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How much non-salary income computer science professors make in the United States?
I have seen several questions pertaining to the salaries of professors in the United States. Is there any research/study/survey/... that looked at the non-salary income computer science academics (...
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Xilinx university program terms issue
I work at a university and want to get some FPGA development boards sponsored by Xilinx for labs. They have a donation program, so I filled a request. But after the final submission I've been ...
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Emphasizing previous sales skill in finance PhD application?
It seems a rather odd thing to emphasize, but I thought my past experience as a broker could be turned into a positive rather than a moot point.
Do PhD admissions committees take into account soft ...
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Can I withdraw a conference paper that has severe mistakes in mathematical proof, after the proceedings are released but before the conference?
It is accepted by a top conference in computer science. I have submitted the camera-ready, and registered the conference. The conference website has also released all proceedings.
However, 15 days ...
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What is a good set-up for the board of directors/executive committee of research institutes?
I have been elected as employee representative for the board (edit: not really a board of directors, the competences seem partially advisory and partly decision making) of a new interdisciplinary ...
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what foreign carriers can I use under the open skies agreement?
I'm currently trying to book an academic international flight that I'm planning to get reimbursed by a US government-funded institution. The minimal rate with a US carrier is almost $1000, whereas the ...
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Preprint services for environmental and earth sciences?
Is there a good, reputable preprint service that is used in the environmental and earth sciences, and considered acceptable by the major publishers? Many journals specifically state that it is okay to ...
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Should I mention a published paper in a fake journal in my resumé for admission to a PhD scholarship?
I want to be admitted to PhD studies at a foreign university with a scholarship.
I was in a team of four members authoring a paper, whose senior member (who is a professor) corresponded the ...
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I have a UK DClinPsy. Can I use a plain 'Dr.' title in Germany?
A resposible german executive body (Kultusministerkonferenz) decided that certain doctorates from the EU grant the right to use the title 'Dr.':
Inhaber von in einem wissenschaftlichen ...
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Where do other countries fall on the US-Europe continuum for PhDs?
My understanding is that for most US PhDs:
applicants are expected a bachelor's but not a master's
applicants are required a statement of purpose but not a research proposal
applicants apply to ...
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Should correlation tables be half or full matrices?
With a table showing correlations between several variables, one must choose whether to show values in only ~half the cells (and if so, then choose above or below the diagonal) or all the cells. ...
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Is there any published research on pedagogy of the semester vs trimester systems at the high school or university levels?
I have found some anecdotal evidence, but I only found one systematic study by Bair and Bair
I'm specifically interested in the answers for Mathematics, Physics, and Engineering disciplines.
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Should I mention that I will be opting for the non-thesis option in my statement of purpose?
I am planning to apply for Master's in Electrical and Computer Engineering. I have prepared most of the application requirements (GRE,TOEFL,transcripts,LORs,Resume). The only thing left is my SOP. I ...
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Advice on study plan for Applied Math/Machine learning courses, for PhD degree not in either subject
My question requires a little background which I will give here:
I'm heading into the 2nd year of my Epidemiology PhD program. I work on vaccine trials/infection control using simple non-linear math ...
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How to satisfy the publisher when making an article available on a personal web page?
At least in computer science, many publishers allow authors to make their published articles (or final manuscripts of them) freely available on their personal web site. A usual condition is to provide ...
