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2018 Wisconsin BioHealth Summit

2018 Wisconsin BioHealth Summit October 8, 2018 8 a.m. – 6 p.m. Overture Center 201 State St., Madison, WI Sponsored by: BioForward Wisconsin www.bioforward.org Details and RSVP here, USE CODE: UWHEALTH18 for free registration Join 400+ biohealth professionals and featured keynote speakers from the health and technology industry and participate in professional development opportunities designed for …

Inclusive Teaching Workshop

Inclusive Teaching Workshop October 22; 9:30 am-12:30 p.m.; Union South (TITU) This workshop is designed to build your confidence in using inclusive teaching strategies. Sponsored by the Delta Program. Register here: https://uwmadison.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_cupp75NByAjG5OB  

PhD Workshop: Last steps to completing the PhD degree

PhD Workshop: Last steps to completing the PhD degree You will learn about the Graduate School’s requirements for completing your Ph.D. and depositing your dissertation. We will offer a brief intro to the electronic process for submitting your dissertation, and present information to help you make decisions about your thesis publishing options. This workshop is …

Dissertation Writing Camps – January 2019 – Now Accepting Applications

The UW–Madison Writing Center and the Graduate School are now accepting applications to the Winter Dissertation Writing Camp, which will take place January 7-11th, 2019. Facilitated by Writing Center senior staff, the week-long Camps offer an opportunity for dissertators to make significant progress on their dissertations by drafting a substantial amount of writing in a …

5 mental health resources for UW-Madison grad students

Being a grad student comes with challenges, and it’s important to take care of your mental health throughout your journey, and seek help doing so when you need it. According to the 2016 UW–Madison Healthy Minds Study, 94% of UW–Madison students do not think any less of a peer who seeks mental health care, and …

10/04 Grammar 2: Grammar and Editing for Style and Clarity (sec 1)

In this workshop, we’ll review principles for writing grammatically correct and stylistically clear phrases, clauses, and sentences. We’ll discuss common problems like misplaced modifiers, faulty parallelism, comma splices, and sentence fragments. We’ll also emphasize building a “self-editing” checklist which participants will develop by applying workshop principles to a piece of their own writing. A solid …

10/03 Getting Your Dissertation off the Ground (Part 1): Writing the Proposal

The workshops are aimed at helping dissertators stay on track, from proposal to completion. This workshop focuses on choosing a topic, selecting a committee, and writing the proposal.

9/24 Cancer Biology Student/Postdoc Seminar

Cancer Biology Student/Postdoc Seminar Monday, September 24, 2018 3:30-4:30PM 6571 McArdle Laboratory (WIMR II) Edward Evans (Advisor: Nate Sherer) Exploring HIV-1 Vif Mediated Cell Cycle Arrest

9/26 Cancer Biology Seminar

Cancer Biology Seminar (Sponsored by McArdle Laboratory for Cancer Research) Wednesday, September 26, 2018 10:30-11:30AM 1345 HSLC Yong Wan, Ph.D. Professor, Obstetrics and Gynecology, and Pharmacology Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center Chemical of Life Processes Institute Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine Chicago, IL “Posttranslational Modifications in Carcinogenesis and Therapeutics”

10/03 NSF GRFP Workshop: How to Address the Broader Impact in Your Fellowship Application

This workshop is designed to help you address the concept of broader impacts in your fellowship application, and specifically is a time for you to discuss strategies for writing a successful broader impact plan, hear from panelists about successful fellowship proposals, and learn about resources on campus focused on effective integration of research and education.