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A desire to prove to disadvantaged students that they, too, could be successful carried Knatokie Ford through her graduate program at Harvard.

The systems biologist and trauma surgeon talks about treating patients after the Boston Marathon bombings and about his career.

This cognitive scientist/opera singer learned to love science and music separately before figuring out how to bring them together.

Tamily Weissman-Unni feels like a failure—but she's not.

According to science historian Jon Agar, Margaret Thatcher's scientific training had a significant influence on her political career

Noah Wilson-Rich started a company to support his work in bee immunity.

A new Web site features grandmothers in science and related fields.

Our sexy columnist ponders the importance of sexiness in science.

Australian postdoc Charmaine Tam shares tips on how to make it through this early phase of a research career.

Who says scientists aren't great romantics?

Managing an intimate relationship at work requires awareness of potential pitfalls and a delicate balance of privacy and openness.

To help him write his dissertation, computer scientist Fred Stutzman created an app that blocks online distractions.

Answering these six questions can help you choose your career path without having to make major course corrections.

The best and most popular stories of 2012, as chosen by readers and editors.

Many Spanish trainees have been forced to start their doctorates without financial help.

Despite what grad school admissions committees seem to believe, outside interests are good.

Psychologists share tips for figuring out what's sapping your enthusiasm—and how to get it back.

Paternity leave helps fathers and mothers advance their careers; too bad it's not more common.

Not all research is easily justified—but what do you do when you can't even justify it to yourself?

Identifying and addressing self-confidence issues can help early-career scientists make swifter progress.