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Mastering Public Presentations

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Dates: 02/08/2012, 02/09/2012: 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM

Communications expert Tim Miller shares the basic rules of good poster design, and some effective tools and techniques for creating technical posters with quality and clarity.

Developing Funded Research Programs

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Wednesday 02/15/2012: 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Randolph Hall, Vice President of Research, leads a workshop on creating funded research programs.

Developing and Submitting a NIH Grant Application

Wednesday 02/22/2012: 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Steve Moldin, Executive Director of the USC Washington DC Research Advancement Office, and formerly with NIH, directs a workshop on preparing successful proposals for NIH research grants.

Writing Persuasive Proposals

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Dates: 02/23/2012, 03/08/2012, 03/22/2012: 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM

A hands-on workshop (consisting of 3 sessions) on directly and effectively meeting the requirements of RFPs and grant program applications.

Preparing and Submitting National Science Foundation Proposals

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Wednesday 03/07/2012: 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Phil Taylor, Executive Director of Research Advancement and Federal Relations,leads a workshop on the best strategies for preparing and submitting NSF proposals.Phil was a Program Officer at NSF.

Corporate and Foundation Fundraising

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Wednesday 04/04/2012: 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM

A workshop on identifying funding opportunities, preparing proposals, and building relationships with program officers.

How To Prepare for an Academic Position

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Wednesday 04/18/2012: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Maja Mataric leads this Center for Excellence in Research workshop for academia-bound postdoctoral students/researchers/fellows in the sciences.