<p>Several stayed in our lab for grad school because they got involved in interesting research projects, some they initiated, and wanted to pursue them. Further, there was non better in his field than the head of our lab. We knew who they were, and we new they had a great undergrad education, so what was not to like. We found that it took awhile for students from elsewhere to acclimate to the University’s academic climate and its “interrogative” (everything one said at a lab meeting had better be well defended) style.</p>