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Avoid the False Demon of Perfection

Writing for Publication Mini Lecture

Thursday, July 7, 2016 · 1 - 3 PM
The Commons : 331

Dr. Kevin Omland (UMBC Professor of Biology), presents two seminar for graduate students, postdocs, and faculty on July 6, 2016 - July 7 , 2016 at UMBC, Commons, Room 331

Sometimes, trying to be perfect means that you never get those drafts off of your desk or off of your computer screen. What about submitting them for publication? Did you know that journal articles are ranked? Find out about the rankings and ratings of various journals.

Professor Kevin Omland has more than 50 publications, that have been cited more than 3000 times. Dr. Omland provides his lectures for our academic community. Faculty, Postdocs, and graduate students are welcome to attend. These seminars were initially sponsored by a grant from Universidad Metropolitana, in Puerto Rico as part of their faculty development initiative that utilized best practices from PROMISE: Maryland’s AGEP and the ADVANCE Hispanic Women in STEM Project. Dr. Omland conducted the initial seminars in San Juan, Puerto Rico in May 2013. 


Thursday, July 7, 2016
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Commons 331

REGISTRATION: 
Please register by clicking the "I Can Attend" button on http://my.umbc.edu/groups/promise/events/40163.


This seminar is part of the "Writing for Publication" workshop for graduate students. Graduate students who want to attend the entire workshop, which includes the lecture, must register: http://my.umbc.edu/groups/promise/events/40161

You do NOT need to be registered for the 2-day "Writing for Publication" event to participate in Dr. Omland's Tuesday morning workshop. 

To participate in Dr. Omland's 2 hour "Avoid the False Demon of Perfection" workshop on Thursday, July 7th, please login to MyUMBC, page down to the bottom of this post, and click the green "I can attend" button. 
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