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The EMPOWER program prepares graduate students for success in the career field they choose.
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Preparing Graduate Students for STEM Careers Outside Academia

by L. K. Lautz, D. H. McCay, C. T. Driscoll, R. L. Glas, K. M. Gutchess, A. J. Johnson and G. D. Millard 20 August 201810 May 2022

Most STEM graduates don’t primarily do research or work in academia after they earn a Ph.D. How do we prepare those students for the multitude of other careers they could pursue?

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