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PGWISE Networking Workshop

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The Penn Graduate Women in Science and Engineering (PGWISE) will host a Networking Workshop on Thursday, January 16, 2020, from 4:30-5:30 PM in the Wood Room of the John Morgan Building.

Penn Career Services advisor Dr. Joseph Barber will be leading this session on the in’s and out’s of networking with working professionals.

Additionally, PGWISE is recruiting members for open Executive Board positions. Join them from 5:30-5:45 PM to learn about exciting opportunities with the Board! Light refreshments will be provided.

Penn Career Services: Beyond Academia

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In a recent blog post published by Penn Career Services, Pharmacology graduate student Katherine Webb shares what she’s learned from coordinating Penn’s PhD Career Exploration Fellowship 2020. According to Katherine, the fellowship provides an opportunity to, “simultaneously support other graduate students’ career exploration as well as improve my own professional skill-set and networking.”

Read the full post here.

PSPDG: Scientific Writing Workshop

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“If an experiment is done in the lab but no journal ever publishes it, did it really happen? Writing scientific articles and grants is critical for communicating our work to other scientists and advancing our fields, but scientific writing is often indecipherable, even to other scientists. Join Dr. Judith Swan, Assoc. Dir. for Writing in Science and Engineering at Princeton and renowned scientific writing expert, as she teaches students to clarify their writing, anticipate the expectations of readers, and make persuasive arguments.

This workshop will be held in two back-to-back parts. Part 1 (10am-12pm) will focus on “Clarifying Cause and Effect in Writing,” and Part 2 (12:30-2:30pm) will focus on “The Art of Persuasion”.

Students can attend Part 1, Part 2, or both, as parts 1 and 2 will be related but distinct. There will be interactive group exercises to encourage retention, as well as an optional take-home assignment . Food will be served! Registration will open on Jan 6, 2020.”

Event description via the PSPDG website.

Date:
January 21, 2020
Time:
10AM-12PM – “CLARIFYING CAUSE AND EFFECT IN WRITING”
12:30-2:30PM – “THE ART OF PERSUASION”
Location:
JMEC 516EW (5th fl Smilow Center for Translational Research, West Pavilion)
3400 Civic Center Blvd, Philadelphia, PA 19104

IHE, “The Stress of Interviewing and Negotiating”

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The Carpe Careers blog published in Inside Higher Ed features advice from PhD/postdoc career advisors on topics including job searches, career development, building professional relationships, and more.

The latest publication about harnessing the stress of interviewing and negotiating was written by Dr. Joseph Barber, Associate Director of Penn Career Services. He addresses the anxiety and fear that many people face throughout these processes, stating, “Rather than dwell on the negatives, if we can train our thoughts to be more positive, to picture what success will look like and imagine the how great we will feel when these job-search situations go well, then we will be better positioned to make the most out of them.” The article then provides a list of strategies to harness excitement rather than fear. Read more here.

Reminder: 2020 International Emory Global Health Case Competition

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Penn’s Center for Global Health is looking for 5-6 graduate students who will travel to and participate in the 2020 International Emory Global Health Case Competition!

This is a unique opportunity to develop and recommend innovative solutions for a 21st century global health problem in a competitive and collaborative environment. The competition will take place Friday, March 13 – Sunday, March 15, 2020 and it is fully funded – food and housing are provided by Emory, and flights are reimbursed by the Center for Global Health. Winning teams will receive generous prize packages: 1st Place $6000, 2nd Place $3000, 3rd Place $1500, 4th Place $900, Honorable Mention $600, Participants’ Choice Award $600.

If you are interested in applying to be a member of the Penn team, please send your CV & Statement of Interest (500 words max) to Andie Yost at ayost@pennmedicine.upenn.edu by December 13, 2019.