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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Jorge Cham from PhD Comics: Communicating Your Research</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Tuesday, December 5 <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">5:00 – 6:30 p.m.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Location <a href="http://whereis.mit.edu/?go=34" target="_blank">
34-101</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Pre-registration is requested (but not required) <a href="careerbridge.mit.edu">
via CareerBridge</a>. (After logging in, go to “events” on the left-hand side, then “workshops” to register).<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Jorge Cham will relay his experiences creating successful science communication projects (videos that have been viewed by millions of people and a book release from Penguin Random House). He will convey how he communicates his passion for
engaging with the public and exploring the unknown.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Jorge holds a Ph.D. in Robotics from Stanford University and is the creator of Piled Higher and Deeper (PHD Comics), the popular comic strip about life (or the lack thereof) in Academia.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Often called the "Dilbert of academia,” PHD Comics appears online where it is read by over 6 million visitors a year from over 1000 universities worldwide.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Sponsored by the MIT Graduate Student Council (GSC), Global Education & Career Development Career Services (GECD), and the MIT Office of the Vice President for Research<o:p></o:p></p>
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