User WetlabStudent

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Should I reward points for an incorrect answer if it is the result of misinformation presented in a TA's office hours?

asked Mar 22, 2014 at 5:18

64 votes

8 answers

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How to politely respond to generic emails requesting a PhD/job in my lab? Without wasting too much time

asked Apr 12, 2019 at 3:14

47 votes

6 answers

7k views

When should you stop asking your PhD advisor to do advisor like things?

asked Feb 25, 2014 at 20:21

38 votes

3 answers

7k views

When is it appropriate for a PhD student to discuss personal problems affecting his productivity with his advisor?

asked Jan 19, 2014 at 2:23

34 votes

3 answers

6k views

Do all preprint servers have the non-updating issue in google scholar

asked Aug 28, 2017 at 0:35

33 votes

5 answers

14k views

What to wear on one's shoulders to interviews? (bags, backpacks, etc.)

asked Feb 2, 2014 at 23:00

23 votes

3 answers

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How to motivate speakers to give less specialized talks at a "colloquium?"

asked Feb 20, 2015 at 20:06

23 votes

4 answers

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Do reputable journals ever conduct peer review entirely by email?

asked May 4, 2017 at 7:43

22 votes

5 answers

5k views

How to prevent too many students from making appointments to meet with you when you put "Office Hours: ..., or by appointment" on the syllabus?

asked Feb 13, 2015 at 1:52

21 votes

3 answers

18k views

How to write a teaching statement without any classroom teaching experience?

asked Jun 15, 2014 at 15:57

18 votes

4 answers

4k views

Should figure captions include the "take home message" that the figure conveys?

asked Nov 9, 2015 at 5:51

18 votes

1 answer

3k views

Gaps between PhD and employment?

asked Feb 6, 2014 at 21:07

11 votes

4 answers

13k views

In what cases are you able to start a postdoc without a "conferred" PhD?

asked Dec 22, 2014 at 1:06

10 votes

1 answer

2k views

Do journals have legal copyrights to the online supplemental information?

asked Mar 15, 2016 at 2:01

9 votes

2 answers

2k views

How to write a math abstract for a conference in an experimentalist dominated field without "specific numerical results"

asked Feb 19, 2014 at 6:23

9 votes

1 answer

794 views

How does accepting a full time lectureship position at a top 15 University affect one's chances of future employment?

asked Apr 16, 2014 at 21:59

9 votes

1 answer

642 views

Is it appropriate to compare students to other successful students in a letter of recomendation?

asked Jan 25, 2014 at 4:55

9 votes

2 answers

4k views

When Applying for Postdocs Should GPA be on your CV?

asked Dec 30, 2013 at 9:32

8 votes

2 answers

879 views

Copyright and ownership for rejected papers that are edited based on peer review

asked Jan 8, 2014 at 4:21

8 votes

1 answer

366 views

What is the purpose of an e-book with random verbatim abstracts pulled from journals?

asked Mar 1, 2015 at 3:00

5 votes

2 answers

2k views

When do you switch a student membership to a non-student membership for a professional society

asked Dec 9, 2015 at 13:47

3 votes

0 answers

5k views

How large are the largest conferences? (Number of attendees) [closed]

asked May 3, 2017 at 5:16

2 votes

1 answer

221 views

Modify the page layout of application materials (i.e. A4 vs. Letter) when applying for jobs in multiple countries?

asked Oct 30, 2014 at 22:57

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23 Questions

Should I reward points for an incorrect answer if it is the result of misinformation presented in a TA's office hours?

How to politely respond to generic emails requesting a PhD/job in my lab? Without wasting too much time

When should you stop asking your PhD advisor to do advisor like things?

When is it appropriate for a PhD student to discuss personal problems affecting his productivity with his advisor?

Do all preprint servers have the non-updating issue in google scholar

What to wear on one's shoulders to interviews? (bags, backpacks, etc.)

How to motivate speakers to give less specialized talks at a "colloquium?"

Do reputable journals ever conduct peer review entirely by email?

How to prevent too many students from making appointments to meet with you when you put "Office Hours: ..., or by appointment" on the syllabus?

How to write a teaching statement without any classroom teaching experience?

Should figure captions include the "take home message" that the figure conveys?

Gaps between PhD and employment?

In what cases are you able to start a postdoc without a "conferred" PhD?

Do journals have legal copyrights to the online supplemental information?

How to write a math abstract for a conference in an experimentalist dominated field without "specific numerical results"

How does accepting a full time lectureship position at a top 15 University affect one's chances of future employment?

Is it appropriate to compare students to other successful students in a letter of recomendation?

When Applying for Postdocs Should GPA be on your CV?

Copyright and ownership for rejected papers that are edited based on peer review

What is the purpose of an e-book with random verbatim abstracts pulled from journals?

When do you switch a student membership to a non-student membership for a professional society

How large are the largest conferences? (Number of attendees) [closed]

Modify the page layout of application materials (i.e. A4 vs. Letter) when applying for jobs in multiple countries?