This article is part of our series on big ideas for the Universities Accord. The federal government is calling for ideas to “reshape and reimagine higher education, and set it up for the next decade ...

When I started my PhD in biophysics in Germany four years ago, I expected to encounter difficulties because I had seen other PhD students’ long working hours and difficult work–life balance. Now that ...

Many graduate students start their programs expecting to become professors. They picture themselves teaching classes, running a lab, and mentoring the next generation of scientists. Nearly half of PhD ...

Last August I started a PhD residency at X, the moonshot factory. X is a research and development branch of Google (or more precisely Alphabet). X is a diverse group of inventors and entrepreneurs who ...