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GRAD life
"It will cost you $200,000 to put me through university and grad school. If you invest that money instead, I can retire at age 18!"—Cartoon by Randy Glasbergen The transition from undergraduate to...
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Balance
Demonstrating the art of balance. Source: Wikimedia Commons So far it seems that I am having trouble being as prolific of a blogger as I would like. I have a swarm of topic ideas in my head right now,...
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Grad Life: Hutong Edition
"In with the New Old: A reconstructed Hutong in Beijing" by E. Dirlikov Throughout much of my doctoral field research in Beijing, I have been staying in an old Chinese courtyard (siheyuan’r) that a few...
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From West to East and Back Again: What I’ve learned about setting up research...
I’ve spent almost two years in China researching tuberculosis control. Along the way, I’ve garnered a lot of experience in setting up research abroad. Here, I lay out ten points of advice for Grad...
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The Academic Shift
McLennen Library, Cybertheque I’m writing to you from the 3rd floor of McGill’s McLennan Library. It’s Sunday evening and I have just saddled up to a desk with a white table top and a bright orange...
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Another day on the slopes! This time in the sun.
Out of all the animals on earth, I’d say humans have come up with the most elaborate and bizarre methods to accomplish the verb “play.” I’d also say skiing and snowboarding are such examples. Fancy...
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