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What suffix should you use when you are a PhD Scholar filling out membership form for IEEE Xplore?
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NSF proposals: What exactly is wanted in the Intellectual Merit and Broader Impact sections?
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Will a dishonesty incident destroy the chances of getting into a good PhD program?
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How can I anonymously store supplemental research data that I submit with papers?
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I have egregiously sloppy (possibly falsified) data that I need to correct. How should I go about this?
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When trying to establish a connection with a STEM field professor, is it appropriate to ask them out for coffee?
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Should professors with Chinese names be addressed with surname only or both names?
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How to write/represent the state-of-the-art analysis in a research paper?
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(When) Is it appropriate to give a "thank you" gifts to a professor who is not your advisor or teacher?
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Academic rank equivalence between the UK and the US systems
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Is it acceptable to publish a paper using an affiliation with a former employer?
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How to deal with unavoidable failure in my first year of tenure-track applications?
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When do I switch from "Dear Dr. X" to "Dear Firstname" when exchanging emails with a professor that I never seen before?
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Must presenters in the humanities read their papers verbatim instead of summarizing/discussing them?
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Can something published on arXiv or optimization-online.org be mentioned in my CV?
Awarded Apr 18 at 4:21
Should I quit a PhD with little supervision at a prestigious university and start a new PhD?
Awarded Apr 17 at 9:17
How can I find an old, obscure, or otherwise inaccessible paper when the usual methods fail?
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Is it bad to withdraw a manuscript one day after its submission?
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How does a highschool student intern under a professor?
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Publishing in PNAS
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Understanding Desk Rejection
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Greeting in cover letter to journal with 6 editors
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If I define acronyms in the abstract, should I define them again in the rest of the paper?
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Which date (received, accepted, published) is relevant when citing a paper?
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Plagiarism and exclusion from a master's program?
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Is Utilizing AI Tools for Conducting Literature Reviews in Academic Research Advisable?
Awarded Apr 2 at 14:31
Deferring Admission to reapply for some PhD programs next year
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Why is the variance in quality between German universities regarded as less than that of America?
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What's an efficient way to learn simple formulas by heart without understanding?
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Why are there such low rates of acceptance in AI/ML conferences?
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How should I control my nervousness, so as not to disturb my presentation on the day of a conference?
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What is life like for Western-raised/trained academics who are faculty in countries with extremely tight governmental control?
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What to do if I'm being bullied by students?
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10 minute presentation for a scholarship PhD interview
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I have found a mistake on someone's code published online: what is the protocol?
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What can I do if a grant proposal was rejected by a reviewer making false claims and using straw men?
Awarded Mar 6 at 23:56
Quit a PhD for another PhD
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Who typically serves on a graduate school admissions committee?
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Can I learn the course material for the first time while I'm teaching it?
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Should I host my academic website under my institution domain or under a domain of my own?
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Does the second round of reviewing process typically take a longer time than first round?
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As a presenter, should I attend all days of conference?
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How long do editor decisions take at Science/Nature?
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How much do grades matter for a future academia position?
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How important is the meeting with the dean in a faculty interview?
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What is a good enough putnam score to include in an application to PhD programs?
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How to get back on track after falling behind
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How to Ask via email for supervision of professor for Japan Graduate program admission
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How to find the number of citations for each version of an arXiv article?
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Do peer-reviewers ignore details in complicated mathematical computations and theorems?
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Normal age range for PhD graduation, postdoc, and professorship in Europe, UK and US
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When is it acceptable to report classmates who cheat on an exam? [duplicate]
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How to use MLA for a paper in Spanish?
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How to avoid writing a 'good but not great' reference letter
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How common are romantic relationships between faculty and students?
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How to handle reviewing a paper which I suspect has been generated by AI?
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Choosing between a Post-Doc and a faculty position at "2nd-tier" institution
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What should I include as "evidence of effective teaching methods?"
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Is it okay to directly address your reader when writing a scientific paper?
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What can be listed as "invited talks" on your CV?
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