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Featured Image by RF._.studio from Pexels Part 2 in my Self-Care in STEM series is all about the self-care techniques that helped me get through grad school. (Part 1 was on my self-care in undergrad & my first job out of college – read Part 1 here) Grad School After working at my first job for 3 years,…
I’m all about helping other women in STEM prioritize self-care in order to minimize burnout; if we don’t look out for ourselves, who will? One way I’m doing that is with my video series Self-Care in STEM (follow me @sharanadarcel to watch it on IGTV). To kick it off, I shared how self-care has helped…
A paper was recently published in Nature Communications that looks into mentorship within scientific fields. One section of the study looked into how the genders of the mentor and mentee played a role in their success during and after the mentorship. One of the findings from this study: “opposite-gender mentorship may actually increase the impact…
Hi! My name is Sharana, and I don’t want a PhD. I don’t want to go back to school. I’ve earned 3 degrees already, and I’m happy with those. Don’t get me wrong, I get sooo excited when I see women sharing their PhD experiences on Instagram, just killing it in STEM fields and inspiring…
Ever since I was younger, I knew I wanted to work as a forensic scientist. My strengths in school were math and science, and I’ve always been a bit of a computer geek. Watching the scientists on CSI & Forensic Files use math, science, and computers to help solve crimes helped me realize that’s exactly…
