Becca Dzombak
corona-tine dispatch 14: I'm a doctor now
It's been over a week since I defended my Ph.D. and, quite suddenly, became Dr. Rebecca Dzombak. It still hasn't sunk in. I know it's not...
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Becca Dzombak
- Mar 14, 2021
- 5 min
corona-tine dispatch 13: one year
OR: How One Year Of Working At Home In The Last Year Of Grad School Helped Me Find My Path As A Science Writer, Become More Extroverted,...
Becca Dzombak
- Dec 31, 2020
- 3 min
corona-tine dispatch 12: new year edition
I don't normally make resolutions for the new year; I'm nearing 30 and I haven't learned much, but I have learned that writing "Finally...
Becca Dzombak
- Sep 19, 2020
- 6 min
The graduate student strike was imperfect, but reminds us why unions are important and why they work
These demands may have been imperfect, and the strike may have been messy, but that’s the shape of change. The fight is only just beginning.
Becca Dzombak
- Jul 31, 2020
- 1 min
For the AWIS magazine: Self-care while working at home in quarantine
Back in April (a lifetime ago), before the rollercoaster of cases and the wave of Black Lives Matter protests, I wrote a short piece on...
Becca Dzombak
- Jul 8, 2020
- 3 min
Argue against the ICE #StudentBan with both empathy and economics.
Attack the ICE rule where the right is sensitive: economics.
Becca Dzombak
- Jun 22, 2020
- 4 min
Michigan's hybrid class model isn’t safe or equable – it’s irresponsible and biased.
A hybrid class model is irresponsible and unsafe for myriad reasons, ranging from ableism to socioeconomic considerations to public health.
Becca Dzombak
- Mar 31, 2020
- 6 min
corona-tine dispatch 3: why I bake
Baking is one way I can create something physical, something obviously useful: I can eat it, powering my
brain to...watch cartoons.
Becca Dzombak
- Mar 25, 2020
- 3 min
corona-tine dispatch 2
Staying home is doing something productive - probably the most productive thing you can do for society.
Becca Dzombak
- Mar 21, 2020
- 4 min
corona-tine dispatch 1
We should be staying in as much as we can. We should be helping our neighbors. We should be remotely checking in with friends and family.
Becca Dzombak
- May 28, 2019
- 2 min
Perks of a nerdy family
I spent Memorial Day weekend in Flat Rock, North Carolina (just south of Asheville) with ten of the women in my extended family. We were...
Becca Dzombak
- Apr 29, 2019
- 5 min
Relaxing in grad school is a learned skill
Last week, our geology department club hosted a trivia night as a fun way to end the semester. Of course, we extended an invitation to...
Becca Dzombak
- Apr 11, 2019
- 8 min
Staying organized and productive in grad school (without going crazy)
During my first year – actually, before I even technically started grad school but was working in the lab – my advisor told me how...
Becca Dzombak
- Apr 2, 2019
- 3 min
Turning it off (and why Queer Eye is essential grad student viewing)
It's seven p.m. and you're just getting home from a nine-hour day filled with labwork, undergrads, writing, and meetings in between. The...
Becca Dzombak
- Mar 28, 2019
- 3 min
Third year: a slow-burning trial by fire
The third year of your Ph.D. is weird. You’ve passed your qualifying exams, probably have a focus for your thesis, and the second half of...
Becca Dzombak
- Feb 2, 2019
- 4 min
Finding a voice in grad school
No one advertises grad school as a confidence-booster – in fact, it’s usually the opposite. We hear so much about how grad school wears...
Becca Dzombak
- Jan 9, 2019
- 3 min
Break means break
I spent my break doing everything but work. We went on a cruise (my first ever) in the Caribbean, where I mostly avoided the partiers and...
Becca Dzombak
- Nov 22, 2018
- 2 min
Thankful for: my grad school friends
This semester is nearly almost over. Not quite almost over, but… nearly. I’m into my third year – halfway through my PhD if all goes well...
Becca Dzombak
- Jul 14, 2018
- 2 min
Summer 2018, in which I attempt to avoid the post-prelims slump
For the first two years of grad school - and possibly while I was working in the lab as an undergraduate - my advisor warned of the...
Becca Dzombak
- Apr 3, 2018
- 2 min
You want the pudding
Whenever I'm waiting to hear back about (read: waiting to get rejected by) grants and fellowships, I think about Amy Poehler's book Yes...