Improv Science

March 15, 2006

Run into any of these problems?

  • Your labmate is taking all the credit for your research in front of your advisor, who seems oblivious.
  • Your advisor is presenting all your results at an upcoming conference and has only included your name once–in very small font– on the very last page.
  • You are secretly thinking of going into industry after your PhD but are afraid to tell your advisor, who thinks anything other than basic science is completely worthless nonsense and is likely to sabotage your job recommendations.
What can you say? Here’s a cool idea: the theater department at UC Davis has started a program where improv actors help you figure it out.

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