by Gary McDowell | Jul 20, 2017 | Events & Networking, Grad school curriculum, Ideas for change
This is a guest post by Future of Research policy activist, Adriana Bankston. The Graduate Career Consortium (GCC) serves as a national voice for graduate-level career and professional development. The 2017 GCC meeting, held at MD Anderson Cancer Center in...
by Gary McDowell | Mar 30, 2017 | Diversity in science, Grad school curriculum
Two recent posts by FoR Policy Activist Adriana Bankston and Executive Director Gary McDowell for the American Society for Cell Biology discuss graduate admissions and “success” in graduate school. The first post, “Can we anticipate graduate...
by Gary McDowell | Mar 10, 2017 | Events & Networking, Grad school curriculum, Ideas for change
This is a guest post by Future of Research policy activist, Adriana Bankston. The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) is an international non-profit organization whose mission is to advance science for the benefit of all people....
by Gary McDowell | Feb 2, 2017 | Events & Networking, Grad school curriculum, Ideas for change, Surveys & Forums
In a recent post, we discussed the beginning of the Next Generation Researchers Initiative, a new study looking at how the U.S. can create the next generation of independent researchers. Another study that has just begun at the National Academies is the...
by Gary McDowell | Aug 9, 2016 | Grad school curriculum, Ideas for change, NIH, Surveys & Forums
The National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) recently issued a Request for Information (RFI) seeking input on how to catalyze the modernization of biomedical graduate education. You can read the RFI here. The Board of Directors at FoR has...