UMass Amherst Office of Professional Development

The Office of Professional Development (OPD) positions graduate students and postdoctoral researchers for success in their careers at UMass and beyond.

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@UMass grad students enjoyed a great dinner with @AlumniUMass Avelino Amado. After participating in the @aaasorg Catalyzing Advocacy in Science and Engineering (CASE) workshop, Dr. Amado completed a Science + Tech Policy Fellowship (@aaas_stpf) and joined the U.S. Dept. of State!

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@UMassAmherst grad students recently attended the @AAAS Catalyzing Advocacy in Science and Engineering (CASE) Workshop. They had the great opportunity to meet with @RepMcGovern (D-MA) and express appreciation for his strong advocacy for both #NSF and #NIH funding!

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Less than 24 hours to vote for your favorite images in the #ImagesofResearch Contest! Winners will be announced tomorrow at the LIVE 3MT Finals in Old Chapel!

🗳️ Vote here: https://t.co/CyCQKtr1aW

#LivefromOPD #umassresearch #UMassGradImages @umassamherstgradschool @umass

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Last 24 hours to vote for @bckubik12 in the #ImagesofResearch contest! Briana scours the ocean floor for life in hydrothermal vents in order to imagine life on other planets! Vote by liking the photo over on Instagram: https://t.co/J2181EY4Cs #DeepSea #ToBoldlyGo @CNS_UMass

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This is the last 24 hours to vote for #postdoc @gcasselberry in the #ImagesofResearch contest! Like her photo over on instagram and learn more about her research with #TigerSharks: https://t.co/06nsiD9Kkh @CNS_UMass

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In Algeria, language is a unique expression of identity. The Berber (btwn Arabic + French on signs) reflects the pride, identity, and historical struggles of the Berber people.

By SEO-YEON LIM, @UMassSociology PhD student + #ImagesofResearch finalist: https://t.co/w2d84GJVAX

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Unveiling the Secrets of T Helper Cells: PRMT5 and TRIM21 - A Dynamic Friendship! ⁠

Image by Nidhi Jadon, a PhD student in VASCI and finalist in the Graduate School’s #ImagesofResearch competition!

Vote for your favorite images here: https://t.co/w2d84GJVAX

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"Many are committing to expanding offshore wind capacity for cleaner electricity, yet few of us can comprehend the immense scale of these mechanical giants.”
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By Yiwen Wang, PhD student in Industrial Engineering + #ImagesofResearch finalist! Vote: https://t.co/w2d84GJVAX

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Senner Lab tracks the long-distance migration of Lesser Yellowlegs w/ GPS transmitters to learn about their route. Sometimes you find a rainbow...and mosquitos!
(In AK on Gwich’in land)
By @rozybathrick, PhD in #UMassOEB + #ImagesofResearch finalist! Vote: https://t.co/w2d84GJVAX

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Mouse-tastic Implantation Spectacle!
#ScienceSpectacle #ImplantationInAction

By Xinjian Doris He, PhD student @UMassVASCI and finalist in the Graduate School’s #ImagesofResearch competition!

Vote for your favorite images here: https://t.co/w2d84GJVAX

[Dr. Emily Friedman @friede]

@sarahbelle721 @HermioneClone @zugenia always: https://t.co/4SSA79dBPU

[Maarten van Smeden @MaartenvSmeden]

To future PhD students: read this thread

Then, if you have the impression that this thread applies to your future supervisor: run!!!!

[Emmanuel Tsekleves @PhDtoProf]

PhDs, do you ever wish you could see inside an examiner's mind?

I have been a PhD examiner for 15+ years and have collated all the key questions colleagues of mine ask in PhD Vivas in this cheat seeht.

🎁 This is my present to you.

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"writing leads to thinking"!

[Elizabeth Cross @ecrosshistory]

@VBivar I have to revisit this piece by Lynn Hunt every now and then to remind myself of that: https://t.co/WcAMfnj5Hf

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@EricaCasto @KatherineABoyer This might be the coolest job ever! Congrats and good luck!!!!

[Jonathan Sebat @sebatlab]

If I have to read another grad school application that starts with "I loved science since I was in the 3rd trimester" I think I'm going to hurl

[Eve Hayes on bluesky at evehayes123 @EveHayes123]

Since completing my PhD in 2018 I have been on fixed-term contracts teaching & researching at 9 departments & 4 different universities in the fields of modern languages, cultures, area studies, social & political science, law, social justice & history. No wonder I’m so exhausted.

[Aly Putnam @alybputnam]

Eek - new phase of my PhD. I’ve got like 3 papers I’m writing, 3 other projects close, HOW does one manage the writing of many projects?I need some advice!Mind you I’m a mom of 2 homeschool kids am teaching this semester, & lose a couple days/4wks due to health things. #firstgen