Laney Graduate School Adds Multidisciplinary Environmental Sciences and Society PhD Program
In a world where the stakes for the environment and society have never been higher, the need for innovative interdisciplinary research is crucial. The James T. Laney School of Graduate Studies (LGS) is rising to meet this need with a pioneering new PhD program in Environmental Sciences and Society.
The first of its kind at Emory University, this groundbreaking PhD program was designed for environmental researchers who are interested in studying the interdisciplinary aspects of complex societal challenges in a rapidly changing world. Applications for the four- to five-year program opened on Sept. 15 and will close on Dec. 1, 2024, with the inaugural cohort beginning in the fall 2025 semester.
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Tomorrow! Money Management in Graduate School and Beyond Workshop
Reminder! This workshop is open to all LGS students and will focus on common financial stresses graduate students face and ways to maximize financial options, such as budget creation/management and other beneficial topics.
The workshop will be facilitated by John R. Hepler, PhD, professor and vice chair for academic affairs and director of graduate studies in the Neuroscience Program in the Department of Pharmacology & Chemical Biology at Emory University School of Medicine.
When: 4-5 p.m., September 17
Where: RRR_R200 (R. Randall Rollins Building)
Virtual Option: Zoom link
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Supporting Students on the Autism Spectrum Workshop
This workshop session will provide information regarding autism, what you might see in the classroom and strategies for supporting students. It will be facilitated in partnership with Kelsey Bohlke, assistant director of the Emory Oaks Program at the Emory Autism Center.
When: 1:30-3 p.m., September 18
Accessibility Requests: Please contact Rashad Morgan at ramorg5@emory.edu by September 11 to make a reasonable accommodation request.
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Emory Center for Digital Scholarship’s Fall 2024 Workshop Series
The Emory Center for Digital Scholarship (ECDS) is offering a workshop series this semester for faculty, staff, and students. View the event calendar to learn about each series.
When: 1-2 p.m., Wednesdays, September 18-October 16
Where: Zoom. RSVP for link.
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Ask RCRA Community Forum
The Office of Research Compliance and Regulatory Affairs (RCRA) invites you to their monthly "Ask RCRA" community forum. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. Topics will cover COI/COC and travel, international data protection, and compliance with controlled substances and dangerous drugs in research products. A Q&A will follow.
To submit questions during the session, email researchcompliance@emory.edu or aaliyah.saran.van.de.cruize@emory.edu.
When: 12-1 p.m., September 19
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Alumni Panel: Careers Outside of Academia for LGS Students in the Natural Sciences
This panel connects students with distinguished LGS alumni in the natural sciences who have chosen different career paths. At these events, alumni from a variety of fields return to Emory to network with our students and discuss their career paths and the unique ways that they have used their graduate training to succeed in positions that current students may never have considered. Lunch will be provided after the panel.
When: 12-1 p.m., September 23
Where: Atwood Chemistry Center Room 360
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Becoming a Resilient Scientist Series
The NIH OITE is offering the next installment of the Becoming a Resilient Scientist (BRS) series for trainees and fellows at all levels in the biomedical, behavioral, and social sciences. The goal of the series is to help trainees develop the resilience they need to navigate challenging situations at work and in life.
When: September 23 – November 18. Click the button below for details.
The workshops and group discussions in the series are:
- Unit 1. An Introduction to Resilience and Wellness
- Unit 2. Exploring our Self-Talk: Cognitive Distortions and Imposter Fears
- Unit 3. Self-Advocacy and Assertiveness for Scientists
- Unit 4. Developing Feedback Resilience
- Unit 5. Managing Up to Maximize Mentoring Relationships (Note: There will be no group discussion for Unit 5.)
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September GIVE Events
If you are interested in GIVE volunteer opportunities this month, check out the upcoming events below.
Volunteer at the Atlanta WALK to End Hydrocephalus
Volunteers are needed to help with the Atlanta WALK to End Hydrocephalus. Volunteers will assist with registration, signage, setting up and tearing down, leading the walk, and/or the ribbon cutting ceremony.
When: 7:30-11:30 a.m., September 28
Where: Alexander Park in Lawrenceville
Questions? Contact Samantha Lanjewar.
GIVE & Free Bikes 4 Kidz Atlanta
Come help clean and refurbish bikes for kids in the community with Free Bikes 4 Kidz Atlanta. No prior bike experience is needed!
When: 1-3 p.m., September 29. More information will be provided after signing up.
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Pricing Your Innovation with Skills Builder Workshop
This workshop facilitated by Carolyn Crewe, CEO of Best Kind Consulting, will teach how to transform the innovative thing you're working on into offers customers want, how to calculate what those offers are worth, and how to price your offers fairly so customers keep coming back for more. Dinner will be provided.
When: 5:30-7:30 p.m., October 10. Please arrive 10–15 minutes early.
Where: The Hatchery
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Universal Design and Inclusive Pedagogy Workshop
This workshop will be facilitated by Dr. Jennifer Sarrett and co-sponsored by the Center for Faculty Development and Excellence and DAS.
When: 1:30-3 p.m., October 29
Where: Register to receive in-person location and Zoom details
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Job Opportunity - The Center for Graduate Career Success
The Center for Graduate Career Success, creator of the Beyond the Professoriate and Beyond Graduate School platforms, is looking for a master's or PhD student to conduct alumni interviews for career video libraries.
Application Deadline: Friday
Hours: Flexible, 10-15 per week
Start Date: October 1
Compensation: $20/hour
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Business Concepts for Life Scientists 4-Week Course
This four-week online cohort course from iBiology (in partnership with LGS and the Office of Postdoctoral and Mentored Trainee Education) will enhance PhD scientists’ foundational understanding of business strategy, business development, and finance. The course is taught in a flipped classroom format, where participants will watch course videos asynchronously before gathering as a group on Zoom to discuss the material and actively engage with classmates and facilitators.
Application Deadline: 12 p.m., September 23
When: 3-5 p.m., September 30 and October 7, 14, and 28
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An Introduction to Evidence-Based Undergraduate STEM Teaching Course
This eight-module, self-paced, asynchronous online course is designed for graduate students and postdocs—future faculty—in STEM disciplines. The introductory course focuses on evidence-based undergraduate STEM teaching and gives an overview of effective college teaching strategies and the research that supports them. Sessions are free through Emory’s CIRTL membership.
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Volunteers Needed for Inpatient Flu Challenge Study
The Emory Hope Clinic is seeking willing participants to help with their study on how the immune system responds to the flu virus and how it is transmitted in the environment.
Duration: September 23 - October 1
Compensation: Up to $4,925 over 5 months of study participation.
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The College Classroom Free CIRTL Course
Get an introduction to key learning principles and the basics of effective, evidence-based teaching practices in this 12-week course about teaching in the college classroom. Register now for “The College Classroom” course through The Center for the Integration of Research, Teaching, and Learning (CIRTL), as attendance is limited to 100 participants. Sessions are free through Emory’s CIRTL membership.
When: 2-3:30 p.m., Tuesdays, September 24 - December 10
Where: Zoom. Register to receive the link.
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New Opportunity with LGS Graduate Writing Group
Sit down and write with other graduate students during focused writing sprints! Move your writing forward within a supportive environment with one of these options below.
Option 1 – This group is co-facilitated by The Emory Writing Center and LGS English Language Support.
When: Mondays, 10 a.m.-12 p.m., September 16 - December 2
Where: Zoom
Option 2 – This group is student-led.
When: Fridays, 1-3 p.m., September 20 - December 6
Where: Zoom
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EGHI Global Health Student Photography Contest
Let your photography be a force for inspiration, education, and change. This photography contest invites participants to share their unique perspectives on global health challenges both at home and abroad. The aim is to foster cultural sensitivity and awareness through the lens of photography. Supported by Atlanta-based philanthropist and photographer Bob Yellowlees, founder of Lumiere Gallery, winners will be awarded individual cash prizes of $500.
Submission Deadline: October 7
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Job Opportunity – Research Assistant
Intersections: The Education Journal of the Woodruff Health Educators Academy is seeking a Research Assistant who will help design a qualitative study to determine what, if any, impact publishing their works in Intersections has had on those authors and on their impressions of educational scholarship.
Hours: 10 per week
Duration: Fall semester
Compensation: $15/hour
Supervisors: Linda Lewin, MD, and Kathryn Garber, PhD, Co-Editors-in-Chief
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Calls Open: Halle Institute for Global Research Collaborative Research Grants
Collaborative Research Grant applicants are encouraged to submit proposals for innovative collaborative research projects that link Emory with faculty from University of Bonn and University of St Andrews. These grants are open to regular, continuing, and full-time faculty from all Emory schools and disciplines.
Research may take place in any country or region if done jointly. Project outcomes may include publications, external funding, and/or other forms of research-based activity.
Application Deadline: September 23
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The ATLANTIS Program is Currently Accepting Applications
Predoctoral and postdoctoral trainees engaged in research related or relevant to nephrology, urology, and non-malignant hematology are welcome to apply to the ATLANTIS program. Developed by the Emory School of Medicine, ATLANTIS was designed to train the next generation of kidney, urology, and hematology health scientist researchers, and to establish a vibrant network of mentors, mentees, and leaders in the field.
Application Deadline: July 1, 2025
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Open for Submissions: International Education Week Student Essay Contest
As part of International Education Week (IEW), all current students are invited to participate in in 2024 International Education Week Essay by submitting a 500-750-word essay on the impact global experiences have had on their time at Emory, whether in Atlanta or elsewhere in the world. Winners and runners-up will be invited to read their essays during an event during International Education Week.
Prizes: Two graduate students will win first place prizes of $500; with two additional runner-up prizes of $250.
Essay Deadline: 11:59 p.m., October 6
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Tutoring at The Emory Writing Center
The Emory Writing Center has graduate-level tutors trained to meet with you at any stage of the writing process, from brainstorming to final revisions. Tutors do not proofread or edit, but instead share skills and resources through dialogue and inquiry. In one-on-one consultations, they guide writers to revise and edit their own work. You can make up to two free appointments per week, either on campus in Callaway N111 or here.
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Career Coaching Available for LGS Students
Are you a Laney master's or PhD student looking for guidance? One of our LGS Career Coaches can help with:
- Assessing your strengths, interests, and values
- Learning about diverse career paths
- Editing resumes or other job application materials
- Interviewing and networking strategies
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Job Opportunity - Student Intervention Services Responder Recruitment
Campus Life’s Student Intervention Services is seeking new SIS Responders to join the SIS team. Students who are second year graduate students and beyond are encouraged to join. The SIS Crisis On-Call Team is staffed 24/7 and responds to students’ active crises. Compensation is provided and SIS Team Responders receive ongoing training and support.
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LGS Student and Faculty Resources
LGS continues to develop resources to enhance students’ experiences and well-being by fostering supportive community environments, processes, and services that empower students throughout their educational journey to ensure personal, professional, and academic success.
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AMIS Atlanta
AMIS invites students from Emory and other area universities to its 46th welcome reception on the Georgia Tech campus. Not familiar with AMIS? The organization aims to connect international students and scholars in the Atlanta area.
When: 2 p.m., September 21
Where: Georgia Tech, GT Coda Tech Square Plaza, 756 West Peachtree St. NW, Atlanta, GA 30332
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Small Talk in a U.S. Context Workshop – Fall 2024
This workshop provides practical strategies and ample opportunities to practice engaging in social and professional conversations with confidence. Topics will include how to open, maintain, and close a conversation in the US context; turn-taking and active listening strategies and more.
When: 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m., September 27
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ELSP Mini Course: Advancing your Graduate Writing Skills
This seven-week workshop is designed to enhance multilingual graduate students' scholarly writing skills through a series of focused workshops, individual feedback, and genre analysis. Over the duration of the course, students will explore and apply various writing tools and strategies, analyze genre-specific moves in academic texts from their fields, and refine their writing through iterative revisions.
When: 1-2:30 p.m., Wednesdays, October 3–November 13
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ELSP Workshop: Clear Speech Workshop
Unlock the power of clear and confident communication. This two-part workshop will focus on understanding and practicing critical elements of speech for clear
delivery of English. Complete the form to express your interest. The exact date and time will be determined based on interested parties' availability.
When: October (TBD)
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International Community Friday Lunch
International students and scholars are invited to enjoy free lunch, connect with one another, and learn about the resources available at Emory. This event is sponsored by International Student and Scholar Services and the Office of Spiritual and Religious Life. Food is on a first come, first serve basis, as supplies are limited.
When: 11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m., Fridays throughout the year
Where: Canon Chapel Brooks Common
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1-on-1 Cross-Cultural Conversations over Breakfast
International Education Peace Volunteers invites you to join in with other Emory
students and scholars on Sundays for One-on-One Casual Cross-Cultural
Conversations. Free breakfast baked goods, coffee, tea, and Indian milk tea will be provided. Families are welcome to join. Transportation will be provided to and from Emory, as well as residences near Emory, Villa International, and the Lindbergh Marta Station.
When: Sundays, 9:30 a.m.
Where: Intown Coffeehouse
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Dean's Teaching Fellowship Info Sessions – PhD Students Only
Doctoral students interested in applying for the Dean's Teaching Fellowship, please register for a Zoom webinar below. Sessions will be recorded for those unable to join the webinar.
Info Session 1
When: 4-5 p.m., September 16. Register here.
Info Session 2
When: 4-5 p.m., November 15. Register here.
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LGS Advanced Fellowships General Info Session – PhD Students Only
If you are interested in applying for Laney Graduate School Advanced/Completion Fellowships, please register for the Zoom webinar here. Sessions will be recorded for those unable to join the webinar.
When: 4-5 p.m., September 17
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Academic Success Resources
Are you looking for some help related to procrastination, imposter syndrome, test anxiety, perfectionism, or attention and concentration challenges? Check out the resources available on CAPS’ website.
In addition, the LGS Student Affairs Team is here to support every phase of your educational journey, so reach out any time! They can connect you to resources, answer questions you might have, or discuss concerns.
Explore these topics and other student affairs-related topics by contacting an LGS Student Affairs team member:
Dr. Jennifer M. Cason, assistant dean of student affairs & deputy title IX coordinator
Emily Neutens, associate director of student affairs for GDBBS
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Emory Student Telehealth
24/7 Medical and Mental Health
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Are you Concerned about a Student?
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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.
Read here.
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