LGBTQ+ identities are often overlooked when trying to understand the experiences of historically minoritized individuals in the STEM field. Join us for a conversation with LGBTQ+ STEM professionals to learn about how they navigated their career journeys at the intersection of their social identities.

This workshop will address common student mental health concerns, ways to communicate about mental health with students, available mental health resources (including the Counseling Center) and how to refer to them, and methods of coping for everyone involved. It will occur a few times throughout the semester to hopefully accommodate varied schedules.

The English Department at UMD presents Sufiya Abdur-Rahman, winner of the Iowa Prize for Literary Nonfiction for the book “Heir to the Crescent Moon,” in conversation with Sheneese Thompson of Bowie State University.

This introduction to patent law will cover the basics of patents, along with some famous inventor stories, including Edison, the Wright Brothers and many contributions from African American inventors. Procedures and examples of how to draft a patent are discussed.

Powered by the Graduate Writing Center and the University Libraries. Common Quandaries workshop series offers introductions to a variety of skills, tools, and concepts to researchers on campus.

How do you run an efficient and effective search when looking for sources and citations for a literature review or other research project? Join us to learn about how to frame and conduct your search on databases and search engines, and get a brief introduction to citation managers.

Powered by the Graduate Writing Center and the University Libraries. Common Quandaries workshop series offers introductions to a variety of skills, tools, and concepts to researchers on campus.

New to research writing at the graduate level, or getting ready to write your first literature review? Not sure how to start the process of a literature review? Join us for this workshop to understand the fundamentals of a literature review.

Admissions representatives from various historically Black institutions will be in attendance.

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This training will provide a broad overview of the resources and support measures available to those witnessing or experiencing a bias incident. We will briefly review the bias report form, bias dashboard, and bias protocol. A majority of the session will focus on sample incidents to navigate as a group. A Q&A will follow from the planned session, time permitting.

This training will provide a broad overview of the resources and support measures available to those witnessing or experiencing a bias incident. We will briefly review the bias report form, bias dashboard, and bias protocol. A majority of the session will focus on sample incidents to navigate as a group. A Q&A will follow from the planned session, time permitting.

Dreaming of homeownership but not sure where to start? Before you hit the market looking for your home, it is important to be aware of your financial standing. There is much more to homeownership than being able to afford the upfront price of the home. GradTerps are invited to come look at what else goes into homeownership, the loan and repayment process, and their financial readiness with the help of Melanie Gamble, Principal Broker and President of the Prince George's County Association of Realtors 212 Degrees Realty, LLC