Pulse

Sept. 16, 2022

The Graduate School Pulse includes upcoming events, news highlights, resources, and updates.

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Upcoming Events

Into the Roc: CollegeFest

Sat, Sep 17, 2022
10:30 AM – 4:30 PM EDT

Experience the best five hours in #GreaterROC with students from Greater Rochester Area colleges! Enjoy live music, city tours, co-op and internship opportunities, and a day of activities and giveaways at Innovation Square and Mercantile on Main.

Favatas Lecture Series Keynote Speaker Ashley Singleton
"From RIT to Google: Lessons Learned for Navigating Early Careers"

Thu, Sep 22, 2022
5 PM – 7 PM EDT

Saunders College of Business is proud to host the 2022 Favatas Lecture Series featuring Ashley Singleton '12 (marketing).

PhD N Chill Get Published: Your How-to Guide

Thu, Sep 22, 2022

5:30 PM EDT

Have you ever wondered about what goes on behind the scenes after submitting your paper to a journal? Get the inside scoop on this process and learn tips on improving your chances of getting published.

Our speaker is Dr. Blanca H. Lapizco-Encinas, she is the Editor in Chief, for Electrophoresis, Wiley.

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News + Updates

2023 Graduate Education Week Poster Design Contest

Graduate students are invited to create a design for this academic year’s Graduate Education Week that celebrates the creative, innovative, and entrepreneurial research of RIT graduate students. This year’s theme is One World: Fusing Science, Technology, Art, and Engineering.

Eligibility:

Current RIT graduate students
One entry created per graduate student or a team of 2 graduate students

Prize: $250 VISA Gift Card

Visit rit.edu/graduateschool/2023-gew-poster-design-contest for requirements and details.

The submission deadline is Friday, October 28, 2022, at 11:59 PM EST.

Speaker focuses on critical thinking to combat misinformation

Cailin O’Connor, a professor in the Department of Logic and Philosophy of Science at University of California, Irvine, and co-author of The Misinformation Age: How False Beliefs Spread, will be this year’s featured speaker for the Eugene H. Fram Signature Lecture in Critical Thinking, in collaboration with RIT’s College of Science.

Read full story by Jenna Warren

Saunders College will honor Susan R. Holliday with 2022 Vanden Brul Award

Susan R. Holliday ’85 (MBA), who led the turnaround and growth of the Rochester Business Journal during nearly three decades as president, publisher, and owner, has been named the 2022 recipient of the Herbert W. Vanden Brul Entrepreneurial Award, presented by Saunders College of Business at Rochester Institute of Technology.

Read full story by Rich Kiley

RIT Big Shot to illuminate National Susan B. Anthony Museum & House

Rochester Institute of Technology’s Big Shot will be shining a light on voting rights and equal rights at the photo project’s next location. On Sunday, Nov. 6, the team plans to illuminate the National Susan B. Anthony Museum & House, located at 17 Madison St., and the surrounding neighborhood.

Read the full story by Felícia Swartzenberg

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Resources

Monroe Community College Dental Hygiene Students Offer Cleanings and X-Rays

Did you know that dental hygiene students at MMC offer cleanings and X-rays during weekly clinics? For more information and for clinic hours contact the MCC Dental Clinic at 585-292-2045.

Please note: Cleanings are thorough and take approximately 3 hours.

Virginia Tech Presidential Postdoctoral Fellowship program expands

Virginia Tech's Presidential Postdoctoral Fellowship program has expanded to include four distinct tracks and opportunities that may be of interest to your late-stage Ph.D. students and recent graduates. This program seeks to broadly prepare postdocs for the next step in their careers, providing a two-year appointment with nationally competitive salaries and benefits.

The next proposal due date is Nov. 15. The program will continue in 2023 with cycle application dates to be determined.

Fellowships will be awarded in four tracks, each welcoming diverse applicants from various fields: Research Frontiers, Cybersecurity, Innovation, and Science Policy.

Postdoctoral fellows selected for the program will receive:

Two-year appointments with nationally competitive salaries and benefits
$10,000 for training and professional development-related expenses
Mentoring and professional development support

Visit the website for eligibility and other details.

Research and Experiential Funding Opportunities Presentation

The Research and Experiential Funding Opportunities presentation, delivered at graduate student orientation, is available for viewing. This program provides graduate students with information on how to search and apply for research and experiential funding while in graduate school. Featuring speakers from across campus, the workshop covers how to search for grants using the GrantForward database, funding for international endeavors, the NSF graduate research fellowship program, the AWARE-AI NSF research traineeship, and RIT graduate school resources.

A PDF file with relevant links and funding resources can be found in the description section of the video.

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