Come to this workshop to learn how to write an effective statement about your current and future research. We’ll critically analyze some sample statements and consider what experts recommend yours should include. Details Date: October 30th Time: 3:30pm–5:00pm Venue 6176 Helen C. White Hall Organizer Email: classes@writing.wisc.edu Phone: 608-263-1992 Website: https://writing.wisc.edu/Workshops/GPS_AJM_StatementofResearch.html

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 intended for Ph.D. candidates preparing to graduate in fall …

Ford Foundation Fellowships Information Session Date: Monday, October 29, 2018 Location: Auditorium, Biotechnology Center (425 Henry Mall) Time: 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM This information session will be facilitated by Professor Alfonso Morales who has served as a reviewer for the Ford Fellowships competitions. Professor Morales will provide an overview of the application process and will share …

A Writer’s Retreat Before you know it, it will be time to get moving with your term paper, dissertation, thesis, novel, research project, or other major writing project. Time is exactly what a writer’s retreat offers. Retreat participants will engage in brief goal-setting exercises followed by time to write. Writing Center staff will be on …

CRB #650 (3 credits) Spring semester, 2019 Tuesdays and Thursdays 4:30 PM-5:45 PM Location: Room #4571 WIMR II, 1111 Highland Ave Co-directors: Drs. Youngsook Lee and Grace Boekhoff-Falk This course is intended for graduate and advanced undergraduate students interested in developmental and regenerative biology, stem cell biology, and molecular basis of normal organ formation. The …

Thursday, 11/29/18, 12:00-1:00 p.m. This 1 hour course is an introduction to the concept of unconscious bias that combines fundamental psychological approaches with classical diversity approaches. Core Objectives for Participants Examine your own background and identities in order to interact more authentically with colleagues, patients and the community. Explore how the brain functions so that …

Cancer Biology Student/Postdoc Seminar Monday, October 22, 2018 3:30-4:30PM 6571 McArdle Laboratory (WIMR II) Jeremiah Yee (Advisor: Chris Bradfield):  Biomarkers of AHR Signaling Christina Scribano (Advisor: Beth Weaver):  Determining the Mechanism of Cytotoxicity of Taxol in Breast Cancer and Methods to Increase its Efficacy Cancer Biology Seminar (Sponsored by McArdle Laboratory for Cancer Research) Wednesday, …

Annual Benefits Enrollment Period: October 1 – 26, 2018 The Annual Benefits Enrollment (ABE) period, October 1 – 26, is the only annual opportunity you have to enroll in or make changes to most of your benefits unless you have an eligible life event (family status or employment change) during the year.  Changes made during …

Dissertation Writing Camp Winter-Spring 2019 Writing Camps Camp 1: Jan. 7-11, 2019 9am–3:30pm (Monday-Thursday), 9am–1pm (Friday) Location: Helen C. White Hall The application for the January 2019 camp opens Monday, Oct. 1, 2018. The application deadline is Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2018. Camp 2: May 2019 (Dates TBD) 9am–3:30pm (Monday-Thursday), 9am–1pm (Friday) Location: TBD The UW–Madison Writing Center …

Wednesday, October 24 12:00 – 1:30 pm 1111 Genetics-Biotechnology Center Building Successful interviewing relies on effective preparation. What should you know to prepare for faculty position interviews? What expectations will institutions have of you? What type of meetings might occur during the interview process? This session will focus on thinking through the process of preparing …