PROMISE will visit The Aerospace Corporation, June 5, 2012

PROMISE will be visiting the Aerospace Corporation (http://www.aero.org) on Tuesday, June 5 at their Chantilly, VA office. In accordance with their mission, they would like to meet PROMISE graduate students (US citizens) in EE, CS, Aerospace, and Cybersecurity. They are hiring interns and would like to start a relationship with students who are interested in full-time positions or [...]

Dr. Laina King discusses travel awards for mountain research retreats: May 14, 2012

Undergraduates, graduates students, postdocs, and faculty are invited to learn about opportunities. Travel Funding! Research Retreats! ————————————————————— Focus: All Life Sciences, Biomedical Sciences Mission of Keystone:  Keystone Symposia will serve as a catalyst for the advancement of biomedical and life sciences by connecting scientists within and across disciplines at conferences and workshops held at venues that create [...]

Advanced PhD Students: Apply for the “Academy for Future Science Faculty”

CURRENT U.S. PhD students who are ~12-18 months from completion:  PROMISE asks you to apply. This is an initiative that is going out to all AGEPs across the nation. The Academy for Future Science Faculty Group II – Advanced Stage PhD Students Get a BIG head-start on the next critical step toward an academic career! [...]

Join the PROMISE blogs and websites for up-to-date information. 55,000 hits & 2,300 comments strong on the DH!

We have a number of online resources for students to receive information. In addition to this main website for PROMISE which launched this past summer (5,000+ hits),  we have an active Dissertation House website (18,000+ hits, 2300+ comments), an intranet site through MyUMBC (300+ members), a site that regularly lists all of the PROMISE Seminars & [...]

Preparing for academic success in 2012: 5 things to do BEFORE classes begin.

Classes at universities in Maryland begin in a few days. Over the past few weeks, there have been questions concerning what can be done to adequately prepare for a new semester of graduate courses.  Part of the answer is in the question itself:  one must “prepare” for the new semester before classes begin.  There are [...]