Should I get a dog? What to know about pet ownership as a scientist

When clinical scientist Grace Hallinan relocated from Ireland to the United States in 2018 for a postdoctoral position, she immediately felt that something was missing. “I moved to the US, and the apartment was just lonely and sad,” recounts Hallinan, who worked at Indiana University in Indianapolis. She had always been surrounded by pets, and had left her family dog back in Dublin. …