiSeibold" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@HeidiSeibold</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/@digiresacademy" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@digiresacademy</a> See my Twitter thread on using <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/preprints" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#preprints</a> to teach <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/GradStudents" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GradStudents</a> and <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/ECRs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ECRs</a> how to do <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/PeerReview" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PeerReview</a>. <a href="https://twitter.com/petersuber/status/1476571769897107457" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/petersuber/status/1476571769897107457</a> I agree that this could give them useful experience and boost the number of referees at the same time.

Preston MacDougall<a href="https://stop.voring.me/@DelphineAngua" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@DelphineAngua</a> <a href="https://aus.social/@dgar" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@dgar</a> Good point. ✅ I previously used the word ‘proves’ loosely. There are in fact explanations (thankfully improbable IMHO) for why we have NOT been inundated with visitors from a future after <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/TimeMachines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TimeMachines</a> have been invented by <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/STEM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#STEM</a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/GradStudents" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GradStudents</a>. One is that ‘<a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/VentureCapitalists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#VentureCapitalists</a> ‘ lacking a high-quality <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/LiberalEducation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LiberalEducation</a> will extinguish ALL other futures for humanity. 🤔

Preston MacDougall<a href="https://mastodon.laurenweinstein.org/@lauren" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@lauren</a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/STEM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#STEM</a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/GradStudents" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GradStudents</a> don’t ‘Rule the World’, but they do INVENT it. 👏

OhSnap!Dragon<a href="https://beige.party/@RickiTarr" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@RickiTarr</a> That's where all the cool M.F.A. kids go to smoke weed. <a href="https://lounge.town/tags/StarTrek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#StarTrek</a> <a href="https://lounge.town/tags/MFA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MFA</a> <a href="https://lounge.town/tags/GradStudents" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GradStudents</a> <a href="https://lounge.town/tags/writers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#writers</a> <a href="https://lounge.town/tags/artists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#artists</a>

Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻‍💻🧬<a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/California" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#California</a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/GradStudents" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GradStudents</a> Won A Historic <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Strike" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Strike</a>. <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/UCSanDiego" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#UCSanDiego</a> Is Striking Back With Misconduct Allegations and Arrests. Since ratifying a contract, workers at University of California <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/SanDiego" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SanDiego</a> have faced what they say is an escalating retaliation campaign. <a href="https://theintercept.com/2023/07/11/uc-san-diego-graduate-student-workers-union/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://theintercept.com/2023/07/11/uc-san-diego-graduate-student-workers-union/</a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/PhDLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PhDLife</a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/PhDChat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PhDChat</a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Union" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Union</a>

Geoff Hutchison 🧪💻Saw this in <a href="https://press.coop/@washingtonpost" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@washingtonpost</a> and there's some great advice for <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/gradstudents" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#gradstudents</a> (and all of us, honestly) <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/academicchatter" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@academicchatter</a> "my friend beats me out in every area, […] I’m genuinely happy for them — and jealous as hell. […] What’s the key to stopping the comparisons and just living my own life?"(Gift link, no subscription required) <a href="https://wapo.st/3Pebgcc" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://wapo.st/3Pebgcc</a>

Elizabeth Wrigley-Field“Of the 4,165 graduate assistants who were eligible to vote, 2,559 participated by casting a vote with 2,487 votes in favor of unionization.”Nicely done, <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/Minnesota" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Minnesota</a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/UMN" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#UMN</a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/GradStudents" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GradStudents</a> / <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/GradWorkers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GradWorkers</a>

GenomeBiolEvolCalling all <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/gradstudents" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#gradstudents</a> and new <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/PhDs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PhDs</a>! GBE is proud to showcase exceptional work from scientists early in their careers. Nearly half of GBE manuscripts accepted in 2022 had a student or newly graduated PhD (within 2 years of defense) as the first author! Learn more reasons to publish with GBE <a href="https://academic.oup.com/gbe/pages/why-publish" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://academic.oup.com/gbe/pages/why-publish</a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#science</a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/evolution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#evolution</a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/biology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#biology</a>

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