Succeeding in grad school requires many skills, from learning to network with your peers, to time management, to working effectively with your advisor — and then comes the writing part of graduate school. Once you’ve completed your coursework and made headway on research for your dissertation or...
We’re in the last phase of the semester, and end-of-year holidays are on the horizon. But for grad students, this season isn’t about winding down -- it’s more of a mad dash to the finish line. Here are ten questions you shouldn’t ask the grad students in your life over the holidays. When will you...
This year, the Graduate School and the James Jackson Community of Scholars launched #ULGradNet, an initiative to bring students of similar backgrounds together to support one another. The first event centered on graduate students with kids, in recognition of the systemic challenges, from financial...
Every graduate student has their own experience of changing their financial habits during grad school. You may be stretching every dollar of your assistantship, or find yourself ordering more takeout while balancing a full-time job with homework. Graduate students are savvy with their money by...
Meet Michelle Jeanis, the new graduate coordinator for our Master of Science in Criminal Justice program. An assistant professor in the Department of Criminal Justice, Dr. Jeanis’s own research focuses on missing persons, runaway youth, and the relationship between crime and the news. She works with...
Justin Lesser spent his summer knee-deep in the marshes of Massachusetts, tracking tiny fish called mummichogs. As a Biology PhD student in Dr. Jimmy Nelson’s Ecosystems Lab at the ÀÏ˾»ú¸£ÀûÍø, he studies how coastal erosion affects the eating habits of these abundant little...
First day of grad school! Let’s geaux! It feels good to be back on campus. I missed this place. Smell that collegiate air. It’s going to be a great year. Wait, where’s that building again? I can’t see through the sea of undergrads! Whew. Found the room. Time to claim my seat for the semester. I’m...
The grad school application process can be daunting, and it’s important to be relaxed and focused during the last stretch of it. Let us provide you with some tips on how to efficiently get through the application process. Our Top Tips for Applying to graduate school Our Tips Research. Research...
Earning an advanced math degree can help you make a real difference in our everyday lives. Because math is the basis for all other scientific endeavors—along with its applications in other fields—we see and use it everywhere. How, you ask? Just look around you! We owe a lot to advanced mathematics...
As a new or returning grad student, you may be feeling any number of emotions as the start of the semester draws closer. Whether you are brimming with excitement to start your research and classes, or are feeling nervous about adjusting to a new schedule (or, most likely, feel somewhere in between!)...
