Tag Archives: academia

Taking risks in research: the NIH grant process

By Lily | Published: June 28, 2009
In an article published yesterday, Gina Kolata of the New York Times argued that the scientific grant system stifles innovation by funding only lower-risk projects. Although the article focuses on cancer research, many of the stories resonate with my time in academia.  One of the unwritten rules of writing a successful proposal: if you want [...]
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Behind the scenes in business and academia

By Lily | Published: May 21, 2009
On Monday David Brooks argued that a major reason for the cultural divide between business and academia is that successful business people are dull: “The C.E.O.’s that are most likely to succeed are humble, diffident, relentless and a bit unidimensional. They are often not the most exciting people to be around. For this reason, people [...]
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3 Myths about academia

By Lily | Published: May 2, 2009
There’s been a lot of discussion in the New York Times this week about the problems with academia. It started with Mark Taylor’s op-ed, “End the University as We Know It”, and a few days later, John Tierney of TierneyLab wondered “What if Scientists Didn’t Compete?” Having spent years in academia, and fresh from a [...]
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