April 15, 2024

 
 

Emory’s graduate, professional schools ranked among best in nation by U.S. News

 

Emory University’s graduate and professional schools and programs continue to be ranked among the best in the country, according to U.S. News & World Report’s 2024 Best Graduate Schools.

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Rollins School of Public Health students and alumni are part of team tracking ticks in Georgia to help monitor emerging diseases

 

PhD candidate Stephanie Bellman and master's recipients Leah Aeschleman and Audrey Long from Rollins School of Public Health, are among others in a team of  researchers, tracking ticks in Georgia to help monitor emerging diseases.

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Emory to block ByteDance, TikTok on business IT networks starting April 22

 

In response to new federal regulations, Emory University will begin blocking TikTok and other applications developed by ByteDance, an internet technology company based in China, on all Emory business networks effective Monday, April 22, 2024.

 

Emory student and guest networks will not be affected by the block. External cellular networks will also be unaffected.

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Laney Alum Marissa L. Nichols Awarded Prestigious 2024 ACLS Fellowship

 

Emory University is proud to announce that Dr. Marissa Nichols has been awarded a 2024 ACLS Fellowship from the American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS). The ACLS Fellowship Program supports scholars who are poised to make original and significant contributions to knowledge in any field of the humanities or interpretive social sciences.

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Happening today at 6 – Annual Global Festival

 

International Student and Scholar Services (ISSS) and the International Student Leadership and Advocacy Board (ISLAB) invite all members of the Emory community to the Annual Global Festival.

 

*Celebrate and learn about the diverse cultures that make Emory so great

* Food, culture-sharing booths, activities, & games

* Admission is free

 

Monday, April 15 

6-9 pm McDonough Field 

Rain Location: Emory Student Center

 

Contact Person: Amber Cordell, ISSS Associate Director, Programming and Support amber.paige.cordell@emory.edu

 

FIRST CLASS BEGINS TOMORROW! Are you traveling abroad this summer? 

 

Students – if you plan to travel abroad this summer for Emory, you must attend orientation. 

 

Please see dates below and registration links for the global pre-departure orientation and self-defense class for global travelers. 

 

Note: There are only 25 spaces available for the self-defense class.   

Event Dates 

  • April 16- 6-7 pm - Graduate student global pre-departure orientation, click here.  
  • April 23 – 6-7 pm - Self-Defense Class for Global Travelers, click here.   
 

Economics Student Research Fair

 

The Department of Economics will host a Student Research Fair

 

When: April 26 | 1 – 5 pm (Award ceremony at 4:30 pm). 


Check out the full event description here.

Also visit the web page for more information.

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AI.DIVE (AI Discoveries, Innovations, and Ventures at Emory) - April 29

 

The Center for AI Learning will host an event called AI.DIVE (AI Discoveries, Innovations, and Ventures at Emory). It will be an all day symposium with panels, student presentations, an evening reception, and opening remarks from Ravi Bellamkonda. 

 

When: April 29 | 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.

Where: Woodruff Library | Paid parking located at the Fishburne Parking Deck, 15 Fishburne Lane, Atlanta, GA 30322.

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1 VACANCY LEFT!

 

Congratulations to the elected officers of the 2024-2025 Laney Graduate Student Council!

  • President: Uriel Rufen-Blanchette
  • Vice President: Enoch Ayamga
  • University Senate Representative: JaMor Hairston
  • Ticket Liaisons: Nicole Roos and <Vacant>
  • Social Chairs: Trinidi Prochaska and Ibrahima Sona Diallo
  • Secretary: Shaniah Reece
  • Travel Treasurer: Pushkar Mutha
  • Divisional Treasurer: Steven Cai

There is 1 vacancy for Ticket Liaison. If you wish to run, please send your candidate statement to Kaitlin Taibl at kaitlin.rene.taibl@emory.edu by Tuesday, April 16th, at 12 PM. Elections will be held in-person at the LGSC General Body Meeting on Thursday, April 18th, at 12 PM.  


Next General Body Meeting: April 18 (hybrid)
Location: AMUC Harland Cinema or Zoom

Join Zoom Meeting
https://zoom.us/j/97474314351

Meeting ID: 974 7431 4351

 

Ask RCRA

 

The Office of Research Compliance and Regulatory Affairs (RCRA) is delighted to invite you to our monthly "Ask RCRA" community forum! Please join us for important research compliance information, including regulatory updates and institutional changes in policies and procedures. To receive a link to the webinar, please register in advance:

 

When: April 18th | 12 - 1pm 

 

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.    

 

Agenda:

  • Foreign Travel Security: Loaner Laptop Program – Jay Flanagan, Dir, Customer Services (OIT)
  • All About Training Grants @ Emory – Kelly Moore, Dir, Training Grant Supp T32
  • Animal Research @ Emory
  • IACUC - Esmeralda Meyer, Dir, IACUC
  • DAR - Michael Huerkamp, Exec Dir, DAR
  • EPC - Joyce Cohen, Assoc Dir Animal Resources, EPC
  • Q&A      

Do you have any questions we can answer during the session? Please submit questions to: researchcompliance@emory.edu or aaliyah.saran.van.de.cruize@emory.edu  

 

We look forward to seeing you at Ask RCRA!

 

** Be sure to check out the February edition of our RCRA Newsletter here! **

for your content.

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Tips from the Other Side of the Peer-Review Process to Help Get Your Scientific Manuscript Published

 

Please join CFDE as Bruce G. Weniger, adjunct associate professor in Rollins School of Public Health, presents Tips for the Other Side of the Peer-Review Process. To paraphrase Churchill, the peer-review process is a most flawed and imperfect filter to achieve publication, but it beats the alternatives. This two-part presentation provides tips, examples, and anecdotes from the past experience of a journal editor (Elsevier’s Vaccine) to ease the burden and overcome the skepticism of busy, volunteer peer reviewers who must use both conscious criteria and subjective, often unconscious intuition to judge the worthiness for publication of your work using only the manuscript and revision cover letters provided them.

 

When: April 18 | 12 – 1 p.m.

April 25 | 12 – 1 .p.m

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Loan Repayment Workshop

 

MDP is hosting another Loan Repayment Workshop, featuring speaker Maria Carthon.

 

When: April 18 | 5:30p

Where: Zoom

 

Topics:

  • Repayment options
  • Recent changes in federal regulations
  • Public service loan forgiveness (pslf)
  • and more
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Pathways to Academia - April Workshop

 

Staying Positive: Mental Health is Important in All Career Paths


Discussions on access to student counseling, ombudspersons, meditation, yoga, the value of developing cohorts, and getting through challenging situations.

 

Presenters: Presenters: Roger Deal, PhD and Levi Morran, PhD


When: April 24 | 3:30 pm
When: Whitehead Room 300 and Zoom

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AMSLE's 1st Annual Medical Science Liaison Networking Mixer!

 

The Aspiring Medical Science Liaisons at Emory (AMSLE) are hosting a networking mixer for aspiring and current MSLs/medical affairs professionals.

 

When: May 2 | 6-8 pm

Where: The Hatchery @ Emory

Registration Deadline: April 25 | Spaces will be limited.

We are celebrating the close of another successful semester and school year with the Aspiring Medical Science Liaisons at Emory Club!

Come mix and mingle with aspiring and current MSLs from multiple pharma and biotech companies, including Merck, Genentech, Eisai, and Takeda. This wonderful event is being brought to you by AMSLE and Emory’s SOM Cell Biology Department.

FOOD & DRINKS ARE PROVIDED! 

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Commencement Reminder!

 

Are you graduating this spring? Do you want to celebrate and be celebrated at the LGS Diploma Ceremony on May 10?

 

Click the button below to register.

Register here for Diploma Ceremony.
 

Now Accepting Applications! Call for Applications for Pre and Postdoctoral Training Slots


ATLANTIS is a U2C/TL1 training program that provides funds for trainee costs plus access to valuable professional development programming and active networking opportunities. Join a vibrant group of scientists tackling research problems related and relevant to the disciplines of kidney, urology, or hematology

How to Apply

 

Apply via the application portal: bit.ly/ATLANTISApplication

 

*Please Note: Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, subject to the availability of positions. In order for applicants to be considered for our next review cycle, applications must be submitted on or before Wednesday, May 1, 2024.

 

  • Melanie Elder, Program Administrator, mvelder@emory.edu
  • Susan M. Wall, MD, Program Director, smwall@emory.edu
  • Nael A. McCarty, PhD, Director, Training Core, namccar@emory.edu
  • Vivien Sheehan, M.D., Ph.D., Associate Director Training Core, vivien.sheehan@emory.edu

Visit our website to learn more about the ATLANTIS program: bit.ly/ATLANTISProgram

Questions? Contact us at:

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Job Opportunity - Call for QTM TAs

 

Click the button below to view the two listings for available QTM TA positions. Job descriptions, roles, and compensations differ.

 

PhD students apply here.

Master's students apply here.

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Job Opportunity - Event Operations Assistant Position

 

The Operations Team at Emory Pathways Center is hiring a graduate student for the Event Operations Assistant position.

 

Click the buttons below for more information.

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Job Opportunity - Center on Probes for Molecular Mechanobiology Director of Community Engagement

 

Are you a 2023-2024 PhD graduate interested in science communication and advancing the field of mechanobiology through the development of new probes and techniques that will transform our understanding of cell mechanics and its relationship with human health?

 

The NIH sponsored center on probes for mechanobiology (CPMM) was recently formed at Emory University, and we are seeking to hire a Director of Community Engagement. The CPMM is committed to advancing the field of mechanobiology through the development of new probes and techniques that will transform our understanding of cell mechanics and its relationship with human health.

 

The candidate will help with strategic communications involving dissemination of methods and techniques to cell biology end users as well as industry partners and academic collaborators. The candidate will also help organize training for the community. 

 

The responsibilities of the candidates will include the following:

  • Strategic communications: This will involve dissemination of methods and techniques cell biology end users as well as industry partners and academic driving biological project leads.
  • Organizing training for the community: This includes annual bootcamp training for junior trainees in diverse fields. Coordinating efforts across multiple national biological projects with our partners.

 

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

A Ph.D. or equivalent experience is preferred and past experience in science communication is desirable.

 

Please reach out to k.salaita@emory.edu with your CV and cover letter.

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Let’s sit down and write

 

Only 2 more weeks of the Spring 2024 edition of the LGS Writing Group.

 

Join fellow graduate students in focused writing springs that can help you move your writing forward.

 

Details:

  • Mondays, 2 - 4 p.m.
  • In-person location (snacks provided): The Computing Center at Cox Hall, Fishbowl Classroom
  • Zoom link 

Contact: Alexis Mayfield, alexis.mayfield@emory.edu; Heather Boldt, hboldt@emory.edu

 

Career Coaching Available for LGS Students

 

Are you a Laney master's or PhD student looking for guidance on:


- assessing your strengths, interests, and values?
- learning about diverse career paths?
- editing resumes or other job application materials?
- interviewing and networking strategies?


If so, you might be interested in meeting with one of our Career Coaches.

Click here for more information and to request an appointment
 

The Office of Respect - Therapy Group Spring 2024

 

The Office of Respect is holding a therapy group this spring.

 

The Sexual & Relationship Harm Survivor Support Group welcomes all genders - undergrad and grad.

 

Contact respect@emory.edu for more information.

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Student Intervention Services Responder Recruitment

 

Campus Life’s Student Intervention Services is seeking new SIS Responders to join the SIS team. Students who are second year graduate students and beyond are encouraged to join. The SIS Crisis On-Call Team is staffed 24/7 and responds to students’ active crises. Compensation is provided and SIS Team Responders receive ongoing training and support.

Contact with questions.
 

LGS Student and Faculty Resources

 

LGS continues to develop resources to enhance students’ experiences and well-being by fostering supportive community environments, processes, and services that empower students throughout their educational journey to ensure personal, professional, and academic success.

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LAST CHANCE! April 15 tax deadline is approaching

  • Emory’s ISSS and the Emory tax office have resources available to help you file your taxes before the April 15 deadline.
  • The ISSS staff are not tax experts, but they have compiled a special ISSS Taxes webpage with useful information.
  • Emory has contracted with Sprintax to offer access to their tax preparation software to Emory’s international students and scholars.
  • Free tax webinars are available through Sprintax. Review the “Get Help” section of the ISSS Taxes webpage for webinar details. Topics will include an overview of tax for non-resident students and scholars, who must file a 2022 US tax return, what income forms students/scholars may receive, forms that need to be completed and sent to the IRS, and much more!

Questions? Consult the ISSS Tax FAQ, the Emory Tax Office FAQ or contact the Emory Tax office: nonresident.tax@emory.edu

 

Polish your English skills this Summer

 

Join the LGS English Language Support Program this summer and unlock the power of effective communication!

 

Experience dynamic, multi-level courses designed to elevate your proficiency:

    • Presentations skills (poster presentations, video abstracts, and more)
    • Discussion skills (theme: U.S. cultural references)
    • Graduate & professional writing (focus: making progress on a particular text while learning effective techniques to apply to future writings)

Summer course format: Hybrid, i.e., a mix of in-person and online sessions

When: 1st session Summer (May 17 - June 28)

 

Express Interest Here: https://forms.office.com/r/wSGb9c4Zit

Contact: Heather Boldt, hboldt@emory.edu

 

1-on-1 Cross Cultural Conversations over Breakfast


International Education Peace Volunteers invites you to join in with other Emory students and scholars on Sundays for One-on-One Casual Cross-Cultural Conversations.

  • Sundays, 9:30 am
  • Intown Coffeehouse
    • Free breakfast baked goods, coffee, tea and Indian milk tea provided
    • Families welcome
    • Transportation is provided to and from Emory, as well as residences
      near Emory, Villa International, and the Lindbergh Marta Station.


Contact: Ryuichi Suzuki, Japanese Instructor, ryuichi.suzuki@emory.edu

 

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View more at our Fellowships and Grants website.

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Academic Success Resources

 

Are you looking for some help related to procrastination, imposter syndrome, test anxiety, perfectionism, or attention and concentration challenges? Check out the resources available on CAPS’ website.

 

In addition, the LGS Student Affairs Team is here to support every phase of your educational journey, so reach out any time! They can connect you to resources, answer questions you might have, or discuss concerns.

 

Explore these topics and other student affairs-related topics by contacting an LGS Student Affairs team member:

Dr. Jennifer M. Cason, Assistant Dean of Student Affairs & Deputy Title IX Coordinator

Emily Neutens, Associate Director of Student Affairs for GDBBS

Emory Student Telehealth
24/7 Medical and Mental Health

Read here.

Are you Concerned about a Student? 

Submit your concern here.

Emory Flexible Teaching Toolkit

The toolkit is a collection of resources

designed to support the development of

flexible courses from CFDE, TLT, ATS,

and Library Services. Resources are

helpful to graduate students involved in

teaching at every level.

Read here.

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