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MIT Comm Lab Spotlight: Engineers, Express Yourselves

The MIT School of Engineering Communication Lab, which turned 10 in 2023, helps students translate their work for broader impact.

For a decade, the MIT School of Engineering Communication Lab, which originated in the Department of Biological Engineering and has …

By Tara Thakurta
Tara Thakurta Graduate Community Fellow
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4th Annual MIT Research Slam Showcase

Research Slam is a research presentation that builds on the classic “elevator pitch” or 3 Minute Thesis (3MT) competition.

Presenters explain their research to a curious, non-specialist audience in ≤3 minutes (strictly enforced) using one slide with no animation, video, or …

By Tara Thakurta
Tara Thakurta Graduate Community Fellow
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Redefine success, identify challenges, and flip failure this new year!

Life comes with its fair set of challenges. The goal of building resilience is to equip yourself to weather life’s challenges as they arise. Much of that work involves redefining what success and failure mean and finding ways to use …

By Tara Thakurta
Tara Thakurta Graduate Community Fellow
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Writing Together Online

Make your New Year’s resolution: write regularly with Writing Together Online during IAP 2024

Date: Mon, Jan 8th through Thu, Feb 1st

Time: 8-9:30am or 9:30-11am
Location: by Zoom (pre-register to receive the link to connect)

Register: https://forms.gle/2kDDymivpSHPP5QS9

Make your New …

By Amanda Cornwall
Amanda Cornwall Graduate Student Professional Development
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Writing and Communication Center IAP Workhop Series: Styling Your Academic Writing

Styling Your Academic Writing (5-session series)

Date: Jan 10th, 11th, 12th, 18th and 19th
Time: 12-1pm
Location: by Zoom (pre-register to receive the link to connect)

Register: https://forms.gle/zftHcRToe4FwGXnM6

This series will offer diverse and creative methods for styling writing. We will …

By Amanda Cornwall
Amanda Cornwall Graduate Student Professional Development
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Featured Profiles

Diana Chien

Alumni, Partner
  • Program Director, School of Engineering Communication Lab
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Sean Clarke

Alumni, Partner
  • Communication Instructor + Biotech Liaison
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  • Director of the Writing and Communication Center (WCC)
Meet Elena >
  • Director of Product Management and Strategy / Alum Broadcom
Meet Ravi >
  • Senior Advisor for Communications , MIT Office of the Vice Chancellor
Meet Michael Patrick >
  • Associate Director of the Knight Science Journalism Program at MIT
Meet Ashley >

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Application materials for PhDs and Postdocs: Examples and how-to guides

These resources are designed for MIT PhDs and postdocs to serve as guides through the process of career document preparation. …

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CAPD Podcast Playlist: Professional Development & Career Competencies

Check out CAPD’s ever-expanding playlist of podcasts offering insight into professional development & career competencies.

When Science Speaks

When Science Speaks is a pocast series profiling innovative and interesting people working in science and technical fields – from …

PLOS Curated Tools for Scientists

“Ten Simple Rules” provide a quick, concentrated guide for mastering some of the professional challenges research scientists face in their …

Grad Commx

Gradcommx was designed by the OGE to address broadly transferable skills rather than discipline-specific training. It is meant to be …