Spring Semester Graduate Student/Faculty Luncheons!

 You’re Invited! The GWIS Mentoring Committee will be hosting two Graduate Student and Faculty Luncheons this semester, with lunch provided. The luncheon is a chance for a small number of graduate students and faculty from across the CNS and CoE departments to meet in an informal setting and discuss a range of topics from research interests and […]

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Announcing: UMass Amherst institutional partnership with the Association for Women in Science (AWIS)

Here’s a great opportunity for UMass students that we hope you all take advantage of, but is not affiliated with GWIS.  What’s in it for you: A one-year FREE membership in AWIS for all interested students, which includes: Online professional development and leadership webinars like ‘The Saavy of Successful Leaders’ and ‘The Dual Career Challenge’ […]

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Announcing the 2nd Annual CNS Women in Science Lecture!

The College of Natural Sciences at the University of Massachusetts Amherst invites you to the 2nd Annual CNS Women in Science Lecture: SUSAN METZ, Senior Research Associate and Director of Diversity & Inclusion at Stevens Institute of Technology “Moving Beyond Fixing the Women to Changing the Culture in Academic STEM Fields,” UMass Student Union Ballroom […]

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Upcoming events from OPD

Check out these great upcoming events from the Graduate School’s Office of Professional Development!  Wednesday, March 26th (12:00 PM – 1:00 PM, 153 Goessmann Lab) Intellectual Property Management and Technology Transfer Jointly sponsored by the Office of Professional Development and the Office of Commercial Ventures and Intellectual Property (CVIP) Join us to learn about how intellectual […]

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Upcoming workshop! The Situation Room: Surviving an Online Interview

This workshop will feature Professor Ben Brau as a guest speaker on online interview tips and protocol. Joining him on the interview panel will be fellow ATLAS research group faculty, all very experienced with remote communication and online interviewing. Participants will have the opportunity to navigate a live 5 minute online interview with the panelists and receive […]

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Mathworks event!

Make a Smooth Transition from School to Work  Continue to Learn and Grow Seeking MS and PhD students from Engineering and Computer Science If you have a strong technical background in software design, web development, control theory, signal processing, or embedded systems— we’d love to talk to you!  For more information about our Application Support Engineer position, please […]

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Reserve your spot in the 2/25 Teaching Portfolio Workshop!

We are lucky to have Rachel Rybaczuk, Coordinator of Graduate Student Teaching Support, of Center for Teaching & Faculty Development (CTFD), who will be hosting an event for GWIS members  entitled:  Overview of the Teaching Portfolio and Teaching Statement on Tuesday, February 25, from 11:30am-1pm at ISB 145. Don’t miss this opportunity! This interactive workshop will give you […]

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