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Author Archives: Kathleen Grogan
Marmots, seasons, and climate change
I love when nostalgia for a project, place, or species intersects with a current interest, as happened this week for me with a paper by Cordes et al. 2020, about the contrasting effects of climate change on the seasonal survival … Continue reading
Posted in climate change, ecology, mammals
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Simple rules for organizing data in a spreadsheet
Most scientists collect and organize at least some data in spreadsheets, usually Excel or Google Sheets, despite the potential pitfalls of using such products (there are even archives of spreadsheet horror stories). The most commonly bemoaned problem in Biology, that … Continue reading
Posted in data archiving, howto, methods
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Genetic Rescue – Fitness and genomic consequences
As a PhD student studying the effects of genetic diversity overall and immunogenetic diversity specifically on survival and reproductive success in an endangered primate in captive and wild populations, I thought a lot about the potential effects of inbreeding and … Continue reading
Posted in conservation, genomics, hybridization
Tagged fish, fitness, Genetic rescue, hybridization, RADseq
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Urban ecology, evolution, and racism
Occasionally, while reading the literature, you stumble across a paper that is so eloquent and beautiful that you are awestruck. Since that happened to me this weekend, today’s post is a call to you to go read the incredible synthesis … Continue reading
Posted in ecology, evolution
Tagged evolutionary ecology, racism, urban evolution, urbanization
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Online Resources for Student/Postdoc/Faculty Professional Development
I’m fascinated by the question of how someone learns to be a good scientist, academic, colleague, collaborator, mentor, etc. The obvious answer is that we learn from our peers and mentors during our PhD and postdoctoral training. However, especially as … Continue reading
Posted in blogging, career, Uncategorized
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Dreaming of Fieldwork Post 1
For many of us, fieldwork has been cancelled this summer due to COVID-19, leading to a lot of fieldwork nostalgia. We forget the dirty clothes (and everything else), the long hours, the bruises & cuts, the broken or stuck vehicles, … Continue reading
Posted in ecology, fieldwork, just for fun
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Pre-NewPI Summer To Do List
As my last postdoc summer begins (holy sh*t), I’ve been thinking a lot about how to prepare for the fall – what should I be doing in now to set myself up for success in my first year on the … Continue reading
Applying for a faculty job is a full-time job – the emotional cost
My last few posts have described my experiences with the time required and financial cost of applying for faculty positions as a postdoctoral fellow. The amount of time it takes to submit X number of applications and how much it … Continue reading
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Applying for a faculty job is a full-time job – the financial burden
Last week I talked about the ‘workload’ of applying for a tenure-track faculty job (let’s call them TT jobs). This week, I want to talk about a different load – the financial one. This burden was a surprise to me, … Continue reading
Posted in career, howto, Uncategorized
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