Fall Brings the Return of the Graduate Student/Faculty Luncheon!

The leaves are changing colors, the undergraduates have arrived, and the fall graduate student/faculty luncheons will return!  Make sure you RSVP to reserve your spot at the table.  Don’t be shy – register for one OR both today! When: October 21st and November 18th, 12-1pm Where: Gunness Student Center, Marcus Hall Why: Enjoy a free lunch […]

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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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First Informal Mentoring Dinner was a Wild Success!

Last week, UMass Amherst undergraduates in the College of Natural Sciences and College of Engineering were able to attend an informal mentoring session with some of the school’s graduate students in STEM fields.  A pizza dinner was served, and undergraduates had a unique opportunity to chat with their graduate student counterparts.  Around thirty undergraduate mentees […]

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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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Python programming – an interactive workshop series

Programming is a valuable and marketable skill for STEM fields! But it is not formally taught in many graduate programs. Join GWIS for an interactive workshop series on the very versatile and popular python programming language. The first workshop will be focused on installation and first steps: Monday, Sept 29th 3:00-4:30pm in ISB 145  Led by […]

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Fall 2014 calendar of Office of Professional Development Events

The Graduate School’s Office of Professional Development (OPD) is offering a wide range of events this fall, many geared toward powering the funding of women graduate students in STEM!   Of particular interest: Pizza & Proposals September 19, 5:00-7:00pm Goessmann 153 We provide the pizza, you provide the proposal! Pre-registration is requested. Pizza & Proposals: NSF GRFP […]

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