Tips for the NSF GRFP Application by Danielle Perry, 2017 NSF GRFP recipient and GWC tutor The National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) recognizes exceptional graduate students seeking research-based Master’s and doctoral degrees from accredited United States institutions (https://www.nsfgrfp.org/). The GRFP supports students in NSF-supported science, technology, engineering, and mathematics disciplines. It is […]
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Comma Chameleon
Do you need a quick refresher course on how to effectively use commas? This short video may be just the thing you need. It isn’t easy holding complex sentences together (just ask a conjunction or a subordinate), but the clever little comma can help lighten the load. But how to tell when help is really needed? Terisa Folaron offers some tricks of the comma trade.
How to Use a Comma
Dealing with the Curse of the Blank Page
We’ve all been there: the research is done, and the deadline is looming, but the page remains blank. How do you work through writer’s block? This article from Inside Higher Ed (2018) offers advice on how to get started, including how to set SMART goals. SMART goals are Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic and Time specific. Creating SMART goals any time you write can help you spend your time focused on a specific task with an achievable outcome. Who doesn’t like feeling accomplished at the end of a writing session?
Blank page staring you down?
Science Writing as a Career?
It’s true that many scientists work in labs, running experiments, trials, and programs. Many publish their findings in scientific journals for others in the science community to read. Did you ever think about bringing your scientific work outside of the lab, outside of your field, and into the public sphere? Science writing is a career path that offers scientists the opportunity to combine their passion for the natural world with a desire to communicate. This article, published in Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment (2017), explores the careers of several science writers, and offers a glimpse into this expanding field.
Breaking into Science Writing
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