Graduate Writing Lab

Applying for an NIH National Research Service Award (NRSA) F30/F31/F32 Fellowship will give you a chance to win competitive research funding and develop your grant writing skills. In this interactive session, experienced GWL Writing Fellows and NRSA recipients will tell you all you need to know before compiling your NRSA application and offer strategies to help your application stand out. Wheth…

Get a non-specialist audience as excited about your field as you are. Make a podcast! Podcasting about the big ideas and promising developments in your discipline can raise your professional profile and show listeners why your research matters. In this workshop, two experienced podcasters will explore strategies for shaping academic research into a compelling audio story. Then a podcast produce…

Hoping to eventually publish your dissertation as a book? Our panelists from university and trade presses will give you guidance on how to craft a proposal, how to select and approach editors, and how to transform your project from a dissertation into a book. Demystify the process during a Q&A and discussion with: –Anne Savarese, Publisher, Princeton University Press (literary studies) –Ji…

Want to reach a big audience? Communicating science beyond the lab to a broader public advances your career, the field, and society as a whole. Led by award-winning science journalist Carl Zimmer, this hands-on workshop series will take you through the process of researching, interviewing, and writing articles for popular publications. You’ll learn how to present emerging science in a way that …

One of the best ways to learn about a research field is to read a review. An even better way is to write one! This workshop will cover the organization, style, and essential components of a scientific review article. Whether you’re currently writing a review or the literature review section of another piece, this workshop will give you the tools you need to present the state of your field clear…