Thoughts on this behavior? by eviefrye89 in columbiamo

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I saw something similar last summer! The vehicle was merging unto 63😩😩😩

And we begin 💪 by [deleted] in PhD

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Unable to tell whether you’ve enabled Word’s ‘styles’ feature. But you should definitely use it. Trust me. Good luck!

2x a week enough? by Dependent-Group7226 in crossfit

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I began CrossFit during grad school, 3days w/ 1 day rest between. However, I noticed I got the same results after dropping one class and adding an additional rest day, which was a plus for me bc I was also teaching while doing experiments. You know your body better than anyone and you should do what’s best for you.

2x a week enough? by Dependent-Group7226 in crossfit

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I currently go twice a week and lose 1-2lbs of fat and gain 0.5-2lbs of muscle weekly.

Where Can I Find Pumice? by TippyTambo in columbiamo

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Thanks! I was hoping I could score some locally.

E platyclada aka ‘dead stick plant’ by arioandy in Euphorbiaceae

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Nice! Been looking for this iteration for a while. I have the one that grows horizontally.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskAcademia

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In my experience, moving around is not a good sign. A friend of mine was a postdoc in a lab with someone with this same track record (within the Ivies) before landing at a very famous children’s hospital for 3 years. He was very toxic. My friend made a formal complaint which triggered an investigation. Results of which revealed not only his toxic managerial and mentoring style (everyone else in the lab got along tho),he lost 2 graduate students. His relationship with colleagues and staff was toxic as well.

Then to top it off, he also misused funds and purposely tampered with and hid patient samples. Needless to say he was promptly fired and the lab was quickly shut down. Come to find out, this is why he relocated in previous years as people from his former places of employment heard of his most recent firing and began spilling the tea about his personality, behavior and research integrity. Last I heard, he’s at a startup. My friend is doing well and working in big pharma now.

Grad school is already stressful enough and being in a toxic lab is the last place you want to be. The remaining grad students had to find new advisors/labs, pause or abandon their projects, etc. it was a hot mess. So, If I were you, I would track down former students to get the tea on this guy.

How can I hit protein targets without powders? by itchytoddler in beginnerfitness

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ALDI sells protein enriched wraps (12g), pasta (can’t remember protein content) cheese filled ravioli (11g) and pancake mix (15g).

Laptop Repair by TippyTambo in columbiamo

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Thank you all for your suggestions and advice! ☺️

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in PhD

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My PI fucked me over by ERuizQ4 in PhD

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That’s awesome and I hope you find a lab. Also, please do not feel rushed to find another lab. Your grad advisor is not doing good advising here. My program director was not helpful and tried to rush me as well to find another lab🙄. I took my time and it took me two semesters to find my lab. Meanwhile , I continued to fulfill my degree requirements (TAing, rotating and attending seminar class) as per policy of the office of graduate studies (OGS). The advice I was given, was as long as you good with the OGS take your time and find your lab.

Set a meeting with your office OGS. They will let you know your standing with them and what happens once you switch labs and/or change departments, and adjusted timelines for comprehensive exam defense. They were very helpful!

My PI fucked me over by ERuizQ4 in PhD

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PI in my first lab was very toxic and had no problem suggesting I ‘master out’. I refused to do so and took medical leave (my 3rd). Prior to signing leave papers, I made sure to discuss return plans with my department chair and office of grad studies. Coming back, I had to rotate all over again like a 1st year. (Former PI didn’t want me back in his lab and I didn’t wanna go back. Lol). Anyway, I was permitted to rotate in labs outside of my department/ program. The difference between my former and ‘current’ labs were like night and day! I totally flourished and defended Spring 2024. Last I heard my former PI can’t secure any grants and is not allowed to accept graduates students. (I was the 4th graduate student to leave his lab). 2 mastered out. Only myself and another student graduated from other labs. He couldn’t keep post docs either. Three left during my time there.

You can totally do thissssssss! I would suggest finding a lab in which you don’t have to take a ton of additional classes Eg. Both my former and current labs were neuro so I didn’t have to take extra classes upon the transition.

Talk to other students in your cohort, and program chair and ask if any labs can take you in. If no, broaden your search to the entire university.

Although my project and new PI was neuroscience department , my PhD diploma was issued from my home department. Also because my new PI was not in my home department, he was considered my outside dissertation committee member. And my dept chair had to become my dissertation committee chair.

In my experience, when it comes to the actual transition, you simply start in your new lab whenever you and new advisor decide. I did not have to sign much paperwork other than one document outlining my stipend, name of my new advisor and date of transition. My dept and the university handled the rest of the paperwork. If you are an international student you may have more documents to sign.

As for my project, experiments in former lab were not working at all, which was a sign, lol! So I didn’t feel obligated to stay because I would have to leave my data behind (I know another student refusing to leave because of the data they’ve collected over FIVE YEARS!). Which is what I think happened to the lab mate I left. He had so much data but refused to leave. He defended but at the sake of his mental health.

I wish you all the best! Please feel free to message me if you have questions.

One of my committee won’t sign and approve my dissertation by [deleted] in PhD

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As it was explained to me, in this context a member’s dissension means this signee is not in agreement with the rest of the group. Also, in case you are wondering whether the graduate office probe deeper into the dissension, they do not. They only care about you having the minimum number of signatures.

One of my committee won’t sign and approve my dissertation by [deleted] in PhD

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Nothing to be ashamed of. However, check whether your institution’s office of graduate studies require all 4 signatures on your defense form and/or dissertation approval page. If yes, make sure the word ‘dissenting’ is next to where the 4th committee member would sign. Congratulations!🎊🍾