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Effective Mentoring Workshop at PB19

Poignant reminder that this #PlantBio19 is the first @ASPB meeting in 6 decades that doesn't benefit from the presence of Winslow Briggs. We are hearing about the many ways he supported plant sience and scientists. pic.twitter.com/GAXQNhqwrs — mary williams (@PlantTeaching) August 5, 2019 #PlantBio19…

Call for Mentors!

We are all thankful for the mentors in our life, pay it forward and become a mentor yourself. The American Society of Plant Biologists is launching a mentoring platform through the Plantae Job Center. This platform will allow plant science professionals the opportunity to find mentors based on their…

Mentoring Lessons from Plants (Pub. Philos. J.)

Everybody mentors, but usually without much training in how to be an effective mentor. I recommend that you have a look at Beronda Montgomery’s short article, “From Deficits to Possibilities: Mentoring Lessons from Plants on Cultivating Individual Growth through Environmental Assessment and Optimization.”…

Plant scientists call for renewed focus on empowerment of trainees

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Preparing graduate students and postdocs for diverse careers Changes in the workforce are challenging academia to prepare scientists to be adaptable and adept at communicating across boundaries. To meet these demands, the Plant Science Research Network (PSRN, plantae.org/PSRN) is shifting the focus…

It Takes a Community to Mentor a Scientist

Summary: Mentors have crucial roles in supporting the development of young scientists, but one mentor may not be enough. Previously I wrote that It takes a community to raise a scientist, here I elaborate on the roles of mentors. One mentor to rule them all? Nope. As scientists progress through their…