Upcoming Events

Writing Consultation Schedule Now Open!

Are you trying to make progress on a writing project this summer? Book a one-on-one consultation at the Graduate Writing Lab, a supportive space for every aspect of the academic writing process. Bring a polished draft for expert review, a rough draft in need of structure—or just bring yourself for a generative discussion before you’ve started writing. From ideation to revision, our Writing Fellows will help you achieve your writing goals!
Days available: Monday through Friday
Times available: 9am-8pm
Locations: 

• Sterling Memorial Library/Poorvu Center (301 York Street; rooms M104B and M104C) 
• Marx Library (219 Prospect Street; room C48)
• Cushing/Whitney Medical Library (333 Cedar Street; room E30)
• Online

For more information on consultations and how to prepare for them, please visit our online information page. Consultations will continue through July 31 and restart in the fall semester.

Intended Audience: GSAS and professional school students; Fox International Fellows and Yale World Fellows; and postdoctoral and postgraduate scholars (appointments labeled “postdocs only”).

Presenting at the Symposium or an upcoming conference? Join us for this presentation and poster printing session on August 13

• August 13, 5:30-7pm OC Marsh in Yale Science Building

• Details and link to register: https://cglink.me/2dA/r2272885 

Please join us for this workshop in which we’ll discuss strategies for presenting your research to a broad audience, including how to distill down your research and present it in an engaging manner. Additionally, we’ll provide guidance on how to create and print a presentation poster. 

The workshop topic and approach are inspired by the upcoming Yale Postgraduate Symposium, in which presenters are asked to share their research with an audience coming from a variety of disciplinary backgrounds, but is intended for supporting you in presenting your research in a variety of contexts.

YPGA Advocacy DEI Ice Cream Social

• Friday, August 9, 5:30-7pm, Cafe Med, Edward S. Harkness Memorial Hall, Yale School of Medicine

• Details and link to register: https://cglink.me/2dA/r2272861

Come join our Ice Cream Social, to connect with new postgrads, share community, identity and ice cream!

Join us for 2-part Online Workshop Series

Part one: Defining and Refining Your Goals as a Yale Trainee

• Tuesday, July 30, 6-7:15pm on Zoom

• Details and link to register: https://cglink.me/2dA/r2272880

Please join us for this workshop in which we’ll use self-reflection, paired discussion, and shared strategies to help you define and refine your personal professional goals and desired next career step. This workshop can be taken both by those just starting their trainee role or those who have been in their current role for longer but wish to refine or reboot their goals and next step.

Please note: you do not need to attend both sessions of this workshop series but may find it helpful to participate in both!
 

Part two: Building Your Mentoring Relationship

• Tuesday, August 6, 6-7:15pm on Zoom

• Details and link to register: https://cglink.me/2dA/r2272883

Please join us for this workshop in which we’ll use self-reflection, paired discussion, and shared strategies to help you identify and align expectations between you and your mentor, identify your own professional needs from your mentor, and create productive, open communication in your mentoring relationship as well as consider how to build your mentoring team beyond your main faculty mentor. This workshop can be taken both by those just starting their trainee role or those who have been in their current role for longer but wish to refine or reboot their mentoring relationship.

Let’s talk research!

The next Let’s Talk Research event will be on Wednesday, July 3rd at 5:30 PM at the Sterling Hall of Medicine Medical Library, Room 112B. We’ll have three great talks given by:

1) Alana Metcalf on “The Impact of Digital Interventions on Adolescents”

2) Deandra Simpson on “Understanding the Role of Fibroblasts in Regulating Epidermal Regeneration In Vivo”

3) Alfred Kibowen on “Modeling the Interaction Between Schizophrenia Genetic Risk and Substance Use with human Stem Cells.”

We will also have time for questions and networking breaks with snacks and drinks provided!

Come join us for a fun night showcasing postgrad research! Register here on YaleConnect: https://cglink.me/2dA/r2272611

YPGA’s Mentorship Program - MAPS