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Great irresponsibility, or great organization?

Posted on March 21, 2013 by Joan E. Strassmann

Sometimes it is easier to just do whatever tasks stream at you through the incessant flow of email than to work on the conceptually difficult, important, long term research papers. At other times you want to scream and throw things … Continue reading →

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How to interview technician job candidates

Posted on August 21, 2012 by Joan E. Strassmann

Running an academic lab can be challenging. One of the challenges is hiring. This is important to get right. In this post I’m talking specifically about hiring a technician, though some of the issues are similar for grad students and … Continue reading →

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