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The New York Times
Sabina London, 21, is a senior at the University of Pennsylvania majoring in the biological basis of behavior, also known as neuroscience.
In high school, Ms. London started STEM You Can! summer camps for children in grades 4 through 6; there are to date 95 camp and school programs, which have served — without charge — more than 3,500 students in 17 states. She has won several national awards for her efforts.
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Fast Company
Are you having an existential crisis, wondering if you are pursuing the right career path? Perhaps you’re wondering if your current job is your true passion. If you are feeling this way, the good news is you’re not alone. You, me, and millions of other people have had these same thoughts.
You might have worked hard in an industry for a few years or even decades and then started to wonder if you were on the right track. You may also realize that while you enjoyed what you were doing for the last few years, it wasn’t your true calling.
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EurekAlert!
Ninety-nine percent of science, technology, engineering and math jobs in the U.S. require some form of postsecondary education. Yet, degree holders in science and engineering fields remain predominantly White and male. This results in the exclusion of a large portion of the U.S. workforce which consists of 29% underrepresented minorities, 46.9% women and 16.9% immigrants?from participating in these high-paying, high-growth fields.
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Science
As a faculty member, there are few things as rewarding as watching students and postdocs in your lab work collaboratively with one another — and with you — while they develop as scientists and push your lab’s research in exciting new directions. That’s why it often comes as a surprise to learn that there is conflict within your research group.
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Inside Higher Ed
More than a third of Ph.D. students have sought help for anxiety or depression caused by Ph.D. study, according to results of a global survey of 6,300 students from Nature.
Thirty-six percent is a very large share, considering that many students who suffer don’t reach out for help. Still, the figure parallels those found by other studies on the topic. A 2018 study of mostly Ph.D. students, for instance, found that 39% of respondents scored in the moderate-to-severe depression range.
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By Anne Rose
 Here's the quandary: you've allowed an employee's unacceptable behavior to continue long term without serious repercussions. Now what? You personally like this employee. When she's at work, she does a good job. Co-workers and customers like her. The problem is her chronic absenteeism or tardiness, for example. You tried talking with this person months ago, which resulted in a lot of tears that only made you somehow feel guilty for hurting her feelings. She promised to improve, and for a couple of days, she did.
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Fast Company
Think about the last time you were looking for a person to join your project. Who were the people you thought about calling first? Were they the ones you already worked with before and knew would make a great team? Or perhaps it was someone who came recommended by those you trust? In any case, it was likely someone with a reputation of being competent and reliable.
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Science
Jeff Clark writes:
I arrived home from work, my mind racing. I was scheduled to perform an experiment using a pricey piece of equipment — one that I’d be unlikely to gain much access to again during my Ph.D. — and I needed it to go flawlessly. “Will the x-rays transmit correctly?” I wondered. “What’s my backup plan if things go wrong?” I had spent the whole day fretting about the experiment, and I wanted to shut off my anxious thoughts. So after dinner, I made a cup of hot chocolate, curled up on my sofa, and cracked open a novel I’d been reading.
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