This is an excerpt from "On Being a Mentor to Students in Science and Engineering," a website from the Committee on Science, Engineering, and Public Policy (COSEPUP). The COSEPUP site explains what a mentor is, offers advice on mentors as faculty and career advisors, skills consultants, and role models, and provides recommendations for improving mentoring quality. This excerpt focuses on mentoring postdoctoral students.
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