How to Tell Your Career Transition Story Thursday, Oct 7 | 11 am Online | Career Development | Communication You’ve spent the last several years succeeding in academia, but now you’re ready to do something else! But how do you explain your academic career and its connection to your job beyond the professoriate? In this …

The NIH OITE is pleased to offer a series of webinars and small group discussions to help you develop the confidence and resilience you need to navigate challenging situations in school, work, and life. The series will consist of five webinars, each linked to a drop-in small-group discussion the following week. The webinars will highlight …

You’re Researching What? Crafting a 3-Minute Research Talk that Appeals to the Public Thursday, Sept 30 | 4:30 – 5:45 pm6191 Helen C. White Hall | Communication | Disciplinary Expertise and Interdisciplinary Connections Communicating your research to a non-specialist audience is an essential career skill, whether you’re preparing for job interviews, networking at a conference, or just …

Writing Center Open House Wednesday, Sept 8 | noon – 2 pm 6171 Helen C. White Hall, also offered online

Mistakes PhDs make when translating their academic skills into industry Thursday, September 16 | 10 am | Career Development The job search process is persuasive communication: you want to convince a hiring manager that you’re the right fit for the job! To do this, you need to provide evidence to the employer that they’ll find convincing, …

Fellowship Application Workshop Series The Graduate School is excited to offer a workshop series for graduate students focused on applying for fellowships from external agencies and foundations. In this workshop series, you will learn the basics of grant applications, what funders look for, and how to write a compelling application. Even if you are not …

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UW Carbone member Elaine Alarid, PhD, was featured in the latest issue of Quarterly, the magazine for alumni, friends, faculty and students of the UW School of Medicine and Public Health. In this piece, she talks about her experiences of having good mentors and the importance of paying it forward. “To be able to help …

Cancer Moonshot Seminar Series The Cancer Moonshot Seminar Series is back with more sessions available. This series showcases research from different Cancer Moonshot initiatives that support the 10 recommendations of the Blue Ribbon Panel (BRP) report. These presentations will inform the community about the progress of Cancer Moonshot-funded projects and promote the sharing of data from Cancer Moonshot …