Dear Dora, My advisor assigned me and another grad student a big project. It was implied from the start that we would have equal contributions. I do all the literature reading, planning, designing, and problem solving while actually performing a larger portion of experiments. My lab partner did help me with doing experiments but nothing else. She [...]

As any fan of The Apprentice will know, it’s often the case that when the role of project manager is up for grabs, many of the wannabe proteges suddenly become very quiet. Now, I know the show is pretty far removed from what goes on in real-life – and their version of the role might [...]