Graduate Research Symposium: Day 2
The 2021 Graduate Research Symposium showcases graduate student research and will feature oral presentations from graduate students on Thursday.
CliftonStrengths Workshop
CliftonStrengths is a paid leadership assessment, and the Division of Graduate Studies will be covering the cost of the assessment for graduate students on a first-come, first-served basis. The deadline to register for the CliftonStrengths assessment is Wednesday, March 24 at 5 p.m. Career Exploration and Development (CED) will be hosting a virtual workshop during Graduate Student Appreciation Week (GSAW) on April 8.
Graduate Research Symposium: Day 1
The 2021 Graduate Research Symposium showcases graduate student research. Day 1 of the Sympoium will feature graduate students' poster presentations and a keynote speaker.
The virtual poster presentations will take place from 2:30-4:30 p.m. and the keynote address will begin at 4:45 p.m.
Around the Globe Trivia
Join us for a fun evening of trivia with questions that span across the world! The students with the top scores will receive prizes! Register to join us.
Grab and Go Lunches and Care Package Drive Thru
Kickoff Graduate Student Appreciation Week (GSAW) by driving through to pick up a boxed lunch and care package from the Division of Graduate Studies. Register for a boxed lunch and care package via our registration form. Limit of one boxed lunch and care package per student. Please bring your Flashcard/Student ID or other form of identification for pickup.
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The Royal Society of Chemistry has recently selected an article by Materials Science Graduate faculty members, Dr. Antal Jakli and Dr. Samuel Sprunt as a 2021 HOT PCCP article. The article is titled: The interplay between spatial and heliconical orientational order in twist-bend nematic materials. You can find the article by going to: https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2021/cp/d0cp06633h#!divAbstract ...
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