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Finding Balance in the Lab: Navigating Mental Health Through the Ups and Downs of a PhD

July 18, 2025 by psalari

If you had told me a few years ago that one of the greatest challenges of my PhD wouldn’t be designing multistep syntheses or understanding the behavior of distorted aromatic systems, but rather staying mentally resilient through long stretches of uncertainty, I might have been surprised. But now, halfway through my doctoral studies in organic … [Read more…]

Posted in: Student blog Tagged: chemistry, grad life, grad school, Mental health, PhD

The Struggles of Grad School

March 11, 2019 by Courtney Laprise

Hello everyone! What a semester it’s been! The time is flying by, and my seminar is coming up soon. As a requirement for my Master’s degree, I have to present my research to the department of Chemistry in a 40 minute presentation. While, I’m crazy nervous, I’m also excited for it. My research is going … [Read more…]

Posted in: Student blog Tagged: chemistry, grad life, Master's, Mental health

The importance of self-care

November 9, 2018 by Marina Schmidt

Hello lovely readers! It seems like yesterday that I wrote my last blog post. It is crazy how time flies. It seems that this semester only has one speed: breakneck. One moment ago it was Thanksgiving break and now final exams are only about one month away. Time passes so quickly and the days can … [Read more…]

Posted in: Student blog Tagged: meditation, Mental health

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