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Letting Go, and Other Lessons from the Mat

July 24, 2019
Courtney Johnson
Courtney Johnson celebrates winning second place in the Carolina Collegiate Jiu-Jitsu tournament

The Duke Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu sport club helped a Chemistry graduate student climb out of a hole and unexpectedly learn a few lessons in professional development along the way.

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  • Professional Development

I Taught Senior Citizens How To Control Robotics Using Their Minds: A Teaching and Learning Experience with OLLI

July 10, 2019
Brinnae Bent
Student in OLLI Biomedical Engineering class

Interested in gaining unique teaching experience beyond traditional undergraduate curricula? Brinnae Bent, Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Biomedical Engineering, shares how her experience designing and teaching a course through the Duke Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) sparked a passion for teaching and community outreach.

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  • Professional Development

Alumni Profiles Series: Heather Vita

June 26, 2019
Hongyuan “Hazel” Zhang
Heather Vita, Ph.D.

What is a Medical Science Liaison (MSL), and how can graduate students interested in this career path prepare? Heather Vita, Ph.D. '04 (Pharmacology) shares advice on training opportunities that can help you break into the field and shares potential career advancement opportunities for MSLs.

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  • Professional Development

What are Your Career Options with an Interdisciplinary Policy Ph.D.?

June 12, 2019
Emily Pakhtigian
Nivedhitha Subramanian
Interdisciplinary Policy Ph.D. Panelists

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 degree-holders in completely different career paths.

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  • Professional Development

Alumni Profiles Series: Alexander Miron

May 28, 2019
Katie Hatstat
Headshot of 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."

Topic

  • Professional Development
  • Profile

Alumni Profiles Series: Adam Muzikant

May 14, 2019
Khairunnisa Semesta
Headshot of Adam Muzikant

"You need to know how to tailor your presentation of information based on your audience. It takes experience as well as specialized knowledge to be able to describe and advocate for particular technologies and treatments."

Topic

  • Professional Development
  • Profile

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