I admit that when I was invited to write an editorial for the Graduate Student Bulletin, I struggled a bit trying to figure out what to say that might be relevant to current grad students. After all, my graduate work was-Gasp!-done in another century. But, I did what any good twenty-first century researcher would do ... I turned to the Web for inspiration. One of the first sites I came across was called the “Chemistry Grad Students & Postdocs Blog.” Surely, I would be able to find something here that would spark the creative juices. I wasn’t disappointed. The topic of discussion was, “top tips for success in grad school.” Read more...