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Using Analogies to Explain Your Research [Ivy+ Professional Development Series]

Using Analogies to Explain Your Research [Ivy+ Professional Development Series] In-Person / Online

2:00-2:30pm: Learn how analogies can help you connect with your audience! 

2:30-3:00pm: Identify analogies that are relevant to your research. Participants will get a worksheet to help them.

Location: Graduate Student Center | 3615 Locust Walk | Room 304 and online

This is a hybrid session. Students who are in-person and online are welcome to stay for both parts.

This workshop prepares students to participate in the Penn 3 Minute Thesis cosponsored by Career Services, GAPSA, and the Graduate Student Center.

Ivy+ Professional Development Series

This program is part of the Ivy+ Graduate Student Professional Development Series, created and cross-promoted by deans and directors at Berkeley, Brown, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Harvard, MIT, Penn, Princeton, Stanford, UChicago, and Yale to help meet the professional development needs of all Ph.D. and master’s students. These programs are also open to Penn professional students.

Date:
Tuesday, October 28, 2025
Time:
2:00pm - 3:00pm
Time Zone:
Eastern Time - US & Canada (change)
Location:
Room 304 | Multipurpose Room
Audience:
  All Graduate & Professional Students  
Categories:
  Academic & Intellectual  

Registration is required. There are 18 in-person seats available. There are 100 online seats available.

Accommodation requests related to a disability should be made at least 5 business days prior to the event date to gradcenter@upenn.edu. A good faith effort will be made to fulfill requests made after the 5-business-day deadline has passed. For questions regarding accommodations, please contact Disability Services staff at disabilityservices@vpul.upenn.edu.

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