Communication
Writing Literature Reviews
Many dissertations, research proposals, and articles require a literature review. But many grad students get stuck on this deceptively simple genre of...
Effective Poster Design
Conference coming up? Not sure how to make a great poster? Come get a crash-course in making a poster presentation. We’ll cover the basics of graphic design...
Ways Generative AI Might Help and Inhibit Success with Writing and Researching
Generative AI (like ChatGPT) has the potential to be a helpful tool, but before you use it, you need to understand the potential consequences to your...
Spring Shut Up & Write Tuesdays
Writing alongside others is a best practice for academic writing! This weekly drop-in provides time and space to write while caffeinated - come late or leave...
Drafting Clinic
All writers agree: drafting is hard. By “drafting,” we mean that blank-page moment between research and initial draft, when most sentences are being composed...
Deep Work / Slow Productivity: When You Need Time to Think and Write
Perhaps you’ve heard of the Pomodoro technique for short, productive writing stints, but are finding this doesn’t really work for you. Do you need longer...
5 Questions to Ask About the Comprehensive Exams
Preparing to take your Comprehensive Exams? Knowing what questions to ask—and who to turn to—will help you navigate the process of this important milestone...
Communicating Your Expertise Quickly
Communicating your research effectively can be tough, and it can be even tougher when your audience doesn’t share your expertise. Success hinges on your...
Spring Shut Up & Write Tuesdays
Writing alongside others is a best practice for academic writing! This weekly drop-in provides time and space to write while caffeinated - come late or leave...
Editing Clinic: What to Do When It "Doesn't Flow"
Have you ever received feedback that your writing “doesn’t flow”? This clinic will introduce three different editing strategies you can use to bring greater...
A Topic is Not a Question: How to Design a Research Question
Determining a field or concentration for your research may be easy enough, but how do you transform a topic of interest into a specific and compelling...
How to Get More Out of Your Reading by Doing Less
Are you looking for tips on how to tame your reading list and take efficient notes on what you’ve read? In this workshop we will break the reading and...