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Graduate Student Resources

in graduate school on 19 August 2015

Summary

Providing links to some articles and other resources that I have found useful while in graduate school. I'll continually update the list as I find more.

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Graduate school is both extraordinarily rewarding and demanding at the same time. Getting perspectives on what to expect, how to anticipate and deal with potential problems, and just hearing the experiences of others can be invaluable.

Below are a series of resources/articles both for starting graduate students and those already well along their way. I originally assembled this list to help mentees as part of our Stanford Biology mentorship program (update: I have included it in the Stanford Biosciences Student Association (SBSA) handbook to make more graduate students in the Biosciences aware of these resources). I plan to add additional articles dealing with different stages of graduate school, including career-related decisions as the finish line approaches. I thank all those who have made me aware of certain resources going into and throughout graduate school.

If you have suggestions for articles to include or resources to add, shoot me an email or add them in the comments section below.

Advice for starting graduate students: choosing a lab

Advice for starting graduate students: being successful

Career

Mentoring

-biafra
bahanonu [at] alum.mit.edu

more articles to enjoy:

quantized art
28 may 2012 | essay
Quantized art. The idea came about while reading how the music industry assembles top-liners, producers, artists, performers, etc. to [...]create top 40 hits. For example, there has been a recent trend in pop music to use 'drops', when the song builds to a crescendo and then a crazy, catchy bass line is released that causes everyone to dance. This has been perfected to the point where even an okay song can become popular because the producers know when to build, at what moment to intersperse catchy, meaningless lyrics and how to end the song on a high. I like the idea that art (as in paintings, drawings, etc.) can be dissected and quantified.

My first pass at developing an algorithm to break art down to its details and then use this knowledge to generate art that people would consider 'great'. We'll see how this evolves.

National Park animals #1: Pinnacles, Kings Canyon, Sequoia
27 June 2022 | designs

America s national parks are a treasure that everyone who lives in, or visits, the United States should have a chance to enjoy. We recently[...] visited three national parks: Pinnacles, Kings Canyon, and Sequoia. Each has beautiful landscapes and flora; however, another attraction is the diversity of animals, from squirrels to bees to several bears (including a mother and cub!).If you look closely in the top-right photo, you can see a snake hiding under the rock (the squirrel gave a series of warning calls while approaching the snake before/during the photo).Captured on my Olympus E-M10 Mark III (various settings, lenses).

book review: the old man's war
13 february 2015 | books
A brilliant science fiction novel that raises many questions and sets up an intriguing universe.[...]

janelia opening symposium
24 june 2011 | science
At the beginning of the Janelia Undergrad program we had to give a presentation on what we planned to do. It was a worthwhile experiences t[...]hat made one really focus on the different aspects of your project and get feedback.

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