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Communication

Crafting Slides for Engaging Presentations

Do you ever envy a presenter’s slick presentation? Do you wish you could convey your data simply and tell a great story that engages your audience? Join us...

Event date Tuesday, July 15, 2025 Event time 10:00 am Go to all events list Event

Summer Writing Sprint: A One-Day Writing Retreat

Are you looking to fast-track your summer writing? While there are many benefits to a steady writing practice, a writing sprint can provide the push you need...

Event date Wednesday, July 30, 2025 Event time 9:15 am Go to all events list Event

Writing in Graduate School

Writing plays a central role in sharing research and ideas in academia, yet it frequently becomes a source of worry and isolation for graduate students. This...

Event date Monday, August 18, 2025 Event time 1:30 pm Go to all events list Event

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...

Event date Monday, June 30, 2025 Event time 1:00 pm Go to all events list Event

Summer Writing Sprint: A One-Day Writing Retreat

Are you looking to fast-track your summer writing? While there are many benefits to a steady writing practice, a writing sprint can provide the push you need...

Event date Friday, July 11, 2025 Event time 9:15 am Go to all events list Event

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...

Event date Wednesday, July 23, 2025 Event time 10:30 am Go to all events list Event

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...

Event date Wednesday, July 16, 2025 Event time 1:00 pm Go to all events list Event

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