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Road Map: explaining the Natural Capital Project and refining our story
Back at school and shaking off the accumulated inertia of spring break, Julia, my co-blogger, and I sat down to talk about Science, Upstream. “We should post a blog soon, huh?” said Julia, looking more...
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Road Map: explaining the Natural Capital Project and refining our story
Back at school and shaking off the accumulated inertia of spring break, Julia, my co-blogger, and I sat down to talk about Science, Upstream. “We should post a blog soon, huh?” said Julia, looking more...
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In this guest post, Sara Lindenfeld, a former PLOS employee on her way back to school for environmental graduate studies at Duke University, discusses the disconnect between public perceptions of...
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This guest post from UC Berkeley PhD student Anna Goldstein is also posted on Berkeley Science Review. It’s that time of year again. New graduate students are frantically wandering from lab to lab,...
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Biological stability, or ‘homeostasis’, where an organism works to maintain an internal ‘steady state’ in response to the environment, is a concept familiar to all modern biologists. At all levels of...
View ArticleRe-launching the PLOS Student Blog & Introducing Travel Awards!
Hi PLOS readers! My name is Sara Kassabian, and I am a Masters candidate in the Global Health Sciences program at University of California San Francisco. I recently joined the PLOS community as Social...
View ArticleReflections on using Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) to treat neuropsychiatric...
By Daniel Albaugh One of my most fascinating experiences as a doctoral student of neuroscience began with an early morning trip to the university hospital. Upon arrival, my laboratory colleagues and I...
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New Funding Structure Offers Hope for Young U.S. Scientists
0000-0002-8715-2896 With all eyes on the current budget proceedings in Washington, D.C, scientists fear an uncertain funding landscape in the United States. Further funding cuts for institutional...
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The 30-year-old student: is a PhD worth it?
0000-0002-8715-2896 Picture this: an enthusiastic young researcher, completing an undergraduate or master’s project, thrilled to be part of the exciting world of scientific discovery. The current...
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