Grad schools preview the shape of Ph.D.s to come

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Many graduate schools are changing their Ph.D. programs to respond to criticisms that training is too long, too narrowly focused and not well integrated with real-world concerns. The reform efforts of several graduate schools are described, including those of Northwestern's biochemistry department.

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Graduate education and research for economic growth

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Global competition and efforts to balance the budget are creating a need for doctoral-level industrial researchers who will respond to research questions that may fall outside what is viewed as their discipline's traditional purview such as those pertaining to technology and the marketplace.

Education, Scientists

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A business blueprint: how to build a better Ph.D

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The current business climate requires science Ph.Ds to work in teams, to explain their work to nonspecialists, and to consider the business implications of their work. Industry experts offer their opinions about how graduate schools can better prepare Ph.D.s for the industrial sector.

Analysis, Business and education, Industry and education

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