Join the Science, Engineering, and Earth Sciences Libraries for our annual Gear Up. This year's event is focused on scientific and technical publishing and features sessions aimed at helping you write catchy abstracts, share your data, and learn from journal editors about how to get published.
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Would you like to know the secret to high-output, low-stress scholarly writing? In academia, it is often assumed that writing comes naturally. However, an overwhelming body of research shows that there are very clear and practical strategies that can greatly increase your writing productivity.
This workshop will help you to understand:
Hugh Kearns is one of the world’s leading experts on graduate student success. He has written ten books on this topic and had three articles published in the journal Nature. He lectures at the top universities around the world and in March he returns to Stanford to provide proven strategies for turbocharging your writing.
This workshop will help you to understand:
This workshop describes the key habits that our research and experience with thousands of students shows will make a difference to how quickly and easily you complete your research degree. Just as importantly, these habits can greatly reduce the stress and increase the pleasure involved in completing a PhD.
Open and relevant to graduate students at any stage in any discipline or degree. Space is limited.
Do you want your work to reach beyond your immediate academic community? This Forum focuses on writing about your research in a variety of settings and contexts including media, blogs, websites, and other outlets. You’ll learn tips for optimizing your writing productivity and explore ways of communicating your scholarly work through narratives accessible to a broader public.
Lauren E. Oakes, PhD '15, Lecturer, Program in Writing and Rhetoric & School of Earth, Energy, and Environmental Science
In this video, former Stanford President and editor-in-chief of Science magazine Donald Kennedy speaks to biomedical PhD students about communicating science through publications.
Preparing your resume for the Career Fair, job search, or upcoming networking opportunities? During this working lab Pamela will walk you through structuring your resume in a way that highlights your skills, technical knowledge, projects, and academics. You'll leave with knowledge of how to create a standout engineering resume. Bring your current resume and your laptop. You'll work in pairs to give each other valuable feedback on your documents.
We'll walk through Career Fair prep strategies. Bring Your Laptop (if you don't have a laptop that's OK too). 1.Identify which employers will be attending the fair. 2. Find roles in their organization. 3. How to prepare your professional documents (e.g. CL and Resume) 4. Introducing yourself to employers. ...and more....
Your relationship with your faculty advisor is an essential part of your graduate school experience. Learn practical skills and discover resources to help you communicate effectively and resolve issues with your faculty advisor.
Helen J. Doyle, PhD, associate vice provost for graduate education, VPGE
Your relationship with your faculty advisor is an essential part of your graduate school experience. Learn practical skills and discover resources to help you communicate effectively and resolve issues with your faculty advisor.
Helen J. Doyle, PhD, associate vice provost for graduate education, VPGE
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