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Find More Funding Opportunities (Yes, Even Now!)
The internal deadlines might have passed, but funding applications season isn’t over yet. The Graduate School can help you find, apply for, and win the external grants and fellowships you need.
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What Can You Be with a Duke Ph.D.?
Whether you’re at the beginning of your graduate studies or nearing the end, you may be wondering what career options are open to you with a Duke Ph.D. The Graduate School can help you answer that...
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On the Road to a Ph.D., You’ve Got OPTIONS
Duke students have a new resource to support their journey to the Ph.D.: an online professional development planning tool called Duke OPTIONS.
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Broadening Your Thinking about Your Research and Yourself through an Internship
"Tackling new problems during my internship reminded me that I am capable of shifting gears and adapting my skills to new contexts. I also feel better prepared after gaining a fresh perspective on...
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Alumni Profiles Series: Maria Bezaitis (Part 1)
"I was trained in... understanding text as a system that communicates certain values and assumptions. That’s something that I’m still doing, but my texts have changed."
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Making Time to Write: The Value of Writing Groups
How can you stay productive and maintain a regular writing practice all year long? Graduate students in Psychology and Neuroscience share their experience organizing a departmental writing group with...
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Alumni Profiles Series: Alexander Miron
"The most important thing that I’ve been taught is the value of interpersonal interactions. To work in science, you need to be able to communicate with people."
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What are Your Career Options with an Interdisciplinary Policy Ph.D.?
How can you use your interdisciplinary degree to open doors along career paths? On a warm evening in March, graduate students gathered to learn from four successful interdisciplinary doctoral...
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Improving Social Connections by Enhancing Solidarity
How can you start your Duke experience with friends? One Emerging Leaders Institute team collaborated with International House to spread the word about the International Friends Program.
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Alumni Profiles Series: Mayya Shveygert
"My favorite part about my job is that it is exciting. I work with a variety of disease states, and I learn something new every day. I also like that I get to work in a team with amazing people. I’ve...
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Alumni Profiles Series: Louis D'Amico
Louis D'Amico earned his stripes analyzing zebrafish toxicity in industry following his Ph.D in Biology, landed the AAAS Science and Technology Policy Fellowship, and arrived at his current role as...
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Beyond the Academic Journal: Three Ways to Communicate Your Research to a...
Have you ever felt frustrated by the seemingly huge gap between your research and the real world? Read on for three strategies that can help you communicate your scholarship to a broad audience.
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Alumni Profiles Series: Vijeth Iyengar
"Be engaged with your community – take advantage of the leadership positions available, and reach out to Duke alumni. Expand beyond your current research bubble and talk with some of the professors and...
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Learning from Experience: How Connecting with Professionals Expanded My Options
With support from The Graduate School’s Professional Development Grant, Bioethics & Science Policy students had the opportunity to develop networking skills and make meaningful connections with...
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Alumni Profiles Series: Dalmacio Dennis Flores
“Celebrate all the things you accomplish. Before you know it that goal post you have been striving for is right in your face and you are able to touch it.”
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Alumni Profiles Series: Lori Lehman
"Life is too short to work on something you don’t like or something you are not passionate about. People come up to me saying, 'My HIV is undetectable because of the drugs you made,' or 'Your drug...
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Alumni Profiles Series: Alexander X. Byrd
“I don’t feel like I’ve left Duke. Some of these people I haven’t seen in I don’t know how long, but that community hasn’t disappeared. It is ongoing.”
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Putting Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at the Center of Professional...
Professional development hinges upon interpersonal interactions, making awareness of and commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) essential. Graduate students in the Biology Department have...
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Your Guide to a Strong Ph.D. Application
Learn some of the dos and don’ts for a strong Ph.D. application that master’s students learned from a workshop with Dean J. Alan Kendrick.
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Alumni Profiles Series: Chong Xu
"Things get easier if you have a mentor, in grad school and in industry. Your mentor can help you accelerate your growth. So, in school, work closely with your advisor, turn them into a good resource...
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