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The Graduate School is proud to announce the student and faculty nominees for our Graduate Annual Awards. The winners will be announced next Tuesday, April 27, 2021. Congratulations to all the nominees!
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The third Graduate and Postdoctoral Research Symposium demonstrated that curiosity and interest in research among students and postdoctoral fellows is thriving at the University of Miami.
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Dainerys Machado Vento, a graduate student in the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures, is among the promising young writers honored by the prestigious Granta literary magazine.
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John Carlo Tulinao, a University of Miami graduate student, recently garnered a National Science Teaching Association award for his success of connecting with his students in the classroom through exemplary teaching.
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The University’s one-stop-shop for registration, student records, financial aid, and billing and payment, which launched under the pandemic, celebrates its first anniversary.
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The University of Miami Laboratory for INtegrative Knowledge (U-LINK) seeks applications from doctoral students who desire to work on problem-based interdisciplinary scholarship with Phase II U-LINK teams. The fellowship is an excellent opportunity for innovative doctoral students interested in working in a dynamic, interdisciplinary environment. The application deadline is May 10, 2021.
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The Toppel Career Center's 8-Step Job Search Toolkit is a self-paced workbook full of strategies, advice, and resources created to help students and recent alumni prepare and execute their individualized job search plan. By completing the Toolkit, you will gain new knowledge and skills covering a vast array of topics such as organizing your job search, mastering the world of making connections, improving your interview techniques, tailoring your resume, making the most of Handshake, staying motivated, coping with rejections, moving forward, and so much more. Register via Handshake to receive a copy of the Toolkit via email.
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This week-long graduate student professional development conference will include sessions and speakers covering: national best practices; ways to pivot and recalculate; bespoke immersive experiences and learning cohorts; mentorship; and innovation and entrepreneurship-- all designed to provide practical advice and meet the unique interests of graduate students. The theme of the 2021 GradFUTURES Forum is "Broadening the Impact of the Ph.D. Within and Beyond the Academy" and the goal is to accelerate connections among and between graduate students, faculty, staff, alumni, and leaders from the academic, public, and private sectors. The Forum prepares graduate students to make meaningful contributions within diverse fields of endeavor in ways that expand knowledge, accelerate discovery, and serve humanity.
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Postdoctoral positions are available to work with the Emory Global Diabetes Research Center (EGDRC) and the Georgia Center for Diabetes Translation Research (GCDTR), Emory University, Atlanta, USA. EGDRC and GCDTR have established partnerships with a global and US network of significant collaborators in diabetes and cardiovascular disease (CVD) research. The Fellows will be involved in innovative observational, experimental, and translational science studies of diabetes biology, etiology, prevention, and treatment in the United States and South Asia (India and Pakistan). Candidates should have a doctoral degree in epidemiology, nutrition, behavioral sciences, demography, or related field with strong statistical analysis and programming skills. Substantive knowledge of diabetes, obesity, CVD, and the social determinants framework is a plus. Candidates must have the ability to work independently and collaboratively; strong organizational and record-keeping skills; fluent English writing and verbal skills; and an enthusiasm for inter-disciplinary engagement.
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The University of Miami Libraries offers introductory mindfulness sessions for cultivating calm and focus. These 60-minute sessions, held every Wednesday from 4:00-5:00 p.m., introduce the fundamentals of mindfulness with periods of guided practice and opportunities for reflection and questions. These sessions will introduce the fundamentals of mindfulness with periods of guided practice and opportunities for reflection and questions. The sessions will be led by Kelly Miller, a certified mindfulness teacher and associate dean at UM Libraries; Professor Scott Rogers, director of the University of Miami School of Law’s Mindfulness in Law Program; or a guest teacher.
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The Office of Science Graduate Student Research (SCGSR) program is now accepting applications for its annual funding program. The SCGSR program provides supplemental funds for graduate awardees to conduct part of their thesis research at a host Department of Energy laboratory/facility. Graduate students conducting research in Microelectronics, Data Science, Conservation Laws and Symmetries, and Accelerator Science are especially encouraged to apply. For full eligibility requirements and instructions to apply, visit the SCGSR program website. The application deadline is May 5, 2021.
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