- How to Conduct a High-Quality Journal Peer Review
- DATE + TIME: Fri Nov 15, 2024 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM
- SPEAKERS: Dr. Ella August
- DESCRIPTION: Peer review is a key skill for academic professionals. In this webinar, you will:
• Increase your skills and confidence in writing a high-quality journal peer review
report.
• Understand how to apply a three-step process to conduct a thorough and respectful journal peer review. Participants will be invited to consider various examples in small groups. To participate, please register here by Friday, November 8th. This workshop is open to all CAsToR trainees & junior investigators. Questions? Please contact Molly Coeling at mcoeling@umich.edu. - Video for “How to Conduct a High-Quality Journal Peer Review”
- CAsToR Individual Development Plan
- DATE + TIME: Tue Apr 30, 2024 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
- SPEAKERS: Dr. Ella August
- DESCRIPTION: Create your personalized career development plan. An IDP is a communication tool to support setting and reaching professional
goals in collaboration with your mentor(s). In this workshop, you will:
• Create an IDP using a self-assessment process and template developed
specifically for CAsToR trainees & junior investigators (general skills, TRS
competencies, and tobacco modeling competencies for modelers or modeling collaborators)
• Establish career and research goals
• Create a roadmap to reach your goals This workshop is open to CAsToR trainees & junior investigators only. All CAsToR trainees & junior investigators are encouraged to participate. Join us on Zoom on Tuesday, April 30th from 12-1:30pm ET. Registration is required. Please register by Friday, April 26th. We will ask that you complete a portion of the self-assessment ahead of time. - CAsToR Workshop: AI Tools for Information Seeking
- DATE + TIME: Thu Apr 18, 2024 3:00 PM - 4:15 PM
- SPEAKERS: Tyler Nix, MS (Associate Director of Research & Informatics, UM Taubman Health Sciences Library) and Judy Smith, MS (Informationist, UM Taubman Health Sciences Library)
- DESCRIPTION:
This workshop will orient participants to AI tools that can be used for information seeking and summarizing literature, such as: • Recognizing strengths and challenges of using AI in literature searching
• Learning best practices for avoiding incorrect or misleading information
• Understanding how to evaluate AI tools for information seeking There will also be some hands-on exploration! This workshop is open to all CAsToR-affiliated individuals. To participate, please register here by Thursday, April 11th. For more information, please contact Molly Coeling at mcoeling@umich.edu. - Should ChatGPT be your next co-author? Considerations for GenAI and academic authorship
- DATE + TIME: Thu Jan 25, 2024 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
- SPEAKERS: Dr. Ella August
- DESCRIPTION:
In this workshop, Dr. Ella August will cover key considerations for using Generative AI in academic authorship, including:
• How and why researchers have been using ChatGPT in academic writing
• Writing papers pre-ChatGPT
• Writing papers post-ChatGPT
• Professional and ethical standards
• Privacy considerations - Video for “Should ChatGPT be your next co-author? Considerations for GenAI and academic authorship”
- CAsToR 2023 Virtual Symposium: Computational Modeling in Tobacco Regulatory Science: Nicotine Reduction and Flavor Restrictions
- DATE + TIME: Wed May 17, 2023 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM
- DESCRIPTION: This virtual symposium, hosted by CAsToR, aims to discuss the application of computational modeling to tobacco regulatory science research. The focus will be on regulations regarding very low nicotine content cigarettes and flavor restrictions in combustible and noncombustible products. Keynote speakers: Kenneth E. Warner, PhD, Avedis Donabedian Distinguished University Professor Emeritus of Public Health; Professor Emeritus of Health Management & Policy; Dean Emeritus of Public Health, University of Michigan; and Brian King, PhD, MPH, Director of the Center for Tobacco Products at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Recordings coming soon, please visit the symposium website for more information.
- Responding to Journal Peer Reviewers
- DATE + TIME: Fri Jan 17, 2025 • 1:00 PM — 2:30 PM
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In this webinar, Dr. August will focus on basic principles and strategies for
responding to journal peer reviewers, including how to:
• Format responses to reviewers for easy comprehension
• Craft responses and associated manuscript changes to maximize your chances for final acceptance
• Address suggestions with which you do not agree
• Address conflicting advice from different reviewers Participants will gain hands-on practice using examples from BMJ Open. The event will be held on Zoom on Friday, January 17, 2025 from 1:00 - 2:30pm ET. To participate, please please register here by Friday, January 10. This webinar is open to CTP-funded individuals and their teams. - SPEAKERS: Dr. Ella August
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