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GuariniGRAD is your space for navigating graduate school and beyond with confidence and purpose. Your journey as a researcher and scholar is about more than the library or lab—it’s about discovering your path, building connections, and developing the skills to thrive in any career.

We encourage you to be curious, explore your interests, and take meaningful action toward your goals. Whether you’re seeking mentorship, professional development, wellness support, or career guidance, we provide the resources and community to help you succeed now and in the future.

Wellness is essential to your success as a graduate student. Wellness is a broad term that encompasses physical, emotional, social, financial, environmental, and spiritual well-being. Balancing these aspects helps you thrive academically and personally. Throughout GuariniGRAD, you’ll find links to wellness resources, but for the most comprehensive list, visit mentalhealth.dartmouth.edu.

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  • Emotional Wellness.
    • Alcohol and drugs
    • Anxiety and stress
    • Confidential resources
    • Counseling
    • Grief and loss
    • Light therapy
    • Mindfulness and meditation
    • Nature
    • Wellness checkins
  • Environmental Wellness
    • Connect with nature
    • Outdoor or indoor gear rentals
    • Outdoor activities: swimming, climbing, camping, skating, skiing, and much more.
    • Trails and hikes
  • Financial Wellness
    • Food security
    • Goods for personal use or rental
    • Regional resources for student parents
    • Additional resources
  • Physical Wellness
    • Black hair
    • Access to nutrition professionals
    • Mindful eating
    • Movement, exercise and sports
    • Pregnancy
    • Primary care
    • Sexual health
    • Sleep
    • Time Away
  • Spiritual Wellness
    • Tucker Center
    • Confidential pastoral counseling
    • Interfaith services
    • Spiritual groups and religious services
    • Spiritual spaces on campus
    • Religious accommodations

Type 2 Diabetes: How Ultra-Processed Foods Affect Risk

Guarini PhD student Yiping Li, quantitative biomedical sciences, is quoted in an article about her co-authored research that looked at a potential association between ultra-processed foods and prediabetes in young adults. Read more on Healthline.

By Meghan Wicks
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Research Sheds Light on Early Gene Activation in Fruit Flies

A new study co-authored by Guarini PhD student Anusha Bhatt, molecular and cellular biology, uncovers how early fruit flies embryos know when to switch on their own genes—shedding light on fundamental processes that also shape human development. Read more.

By Meghan Wicks
Meghan Wicks Communications Specialist
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Plan to Pivot: A Survival Guide for Scientists

Ellen Dobson’s Inside Higher Ed article offers a roadmap for Ph.D.s navigating career uncertainty through intentional pivots. Drawing on her own trajectory—from bench scientist to imaging specialist to staff scientist and now career development professional—Dobson emphasizes that career pivots are …

By Meghan Wicks
Meghan Wicks Communications Specialist
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Helpful Links

STAR Interview Techniques By MIT Career Advising and Professional Development (CAPD)

This resource introduces the STAR method as an effective …

Networking Tips from Harvard Catalyst

This resource offers practical strategies and tools to help you build confidence and clarity as you prepare to network, with expert insights from mentorship and leadership expert Ruth Gotian, EdD, MS.

Key takeaways:

Originally developed by Harvard Catalyst, with insights drawn from a webinar by Ruth Gotian.

National Center for Faculty Development & Diversity

Dartmouth’s Institutional Membership in the NCFDD provides postdocs and faculty access to the …

Researchers must conduct research responsibly for it to have an impact and to safeguard trust in science. Essential responsibilities of …

For any life-threatening emergency, call 911 for immediate help or go to the nearest hospital emergency department.

National lifelines, hotlines, …

Career Resources

Researchers must conduct research responsibly for it to have an impact and to safeguard trust in science. Essential responsibilities of …

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