Postdocs

Creating Effective Presentations

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Leading up to Postdoc Research Day on December 11, 2025 (Student Union Theatre & Room 304), University of Connecticut’s Postdoc Working Group, in collaboration with The Graduate School, invites all postdocs and graduate students to attend a workshop on Creating Effective Presentations, taught by Dr. Faye Assanah, Assistant Professor in Residence, UConn College of Engineering.  

This workshop will take place in Homer Babbidge Library, Room 2118C, Storrs Campus, on Thursday, November 13, 2025, from 4:30 PM to 6:00 PM. 

What You’ll Learn: 

  • How to translate your research for a general audience 
  • Tips for oral presentations
  • Opportunities for graduate students to connect with current postdocs in related fields 

Who Should Attend: Postdocs, graduate students, and anyone interested in improving their presentation skills. Bring a friend or colleague when attending! 

Register Now

You can read more about Postdoc Research Day here, and if you plan to attend the December 11 program, please sign up here as an attendee. For any questions related to Postdoc Research Day or this event, please contact: Melanie V. Sinche, Director of Graduate Student and Postdoctoral Success, at Melanie.sinche@uconn.edu or Michael I. Nyarko, Graduate Assistant, at rdu25001work@uconn.edu 

Postdoc Research Day

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The University of Connecticut’s Postdoc Working Group, in partnership with The Graduate School, invites you to Postdoc Research Day. This one-day research event will be held in the Student Union Theater & Room 304, Storrs Campus on Thursday, December 11th, 2025, from 1:00 PM to 5:30 PM.

Goals

  • Provide an opportunity for postdocs to present their research to a general audience.
  • Offer professional development training to prepare postdocs for the next steps in their careers.

 

Program Agenda 

Time  Activity Location
11:30 AM
Setup in Student Union Theater and Room 304
 Both
12:00 PM
Registration opens outside of Theater
 Theater
1:00 PM
Opening Remarks (includes Land Acknowledgement)
 Theater
1:05 PM
Welcome by Vice Provost for Graduate Education and Dean of The Graduate School, Leslie Shor
 Theater
1:10 PM
Postdoc Presentations: 1-11
 Theater
2:10 PM
Coffee break
 Right outside the theater
2:20 PM
Postdoc Presentations: 12-22
 Theater
3:20 PM
Career Panel
 Theater
4:20 PM
Networking and Poster Session
 Room 304
5:00 PM
Award Ceremony
 Theater
5:15 PM
Event ends
 Theater

The general university community is invited to sign up for Postdoc Research Day. We encourage staff, students, and faculty to register here and attend in support of their postdocs. Employer registration will be available soon!

Leading up to this event, The Graduate School is organizing a workshop titled “Creating Effective Presentations” for all postdocs and graduate students on November 13. The session will be led by Dr. Faye Assanah. Click here for more details.

Additional details regarding directions and other resources will be shared with registrants soon. For questions about Postdoc Research Day, please contact: