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 […]
professional development
Identity in Academia: The Relationship Between the Impostor Syndrome and Intersectionality
Have you ever felt like you don’t belong in graduate school or your current position? Have you felt like you are only at UMass by chance, and all your accomplishments are menial or only possible through extensive guidance from others? There are a number of other feelings and thoughts associated with the Impostor Syndrome, and […]
Intro to Grant Searching for International Students
Many external grants or fellowships are restricted to US citizens or permanent residents, which poses a particular challenge to international students searching for external funding opportunities. This session is tailored for graduate students and postdocs who are not US citizens or permanent residents to introduce basic search tips and tools. Come to dispel myths about […]
AAAS Fellows Panel – Bridging Policy and Careers
OPD and GWIS always want to help you expand your career options. If you would like to learn more about the AAAS Science & Technology Policy Fellowships and Congressional Fellowships, and how they inform careers in academia, non-profits, government and industry, please make sure you attend this event! A panel of advanced degree holders […]
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 […]
Mastering the Poster Session – Another Awesome Situation Room
We are very proud of last week’s Situation Room, which focused on the ever-present Poster Session. We know – they can be the bane of every graduate student’s conference, difficult to prepare for, full of anxiety. We had 4 volunteers present their posters to a panel consisting of a post-doc, faculty, and graduate student who […]
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 […]
Dr. Marisha Godek Returns to UMass Next Wednesday, 4/22
Dr. Godek previously attended our Spring 2014 Networking Mixer, where she was a stellar panelist. Next week, she returns to give a talk at Casey Gilman’s Science Communication course. The talk will be open to other students – pre-registration is required (see details below). Communications is very excited to announce that OPD is sponsoring an […]
