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 […]
professional development
Python: Back by Popular Demand
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. This is the second repetition of the popular first workshop and will be focused on installation and first steps: Tuesday, October […]
Conversations Abound at the Dynamic STEM Careers Lunch
With the small group size, each participant had the opportunity to voice their ideas. Everyone was able to make eye contact and the conversation flowed more naturally with the two speakers and the participants jumping off of others’ ideas. This setting drove the conversation in unexpected but helpful ways and helped those in attendance make deeper […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
