A weekly look ahead at events, announcements, and deadlines for graduate and professional students
THE GRAD ACADEMY WEEKLY
April 4
Thesis/Dissertation Office Hours
The Graduate College thesis/dissertation office hours are held remotely on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 12-2 p.m. Email grad.td@unlv.edu at least 48 hours in advance to schedule a time to meet online and get your thesis/dissertation questions answered.
U.S. News: Boyd Law Rises in Rankings, Criminal Justice and Nuclear Engineering Crack Top 30
A UNLV-record 26 programs - including 14 from the William S. Boyd School of Law - ranked among the top 100 in their fields as part of U.S. News & World Report's annual collection of top graduate and professional schools. Learn more.
The Graduate College is looking for graduate students to be mentors in the Grad Rebel Advantage program, which helps prepare UNLV undergraduate students for graduate school at UNLV or elsewhere. Mentors must have completed at least one year of graduate studies at UNLV by the program start date, be enrolled in at least 3 graduate credits while serving as a mentor in both fall and spring semesters, and be in good academic standing. Graduate student applications are due April 8; undergraduate student applications are due April 30.
Ambassadors are highly visible members of the Graduate College team helping to build a strong graduate student Rebel community and strengthen ties between the Graduate College, alumni, and community members by participating in on- and off-campus events.
RAMP pairs undergraduate and graduate students -- who are overseen by a faculty mentor -- on research/scholarly/creative projects to provide them with the opportunity to learn from one another and gain valuable skills. Graduate student applications are due April 30. Undergraduate student applications are due June 30.
April 30:
Cocurricular Certifications
The Graduate College offers three yearlong cocurricular certifications in the areas of research, teaching, and mentorship.
The Post-Graduate Career Pathways Program helps graduate students explore and prepare for a variety of career options.
May 24: NASA Fellowship Activity 2021 Proposals
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is seeking student-authored and independently conceived graduate research proposals through May 24. To be eligible to submit a proposal, candidates must attend a Minority Serving Institution, be U.S. citizens or a national who hold a bachelor's degree earned before Aug. 31, 2021, be enrolled in a master's or doctoral degree program no later than Sept. 1, and intend to pursue a research-based master's or Ph.D. program in a NASA-relevant field. Learn more about NASA's
2021 MSI Fellowships.
Please join UNLV Career Services, the UNLV Alumni Association, and the UNLV Graduate College on April 8 for the Alumni Leadership Speaker Series installment featuring Dr. Lisa Danielson, M.S. '98. The Alumni Leadership Speaker Series allows notable UNLV alumni to share their stories and successes. Dr. Danielson is the Director of the Center for Space and Earth Science and the NASA Program Manager for Discovery Science and New Missions at Los Alamos National Laboratory. Learn more and RSVP
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April 9: Beyond the Professoriate: Why Leaving Academia Can Be Harder Than It Seems
In this webinar, L. Maren Wood, Ph.D. will share with attendees what really holds Ph.D.s back from making the leap from academia to a professional career, and how they can become comfortable taking a risk to build a meaningful non-faculty career.
April 23: COVID-19 and the Future of Public Health Webinar
A special virtual event on COVID-19 and the Future of Public Health: Respecting Science, Protecting Liberty, and Restoring Trust
will cover a number of topics pertaining to COVID-19 and the future of public health, including vaccine approval and the proper use of emergency use authorization and other practices to speed approval and use, public health mandates, the allocation of scarce resources, and the panel's views on implementation.