Monday, May 18, 2020
To: Graduate Students, Graduate Faculty, Directors of Graduate Studies/Program Directors, Program Administrators, LGS Staff
Today, the Laney Grad Report weekly newsletter resumes. In addition to events, opportunities , and resources for graduate students, the Grad Report includes news features, LGS profiles, and special announcements. Email your submissions to lgs.communications@emory.edu by Wednesday of each week.
Archives of past LGS newsletters are available here.
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News Feature
Jefferson Award honors Lisa Tedesco, graduate school dean, for visionary leadership
Lisa Tedesco’s courageous leadership of Laney Graduate School has resulted in an extraordinary set of structural changes, innovative new programs and educational infrastructure, and crucial enhancements for graduate student education, support, and professionalization.
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Spotlights
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Events, Opportunities, and Resources
Use the links below to advance to a specific category.
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Ongoing Events
Fireside Chats with Laney EDGE and PDCP
Laney EDGE and Professional Development & Career Planning
- Wednesdays: 1 pm-2 pm
- Virtual “Fireside Chats” are for LGS scholars who want to connect.
Let's Talk: CAPS Drop-in Consultation Service
- Wednesday: 2:30 pm- 4 pm
- Fridays: 12 pm-1:30 pm
- Contact: (404) 727-7450
Virtual Graduate Weekly Dissertation Writing Group
- Tuesday: 12 pm-2 pm
Virtual Office Hours
Please contact Amanda Marie James or Rob Pearson directly to confirm an appointment and receive a Zoom link.
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Amanda Marie James, Chief Diversity Officer & Associate Dean, Diversity, Inclusion, and Community Engagement:
- Office Hours- Tuesdays: 1 pm-2:30 pm
- Contact: amandamariejames@emory.edu
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Rob Pearson, Assistant Dean, Professional Development and Career Planning Virtual Office Hours:
- Office Hours- Thursdays: 12 pm-1:30 pm
- Contact: robert.pearson@emory.edu
One-on-One Career Coaching
- Coaching provided via phone call or Zoom.
- Click this link to schedule an appointment.
The Emory Writing Center
The Emory Writing Center is open for the summer.
- Remote consultations begin May 19 through August 5.
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More information is available
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Opportunities
ELSP Support Sessions
The English Language Support Program (ELSP) is offering remote Writing & Speaking Consultations for ESL and multilingual students from May 18 – June 24. The ELSP serves international and multilingual graduate students enrolled in Laney, helping them become more effective, fluent communicators at the university and beyond.
- Register for an appointment here.
- Contact: Heather Boldt, ELSP Interim Director, at hboldt@emory.edu.
US DOE - Office of Science Graduate Student Research
The U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Science has extended its application deadline for the Office of Science Graduate Student Research (SCGSR) program 2020 Solicitation 1. The SCGSR program provides doctoral dissertation/thesis research opportunities for graduate students at DOE national laboratories.
- Deadline: Wednesday, May 20 - 5pm (EDT)
- Questions? Contact the SCGSR Program Manager, Dr. Ping Ge, at sc.scgsr@science.doe.gov.
- Apply here.
Postdoctoral Training Opportunity in Informatics, Genomics, Machine Learning, and Biomedical Data Science at Boston Children’s Hospital / Harvard Medical School
The Computational Health Informatics Program (CHIP) at Boston Children’s Hospital hosts a training program for postdoctoral fellows to be trained in Informatics, Genomics, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, and Biomedical Data Science. Applications are open and admission is available on a rolling basis.
Biorender Science Graphic Contest
BioRender -- an online app designed to create scientific presentations-- is hosting a graphical abstract contest. Participants who submit their best figures, created through BioRender, are eligible to win prizes valued up to $50k.- Earlybird deadline: Friday, May 15, 2020, 11:59pm (EDT)
- Regular deadline: Wednesday, June 3, 11:59pm (EDT)
- Apply here.
Beyond the Professoriate LinkedIn Group
Beyond the Professoriate,” an organization dedicated to empowering PhDs to pursue impactful careers, is launching a new community space on LinkedIn Groups, free for any graduate student or PhD to join. The group will share helpful information around job searches, resources and articles for discussion, and unique Beyond the Professoriate content.
- Join here.
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Remote Teaching Resources
LGS teaching assistants and teaching associates may attend webinars and utilize resources for teaching in remote environments listed below. Recordings of past webinars from the Center for Faculty Development and Excellence are accessible on the remote teaching website.
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Center for the Integration of Research, Teaching and Learning Summer Offerings
CIRTL will be running courses, a MOOC, teaching institutes , and online teaching office hours this summer, each designed to dig into specific aspects of inclusive, effective, evidence-based STEM pedagogy. Comments? Questions? Contact the help desk at info@cirtl.net.
Courses have live, real-time online sessions and require regular homework outside of those class meetings. Registration with your Emory e-mail is required.
- Basics of Online Learning and Teaching
- Engaging Students in the Teaching of Statistics
- Transforming Your Research into Teaching
Teaching institutes are multi-day, intensive sessions aimed at improving grad students' and postdocs' STEM teaching skills. This summer, institutes that typically take place in person will be offered online due to COVID-19. Registration with your Emory e-mail is required.
- Teaching Institute at Johns Hopkins University
- Summer Teaching Institute at the University of British Columbia
- Online Summer Institute on Scientific Teaching
Preventing “Zoom-Bombing”
Recording Video: Best Practices:
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Additional Resources
Visit the contacts and resources below for questions and additional information:
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Share Your News!
We want to hear from you!
Please submit exciting news, awards, resources, and events to lgs.communications@emory.edu.