‘Communication Skills’
April 3: SciLine “Engaging with the media” training for scientists
Mar. 27, 2025—Engaging with the media: Essential skills for successful interviews A NEW free training opportunity from SciLine, based at the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Thursday, April 3, 2-3 P.M. ET – NEW COURSE Scientists are often wary of speaking with the media because of concerns about being misquoted, misunderstood, or otherwise...
Pint of Science… show off your research!
Mar. 27, 2025—Nashville’s “Pint of Science” is a 3-day event where we gather around a local brewery and hear speakers give presentations upon anything science. This year’s event is May 19-21 and will be hosted by Bearded Iris Brewery Last year, Pint of Science returned to the US (from Europe), where we presented in 5 cities. This...
Decoding Your Story: Networking and Interviewing Success
Feb. 17, 2025— Interested in developing your networking and interviewing skills? Join us for StoryMason, a card game designed to help students learn how to engage people, gain confidence in telling your story and navigating professional conversations. Enjoy drinks and food at the pub while playing a card came to help you improve your interviewing skills! Rand...
Resources available at the VU English Language Center
Dec. 3, 2024—The Vanderbilt English Language Center (ELC) supports the internationalization of the university and the School of Medicine Basic Sciences through academic support programming for international students, faculty, and postdocs. Our approach is to teach how language is contextualized within a given context. We find that our international community members with even the most advanced language...
Apps Open for Torrey Pines Leadership Development Program
Jun. 24, 2024—The Foundations of Leadership Program, a Torrey Pines Leadership Development Program at Sanford Burnham Prebys, is now accepting applications. This year-long program, initially established in 2015, is designed specifically for postdocs and advanced graduate students. The purpose of the program is to learn more about your leadership style and the styles of others towards understanding...
New FASEB Advocacy Fellowship Trains Next Generation of Leaders
Jun. 17, 2024—It is increasingly important for scientists to engage directly with elected representatives, policymakers, and the broader public. Skills development in this area is rarely included in graduate school curricula and is unlike most scientific communication. To address this gap, FASEB launched the Howard Garrison Advocacy Fellowship in 2023. The program is designed to develop the next generation...
Resources to foster communication with your PI
Sep. 22, 2023—The Productive Postdoc Conversations program is a new, free and self-paced resource from the Postdoc Academy to support postdoctoral scholars and their mentors in having productive conversations. The program provides postdoc activities and mentor toolkits on 10 themes important for postdocs’ belonging and success: Setting Expectations Building an Actionable Career Plan Developing Resilience Working effectively in an Intercultural Environment...
English Language Center Course for Postdocs
Aug. 1, 2023—The English Language Center (ELC) will be offering Academic Communication for Postdocs during the fall semester. The course is offered as a service of the Office of Postdoctoral Affairs and the ELC. There is no additional charge to you for the class. This course will offer postdoctoral scholars and researchers opportunities to practice academic communication skills to...
Free career development sessions from Research!America
May. 9, 2023—Registration is open for Reaching the Peak: A Science & Technology Early Career Summit Series. This series of webinars sponsored by Research!America will provide early career researchers with the opportunity to explore an array of career paths, network with fellow researchers, participate in professional development workshops, and engage in meaningful discussions around issues critical to the...
The Open Notebook -tools and resources to help science journalists sharpen their skills
Nov. 17, 2022—The Open Notebook is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that provides tools and resources to help science, environmental, and health journalists at all experience levels sharpen their skills. We are guided by two principles: that high-quality science journalism is essential to society, and that everyone, including science journalists, learns best by practicing the craft as part of...
Nature Masterclass Training Courses for Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Fellows
Oct. 20, 2022—Are you interested in taking professional development courses? The Nature Masterclass is an online platform which provides free professional development online courses. You will need your VU or VUMC email address, to access all the courses on the platform. Below are some of the online courses being offered: Scientific Writing and Publishing Effective Collaboration in...
Next VPA “Speak Easy” is September 22
Sep. 15, 2022—Are you a post-doctoral researcher interested in polishing your “lay” scientific communication skills by giving a short 10-minute presentation to your peers and others in the Vanderbilt community in a fun and casual setting? If so, we invite you to join our Talk Series Speak Easy. This event will include a cocktail hour with appetizers. The Vanderbilt...
ASPIRE Seminar: The Art of Giving Scientific Presentations
Sep. 7, 2022—The Art of Giving Scientific Presentations with Dr. Houra Merrikh Professor, Biochemistry, PMI, VI4 Wednesday September 28, 2022 2:30pm Light Hall 214 Learn how to engage your audience, how to tailor your talk for different audiences, how to organize scientific material into an effective presentation, and maximize on your scientific presentations. Registration is requested ...
ASPIRE Biomedical Scientist’s Toolkit: Efficiency of information transfer – how to present a poster for interest and understanding
Aug. 30, 2022—Thursday, October 5, 2023 11:00am Location Light Hall 411 Christopher V. Wright, D. Phil. Louise B. McGavock Chair Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology Director, Vanderbilt University Program in Developmental Biology Associate Director, Vanderbilt Center for Stem Cell Biology Join Dr. Wright as he discusses important points in effective poster presentation, including: Making an...
ASPIRE Biomedical Scientist’s Toolkit: Let’s Rumble
Jul. 15, 2022—Thursday, May 4, 2023 11:00 am Location TBD RC Stabile, Ed.D. Associate Director of Trainee Well-being Biomedical Research Education & Training (BRET) “Let’s Rumble” As authored by Dr. Brene Brown, A rumble is a discussion, conversation, or meeting defined by a commitment to lean into vulnerability, to stay curious and generous, to stick with...
ASPIRE Job Search Series: Leveraging LinkedIn
Jul. 5, 2022—Thursday, November 30, 2022 11:00am Location Light Hall 411 Ashley Brady, Ph.D. Assistant Dean of Biomedical Career Engagement and Strategic Partnerships Associate Professor of Medical Education and Administration In this session, you’ll learn where to start in creating your own LinkedIN profile, and for those who already have a profile, we will discuss sections with...
ASPIRE Cafe: Let’s Rumble
Mar. 11, 2022—Thursday, April 28, 2022 11:00 am Light Hall 214 RC Stabile, Ed.D. Associate Director of Trainee Well-being Biomedical Research Education & Training (BRET) “Let’s Rumble” As authored by Dr. Brene Brown, A rumble is a discussion, conversation, or meeting defined by a commitment to lean into vulnerability, to stay curious and generous, to stick...
Alan Alda Center workshop, The Essentials, being hosted virtually at Vanderbilt April 28, 1-4pm CST; limited spots available to current postdoctoral fellows
Mar. 9, 2022—The Office of Biomedical Research Education and Training is hosting the 2022 VITA Scholars Symposium which brings biomedical PhD students to Vanderbilt to present their research, learn about the Vanderbilt community and resources, obtain training in scientific communication, and establish a durable, personal mentoring relationship with a Vanderbilt junior faculty member. This unique opportunity in biomedical sciences...
Critical Conversations Series Spring 2022
Jan. 12, 2022—Don’t miss this wonderful discussions with the Vanderbilt Academic Life Coach, presented by the Vanderbilt Graduate School
Spring 2022 Interview Prep with ASPIRE!
Jan. 10, 2022—This Spring, get interview-ready with ASPIRE! We have several events that can help you prepare for you your job interview. Mark these dates on your calendar, and don’t forget to save the date for the 2022 ASPIRE Mock Interview Day event. This year will be industry focused! Check out our ASPIRE Job Search Series page...