Taking the time to author manuscript submissions, participate in peer review assignments, fill out grant applications and attend funding panel meetings are all both markers of academic productivity and metrics for promotion and tenure within higher ed. COVID has made such activities challenging for many faculty–especially faculty who are parents of young children. In one of the first studies to quantify academic productivity during the pandemic, researchers at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, the University of Florida College of Medicine and the University of Michigan School of Medicine found that factor to impact academic productivity the most.
- December 1: EurekAlert!
- December 2: News Medical Life Sciences