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Finding your lack of passion

5/15/2017

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Nate Emery is a post-doctoral researcher in the Dept. Plant Biology at Michigan State University. Visit his website or follow him on Twitter for more info.

[Nate writes...] So much of life is figuring out what you want to do. As you go from one life step to the next, everyone asks "What are you going to do now?" or "What will you do with ___ degree?" More often is the case where you don't find "the answer" immediately, nor did you know what "your passion" was since age 5. 

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Science degrees are not just for scientists

5/2/2017

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[Anna writes...] I recently wrote for Michigan State University's W.K. Kellogg Biological Station's "News and Blogs!" Check it out!

It’s a common assumption that a person with a science degree is going to become a science researcher. But I’ve found that this isn’t true—there are many students of science interested in other career paths, and many options available to them.

I’ve loved ecology since I was old enough to say “rainforest.” My childhood coloring pages were of endangered species. Our family vacations were to national parks. Years later, I worked summers as a field assistant to scientists, and fell in love with tallgrass prairies, floodplain forests, and Mojave scrub while I tromped around collecting data. I couldn’t have wished for more perfect adventures. “Ecologist” has always seemed like my clear calling. And sometime in the next year I’ll have my Ph.D. from Michigan State to make it official.
Keep reading at kbs.msu.edu
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Imagining life as an industry scientist

5/2/2017

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Carina Baskett is a graduate student in Michigan State University's Department of Plant Biology and the Ecology, Evolutionary Biology, and Behavior Program. Check out her website.

[Carina writes...] There are some big splits in life. Vanilla or chocolate? Cats or dogs? Have kids or hobbies? Industry or academia? 

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