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November 19, 2025
Grad Cafe: Demystifying the Academic Publishing Lifecycle
This session will provide a brief overview of the academic publication lifecycle from seminar paper to published article.
- 11:00am - 11:45am
- Class of 1955 Conference Room 241, Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center, 2nd Floor
Open to Penn Graduate Students Only
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