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PhD and MA in Performing Arts Technology

📍 University of Michigan, USA
📅 Start: Fall 2026

The Department of Performing Arts Technology invites applications for its fully funded PhD and funded MA programmes in areas including #AI, #VR, musical interaction, haptics, and digital fabrication.

Deadlines:
MA – 01/12/2025
PhD – 10/12/2025

https://smtd.umich.edu/departments/performing-arts-technology/

#MusicTechnology #SoundStudies #DigitalArts #GraduateStudies

'Report Tajseer Journal Seminars (Virtual): Experiences of #InterdisciplinaryResearch in #GraduateStudies Ibn Khaldon Center for #Humanities and #SocialSciences, Qatar University October 20, 2024
Translated title: تقرير ندوة مجلة تجسير الدورية (عن بعد): تجربة البحث البيني في الدراسات العليا 20 أكتوبر/تشرين الأول 2024 '
- an article published in 'Tajseer Journal' by Qatar University Press on #ScienceOpen:

🔗 https://www.scienceopen.com/document?vid=cf589e6d-5334-4c1d-b292-bb41e8404510

Wow. I’m really struggling to find anyone left who can speak to my academic skills as a reference for a PhD program. I graduated with a masters more than 14 years ago. Any advice out there? #academia #gradSchool #references #graduatestudies #academics

A #Missouri #teacher #founded #LGBTHistoryMonth 30 years ago.

October is LGBT History Month, the creation of #history #teacher #RodneyWilson. He began working on the #idea while completing #graduatestudies at the #UniversityofMissouri-#StLouis in 1994. It’s now in 20 countries

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Missouri #Education #History #Representation #Culture

https://www.kcur.org/history/2024-10-09/lgbt-history-month-october-rodney-wilson

There has been a lot of comment on social media about a recent article in Nature about the mental health of graduate students and the numbers looking for treatment. There are many sources of stress that can have a negative effect on mental health, including financial pressures and poor accommodation to name but two. These aren’t really specific to graduate studies. One that is is the pressure to produce results. That actually continues throughout an academic career – burnout is a very real phenomenon – but it’s probably worse during the “apprenticeship” phase when one is inexperienced and still learning the trade.

“Productivity” is indeed important but should be interpreted as having to work ridiculously long hours. I remember many years ago commenting on an article that claimed 80-100 hours a week was not unusual. There are people who can sit at their desks for 12 hours a day without producing anything very much at all. It’s not the hours that matter, but what you do with them. In no way will indulging your outside interests (sporting, cultural, political, or “other”…),  or simply relaxing, detract from your ability to do research. As a matter of fact, I think such diversions actually improve your work, as well as (of course) your general well-being.

I think it is fair to say that you have to work hard to do a PhD. I worked hard on mine back in the day. But don’t think that means it has to be a grim slog. I can only speak for myself, but I greatly enjoyed my time as a graduate student. I think this was at least in part because when I was doing my PhD I had plenty of outside interests (including music, sport and (ahem) “nightlife”)  and took time out regularly to indulge them. I did experience mental health problems later during my PhD, but these were not caused by being a research student.

I can think of many times during my graduate studies when I was completely stuck on a problem – to the extent that it was seriously bothering me. On such occasions I learned to take a break. I often found that going for a walk, doing a crossword, or just trying to think about something else for a while, allowed me to return to the problem fresher and with new ideas. I think the brain gets into a rut if you try to make it work in one mode all the time.

There were indeed many times during my time as a research student – and have been since – that I worked extremely long hours – all night sometimes. I wouldn’t say exactly that was because I “enjoyed” it, but that I wanted to know an answer and couldn’t get the problem out of my head.  I’ve stayed up into the early hours of the morning trying to finish a crossword too. Not because I had to, but because I couldn’t put it down unfinished. I know that makes me a saddo in many minds, but I think that’s the sort of obsessiveness and tenacity a researcher needs: becoming so absorbed by the task in hand that you don’t notice the passage of time.

I don’t think anyone should try to infer too much from these personal reflections, but I do think there’s one important point that I try to point to every graduate student I advise and that is to look after your mental health. Perhaps the Nature article has a positive side, in that at least graduate students are seeking help. Recognizing that you might have a problem is a very important first step.

https://telescoper.blog/2024/10/03/mental-health-and-graduate-studies/

#Burnout #education #graduateStudent #graduateStudies #graduateSchool #MentalHealth #PhD #research #stress

Casey is presenting her MS thesis work on Friday 🤩

“Hyperglycemic conditions promote senescence in Timeless-depleted HCF”

#GraduateStudies #Laboratory #Science #BiomedicalScience

Drexel MCBG Thesis Defense 🧬🧬🧬

Wednesday, July 26, 12:00 pm

Tara Fortino, PhD candidate @drexelmcbg

Mentor: Dr. Michael Lane
Department of Neurobiology & Anatomy

Title: Spinal Interneuron Transplantation to Repair the Injured Cervical Spinal Cord

#Science #BiomedicalScience #GraduateSchool #GraduateStudies #Neuroscience

Drexel MCBG Thesis Defense 🧬🧬🧬
Tuesday, July 18, 2:00 pm

Kelvin Koser @drexelmcbg

Mentor: Dr. Joshua Chang Mell
Department of Microbiology & Immunology, Drexel University College of Medicine

Title: Using Accessory Gene Content to Predict the Clinical Isolation Source of Haemophilus influenza Genome

#Science #BiomedicalScience #GraduateSchool #GraduateStudies #Genomics

Drexel MCBG Thesis Defense 🧬🧬🧬
Monday, July 24, 3:00 pm

David Joyner @drexelmcbg

Mentor: Dr. Elias Haddad
Department of Medicine, Drexel University College of Medicine

Title: Improved HIV-Specific T Cell Immunity Following Adenosine Deaminase-1 Co-Delivery in Preclinical Models of Vaccination

#Science #BiomedicalScience #GraduateSchool #GraduateStudies #Immunology

🧬Spring Rotation Talks 1st round🧬

Biochemistry - Cancer Biology - MCBG Graduate Programs, Drexel University College of Medicine

Thursday, May 4th, 1 PM

#Science #BiomedicalSciences #GraduateStudies #GraduateSchool

🧬Drexel MCBG Dissertation Defense🧬

April 11, 3:00 pm, NCB 10-301

Alexa Cannon
Drexel MCBG Graduate Program

Advisor: Dr. Jonathan Chernoff
Fox Chase Cancer Center

Investigation of Novel Therapeutic Targets in RAC1-mutant Melanoma

#CancerBiology #CellBiology #GraduateSchool #GraduateStudies

🧬MCBG Seminar🧬
Thursday, March 30, 1 PM

Rachel Berman, PhD Student
@drexelmcbg

Advisor: Drs. Brian Wigdahl and Michael Nonnemacher
Drexel University College of Medicine, Department of Microbiology & Immunology

Agnostic development of highly efficient CRISPR/Cas9 gRNAs to target the integrated HIV-1 provirus

#GraduateStudies #HIV #BiomedicalScience #CRISPR

Prepare for an advanced career in biomedical research with Drexel's Master of Science or PhD in Molecular & Cell Biology & Genetics program. Meet the program director, Dr. Eishi Noguchi @enog and learn more Feb. 14 at 11 am, during a webinar for prospective students! Register: https://drexel.edu/medicine/academics/graduate-school/molecular-cell-biology-genetics/event-details/?eid=37213&iid=99759

#MolecularBiology #CellBiology #Genetics #GraduateStudies #BiomedicalSciences

I have to actually write up my #graduate project proposal this week and I'm now filled with crippling doubt that it's not going to work or be accepted.

Thanks brain!
#Academia #GraduateStudies #MastersProgram #Doubt #Anxiety

I'm posting more interests, to find more communities!

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#grandrapids
#michiganstateuniversity
#biostatistics
#GraduateStudies
#harmreduction
#nonviolentcommunication
#communityengagement
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Mastodont students out there!

NASA fellowships call is out . check them out . Deadline Feb/7

https://go.nasa.gov/FINESST22

#ECR #graduatestudies #PhD #fellowships