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January 26, 2024
New graduate students sitting on a circular table with one student holding up and showing a gray RIT T-shirt while others smile at the camera
 

Photo taken by Mehran Mansouri, a PhD candidate in biomedical engineering. “No winter lasts forever; no spring skips its turn.” Hal Borland. Follow on Instagram @zhuktrips. Submit your photo.

  
 
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February Graduate Student Coffee Hour - Send a Postcard

When: February 01, 2024, 3:00 pm-4:30 pm
Where: USC 87-3200

Stop by for coffee and conversation and send a postcard to the ones you love. Family back home will enjoy the pleasant surprise. We’ll cover the cost of postage!
 
This event is reserved for graduate-level students. Coffee and light snacks will be provided.
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Transitioning to Graduate School: Tips for the Classroom

When: February 05, 2024, 12:00pm - 12:50pm
Where: Cybersecurity 1710

This workshop aims to equip you with best practices for academic success as a graduate student at RIT. Participants will connect with fellow graduate students as well as staff from the Academic Success Center and RIT Graduate School at this interactive event. 
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Resume Writing

When: February 08, 2024, 3:30pm - 5:00pm
Where: Susan R. Holliday Center in Max Lowenthal Hall

This workshop will help you build your resume and curriculum vitae (CV). Speakers will discuss what should be included on a resume and a CV and how to format and organize the content. Along with the presentation, you will have the opportunity to work on your resume and CV and get help and advice from RIT staff.

Bring your computer, your current CV or resume, and a sample job description that you are interested in applying to.
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 The 14th Annual Power Your Potential Women's Conference

When: February 23, 2024, 8:00am - 1:30pm
Where: Susan R. Holliday Center in Max Lowenthal Hall

Power Your Potential (PYP) is a half-day women's leadership conference that celebrates the upcoming National Women's History Month in March. The event invites area businesswomen to gain insights from their peers and engage in educational activities geared at helping women succeed.

Across industries and communities, women are navigating monumental change to spark movements and opportunities for future generations. This event gathers communities of innovative and inspiring women who lead boldly, challenge norms, and change their organizations.
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RIT leading NASA-funded supermassive black hole research

RIT’s Manuela Campanelli, Distinguished Professor in the School of Mathematics and Statistics and director of the Center for Computational Relativity and Gravitation, will lead the collaborative project with help from Yosef Zlochower, professor in the School of Mathematics and Statistics. The project will also include researchers from the University of Idaho, Johns Hopkins University, and the Goddard Space Flight Center.

Read full story by Mollie Radzinski >
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Pictures have been teaching doctors medicine for centuries − a medical illustrator explains how

“Medical illustrators draw what can’t be seen, watch what’s never been done, and tell thousands about it without saying a word.”

For decades, this slogan appeared on the website and printed materials of the Association of Medical Illustrators. Although the association no longer uses this tag line, it’s still an accurate description of the profession.

Read full article by James A. Perkins > 
 
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Venice Biennale (RIT Faculty-Led Study Abroad Program)

Students will explore one of the world’s oldest international art exhibitions - Art Biennale in Venice - showcasing cutting-edge and contemporary artwork in the visual arts, architecture, cinema, music, and theater.

Application deadline: February 18, 2024

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Graduate Student Anxiety Toolbox Workshop

Do you struggle with anxiety like so many of us? Join this 3-session workshop (3 consecutive weeks) to learn more about the anxiety you experience and develop skills to help you manage it. This Counseling and Psychological Services co-facilitated workshop has 3 modules dedicated to:

1) understanding anxiety, 
2) introducing a method for slowing down and disentangling the experience of anxiety, and
3) developing alternative responses to anxiety. 

By the end of the workshop, you will have your own individualized plan for managing anxiety. Interpreters are available upon request.

Sessions: Fridays, Feb. 2, 9, and 16

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