by anna_beaudry1 | Apr 25, 2022 | dissertation, GPS workshops, graduate student advice, Graduate Student Association, Graduate Student Mentoring, graduate student resources, Graduate Writing Center, interview, life in grad school, STEM, wellness, writing
For our final interview this semester in the How and Where I Write Series (don’t worry, we’ll bring this back in the future!), we sat down with Jasmine Stovall, a fourth-year PhD student in the Biology department. She also completed her MS at Baylor as...
by anna_beaudry1 | Apr 12, 2022 | graduate student advice, graduate student resources, Graduate Writing Center, interview, life in grad school, STEM, wellness, writing
Want to get to know the soon-to-be Associate Dean of Professional Development for Baylor’s Graduate School, Dr. Sara Dolan? Read on to learn more about her and her writing habits. Starting in June, Dr. Dolan will be taking over from current Associate Dean, Dr....
by anna_beaudry1 | Dec 6, 2021 | graduate student advice, Graduate Student Association, graduate student guest post, Graduate Student Mentoring, graduate student resources, guest post, STEM, wellness
Earning my undergraduate degree from Baylor and transitioning into graduate studies was a challenging experience. The friends and connections I made during my time at undergrad had left Waco and were flinging their green and gold afar, so to speak. For me, the first...
by anna_beaudry1 | Oct 4, 2021 | graduate student advice, graduate student guest post, graduate student resources, guest post, Present Your PhD, PYPhD, Research Opportunities, STEM
If you want to get a bunch of scientists to nod approvingly, walk up to a group of them and say “What we really need is to be better about communicating our science.” It’s the perennial problem that scientists love to complain about but don’t always act upon. Many...
by beth_barr | Feb 10, 2020 | GPS workshops, graduate student advice, graduate student guest post, STEM
Today we welcome Biology doctoral students Brooke Morris and Zach Winfield to BearTracks. “Find a mentor.” Right? We have all heard that phrase. But how do you do it? I remember hearing ‘find a mentor’ at the start of my undergraduate degree. But I...
by beth_barr | Feb 3, 2020 | Beth Allison Barr author, graduate student guest post, STEM
We are so pleased to welcome back Present your PhD (PyPhD) to BearTracks. They have great resources to help graduate students learn how to better communicate their research. We appreciate their willingness to share these with us! Everything we do at PyPhD focuses on...
