You’ve asked and we’ve listened- the teaching assistant situation room is being offered again! Being a teaching assistant is quite common in graduate school, but rarely do you receive some sort of training in how to effectively teach in a discussion, lab, or lecture setting. This can inherently lead to anxiety and difficulties when in […]
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Upcoming events exploring fellowships and careers in STEM policy
In collaboration with the Office of Professional Development, GWIS PD is hosting a panel event with several American Association for the Advancement of Science Science & Technology Policy Fellowship recipients. These fellowships take place within the various House and Executive offices of the US government. Each panelist will share their unique fellowship experience, how to […]
AAUW Funding Info Session
The American Association of University Women (AAUW) offers graduate fellowships for domestic and international students. These awards are designed to support women by providing funds for dissertation completion and post-doc independence. Our panel for this event will include faculty and successful AAUW Fellowship recipients, and will also provide advice on how to craft a competitive […]
Post doc opportunities: Policy Fellowships, come learn more!
Interested in a unique alternative to the traditional post-doc? Curious about how your knowledge could be used to shape policies and legislation? If so, you will likely want to apply for the AAAS Science and Technology Policy Fellowship! On August 20th at 1:45pm GWIS is hosting a webinar watch about this fellowship opportunity in N610 […]
Grant Searching for International Students
Check out this event held by the Graduate School OPD and International Programs Office! If you’re an international student or post-doc, I highly recommend you register to learn more about grants and fellowships open to non-US citizens. Many external grants or fellowships are restricted to US citizens or permanent residents,a limitation that poses a particular […]
Crash Course in R Programming
Have a massive data set to mine through or perform statistics on this summer? Want to learn a program that’s flexible, powerful, and free? Then the Crash Course in R Workshop is designed for you! In an hour and a half, led by Guillaume Pagnier, you will become acquainted with the basic operations in R […]
GWIS Professional Development and Indian Student Association Lunch
The Graduate Women in Stem (GWIS) and Indian Student Association (ISA) are collaborating for the first time to help graduate students from all departments with professional and personal advancement along with some social events. We’re organizing our first social event including lunch on Thursday, May 14th, starting 12:30 pm and would be delighted to see […]
She’s a Scientist Series
The AWIS (Association of Women in Science) organization is holding a lecture/discussion series of events titled “She’s a Scientist”. These events are held at Smith College, and if you wish to attend but need transportation please contact Barbara Pearson – bpearson@research.umass.edu The first talk is: Nilanjana Dasgupta, Professor of Psychology at UMass Amherst Girls and […]
PostDocs: Search and Experience
Next Thursday, 3/12, at 7 pm in 319 Morrill 3 the GWIS PD committee and STEM Ambassador Program are collaborating to hold a novel event for grad students and postdocs. A panel of current STEM post-docs and one recent faculty hire will discuss and share their own experiences and answer grad questions. Panelists will focus […]
Professional Development events to look forward to
There are several events held through the Professional Development committee coming up this spring semester. We hope to see you at a few! This Tuesday, 2/24, the very popular Python Workshop Series is back by demand. The details are listed below. If you were wait-listed for this event series, you have not missed out! We […]
