ELC Academic Writing Workshops, Spring 2020
Sep. 14, 2020—ELC Academic Writing Workshops 10:00-11:00 am (see dates below) Remotely via Zoom The English Language Center (ELC) offers a series of academic workshops with a particular language theme and focus. The Academic Writing Workshop series consists of individual sessions that cover topics especially relevant to students and scholars who use English as an additional language. Each session has a...
Two new openings at Clearity Foundation supporting women with ovarian cancer
Sep. 11, 2020—Clearity Foundation (www.clearityfoundation.org), San Diego, CA, strives to improve the survival and quality of life of women with ovarian cancer. We give hope to women with ovarian cancer and their families. Founded in 2008 by scientist and survivor Laura Shawver, Ph.D., Clearity Foundation seeks to revolutionize ovarian cancer treatment. Every year, more than 22,000 women are...
open to everyone- students and postdocs-A great lineup of talks and networking! National Postdoc Appreciation Week virtual events from the National Postdoc Association
Sep. 11, 2020—Join us for 2020 National Postdoc Appreciation Week The NPA is pleased to announce the 11th annual celebration of National Postdoc Appreciation Week (NPAW): September 21-25, 2020! Submit your 2020 events to the NPA via this form. Scroll down to see the events planned for this year! With challenges, comes innovation. We are excited to announce a...
Fall NIH workshops for grad students and postdocs on developing resilience
Sep. 11, 2020—The NIH Office of Intramural Training and Education is opening much of their fall programming to trainees in the extramural community. They are going to offer a series of webinars and small group discussions focused on helping undergraduate students, postbacs, graduate students and postdoctoral fellows in the sciences develop the resilience needed to thrive in high-knowledge...
Data-driven advice for grad school
Sep. 11, 2020—Check out this commentary from BRET’s very own Abby Brown, PhD, director of Outcomes Research recently featured in ScienceCareers, as she discusses the most frequent advice given by recently graduated PhD students, compiled over the last several years. https://science.sciencemag.org/content/369/6509/1402
Informational Webinar Series about Lilly Visiting Scientist Fellowship Program
Sep. 4, 2020—Lilly’s Visiting Scientist Fellowship program exposes Pharm.D., M.D. and relevant Ph.D. or master’s degree graduates to a myriad of pharmaceutical functions and experiences, providing hands-on involvement with the drug development process. The fellowship is a unique one-year, post-graduate program. Fellows are assigned to one department, yet work closely with other areas, enabling them to learn...
Virtual Professional Development Opportunities for Postdocs during National Postdoc Appreciation Week
Sep. 3, 2020—With challenges, comes innovation. Join the National Postdoctoral Association for the first virtual National Postdoc Appreciation Week (NPAW) celebration, a multi-institutional collaboration, on September 21-25, 2020! NPAW is about celebrating YOU and the contributions you make to U.S. research and discovery. In light of COVID-19, organizations across the country are opening up events to allow for more virtual...
Graduate Leadership Institute Fall 2020 Workshops
Sep. 2, 2020—The Russell G. Hamilton Graduate Leadership Institute has announced their Fall 2020 Workshops. All programming will be via Zoom. Check out the website for more information and registration: https://gradschool.vanderbilt.edu/gli/
Postdoc Academy: Fall Workshop Series
Sep. 2, 2020—Welcome to the Postdoc Academy The Postdoc Academy is a comprehensive digital and in-person professional development program from Boston University, Northwestern University, Michigan State University, and the University of Wisconsin-Madison. This newsletter will keep you up-to-date on the program and share opportunities to be join our community. Join us for monthly workshops to build your...
Postdoc Academy: Succeeding as a Postdoc -Starts Oct 19, 2020- Registration open
Sep. 2, 2020—Welcome to the Postdoc Academy The Postdoc Academy is a comprehensive digital and in-person professional development program from Boston University, Northwestern University, Michigan State University, and the University of Wisconsin-Madison. This newsletter will keep you up-to-date on the program and share opportunities to be join our community. Register on edX Succeeding as a...
Work-Life Workshop: Reducing Zoom Fatigue in COVID-19, Sept 22
Sep. 2, 2020—Tuesday, September 22 2020 at 12:00 PM Sponsored by Margaret Cuninggim Women’s Center Elizabeth Meadows, Associate Director, Robert Penn Warren Center for the Humanities Sign up here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdSdjsNQof-DHTmb_vS9I6ATzQE9qezwE7K5E793M8TKkAbLg/viewform
Time well spent: tending to your career and professional development
Sep. 1, 2020—“I’m a postdoc being paid by an NIH training grant. Can I take time out of the lab to participate in this ASPIRE module?” “I’m paid by my PI’s research grant. I’ve heard people say that means I have to spend 100% of my time doing research and I can’t go to the Career Symposium....
Writing Studio: Fall 2020 Opportunities and Programming for Graduate Students
Aug. 31, 2020—Writing Studio: Fall 2020 Opportunities and Programming for Graduate Students Welcome to the 2020-2021 academic year! In addition to individual writing consultations, the Writing Studio has several opportunities and programs for graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and faculty available this fall. Come write with us! Graduate Writing Groups This fall, the Writing Studio will offer weekly...
VU Advanced Degree Consulting Club sponsor Case Interview webinars
Aug. 31, 2020—The Vanderbilt University Advanced Degree Consulting Club (VUADCC) has organized two upcoming webinars with Peter K., a professional case interview coach, to help prepare graduate students with interviews for management consulting firms. The first webinar will cover “Intro to Consulting Case Interview” and will be held on Tuesday, September 15 at 10-11:30 am CT. The second...
September 22 webinar about global health fellowship opportunities
Aug. 29, 2020—The Vanderbilt Institute for Global Health is hosting a webinar on September 22, 2020, at 8:00am about the Vanderbilt-Emory-Cornell-Duke Fogarty Global Health Fellowship and the Fulbright-Fogarty Fellowship Program. Register for the webinar at https://redcap.vanderbilt.edu/surveys/?s=HPNN4K7JT8.
Fall 2020 digital literacy workshop series from the Vanderbilt library
Aug. 28, 2020—Digital Literacies Series Both media and scholarly outputs are shared in increasingly open, diverse ways. The increasing production and consumption of digital media, necessitates an understanding of the cultural logics of information sharing ecologies, of the processes and rationales for digital output creation, and of our own ethical responsibilities in sharing those outputs. These types of digital literacies...
Non-ASPIRE Programs to Enhance Your Career and Professional Development
Aug. 28, 2020—The ASPIRE program provides many opportunities for career and professional development, but there are numerous other terrific opportunities at Vanderbilt and in Nashville to test your interests and build your skills and network. This list of potential activities to enhance your career and professional development was originally compiled by VU alumnus Teddy van Opstal, PhD...
Call for Submissions: 8th Annual Black Doctoral Network Virtual Conference
Aug. 27, 2020—The Black Doctoral Network welcomes current undergraduate, graduate and doctoral students, and post-doctoral scholars of all racial backgrounds to participate in our online poster session at the 8th Annual Black Doctoral Network Virtual Conference, to be held on October 29-31, 2020. If you have a research project, thesis, or dissertation you would like to present...
Vanderbilt Libraries DiSC Education and Training-Research Productivity Workshop Series
Aug. 24, 2020—The Research Productivity workshop series will introduce students to major principles of digital information literacy and to practical strategies for conducting digital research. Through this series of hour-long workshops, students will learn how to search for and identify relevant research and how to organize and present that research clearly. The workshop sessions will run the disciplinary gamut, and students in the humanities, social sciences, and hard sciences alike will benefit from the digital research skills reviewed. See...
Digital Scholarship and Communications (DiSC) Office Fall Offerings and Newsletter
Aug. 24, 2020—The libraries’ Digital Scholarship and Communications (DiSC) Office is offering a variety of learning opportunities this fall. They include both remote synchronous workshops and lessons, and self-paced learning. The offerings include beginner- and intermediate-level programming on GitHub, GIS, Python, R, Research Productivity, and Digital Literacies. For more information, schedules, and registration details, visit https://www.library.vanderbilt.edu/disc/workshops ....