Science Careers from the journal Science

Issues and Perspectives

Issue for July 27, 2001

Issues and Perspectives

Career Advice

Undergrad Science Gender Gap?

By:

Jim Austin

Research Corporation Vice President Michael Doyle, the study's principle author, discounts the gender productivity gap.

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Issues and Perspectives

Career Advice

Should I Stay or Should I Go? Handling a Midcourse Crisis

By:

Mark Sincell

"Wilma started having serious doubts about the value of pursuing a research career. So, she took a leave of absence to experience 'real life."

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Career Advice

To Be or Not to Be a Postdoc, That Is the Question!

By:

Ireena Dutta

"Although there is an increasingly wide range of employment options open to students completing their PhDs, the most obvious choice for many students is still postdoctoral research."

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Career Advice

Getting Research Done

By:

Rachel Narehood Austin

"The difference in both the quantity and quality of work between an inspired and an uninspired undergraduate can make the difference between publishing and not publishing. "

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