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Visiting Burj Khalifa with my fiancée after getting engaged A new chapter in my life, getting married, started during the pandemic....

Or: What is the difference between Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, and (full) Professor? When I first heard the term “Assistant...

Teaching the same course for the third time, I felt fairly confident about its content. How it would need to be adopted for the “ Hy-Flex...

Throughout my research career, I have worked on developing multiple cutting-edge technologies. Each of these technologies typically...

Depending on the stage of your academic career, you might either hate or love writing. Regardless, you enjoy a good story. Writing a...

Know your audience Every granting agency has certain goals, whether it is improving food supply for United States Department of...

Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay By prioritizing. Most of us get trapped in the belief that longer hours will lead to higher...

Over the past two months, most of us have been hunkered down at home. Although a small fraction of the population continued to work to...

Very carefully, that's how. The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the world. In academia, classes have moved online and research has been...

(or, how I learned the importance of taking feedback) Special Guest Article by Professor Abby Engelberth Professor Engelberth advises...

The key to maintaining productivity is getting plenty of rest. So, sleep, meditate, eat, and exercise for the best outcome.

Designed by Kiranshashtry from Flaticon Inspired by a conversation with a friend and by the Patriot Act episode on Why We Can’t Retire ,...

Last year, I was overwhelmed by teaching a junior-level course for the first time. It would take me about eight to ten hours to prepare...

The question was originally posted in Quora and I could not resist writing a response (seen below). I believe the perspective of a...

I write this article as I wait for my flight back to Indianapolis departing from Phoenix. I have been visiting Arizona and California for...

The short answer: yes, I think we do. Being surrounded by academics and delving into research questions about the deepest truths of the...

Guest Article by Professor Abby Engelberth As far as I know, humans are the only species on planet Earth that have developed a written...

When people hear about a professor, they often imagine someone who is very knowledgeable and has most (if not all) of the answers. Yet,...

Time is our most precious resource. Just like everyone else, professors have limited time to do the work they want to do. What is...

So, how much do you earn? This question is more taboo in the American/Canadian culture than it is in the Indian culture. Thus, although I...