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Distill your message and tell jargon-free stories that connect laypersons with your science.
Distill your message and tell jargon-free stories that connect laypersons with your science.
SANDRA TSING LOH hosts the NPR podcast/syndicated daily radio science minuteThe Loh Down on Science. Loh earned her BS in Physics at Caltech, where she was honored with a DistinguishedAlumna Award, the institution’s highest honor, in 2001. She is a contributing editor to The Atlantic Monthly and has been a regular contributor to NPR’sMorning Edition, APM’sMarketplace, and Ira Glass’This American Life. She is the author of six books; her most recent memoir, The Madwoman in the Volvo (W.W. Norton), was named one of the 2014 New York Times 100 Most Notable Books.
Learn how to use Qualtrics, a powerful survey tool available to UT faculty, staff, and students, to administer surveys. This workshop will touch on the basics of survey design while teaching you how to use Qualtrics to administer online surveys ranging in complexity. We will discuss question types and their ideal uses, how to avoid common survey pitfalls, and how to design survey flow. By the end of the workshop, you should be able to design, send, and perform basic analysis on a survey using Qualtrics.
The importance of metadata is often misunderstood or underestimated. Metadata helps people find resources and determine their value. Learning basic concepts and understanding the purpose of standards can help you streamline your research and data management methods. If you've ever had difficulty finding relevant and reliable resources, or sifting through your own research data, you'll appreciate this session.
Taught by Melanie Cofield, Head of Access Systems, UT Libraries
PCL Learning Lab 1
Dealing with the mountains of digital data that can accumulate in the course of a research project can seem like a daunting process, especially if your work is collaborative or stretches over several years. Adopting a few key good habits early on can save you huge amounts of time, money, and frustration searching for things and recovering lost files.
Non-academic employers will typically spend about 15-30 seconds reviewing your resume before deciding whether you make the first cut. Learn about the key differences between resumes and CVs and how to clearly and quickly convey your fit for the position.
Registration to Participate
If you plan on participating in the Graduate School Convocation, please register by clicking the button below. This registration is only for the Graduate School Master's or Doctoral ceremony, no other convocation. The registration process is through Eventbrite and will issue you a "ticket." This is for YOU and not your guests. Please read below regarding tickets for guests.
Registration to Participate
If you plan on participating in the Graduate School Convocation, please register by clicking the button below. This registration is only for the Graduate School Master's or Doctoral ceremony, no other convocation. The registration process is through Eventbrite and will issue you a "ticket." This is for YOU and not your guests. Please read below regarding tickets for guests.
Latinx Graduation Ceremony was created by students, for students. As a Latinx community at this university, we wanted a space to recognize and celebrate the accomplishments, successes, and achievements of all the Latinx graduates. More importantly, we know that the journey you have taken to get here has not been an easy one. We understand the sacrifices you and your family have made and the struggles you overcame, but you never gave up. You are a UT Latinx and you have made all of us proud.