News archive - July 2023

Tuesday, July 25, 2023

Meet the GRADflix finalist who deployed stop motion animation

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Warning: This article includes references to self-harm, which may be triggering for some.

Monday, July 24, 2023

Three University of Waterloo doctoral students return from Lake Shift

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Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral Affairs sent three doctoral students to Lake Opinicon for the 2023 Lake Shift writing retreat that ran from July 2-7 at the Queen’s Biology Station. While at Lake Shift, Emily Shantz, Cael Dobson, and Mana Monfared had dedicated and structured time to write, participated in various workshops on effective dissertation writing, and networked with other doctoral students from across Ontario.

Tuesday, July 11, 2023

Meet the GRADflix finalist who makes complex simple

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Each year the University of Waterloo GRADflix competition sees Master’s and PhD students from every discipline participate, creating 60-second videos describing their research and showcasing the amazing ideas and ambitions of our community of graduate researchers. This year, Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral Affairs is following up with our 2023 participants.