"The real work is not convincing myself I belong, as though this were a confidence problem I could fix with enough willpower. Instead, the challenge is rewiring my own perspectives and my responses to the subtle and persistent messages telling me I’m not what a professor looks like." #ScienceWorkingLifescim.ag/4dTmRcV
ALT An illustration of a woman looking at herself in two mirrors, in one she looks small and in the other she looks life size. The text reads: I may not ‘look like’ a professor, but now I know I belong
"The real work is not convincing myself I belong, as though this were a confidence problem I could fix with enough willpower. Instead, the challenge is rewiring my own perspectives and my responses to the subtle and persistent messages telling me I’m not what a professor looks like." #ScienceWorkingLifescim.ag/4dTmRcV
ALT An illustration of a woman looking at herself in two mirrors, in one she looks small and in the other she looks life size. The text reads: I may not ‘look like’ a professor, but now I know I belong
"As I have learned: Science is not only about data, results, and speed. It is about care, responsibility, and respect for the people beside us." #ScienceWorkingLifescim.ag/4dR8cOa
ALT An illustration of a man sitting at a desk reaching behind him to touch a clock, with text: How a lab accident changed my approach to science
"Before making art, I was mentally tied to a narrower perspective: the idea that 'this is my scientific training, and this is how I am supposed to use that training to solve scientific problems'—a box I was not even aware of being inside. By breaking out of that box, I found a new joy in research." #ScienceWorkingLifescim.ag/4dMxWv3
I personally know many grad students, and the truth is their work-life balance is nonexistent.
Add unaffordable healthcare on top of that and it's no wonder so many are burning out.
We can and should do better for the people driving research forward. #ScienceWorkingLife
"No student should lose valuable time and mental energy over something as fundamental as health care." #ScienceWorkingLifescim.ag/4xbfZiG start going after all the landlords who increase the rent by 5000% to these college kids share.google/V5m69qxv9uXb4jP…
"Before making art, I was mentally tied to a narrower perspective: the idea that 'this is my scientific training, and this is how I am supposed to use that training to solve scientific problems'—a box I was not even aware of being inside. By breaking out of that box, I found a new joy in research." #ScienceWorkingLifescim.ag/4tMQWzl
"Before making art, I was mentally tied to a narrower perspective: the idea that 'this is my scientific training, and this is how I am supposed to use that training to solve scientific problems'—a box I was not even aware of being inside. By breaking out of that box, I found a new joy in research." #ScienceWorkingLifescim.ag/4tMQWzl
“… it took time to figure out how to let go and lead without hovering over every single move, to be there when people struggled without taking the wheel.” #ScienceWorkingLifescim.ag/4tGVkA2
ALT When I stopped trying to have all the answers, my lab members thrived
“… it took time to figure out how to let go and lead without hovering over every single move, to be there when people struggled without taking the wheel.” #ScienceWorkingLifescim.ag/4tGVkA2
ALT When I stopped trying to have all the answers, my lab members thrived
“I will miss the creativity of teaching.”
During #TeacherAppreciationWeek, check out this #ScienceWorkingLife essay from a retired professor emeritus on how she challenged students to think beyond facts—and how she learned to teach like a scientist. scim.ag/3GH5wph
ALT People diving into a pool of books and figures, with text: How I learned to teach like a scientist
"Understanding and speaking my truths was profoundly cathartic. It allowed me to finally accept who I am and—most importantly—to decouple my self-worth from the applause of others." #ScienceWorkingLifescim.ag/3OXWPLF
ALT An illustration of a man looking back at a pile of bottles, with the headline: How academia fed my unhealthy fixation with accolades
“I will miss the creativity of teaching.”
During #TeacherAppreciationWeek, check out this #ScienceWorkingLife essay from a retired professor emeritus on how she challenged students to think beyond facts—and how she learned to teach like a scientist. scim.ag/3GH5wph
ALT People diving into a pool of books and figures, with text: How I learned to teach like a scientist
"Understanding and speaking my truths was profoundly cathartic. It allowed me to finally accept who I am and—most importantly—to decouple my self-worth from the applause of others." #ScienceWorkingLifescim.ag/3OXWPLF
ALT An illustration of a man looking back at a pile of bottles, with the headline: How academia fed my unhealthy fixation with accolades