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Being a full-time employee and part-time graduate student: A week in the life
Penelope Seagrave, Human Factors M.S. 2019
I work full-time as an engineer at Cognex and am also a part-time graduate student. This semester, I'm enrolled in two evening classes at Tufts as I work on my master's in Human Factors Engineering.
Event Spotlight–Graduate Student Research Symposium and 3-Minute Thesis
Brenna Gormally, Biology Ph.D. Candidate
As a member of the Graduate Student Council, I've had the pleasure of helping organize a number of events. From roundtables with administrators, to pub nights, to community service opportunities, one of the primary goals of the GSC is to provide meaningful experiences for all graduate students within the Tufts community.
ARC Spotlight Part 2: Writing Support Program
Manisha Raghavan, Bioengineering M.S. 2019
Kristina Aikens, the Program Director for the Academic Resource Center's Writing Support Program, strongly believes that writing does not have to be a solitary experience. Reflecting back on her own grad school days at Tufts (she earned a Ph.D. in English), Kristina notes that she had a support system in the form of a writing group, writing consultants, and her advisor who helped her through the writing process.
“I saw that I could use fantasy as a way to talk about the most important things that have to do with the politics and society of today.”
Gregory Maguire is the author of Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West
“The perception of a face is always a compromise between the visual cues before our eyes and the baggage we bring to the table, like the stereotypes we hold."
Jon Freeman is Assistant Professor of Psychology at New York University and researches how we use facial cues to instantly categorize other people into social groups.
“I have the amazing luck to sit in a studio, don earphones, and talk to the men and women who are revolutionizing the way we live.”
Kara Miller is the host and executive editor of Innovation Hub, a nationally broadcast radio show from WGBH and PRI.
"I get to help people sleep at night, hear music in ways that they never have before, and not be bothered or agitated by noise."
Bonnie Schnitta, President of SoundSense, LLC
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Bob Cook Dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Professor of Psychology -
Karen Panetta Dean of Graduate Education for the School of Engineering, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering