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59,558 | I am a 6-year PhD student in computer engineering in an Asian country. My research field is Bioinformatics which was really hard to me in the beginning, but now, I love it and I have much experience at it.
Last year I was an intern in the bioinformatics department at a high-quality university in the United States. Sin... | [
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59,560 | Okay, so back in my country, the difference between private and public colleges is pretty visible. I have worked in biotech labs of both kinds and know that there's a lot of restrictions on using costly instruments in private colleges whereas we get a lot of liberty to get hands-on lab experience in public ones and som... | [
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59,572 | I previously asked this question [Senior co-author is jeopardizing two years of work](https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/59299/senior-co-author-is-jeopardizing-two-years-of-work).
I have been trying to address my senior co-author's concerns. However, he is still not happy, and has now started to openly insul... | [
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"text": "The best thing to do now would be to consult your supervisor/advisor in person.\n\nYou might also consider a rel... | 2015/12/07 | [
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59,588 | Applied for a faculty position and was notified three weeks ago that the Faculty Search Committee has placed my name on the short-list of applicants to be reviewed by all faculty in the department. I was also notified that if I am still interested in this position, I may be contacted within the next few weeks to be inv... | [
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"text": "Congratulations on making the short list! There is no way to tell from the outside what the school is doing,... | 2015/12/07 | [
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59,597 | Adjusting for inflation, (without too much controversy, I expect), it is evident that college was more affordable in the past. See for example, this [chart of Tuition and Fees and Room and Board over Time, 1975-76 to 2015-16](http://trends.collegeboard.org/college-pricing/figures-tables/tuition-and-fees-and-room-and-bo... | [
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"text": "There are many factors!\n\n* In the past there was much less demand for highly educated people, as there were many m... | 2015/12/07 | [
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59,600 | I have a Bachelor's degree in journalism, and I'm starting a Master's degree program next year. I'd like to teach in a university - is it possible to do so with only a Master's? | [
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"text": "Your question is short and missing much information, so I will try to cover a few basics.\n\nIn general, i... | 2015/12/07 | [
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59,603 | I read [this](https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/8077/how-to-get-back-on-track-after-falling-behind) question about falling behind, but my question is more about the long term.
I find myself becoming depressed at lack of overall opportunities in graduate school (in mathematics, specifically, though this ques... | [
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"text": "You've got a few problems here, so I'm going to try to address each in turn.\n\n**Depression**: As has been noted ... | 2015/12/07 | [
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59,606 | I'm interested in knowing the optimal technology/techniques to implement something (storing Lidar data in a database) in a corporate IT world. I have a colleague who recommended that I contact his old phd adviser since his old adviser has done what I'm looking at doing before. He carried out the work as a means to an e... | [
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"text": "This is acceptable, but you may not get an answer. I would use @tonysdg solution of keeping it vague where yo... | 2015/12/08 | [
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59,607 | I am seeking some general advice from applied mathematicians at American universities. In my statement of purpose, would my stating that I want to pursue a PhD in applied mathematics primarily for the purpose of working in industry be a bad idea, in general?
This would be sort of "keeping it real" and being honest, w... | [
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"text": "I have done graduate admissions for my math department. I am a \"pure mathematician\" but my department is just ... | 2015/12/08 | [
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59,623 | I did a successfull research project for my studies. My team created a software prototype and a promising evaluation therefore. It has potential for further research and eventually for an industry product.
The idea of the overall prototype is mine, but one core component originally comes from my advisor at that time. ... | [
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"text": "First of all you should inquire with your institution regarding intellectual property. Usually, there are some ... | 2015/12/08 | [
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59,624 | "Large" includes "health issues", among other things.
I know someone facing this situation. She has successfully used her story in applications to important programs during undergraduate, and it did explain some time she had away from school (I believe this includes broken time during her undergraduate study in total,... | [
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"text": "My own experience includes the opposite of what you describe. I have evaluated statements of purpose (SoP) wi... | 2015/12/08 | [
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59,626 | Taking notes based on the textbook obviously helps to organize and summarize info in the textbook. But if I highlighted the most important areas of the textbook, and while revising I only look at these parts, won't it have the same effect as taking textbook notes (as far as summarizing goes)? Ultimately my question is,... | [
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"text": "Personally, writing something down in my own words helps my understanding tremendously. It forces me to actually, pro... | 2015/12/08 | [
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59,628 | I submitted my paper one week ago to a journal and I want to cancel my submission. Is it possible? | [
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"text": "Any reputable journal will provide some way for authors to withdraw their papers. \n\n* For journals with an onli... | 2015/12/08 | [
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59,639 | I am considering applying for PhD degree. Regarding this I contact many professors to see if they are accepting new students or if I am a good fit for their research group. The responses will be different.
For some of them, if lucky, they tell you the instruction, e.g. send your CV, contact me for the research you ha... | [
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"text": "If you consider to send just a thank you email- then it is no, it would not make any impact at all. No profes... | 2015/12/08 | [
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59,645 | It seems that most of the job advertisements for postdoc positions in mathematics (in the US) on mathjobs are named positions (I.e. "Smith visiting assistant professor" or something like that), and each department offers a very small number of such positions (usually between 1 to 4). But when I check the webpages of th... | [
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59,664 | **Background:**
I am a PhD student and am one step away from graduating. I have created a [dataset in 3D microscopy vision](http://selibcv.org/3dsem/), particularly 3D surface reconstruction from scanning electron microscope images, and the [work](http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352340915003133) has ... | [
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"text": "You could just host the data on your own university homepage but I would not encourage this. You can not guarantee stable... | 2015/12/09 | [
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59,668 | I'm curious about how common it is to negotiate for requests/demands that are not necessarily directly related to salary, research, or teaching load during the job hiring process in academia.
Some potential examples that come to mind:
1. Coverage of school athletic facility fees
2. Parking pass / daily commute costs... | [
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59,671 | Assume there is a young tenure-track professor on a 9-month salary who is a good instructor and manages to get research published at an appropriate pace during the school year for tenure consideration. Could the professor's decision on how he/she spends his/her 3 months each summer affect his/her tenure decision? Speci... | [
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59,681 | I use the google scholar alert system which sends me new studies made on a specific saved search. I'm looking for a way to exclude research conducted in some countries (or to only include some countries). | [
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59,688 | Background: I am a fourth year math graduate student in the US.
I currently have three active email accounts: personal (gmail), graduate university (windows live), and undergraduate university (also windows live). Shortly after I began graduate school, I set up the latter two accounts to forward everything to my gmail... | [
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59,703 | Students enjoy discounted memberships to many professional/academic societies. However, membership renewals rarely align with one's degree date. So when do you switch your membership from a student member to non-student membership? I see two obvious possibilities
* When your degree is conferred, and you are no longer ... | [
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59,710 | I'm starting university soon and I'm going to major in math, and minor, at least, in philosophy. I'm also going to start a new language (I'm Finnish and I'm fluent in English), and the languages I've been thinking are Latin and French. I know that if you study a lot of philosophy, it's good to know Latin so that you ca... | [
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59,725 | I am a postdoctoral scholar at a top ranked US University and I am on a J1 visa. I have received an offer for a position in a company, which should be filled by May 2016. The company told me that they may sponsor me for a H1B visa, but the asked me to check whether it may be faster to apply for a green card with a self... | [
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59,731 | I am applying for jobs on mathjobs.org, and I regularly refresh the new postings page.
Sometimes I see jobs that I want to apply for right away, but I am not sure if it looks bad. I am worried about coming across as desperate or I am trying for the shotgun effect.
**Does it look bad to apply for a job soon after it w... | [
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59,734 | I have some time now to think about what I want to write for my dissertation, but I just don’t know how to find an appropriate topic. I like what I do and I *could* do a lot.
Some people seem to have really interesting and *specialized* interests and topics for their dissertations. And although I *am* really into what... | [
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59,735 | What are some useful **sources for investigating common salary ranges** for academics? This would be especially useful if it can be broken down by region, school type, position, and/ or institution.
This information is invaluable for going into an interview or negotiation process being (at least somewhat) informed.
... | [
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59,737 | Just last month I asked three professors to write me recommendation letters for my graduate school application. They all agreed. Then today I found an internship that also requires recommendation letters.
I am interested in applying to the internship, but I worry whether I would be asking for letters from my professor... | [
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59,738 | Do American-educated mathematics PhDs generally have an advantage over natively educated PhDs (in, say, France or Italy) in applying for research positions? | [
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59,743 | I'm in my senior year of undergrad. I messed up a little bit academically this semester - not seriously, but enough to be confident I wouldn't get into a top 20 math PhD program. So I wanted to work on improving my CV for a year or two and then apply to the top 20 PhD programs (kind of like [this person](https://academ... | [
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59,745 | I have applied to PhD programs in engineering in the US. I have been early in applying to most programs (deadlines range from mid-December to mid-January). I have not contacted any professors prior to applying, as I have been told by many that it would largely be a waste of time. Instead I reached out to several grad s... | [
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59,757 | I'm first year international graduate student in US and recently I have received an insulting email (for example including "be thankful and keep your mouth shut") from a domestic student who is my teammate in a class project. The email was a follow up to my debate with another teammate, however there wasn't any context... | [
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59,768 | When asking for an opportunity to do a PhD with a professor at a foreign university, he replied:
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> As a prerequisite you would need to take care of your own funding to cover the costs of your entire PhD project (4 years, cost of living, housing etc.). If you have such funds I would be happy to discuss with you the ... | [
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59,778 | This question is quite specific but I believe it applies to other school of similar rank.
I have the following kind of IELTS English language test result:
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> Speaking: 8, Listening: 7.5, Reading: 8.0, Writing: 6.0, average: 7.5.
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>
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According to Oxford's language requirements, they desire an average score of... | [
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59,784 | I would like to think of my options for a job outside academia and was hoping to get ideas from others. I feel I'm between fields:
* I studied biology as an undergrad; but never pipetted anything since.
* I did a PhD (and postdoc, with relatively good outcome) in cognitive science/experimental psychology (fMRI, EEG, ... | [
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"text": "[User Experience](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_experience) design and testing might be up your alley. UX ... | 2015/12/10 | [
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59,790 | I am a final year PhD student in Mechanical Engineering. My PhD comprises only numerical work with a Finite Element Method software, and structural optimization with a developed MATLAB code. I have already a good number of publications, and a few innovations in my project, like structures with a new configuration. Howe... | [
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59,796 | I'm applying to math PhD programs in the US. In my statements of purpose, should I include references to the literature? I haven't done so yet, but I keep thinking I probably should. | [
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59,798 | I heard that information technology is a great tool to do research.I have good expertise on Microsoft office (Office,Excel,Access,Power point,Output) and graphical software like Adobe Photoshop.Could I mention these learning skills in my SOP? | [
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59,807 | I'm ranked as one of top 4% users of Data Science Stackexchange.
I'm applying for a PhD program in related field.
Shall I mention my Stackexchange rank in my resume?
If yes under what title? | [
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59,808 | I have seen a grading policy for a course with two midterms. Under this policy, if a student scores better in the second midterm than in the first one, the first test will be "forgiven" and the weight shifts to the second one. For example, if midterm 1 and are 15% each and a student got 60 for midterm 1 and 80 for midt... | [
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59,819 | I'm a U.S. student studying abroad in Canada and also an undergraduate student. I believe my question could apply to graduate students in the same situation, i.e. someone who has not had prior mental health issues and who is unaware how to move forward.
Recently, starting a little before this Fall semester, I've been ... | [
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59,820 | I've been to many PhD proposals and defenses, but I've yet to give either myself. At every talk I've seen, after the speaker finishes his/her presentation and the non-committee members ask their questions, we're asked to leave the room. I assume the committee then asks the speaker questions.
Are these questions any d... | [
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59,827 | This may be too discipline specific, but I'm going to give it a shot.
I'm still relatively new to grad school (6 months), but I've been told by several older students to keep an eye out for potential thesis/dissertation topics. I'd like to start a list of potential ideas for myself - I'm sure some will be solved befor... | [
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59,846 | After an interview, I was offered a pre-doc grant for one year. Although I'm very interested in the research, I have other reasons to prefer staying in my current position: I think it would be easier for me to pursue the PhD I want from here.
Is it possible to kindly refuse the proposal and still hope to work with that... | [
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59,860 | I have got the first revision of my paper from a journal in Elsiver. Despite, all 3 reviewers' comment are very positive and accepted the paper the editor is so tough. He is questioning the originality of the proposed method and also saying the paper is not very much in the scope of journal.
If so, why did you hand it... | [
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59,876 | I worked as an RA and a TA with a professor, therefore I am hoping for a solid recommendation letter. However, I am concerned if the admissions committee would run a background check on the professor who wrote the recommendation letter, mainly:
1) Would they be looking at the students opinion of that professor? Exampl... | [
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59,877 | Is it worth it (about $1000) to go to the JMM without any in-advanced-scheduled interview invitations? | [
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59,883 | I am burned out and exhausted and need a place to rant and get advice. =(
I am an undergraduate student majoring in Information Systems who was hired a few months ago to work in a Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) research lab at my university. My job consists of reviewing academic papers before submitting them for pub... | [
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59,884 | Does anyone know if there exists a tool to generate the trend of interest in a particular research field over time?
I am particularly interested in wearable computing. I know this field has been hot for the last few years, I would like a measure of this “hotness” using academic publications relating to this area. i.e.... | [
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59,893 | I just started my Ph.D. in fall 2015 in a very good, high-ranking school in the United States. However, my advisor and I were not able to work together and I did not like her way of advising, since she uses negative reinforcement. She was harsh, annoying, and trying to get into my personal life. I do not have a co-supe... | [
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59,905 | I recently presented at a conference abroad (my first one), and the entry fee was $50 USD. Now, as this was my first conference, the concept of paying to present at a conference is still a foreign one to me. I can't really wrap my head around submitting an abstract, it getting accepted and then paying to present about ... | [
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59,919 | So I had my phone on me while taking my final and one of the TAs asked if I did which I admitted to having it; he then just asked me to place it on the desk next to me and leave it there for the rest of the test, which I obliged. Then, once I turned in my final, the TA set my test aside from the rest of the other tests... | [
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59,943 | I understand most parts of the hiring process for an academic job, except for the reference check. How do they check it, who checks it, and when do they check it? Do they check what we write in the cover letter, cv, teaching/research statement, etc.? Do they run a background check, credit score check on you? | [
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59,958 | I’m working on a paper and I realized I do not have an adequate dataset (for reference, this is in a subfield of machine learning), nor do I have the time to personally go and create one. A colleague and friend of mine offered to collect the data and give it to me, as it would be useful as a benchmark for some of his o... | [
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59,965 | I have had some discussions with a director of mathematics at a local 4-year college, and he has verbally offered me a teaching role. We've gotten closer, and he has sold it pretty aggressively to me.
My guess is that, without my having a PhD, I would probably help teach anything from pre-calculus up to linear algebr... | [
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59,974 | The Overleaf website has a LaTeX template IEEE Transactions. Does it fully support the format as desired by IEEE? | [
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59,975 | For the proofreading of my thesis I've used the help of a paid lector.
My question is, if it's normal practice to include this person into the acknowledgements of the thesis? | [
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59,977 | We’re currently publishing a preview of a paper we’ve just gotten accepted to a conference and of the five of us, one member started an Arxiv submission application first. This means that the rest of us were not able to submit an application in lieu of his, even though he did not have the final version of the paper. In... | [
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59,985 | I had written to a well know professor in my field of study regarding a possible PhD position. He responded and asked for references. I was dumb enough to respond to this mail after 4 days. It has been two weeks since the last email and I never heard from the professor.
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59,991 | Does a B in a class look worse for graduate school admissions than an audit, given I'm not expected to have the class in the first place?
More specifically, I'm studying abroad and taking five math classes. When I go back to my home institution, by the time I graduate I'll have exhausted all the math courses there, so... | [
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60,011 | There is a job search in my department. The department is extremely divided on the candidates. As new faculty, should I abstain from voting? Is this a prudent choice? | [
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60,022 | I will be doing an Honours in Commerce next year at a [GO8](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Group_of_Eight_(Australian_universities)) university.
This is essentially a stepping stone into a pathway to academia (or sometimes a resume booster for getting into industry).
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60,023 | So, I've edited the question to hopefully give more clarity on the situation:
I've recently learned that my friend **( A )** assisted in plagiarism for another student **( B )** by completing the vast majority of a final-project in a class I also take with student **B**. I know **B** doesn't deserve the almost-perfect... | [
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60,030 | I am writing an article which include some complicated figures.
These figures are networks with different colored nodes. About these figures, for example, I want to say:
Red nodes show XX, blue nodes indicates to YY, and Yellow nodes show TT.
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60,044 | Towards the end of one particular semester, I had some health issues which forced me to travel in order to get treated. This resulted in me missing the last two weeks of courses and all my final exams. I arranged so that I got grades of "incomplete" in all my courses, until I took the exams and finished my coursework a... | [
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60,047 | I have come across a publication by a set of well recognized professors that has been published in both IEEE and ACM in two different years.
I know that IEEE punishes scientists who publish material which [uses more than 25% of the content from another publication](https://www.ieee.org/publications_standards/publicati... | [
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60,052 | I contacted a professor for PhD study, and discussed the project. I would like to make a formal application: should I first ask would it be competitive? | [
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60,053 | My problem is pretty weird to describe. This semester I didn't keep track of student attendance in classes because the university system didn't become functional until two weeks before the end of the semester. Now this student comes up complaining that he wants to fail due to *absence in classes* (which by the way he d... | [
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60,073 | I am in the final stages of my PhD in pure math, and have been submitting applications to positions. Most of these have been through mathjobs.org but some positions of interest to me don't use that site.
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60,076 | I've recently sent out an article for review. I've been in email contact with the editor from journal #1 from the start, and was quite up-front that I wasn't sure whether or not my article would be a good match for their journal (in methodology, yes; in century and author focus, not so much). Today, I found a special i... | [
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60,080 | I will be finishing my PhD in pure math next semester, so I'm applying for jobs. I've noticed that on Mathjobs.org, listings for tenure-track positions do not say that one must have experience beyond completing the PhD. In some cases it will say this is preferred, but I have not seen any listings saying it is required,... | [
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60,082 | If you're submitting information for an article, and you have no institution affiliation, what should you use? I was asked for an address and all I have is an home address. That seems a bit weird to use, however. | [
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60,094 | Some job ads of US schools require a "statement on diversity". I am not based in the US, and have never written one before. What should one say in a statement on diversity anyway? Am I supposed to state how I would increase the (ethical, scientific, or with regards to other aspects) diversity of the faculty? Would some... | [
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60,095 | A conference I have submitted to asks for an "extended abstract" of up to 10 pages, which amounts to pretty much a full paper. Why is it then called "abstract"?
The conference is in the crossing between computer science, biology, and mathematics, so it may be following any of their traditions. | [
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60,099 | I'm planning to apply for a Master course in the area of computer graphics. My goal is to conduct research in this area in the future.
However, I'm not sure I will be able to apply for the course this year due to my personal circumstances and I may need to wait a year before I do so.
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60,105 | Is any of you aware of studies that show how a Qualifying examination affects things like success in an Academic career, publications, etc.
As many of you know, there are many countries that do not have Qualifying examinations in Graduate school. I just would like to know if there is solid research on this topic. | [
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60,108 | I am a teacher in an institute and I teach English as a foreign language to students in an 8\_week session. At the end of each session, the students are required to give their opinion about the class and the teacher.
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60,115 | When transcripts are submitted as part of your graduate admission's package, how can the graduate admissions staff consider your junior/senior grades, when your applying to the program a year in advance? Basically, when you submit your transcript, you will only have your freshmen, sophomore, and junior grades listed. H... | [
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60,136 | I'm in the second year of a master's program, working on a thesis. I am not getting enough help from my supervisor because he has a different methodological background from me. I am also not finding enough evidence to complete the thesis, and the topic has been very difficult to research because almost nothing is writt... | [
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60,138 | I just realized that I referenced my desire to go to school A in a letter to school B (in fact, I did this by mistake for 2 schools!). Most unfortunately, I have already submitted the applications for these 2 schools so I can no longer change the letters. How damaging can this mistake be? The annoying thing is, I menti... | [
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60,152 | I have recently completed a Multivariable Calculus class. I struggle a lot with math, and failed the first and second midterms and I feel that I failed the final exam as well. The first midterm was worth 25% of my grade, the second was worth 30% and and the final was 35%. I am absolutely convinced that I failed the fin... | [
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60,164 | I submitted a theoretical paper to Physical Review Letters, and the editor answered that it can be published in Physical Review but it seems not suitable for a Letter given the Referee responses.
Basically, one of the Referee recommends a Letter, while the other recommends a normal Physical Review.
I would like to a... | [
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60,172 | Six classmates and myself have been in the same program for the past 2 years and one of them just informed me of another classmate that sits beside him of cheating on exams, so I informed the professor, and now that person may be kicked out of the program.
Did I do right?
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60,176 | I enjoy that Google finds things I've written that I would never bother to link on my own web page, just because it's nice to have all my writing collected *somewhere* given I've made the effort. But given that academics often assess each other from Google Scholar, I'm worried that my "year" index is getting cluttered ... | [
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60,187 | I just got my PhD 2 weeks ago. Last April I discussed with a professor about an offer to join her team. However, this offer was pending a certain project acceptance (I was supposed to work mainly on that project).
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60,199 | There were several discussions on this website about the importance of academic rankings. Opinions seem to range from "very important" to "completely meaningless". My question, however, is a bit different: Out of the different available rankings, which one is the best to consult when considering post-doc opportunities?... | [
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60,216 | Years ago I was diagnosed with leukemia and fortunately I won at that time the battle. Beginning of last year I started a PhD and after 1 year, my old illness was again knocking the doors and I had to stop the PhD asking for a Leave of Absence to start my treatment.
I've got a LOA but unfortunately, 6 months later an... | [
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60,232 | The academic review process is usually supposed to be blind, in that authors are not told the identity of the reviewers. But frequently it is possible to guess who has reviewed your work, or the reviewers themselves may let you know informally.
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60,233 | In England, in principle, there are three [pathways](http://www.bristol.ac.uk/hr/grading/academic/pathways/) to professorship, or in general to teaching permanent positions at universities. The third one is *for academic staff whose responsibilities are primarily to cover essential teaching, educational needs and, for ... | [
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60,234 | I have recently successfully completed my PhD Viva (oral exam) at a UK university. This means that my PhD project is formally over and I have a formal promise from the university that I will be awarded a PhD, under the condition that I submit a corrected version of my thesis, adding those corrections requested by the e... | [
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60,238 | I was mentally ill for the first three years of my undergraduate studies (altogether, I had the diagnoses of severe depression and anxiety disorder for about five years). The diseases delayed my progress considerably. However, I recovered, and have done extremely well after that.
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60,240 | I have a new PhD student who needs a rather large number of letters of recommendation for a fellowship. Normally I would not agree to write such a letter without knowing the student for a longer period of time, but at this point she has exhausted her list of other potential letter writers and has no other good option. ... | [
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60,252 | Background:
After an academic dismissal from an undergraduate program, I have been working towards improving my GPA (as well as my own academic habits) at a community college, in hopes that after receiving an associates degree, I can move forward with to earn a bachelors and hopefully enter a graduate program. I kno... | [
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60,264 | I could not find any guidelines on how to plan¹ and conduct a research project. Because it seems like when I have just a goal, i.e., a specific hypothesis to check, and passion in the beginning, the passion go away in a while, and without a specific plan and deadlines, I start digging into every little problem or new f... | [
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"text": "At least for me, writing a research plan was very useful for my actual research. I found this article helpful: <http... | 2015/12/18 | [
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60,274 | I have recently finished my PhD and am currently considering my options. I have come to the conclusion that the teaching or the "publish or perish" nature of academia isn't really appealing for me.
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60,277 | I've learned that academics can ensure that their papers can be freely distributed, even when those papers are published at places that require transferring copyright, simply by granting a nonexclusive license to distribute the paper *before* signing anything with the publisher. Why don't academics use this method to e... | [
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60,292 | I suspect a student misread an exam question worth 10 points (exam out of 120). Aside from this one student, the rest all understood the question and the average grade was 8.2/10 for this question. One student did something entirely different and got 0.
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60,295 | I have received the acceptance of my paper from Editor board. However, the print charges is much higher than I expected. My original manuscript contained only 12 pages but the proof (final version), which was sent to me contains 24 pages. So the print charges are doubled.
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60,298 | Is there any research/study/survey that looked at how often academic inventions have already been in private companies (or public but secretive organizations, e.g. the RSA cryptosystem was first discovered UK intelligence agency GCHQ)?
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60,299 | Reading about a journal A, I understood that authors can submit papers free of charge to this journal. I have submitted a paper and received a letter of acceptence **with a bill**. The editor said that I have to pay print charges in order to publish my paper.
What should I do?
Can I withdraw my paper? | [
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60,317 | So, I previously repeated an undergraduate course and I am graduating next semester with only two courses left to take. I recently realized that if I repeat another course from my first year, I can bring my GPA up from 3.85 to 3.90 and graduate summa cum laude, but I wonder if repeating too many courses for GPA (two in... | [
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