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| Week of November 17, 2015
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Sticking around town for Thanksgiving? If you're not leaving town for the holiday next week but you're wondering just how to fill all that spare time, check out some of the things going on throughout the day to get you out of the house!
- Run or walk (or just watch!) the Berbee Derby: The annual 5k and 10k runs raise funds to provide technology resources and training to kids across Madison.
- Take a stroll: Picnic Point and the UW Arboretum are both beautiful this time of year and a great way to get outside, do some leaf peeping, and maybe earn yourself an extra piece of pie.
- Volunteer your time: There are several local charities serving meals or putting on events for the less fortunate, and they're always in need of volunteers. You can find opportunities through the United Way of Dane County.
- Check out Fantasy in Lights: The annual holiday lighting display at Olin Park began on November 14th and is worth the drive through!
Enjoy the time off! GradConnections will also be taking a vacation next week.
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Statement on Administrative Changes to Grad Student Stipend Process
The administrative process by which graduate assistant stipends are set has been under review by university officials over the past two years. Graduate School Dean William Karpus would like to clarify some misconceptions about the proposed changes. Please click here to read more.
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CIRTL's Spring 2016 Courses Opening Soon
Each semester, CIRTL offers a series of interactive, synchronous, online learning experiences for graduate students and postdocs from across the CIRTL Network of universities. These courses are designed to improve your teaching skills and prepare for a future faculty position in a science, engineering, or math field. Find more information about upcoming spring courses.
Registration will open November 23.
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Join us to watch UW-Madison students attempt the Three-Minute Thesis®, an international competition in which PhD students in STEM fields explain their thesis research to a general audience. The event will be open to the public and presenters will have an opportunity to share their research with a diverse audience. Presentations will be evaluated by a panel of judges for content, comprehension, creativity, and engagement. The 3MT® is presented by SDE-GWIS, WARF and the Graduate School Office of Professional Development, and sponsored by Fisher Scientific and Sigma Aldrich.
Find more Graduate School Professional Development events here.
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How to Balance Your Portfolio: Research Portfolios and the CIRTL Experience
Wednesday, November 18 | 12:00 - 1:00pm
CIRTLCast online webinar
Distinguished Entrepreneurs Lunch: Mark Bakken, HealthX Ventures
Wednesday, November 18 | 12:15 - 1:15pm
5110 Grainger Hall
Biology Careers with the Peace Corps
Wednesday, November 18 | 4:30 - 5:30pm
BioCommons (110a), Steenbock Memorial Library
Introduction to Finding Grants: Part I
Thursday, November 19 | 10:00 - 11:00am
231 Memorial Library
Introduction to Finding Grants: Part II (Hands-on Session)
Thursday, November 19 | 11:15am - 12:00pm
231 Memorial Library
Email Like a Professional
Thursday, November 19 | 3:30 - 5:00pm
6171 Helen C. White
Network Your Way to an International Experience
Thursday, November 19 | 4:00 - 6:00pm
Union South, Check TITU
High Tech Happy Hour
Thursday, November 19 | 5:00 - 7:00pm
The Brink Lounge, 701 E. Washington Ave.
New Scholars Network for Humanists and Social Scientists: Sound, Communities, Archives Workshop
Friday, November 20 | 2:00 - 4:00pm
DesignLab, College Library, 2nd Floor
Writing Resumes and Cover Letters
Wednesday, December 2 | 3:30 - 5:00pm
6171 Helen C. White
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Rebecca J Holz Series in Research Data Management: Reproducible Research
Wednesday, November 18 | 12:00pm
126 Memorial Library
Delta Brown Bag Lunch: Physical and Virtual Voices
Wednesday, November 18 | 12:30 - 1:30pm
445 Henry Mall, Rm. 117
Grammar II: Grammar and Editing for Style and Clarity
Thursday, November 19 | 2:30 - 4:30pm
6171 Helen C. White
Working with Students' Prior Knowledge Part II
Friday, November 20 | 11:00am
445 Henry Mall, Rm. 117
Research-To-Classroom Studio: Data Visualization Assignment Design Workshop
Monday, November 30 | 1:00pm
2252B College Library (Media Studio B)
Delta Brown Bag Lunch: Breaking Disciplinary Boundaries in Teaching
Tuesday, December 1 | 12:30 - 1:30pm
445 Henry Mall, Rm. 117
Delta Roundtable: Prioritizing Professional Development: The Delta Internship and Finding Time and Support for Professional Development in Teaching
Tuesday, December 1 | 6:00pm
Varsity Hall, Union South
Authorship 101
Wednesday, December 2 | 8:15 - 10:45am
Union South, Check TITU
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For more technology courses from Software Training for Students (STS) click here.
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| | Special Events & Conferences
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TEDMED Talks Live Screenings
Wednesday, November 18 - Friday, November 20
Health Sciences Learning Center (HSLC), Rms. 1220 and 1222
WARF Essential Topics: Investing in Research, Making a Difference
Wednesday, November 18 | 4:00 - 5:00pm
DeLuca Forum, Discovery Building
ASPIRE: Self Awareness in Groups
Wednesday, November 18 | 5:30 - 7:30pm
Union South, Check TITU
Stress Management for Graduate Students
Thursday, November 19 | 5:00pm
Multicultural Student Center Lounge, Red Gym
NextProf Science 2016 Workshop
May 10 - 13, 2016
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Apply to attend now
Applications are due February 21
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Please note: Some graduate students may be ineligible to hold graduate assistantship appointments. Be sure to check with your graduate program coordinator about your eligibility before applying.
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Research Travel Awards provide eligible UW-Madison graduate students with funds for international or domestic travel to conduct research supporting their dissertation, thesis, or final project. Previously known as the Vilas Grants, the new Student Research Grants now have more funding available and provide awards of $600 or $1,200 based on need and merit. All students who are enrolled in graduate degree programs, including doctoral and masters students, are eligible to apply.
Conference Presentation Funds are awarded to eligible graduate students traveling to present at a conference. Awards will be awarded for either $600 or $1,200, depending on student need. All students who are enrolled in graduate degree programs, including doctoral and masters students, are eligible to apply.
The Sultan Qaboos Cultural Center in Manah, Oman is sponsoring the SALAM Summer Program, a fully-funded intensive Arabic language scholarship program for non-native speakers.This program will allow students to gain a deeper knowledge of Arabic, while becoming familiar with Omani history and culture. Students will study Modern Standard Arabic and media Arabic. In addition to classroom language instruction, students will have access to Omani peer language partners, organized weekend trips around Oman, extracurricular activities, and weekly lectures.
Boren Fellowships for International Study
Applications due January 28
Boren Fellowships, an initiative of the National Security Education Program, provide unique funding opportunities for U.S. graduate students to study less commonly taught languages in world regions critical to U.S. interests, and underrepresented in study abroad, including Africa, Asia, Central and Eastern Europe, Eurasia, Latin America, and the Middle East. In exchange for funding, Boren Fellows commit to working in the federal government for at least one year after graduation. Fellowships provide up to $24,000 and last for a minimum of 12 weeks and a maximum of 24 months.
The Data Incubator is an intensive 8-week bootcamp that prepares the best scientists and engineerings with advanced degrees to work as data scientists and quants. The program is geared towards helping them make a transition to the private sector from academia. Ideal applicants will be anyone who has received or is within 1 year of receiving their master's or PhD from any math, science, engineering, or social science field, including math, physics, chemistry, biology, psychology, social science, operations research, neuroscience, and many others.
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