Monday, August 15, 2022

Congratulations to Natalie Catasús for receiving a 2022-2023 fellowship from the the American Association of University Women (AAUW)!

This prestigious fellowship is granted to students who demonstrate scholarly excellence; quality and originality in project design; and active commitment to furthering the role of women in their communities, professions, or fields of research.

Natalie, who is pursuing a PhD in Comparative Literature, is working on her dissertation that explores the makeshift creative methods practiced by “drifting” figures in Caribbean texts. Her post-graduate plans include a career in teaching literature, visual studies and creative writing.

Get the latest updates on COVID-19 info for the Emory community at Emory Forward. 

Reminder: Emory University international travel policy requires all Emory-sponsored international travel to be approved by the student’s school of enrollment. For LGS students, all Emory-related international travel, regardless of funding source (e.g., PDS award, program funding, etc.) MUST be approved through the LGS International Travel Permission Form.

Review the Laney Graduate School’s International Travel Policy here.

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1. Events 
2. Opportunities & Reminders 
3. International Students 
4. Fellowships
5. Online Career and Professional Development Conferences
6. Additional Resources

TODAY!  International Student Welcome/Let's Talk About Your Immigration Status (Virtual)

Everything you need to know about your immigration status will be covered at the international LGS student welcome session offered through ISSS (International Student and Scholar Services).

• When: August 15, 2022 | 3 p.m. 
• Where: Zoom

New! LGS Welcome Picnic!

Please join us for a welcome-back picnic to celebrate the upcoming year! All LGS students are encouraged to come. Please bring your government-issued ID if you would like to drink beer.

• When: August 22, 2022 | 4 p.m. - 6 p.m.
• Where: McDonough Field 

New! Hiring: Graduate Student Researcher - Radiology Lab

The researcher will be responsible for working on the designing and building a functioning prototype. In addition, the researcher will be responsible for helping design and carry out the experiments to test the prototype. The researcher will additionally work with the other investigators to compose and submit research abstracts and manuscripts for publication and additional grant applications for future funding.

Become an EDGE Ambassador!

Laney Graduate School is accepting applications for the LGS-EDGE (Emory Diversifying Graduate Education) Fellowships and Ambassadorships for the 2022-2023 academic year. The EDGE fellowships and ambassadorships are open to all currently enrolled LGS students – masters’ and doctoral students. An ideal applicant would have a passion for and commitment to for establishing, maintaining, and enhancing a diverse graduate community at Emory.  Questions or concerns please contact Associate Dean Amanda Marie James.

The deadline to apply is TODAY, AUGUST 15TH. 

For more information and to apply, please visit the Advanced Student Fellowships webpage, and click on the link for the EDGE Fellowship and Ambassadorship under “Other Fellowships and Awards”. 

Register for an ORCID iD!

An ORCID iD is a free, unique, persistent identifier that you own and control—forever. It distinguishes you from every other researcher across disciplines, borders, and time. You can populate your iD record with your professional information (affiliations, grants, publications, peer review, and more), and you can set Emory as a trusted organization in your record so that information about your research can be integrated into Emory’s institutional research management information systems.

Many publishers (e.g., Wiley, Royal Society of Chemistry, Springer Nature, PLOS, etc.) and research funders (NIH, Department of Energy, NASA, etc.) now require researchers to have an ORCID iD, so getting one now puts you ahead of the game! Use your iD to share your information with other systems outside of Emory, ensuring you get recognition for all your contributions, saving you time and hassle, and reducing the risk of errors. 

Postdoctoral Funding - 3-Year Award

The Life Sciences Research Foundation award program identifies exceptional early career postdoctoral scholars in all areas of life science. Applications are accepted in the following broad categories: Biochemistry, Cancer Biology, Cell Biology, Computational Biology, Developmental Biology, Immunology, Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Neurobiology, Organismal Population & Evolutionary Biology, Physiology, Plant Biology, Structural Biology, and Virology.

The 2023 award amount is $77,000/year ($231,000 total). $66,000/year for
stipend/salary and $11,000/year as a research allowance. This is a 0% IDC award. The award is open to U.S. and non-U.S. citizens.

ONLINE Workshops Now Open for Registration, August 2022

August QUAL-WORKS workshops are now available online and open for registration! 

Mentored Qualitative Methods Session, ONLINE, August 22, 1- 4 pm

Mentored Qualitative Analysis Session ONLINE, August 23, 1 - 4 pm 

Teaching Assistant Positions – Qualitative Data Analysis

Rollins School of Public Health is seeking graduate student Teaching Assistants for a course on Qualitative Data Analysis for this Fall 2022 semester in the Rollins School of Public Health. These are paid positions.

Applicants must have experience in qualitative data analysis and be familiar with the software program MAXQDA. TA duties include assisting in weekly lab sessions with MAXQDA, giving written feedback on assignments, managing the course site on Canvas and assisting the instructor with class administrative tasks.  

If interested or have questions, please send an email describing your experience in qualitative data analysis and MAXQDA software to the instructor, found below.

2022-2023 Pilot Program in Children’s Environmental Health Research Translation

The Center for Children’s Health Assessment, Research Translation, and Combating Environmental Racism (CHARTER) (NIEHS 1P2CES033430-01) is pleased to announce the 2022-2023 Pilot Program in Children’s Environmental Health Research Translation.

All applications must focus on the role of the environment in children’s health. Interdisciplinary planning grants are open to graduate students.

Bilateral Path between Academic Research & Teaching Program Expanding

BPART (Bilateral Path between Academic Research & Teaching), is dual-goal program that guides graduate students through the development of an Introduction to Academic Research course aimed at first year students in the fall, that will then be taught by the graduate students in the spring.

The first program goal is the course development (fall) and teaching (spring) experience for the graduate students, and the second program goal is to demystify the undergraduate research experience and make it more accessible and equitable to all undergraduates.  

Graduates students will work in teams of 2-3 and both semesters should require no more than 5 hours of time per week. All students must have their PIs support to apply for the program.

Call for Submissions: "Liberating Temporality and Spatiality" Conference

The Consortium for Graduate Studies in Gender, Culture, Women, and Sexuality (GCWS) is hosting our biannual graduate student conference “Liberating Temporality and Spatiality” in Spring 2023.

This free conference will be in-person with some flexibility for hybrid presenters.  The GCWS conference “Liberating Temporality and Spatiality” welcomes graduate students in all areas of study to submit their abstracts or synopses of in-progress scholarly papers, dissertation or thesis chapters, article drafts, or in-progress film/mixed media works. Proposals may come in the form of papers, films, art, performance, visual art, or alternate forms not listed above.

EDGE Talk Time

Laney EDGE (Emory Diversifying Graduate Education) wants to connect with you about opportunities and challenges related to justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion in your program and at Laney. Set up some time to talk today!

• Appointments for Laney Graduate School Students
• When: See appointment calendar, linked below:
• Dr. Amanda Marie James, Associate Dean, Diversity, Inclusion, and Community Engagement

LGS Student Affairs Appointments

The Laney Graduate School Student Affairs team wants you to know they're here for you and are happy to meet in person or virtually if you want to connect. They can help connect you to resources, answer questions you might have, or discuss concerns. Feel free to reach out any time.

• Appointments for Laney Graduate School Students
• When: See appointment calendars, linked below:
• Dr. Jennifer Cason, Assistant Dean of Student Affairs
• Claire DePalma, Assistant Director of Student Affairs and Student Wellness
• Emily Neutens, Assistant Director of Student Affairs for GDBBS

Connect with Laney on LinkedIn!

We are excited to announce that Laney Graduate School has a new way to connect with our community: LinkedIn! This platform will enable LGS to share valuable content with students, faculty, and staff; stay plugged in with alumni; and introduce new initiatives + events.

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New! International Student Welcome/Let's Talk About Your Immigration Status (Virtual)

Everything you need to know about your immigration status will be covered at the international LGS student welcome session offered through ISSS (International Student and Scholar Services).

• When: August 15, 2022 | 3 p.m. 
• Where: Zoom

Connect across Campus: Global Ties Conversation Partner Program

Are you interested in connecting with students from other programs and cultures? The Global Ties Conversation Partner Program, launching this fall in partnership with Emory College, the School of Law, and other Emory schools, will pair members of the Emory community with diverse language backgrounds for cultural exchange and conversation in English. All LGS students, whether English is your first or an additional language, are invited to join. We will kick off the semester with a social gathering of all program participants, and then you and your partner will meet on your own schedule.

English Language Support

Advance your skills through enrollment in one of these upcoming Fall courses: ELSP 520 Seminar in Professional Communication; ELSP 521 Writing a Research Article; ELSP 517 Communication Skills for Advanced Speakers; and ELSP 510 Foundations in Graduate-level Writing. Classes meet once per week; interested parties can find more details and express their interest through the ELSP interest form no later than August 22.

View more at our Fellowships and Grants website.

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Emory Flexible Teaching Toolkit

The toolkit is a collection of resources

designed to support the development of

flexible courses from CFDE, TLT, ATS,

and Library Services. Resources are

helpful to graduate students involved in

teaching at every level.

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