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Meet Dr. Brian Schubert: Interview with a Geology Professor at UL Lafayette

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Meet Dr. Brian Schubert, assistant professor in the UL Lafayette School of Geosciences since January 2013. He is one of two geology master’s program graduate coordinators and heads the stable isotope geochemistry lab (Schubert Lab), where master’s in geology ÑÇÖÞ×ÔοÊÓÆµs study how plants respond to...

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Summer Staycation: The Six Best Places for Grad ÑÇÖÞ×ÔοÊÓÆµs to Vacay in ÑÇÖÞ×ÔοÊÓÆµ

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Summer vacation is here. But, as a grad ÑÇÖÞ×ÔοÊÓÆµ, the time you have to get away between research, writing, and other academic obligations can make taking a well-deserved break seem like a fantasy. Whether you need a break from outdoor research or need a bit of vitamin D before you start to feel like...

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Three Ways to Cope With Mental Illness in Grad School

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Maintaining good mental health in graduate school can be tough. Stress and anxiety can take hold as we struggle with deadlines and meetings with our advisors. Past trauma can flare up too during high-intensity moments (and every step in between). A recent study at the ÑÇÖÞ×ÔοÊÓÆµ of Flanders in...

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ICYMI: JJCoS | "Why Did I Go to Grad School?!"

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Were you too busy to attend this week's meeting? Having your own existential crisis from the "Middle of Semester Blues" that is commonplace alongside graduate school stress? Well, the James Jackson Community of Scholars understands and wants to help. Recorded for your convenience, watch as our panel...

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13 Tips to Help You Write a Great Ph.D. Dissertation

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Writing your dissertation (or even a thesis) can seem like a prolonged and intimidating, process. We can help you through that process with a few key tips to help you tackle and survive the dissertation writing process and come out on top with a great piece of academic work. 1. Start with an outline...

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