GWIS member exclusive: coffee with visiting industry scientist

 Come and meet Dr. Masha Fridkis-Hareli, of Accelerating Translational Research, LLC.  You might remember Dr. Fridkis-Hareli as an industry panelist at the GWIS networking event last spring. Check out her bio HERE. WHEN: Wednesday, November 12th 2014,  2:00pm – 2:45pm WHERE: Campus Center 804-08 Free coffee and snacks!  Space is limited! REGISTER HERE! Dr. Fridkis-Hareli will be speaking […]

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The Situation Room: Navigating Negotiation

Take a turn in the hot seat! Negotiation is a crucial skill whether you’re thinking of industry or academia. How would you handle the hard questions? What’s the norm in negotiation? WHEN: Thursday, October 16, 2014 from 12:00-1:30p.m WHERE: Gunness Student Center (Marcus Hall)  This workshop will feature Professor Laura Cadonati speaking about her experiences […]

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More great upcoming events from OPD!

Team building:  Are you wondering what makes a team “high performing”?  Ever wonder how managers create and maintain such teams?  If management lies in your future, don’t miss this discussion led by Kellie Crantz, Vice President of Human Resources – Oct 15th.  Register here!  Grant writing:  Do you watch faculty members submitting MANY grants and wonder […]

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Dynamic STEM careers lunch

What are your plans after graduate school? In an intimate setting, have a conversation with a small panel of scientists and engineers who have changed careers about job searching, building your career, and life beyond academia.  When: Thursday, October 9th from 12:30-2:00p.m. Where: ISB 145   Confirmed panelists: Christos Dimitrakopoulos of the UMass chemical engineering department […]

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Research2Innovation workshops in the spring

Explore the potential business application of your research! The Graduate School’s Office of Professional Development is sponsoring TWO Research2Innovation workshops in the spring semester led by the renowned Dr. Judith Giordan, the keynote speaker at GWIS networking event last spring.  For more details, click here to see the flyer: Research2Innovation Get a team of graduate students together and […]

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Positive feedback on pilot interactive python workshop

 The first GWIS interactive python workshop held earlier this week was an introduction to python and general programming. On average, attendees reported that the workshop was very useful for their research, and most plan to attend future workshops on more advanced python topics. Registration for the pilot workshop filled up in under 30 minutes after […]

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September STEM grad student appreciation coffee hour

STEM graduate students reported feeling appreciated at the second monthly STEM graduate student appreciation day coffee hour events on Tuesday. Attendance has been great at these events, with over 60 people from many different departments across CNS and CoE. GWIS hopes events like these foster connections across STEM fields and promotes community amongst UMass graduate […]

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