reflection
One thing that surprised me about the change from grad student to professor is how shy I felt about doing "faculty" things. Checking my department mailbox. Using the copier. Going to meetings. When I was in high school, I once knocked on the door of the faculty break
jobs
I love working at Lyman Briggs, but the job I have is a temporary one. I’m only here for a year. The academic job market has a particular annual cycle, and right now it’s application time for tenure-track positions. This means that though I will be happily teaching
education
My job has overwhelmed me more times than I can count. I have found it very hard. But I love it. So much. I must be nuts to love this much hard. So far I’ve had students crying at me in the hallway and at office hours,1 one
meta
I said blogging would resume, but I haven't posted in weeks. It's not because I haven't been writing. It's just that so many of the words I've written have been sad and angry. And overall I have not been sad
reflection
[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="2500"] An afternoon in Tuscany [https://www.bethhaas.me/caption] Last month I went to the Single Molecule Approaches to Biology GRC in Italy and had a wonderful time meeting delightful people and learning about cool developments in the
gradLife
I defended my thesis in April, and turned in my dissertation at the end of May, but I haven't left my grad lab yet. Here's what I've been up to, and what's coming up next. Wrapping up First I'm wrapping
scientists
Joe Palca asked me on Twitter this morning,1 Who is the best scientist you know, and what qualities make her/him the best? I had to think a moment about this. I'm sure many people who love science have a favorite historical scientist. My shortlist is mostly
reflection
I saw this article by Adam Ruben make the rounds on Twitter a few days ago. Then I saw the article spreading on Facebook, with friends from grad school saying things like "So true!" and "That's totally me!" so I took a look. He
gradLife
Hello Internet, I've missed you. I feel like I've been on leave for the last month, traveling to far off places in Thesisland. Or perhaps I've been asleep (thesis coma?), since I have not been terribly aware of the outer world (i.e. anything
reflection
My in-laws came for a visit last weekend. We usually see them every 4-6 weeks, but thanks to various winter storms, it had been more than two months since our last visit together. When they come out to see us, we often spend Saturday at our house and Sunday morning
interactions
More thoughts from my trip to San Francisco. This really happened, and though you may think it's "not so bad," it still shook me. We waited for the light to change. A fire truck rolled past, and one of the firefighters caught my eye and waved
reflection
I meant to post this days ago, but then I was interrupted, and then I had my doubts that I should share it at all. Somehow that seems very appropriate. There is a dull buzz in my head today. Its name is Anxiety. I am trying to tune it out