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Software to use for creating posters for academic conferences?

asked Jun 5, 2012 at 1:30

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4 answers

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What are some good questions to ask current graduate students when visiting schools?

asked Feb 22, 2012 at 13:49

23 votes

5 answers

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What are some good practices when asking people to share their PowerPoint presentations from a conference/talk?

asked Feb 22, 2012 at 13:53

11 votes

3 answers

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How do you cite from a presentation or poster at a conference?

asked Jun 7, 2012 at 22:44

32 votes

7 answers

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What are some good project-management tools for academics?

asked Apr 19, 2012 at 2:58

11 votes

4 answers

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Is it a good or bad idea to list declined fellowships (for a PhD program) on one's curriculum vitae?

asked Feb 22, 2012 at 17:48

17 votes

6 answers

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What are some good writing tablets for taking notes that are heavy on math/physics? [closed]

asked Feb 22, 2012 at 13:39

14 votes

2 answers

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When meeting a professor for the first time, is it always a good idea to ask about their research interests?

asked May 8, 2012 at 0:08

56 votes

7 answers

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If you get stuck in research, at what point in time should you ask for help?

asked May 24, 2012 at 21:57

13 votes

1 answer

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Email etiquette for requesting a meeting with a professor who one won't do research with or take a class from?

asked May 14, 2012 at 19:39

12 votes

4 answers

7k views

Can graduate students be forced to leave graduate school under pressure from their advisers?

asked May 14, 2012 at 17:57

33 votes

5 answers

7k views

What are some general good principles for creating a poster for a poster session?

asked Jul 8, 2012 at 6:09

17 votes

1 answer

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What percent of assistant professors generally receive tenure, and how does this percent vary depending on both school and field?

asked Mar 5, 2012 at 4:58

17 votes

2 answers

6k views

Who determines whether or not a professor receives tenure?

asked Mar 21, 2012 at 1:31

19 votes

2 answers

6k views

What are some good practices for applying to the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program?

asked May 6, 2012 at 21:13

15 votes

2 answers

5k views

On giving gifts to LOR writers

asked Jul 14, 2012 at 2:50

6 votes

1 answer

5k views

Switching between different graduate departments within the same graduate school? [duplicate]

asked Mar 31, 2013 at 14:19

21 votes

5 answers

4k views

What is the purpose of the weekly research meetings that advisers often have with their research group?

asked Aug 8, 2012 at 13:33

13 votes

5 answers

4k views

Incentives for professors to write recommendation letters

asked Aug 1, 2012 at 8:54

15 votes

4 answers

3k views

How do professors usually discover "new" research interests?

asked May 7, 2012 at 3:36

6 votes

2 answers

3k views

Is it ever advisable for graduate students to go on sabbatical for several months?

asked May 14, 2012 at 17:52

13 votes

3 answers

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What are the tradeoffs involved in taking a postdoc at a top university versus an assistant professorship at a non-top university?

asked Jun 28, 2012 at 2:36

10 votes

3 answers

2k views

Who pays travel & per diem costs for invited lecturers?

asked Mar 6, 2012 at 0:14

8 votes

2 answers

2k views

How many minutes per day do most professors spend reading and replying to emails?

asked Mar 5, 2012 at 4:50

44 votes

1 answer

2k views

When asking research-based questions, what are some good practices to maximize the rates at which people reply to emails?

asked Feb 22, 2012 at 13:59

16 votes

7 answers

2k views

What are some practices for getting a name change so that people can find me more easily?

asked Mar 2, 2012 at 15:11

12 votes

2 answers

2k views

What are the primary causes of conflict between PhD advisors and their students?

asked Mar 5, 2012 at 5:16

5 votes

3 answers

2k views

How are graduate students funded over the summer (in US)?

asked Apr 10, 2013 at 2:23

12 votes

5 answers

2k views

What are the 25th-75th percentile ranges for the annual income for graduate students in the United States?

asked Mar 11, 2012 at 20:54

28 votes

6 answers

2k views

When is it a good idea to let an academic department (or a professor) know that I have Asperger's (or ADD)?

asked Mar 2, 2012 at 19:57

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Software to use for creating posters for academic conferences?

What are some good questions to ask current graduate students when visiting schools?

What are some good practices when asking people to share their PowerPoint presentations from a conference/talk?

How do you cite from a presentation or poster at a conference?

What are some good project-management tools for academics?

Is it a good or bad idea to list declined fellowships (for a PhD program) on one's curriculum vitae?

What are some good writing tablets for taking notes that are heavy on math/physics? [closed]

When meeting a professor for the first time, is it always a good idea to ask about their research interests?

If you get stuck in research, at what point in time should you ask for help?

Email etiquette for requesting a meeting with a professor who one won't do research with or take a class from?

Can graduate students be forced to leave graduate school under pressure from their advisers?

What are some general good principles for creating a poster for a poster session?

What percent of assistant professors generally receive tenure, and how does this percent vary depending on both school and field?

Who determines whether or not a professor receives tenure?

What are some good practices for applying to the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program?

On giving gifts to LOR writers

Switching between different graduate departments within the same graduate school? [duplicate]

What is the purpose of the weekly research meetings that advisers often have with their research group?

Incentives for professors to write recommendation letters

How do professors usually discover "new" research interests?

Is it ever advisable for graduate students to go on sabbatical for several months?

What are the tradeoffs involved in taking a postdoc at a top university versus an assistant professorship at a non-top university?

Who pays travel & per diem costs for invited lecturers?

How many minutes per day do most professors spend reading and replying to emails?

When asking research-based questions, what are some good practices to maximize the rates at which people reply to emails?

What are some practices for getting a name change so that people can find me more easily?

What are the primary causes of conflict between PhD advisors and their students?

How are graduate students funded over the summer (in US)?

What are the 25th-75th percentile ranges for the annual income for graduate students in the United States?

When is it a good idea to let an academic department (or a professor) know that I have Asperger's (or ADD)?