Monday, April 12, 2021

Graduate Student Appreciation Week: We Have Our Winners!

Congratulations to the winners of the Three-Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition and the EDGE Trivia Night!

Three-Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition

First Place & People's Choice

Misael Romero-Reyes, Chemistry

Second Place

Danielle Villa, Political Science

Laney EDGE Trivia Night

First Place

Olivia Johnson, Sociology

Second Place

Christopher Keyes, Mathematics

Trenell Mosley, Genetics & Molecular Biology

Alejandro Oviendo, Biochemistry, Cell, & Developmental Biology

Third Place

Norah Elmagraby, Islamic Civilizations Studies

Contents

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Opportunities
Fellowships
Additional Resources

New Opportunities

New! Virtual Two-Hour Dissertation Boot Camp

Open to Laney Graduate Students, this virtual boot camp is an opportunity for graduate students to work on their projects virtually for 2 hours. Attendees can set and share writing goals.

Date: April 13

New! GEP - Women in Consulting Webinar

GEP is hosting a Women in Consulting Session to allow both graduate and undergraduate students across the nation an opportunity to learn more about what it means to be a female in the consulting industry.

Date: April 15
Details here
Register here

New! Pedagogical Training and Teaching in the Writing Program (Students/DGS/PDs and Chairs are welcome)

Laney graduate students are invited to an information session focused on opportunities to expand their teaching portfolio as well as the opportunity to be the instructor of record in a first-year writing class. Students may attend one of the two sessions.

View details here.

Tuesday, April 20

Zoom Meeting ID: 933 3752 8163
Passcode: 197135

Friday, April 23

Time: 1-2 PM
Zoom Meeting ID: 981 1371 4302
Passcode: 776434

Contact: Joonna Trapp at joonna.trapp@emory.edu

New! CDFE Drop-in Working Hours

Join CDFE this month during drop-in hours for tips on how to REDUCE time, REUSE materials, & REPURPOSE your course site in preparation for Summer and Fall courses.

Every Tuesday through April 27
Register here

Upcoming Opportunities

Jewish Studies Seminar on the Research-Teaching Nexus

Professor Claire Sufrin (Northwestern University) and Dr. Yehuda Kurtzer (President, Shalom Hartman Institute of North America) will discuss their book The New Jewish Canon: Ideas & Debates 1980-2015.

Date: April 16
Time: 1-2:15 PM

Imagine Your Career: How ImaginePhD Can Support Your Job Search

Imagine PhD is a free and confidential online tool that helps you explore careers and articulate your professional skills and interests to potential employers.

Date: April 16
Time: 12-1 PM
Details here

English Language Support Program: Summer Courses

Laney’s English Language Support Program presents its summer courses for multilingual (domestic and international) graduate students from May 18 - June 26. Courses will be held remotely and are credit-bearing. Enroll and improve your communication skills in:

- Presentations
- Discussions
- Research article writing
- Social media writing

Registration Deadline: April 20
Register here

Contact: Mackenzie Bristow - mbrist2@emory.edu

Publishing, Postdocs, and VAPS, Oh My! - On Visiting Assistant Professorships

The Office for RACE and Laney EDGE are excited to pilot a new series titled, "Publishing, Postdocs, and VAPS, Oh My! Thriving in Academia as an Early Career POC." The third of the three-part speaker series offered by the Office of RACE and Laney EDGE features Dr. Axelle Karera, Emory Department of Philosophy.

Date: April 22
Time: 12-1 PM
View flyer here

Deadline Approaching! Request for Applications – Certificate Program in Translational Research (CPTR)

The Certificate Program in Translational Research (CPTR) is a formal 16-credit Emory Laney Graduate School program for trainees who seek to conduct research at the interface between basic and translational science and clinical medicine. CPTR trainees may elect to take the course work over a single year or spread the work over two years.

Application Deadline: April 30
Time: 5 PM
Details here

Contact: Cheryl Sroka - csroka@emory.edu or Jessica Alvarez- jessica.alvarez@emory.edu

Apply for the 2021 BIOME Institute! From Pieces to Patterns: Building a Scientific Worldview

During the 2021 BIOME Institute, participants will explore how pedagogy can guide students to see the forest and the trees. Facilitators will present resources that help learners incorporate detailed understandings into a meaningful framework and see science in a broader, interdisciplinary context.