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  <Title>Call for Nominations for the 2026 St. Jude National Graduate Student Symposium</Title>
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    <div>We are seeking nominations for students to be considered for the 24th annual <strong>St. Jude Children's Research Hospital National Graduate Student Symposium (NGSS)</strong>. The NGSS is an exceptional academic and professional development opportunity for Ph.D. students and will be held March 24-27, 2026, on the St. Jude campus.</div>
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    <div>The NGSS is an all-expenses-paid symposium to which top Ph.D. students from around the country are invited to participate. To be eligible, students must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents, with an estimated graduation between April 2026 and July 2027. Preference will be given to students whose work is relevant to <a href="https://www.stjude.org/education-training/support-for-scientific-trainees/basic-translational-faculty.html" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">ongoing research at St. Jude</a>.</div>
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    <div>The NGSS is not advertised. Students may apply only if they are nominated by faculty. To nominate students, please visit <a href="https://www.stjude.org/education-training/predoctoral-training/graduate-students/national-graduate-student-symposium-ngss.html" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">stjude.org/ngss</a> and complete a simple form. You may nominate multiple students, but nominations must be received by October 16th, 2025. We would appreciate it if you could forward this information to your Graduate Program Directors or other faculty members who may wish to nominate outstanding students.</div>
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    <div>Invitations to apply will be sent to students in late October. For those graduating before April 2026 who may be interested in postdoctoral fellowships at St. Jude, they may review <a href="https://www.stjude.org/education-training/advanced-training/postdoctoral-fellows.html" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">stjude.org/postdoc </a>and our open positions: <a href="https://talent.stjude.org/postdoc/jobs" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">https://talent.stjude.org/postdoc/jobs</a>.</div>
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    <div>If students have questions, they may contact us at <a href="mailto:ngss@stjude.org">ngss@stjude.org</a>.</div>
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    <div>Thank you very much for your support of our events.</div>
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    <div>Sincerely,</div>
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    <div>Linda Harris, PhD</div>
    <div>Director of Postdoctoral Talent Acquisition</div>
    <div>Office of Academic Programs in Biomedical Sciences</div>
    <div>St. Jude Children's Research Hospital</div>
    <div><a href="mailto:Linda.Harris@stjude.org">Linda.Harris@stjude.org</a></div>
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    <div>Please remind your students to register for the upcoming <a href="https://web.cvent.com/event/33bcf395-f5da-465a-8b00-7c37e99603f9/summary" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">St. Jude Research Career, Education</a>, and Training Virtual Fair on September 25.</div>
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    <Title>[REPOST] Develop Skills to Successfully Navigate Dialogues in a Diverse Society</Title>
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          <div><em>A message from our colleagues in the <a href="https://csjdialogue.umbc.edu/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Center for Social Justice Dialogue</a>. Original post <a href="https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/csjd/posts/152282" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">here</a>.</em></div>
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          						<p><span>This fall, the Center for 
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          difference. </span><span>If you are a student within WILL+, ILE, any other Living-Learning Communities (LLC) or are just </span><strong>an undergraduate student interested in upscaling your dialogue</strong><span>, register now!</span></p>
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          						<p><span>The goal of Interact at UMBC is to </span><strong><span>develop foundational
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    <Summary>A message from our colleagues in the Center for Social Justice Dialogue. Original post here.                                   This fall, the Center for  Social Justice Dialogue is hosting...</Summary>
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  <Title>DOE&#8217;s Office of Science Is Now Accepting Applications for Graduate Student Research Awards</Title>
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    <div>The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Science is pleased to announce that the Office of Science Graduate Student Research (SCGSR) program is now accepting applications for the 2025 solicitation 2 cycle. <strong>Applications are due on Wednesday, November 5, 2025, at 5:00 p.m. ET.</strong>
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    <div>SCGSR application assistance workshops will be held on <strong>September 11, 2025, 2:00 p.m.–3:30 p.m. ET</strong> (<a href="https://www.zoomgov.com/meeting/register/2OR8ZUb9TyCPHzIh_spE2Q?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=govdelivery#/registration" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">register on Zoom</a> for the first workshop) and <strong>October 9, 2025, 2:00 p.m.–4:30 p.m. ET</strong> (<a href="https://www.zoomgov.com/meeting/register/c2PENDKgRTyZQNfeO4rSfQ?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=govdelivery#/registration" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">register on Zoom</a> for the second workshop). The first workshop will provide a general overview of the program and application requirements. It will also include time for attendees to discuss their potential research topics and their alignment with the SCGSR priority areas with managers of each participating program office. At the second workshop, staff members will guide attendees through the application process, answer general questions, provide guidance on proposal writing, and lead discussions with scientists and former awardees. Additionally, the program manager will host virtual office hours every Friday 1:00–2:00 p.m. ET starting on September 26, 2025 via this <a href="https://www.zoomgov.com/j/1601455897?pwd=N1gxe0R2ZBlL6lmPSczrGr5EHq0ltR.1&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=govdelivery#success" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Zoom link.</a>
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    <div>The SCGSR program provides supplemental awards to outstanding U.S. graduate students for conducting part of their graduate thesis research at a DOE national laboratory in collaboration with a DOE national laboratory scientist. The goal of the program is to prepare graduate students for scientific and technical careers critically important to the mission of DOE’s Office of Science. The research opportunity will advance the graduate students’ overall graduate theses while providing access to the expertise, resources, and capabilities available at the host DOE national laboratories. In addition, SCGSR awardees may have the opportunity for short international research visits to select prestigious centers to broaden their horizons.</div>
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    <div>Since its inception in 2014, the SCGSR program has provided support to over 1,300 graduate awardees from 170 U.S. universities to conduct thesis research at all 17 DOE national laboratories across the nation. Areas of research include but are not limited to: physics, chemistry, materials science, planetary science, geosciences, biosciences (non-medical), fusion science and engineering, mathematics, computer and computational sciences, engineering, microelectronics, quantum information science, and artificial intelligence.</div>
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    <div>The SCGSR program is sponsored and managed by the Office of Science’s Office of Workforce Development for Teachers and Scientists, in collaboration with the Office of Science’s six research program offices and the DOE isotope R&amp;D and production office, and DOE national laboratories/facilities. Program administration support is provided by the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education.</div>
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    <li>You can also compress multiple files into a single .zip folder for easier downloading and storage.</li>
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    <h3>Do you want to learn more? </h3>
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          <div><strong>Dates: September 15–19, 2025</strong></div>
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          <div>Questions? Contact <strong>Aminah Wells </strong>at <strong><a href="mailto:amwells@umbc.edu">amwells@umbc.edu</a></strong>
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