Skills Series

Commonwealth Room, Newcomb Hall

Navigating the various roles and responsibilities of a graduate program can be disorienting and stressful.

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Zoom

Part of Level 2.1 Independent research skills training of PhD Plus STEM Future Faculty 

Learning Outcome

Trainees will discuss and learn expectations and best practices of job talk and chalk talks

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Newcomb Hall 389

In this workshop, incorporate intentionality in the iterative career exploration and planning process.

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Harrison Institute Auditorium

In this session, you will actively explore strategies to manage stress, work-life balance, and lead a healthful lifestyle as an academic. We will work to develop mindful strategies to set realistic personal and professional goals, as well as reflect on strategies to take action.

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Zoom

Have you ever thought much about your physical presence in front of an audience? A lot of people immediately think about the act of speaking, which often invites nerves and even fear. But there is a lot more to you when you present.

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The Corner Building

R is a free, open-source software environment and programming language designed specifically for statistical analysis; RStudio is a free, open-source integrated development environment (IDE) for R that provides a friendly interface for viewing graphs, data tables, R code, and output all at the same time.

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Commonwealth Room, Newcomb Hall

The challenges in Graduate School and Postdoc training may cause significant stress, anxiety and imposter fears. In this interactive workshop, learn some strategies of building resilience to nip imposter fears in the bud and tame negative thoughts to reduce stress from building up.

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Zoom

In this session. we will work on identifying the main elements of your research story. We will apply a structure that can help you distill the vast amount of information you are working withdown to the key compelling points. This session will be recorded.

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https://virginia.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwvdu6rqT4uH9awLqTt1XYga1ZgIhKiV3Ta

Today's session is just what it sounds like: A general introduction to each other and to the seminar series.

Instructor

David Touve - Senior Director, Applied Innovation, at Darden's Batten Institute.

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