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September 27, 2024

UW Libraries; Podcasting Workshop – register by 10/11

Storytelling Fellows: Podcasting Workshop Call for Registration Register by Oct. 11, 2024: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc6FHaaYjQ8FuQkqxlZa7rPuAaXQoAdvLSWFfnbAHP5fsVfvA/viewform Are you a UW graduate student/faculty/staff member engaged in academic or professional work that you wish you could communicate to a broader audience? Interested in building your resume while learning how to tell compelling stories about meaningful topics? Curious about what you…


September 11, 2024

ISS: STEM OPT Information Session – 11/8, 3:00 p.m.

When:  Friday, Nov 8, 2024, 3 – 4 p.m. Online Meeting  Description During the STEM OPT group advising session, advisors will provide an overview the STEM OPT 24-Month Extension for F-1 students. Students will also have a chance to ask questions following the information session to ensure they have the knowledge they need to apply…


ISS: OPT Information Session – 10/11, 3:00 p.m.

When Friday, Oct 11, 2024, 3 – 4 p.m. Event interval Single-day event Online Meeting  Description During the OPT group advising session, advisors will provide an overview of 12-Month Post-Completion Optional Practical Training for F-1 students. Students will also have a chance to ask questions following the information session to ensure they have the knowledge…


ISS: F-1 General Employment Workshop – 10/4, 4:00 p.m.

When:  Friday, Oct 4, 2024, 4 – 5 p.m. Campus location Electrical and Computer Engineering Building (ECE) Campus room 105* (Location subject to change) Target Audience F-1 International Students Sign up for event ‘F-1 General Employment Workshop’ Description In this F-1 General Employment Workshop, ISS advisors will share more details about on-campus employment, Curricular Practical…


September 3, 2024

AA: National Science Foundation GRFP Workshop – First session 9/9, 5:30 p.m.

Considering applying to a graduate fellowship in engineering such as the National Science Foundation GRFP this fall? If yes, we will take you through writing a great application with your engineering peers, focusing specifically on the NSF GRFP application.  What is the National Science Foundation’s Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP)? It’s a fellowship that provides…


July 30, 2024

OMSFA: Summer 2024 Scholarship Opportunities and Workshops – deadlines in Aug & Oct

Happy end of July! Please share these scholarship highlights with your students… Summer/early fall scholarship application season is already underway! There are many scholarship programs, especially those funding graduate studies and international experiences, that have recently opened applications or are about to open. Check out these examples, along with our info sessions for UW students and alumni! More…


July 23, 2024

EH&S: Register Now for the 2024 Grad Student Safety Seminar – 9/23, 1:30 p.m.

UW Environmental Health & Safety invites all new researchers to register for this fall’s Graduate Student Safety Seminar. This seminar orients new researchers to the UW’s safety resources, requirements, procedures, and expectations. EH&S strongly recommends it for all entering UW grad students working in laboratories or other research spaces with hazards. Postdoctoral candidates, as well as 499…


July 16, 2024

UW Libraries: Annual Graduate Student Research Institute – Aug 19-23 or Sep 9-14

Join the UW Libraries this summer for the annual Graduate Student Research Institute (GSRI)! Registration: https://sites.uw.edu/libid/register/   The Graduate Student Research Institute (GSRI) is a free and asynchronous multi-day online workshop offered by the UW Libraries with the goal of motivating new and returning UW graduate students to explore tools and strategies to research smarter, not harder.  GSRI can help you…


June 17, 2024

CTL: 2024 Teaching@UW: Strategies for TAs – 9/18

Registration is now open for the 2024 Teaching@UW: Strategies for TAs resources! We encourage you to forward the text below our signature line to your graduate students. TAs can register for: The Canvas site alone, or Both the Live session on September 18 and the Canvas site Please note that the Live session has limited capacity. Encourage your students to register…


June 5, 2024

OWRC: Dissertation Writing Intensive – June 10-12th

As Spring Quarter concludes, we at the OWRC are excited to bring back our annual Dissertation Writing Intensive this June 10-12th. This three-day event is completely free to attend and open to all dissertating writers at any stage in their program or writing process. We would appreciate your help in spreading the word by forwarding the blurb below…



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