Center for Academic & Professional Communication at Rice University

Registration is now open for CAPC Summer Dissertation Camps. Camps allow the opportunity to produce multiple pages of written work and create sustainable writing goals through accountable writing time, workshops, and camaraderie with other PhD candidates.

All groups are limited to 10 participants and registrants must have reached candidacy and be actively writing. Groups run from 9am-4pm daily. Lunch and snacks provided.

Dates:
Humanities: June 1 - 5
Social Science: June 8 - 12
STEM: June 22 - 26

To register, visit capc.rice.edu. Questions about dissertation camp? Email us at [email protected].

Join the CAPC and Fondren Library for the final installment of our virtual Spring workshop series!

Understanding Research Impact Metrics
🗓 Thursday, April 2nd @ 4pm via Zoom
Instructors: Shannon Kipphut-Smith (Senior Scholarly Communication Librarian) & Joe Goetz (Information Literacy Librarian

Understanding research impact metrics is essential to communicate the impact of your work. Join us to learn how to locate and interpret key bibliographic impact indicators, such as journal-level metrics, using a variety of tools.

To register, visit our website at https://pwc.rice.edu/capc/workshops.

One of our undergraduate consultants, Simran, helping spread the good word about CAPC services at last week's Rice Pride Kickoff event! Special thanks to the Rice Pride Week 2026 Committee for organizing the event and for everyone who stopped by to chat with us!

Join the CAPC and Fondren Library for the third installment of our workshop series!

Navigating Ethical Issues in Publication
March 4, 12:00pm via Zoom
Instructors: Mickey Stevenson (Assistant Vice President for Research Integrity) & Cindy Pierard (Assistant University Librarian for Research Services)

Honorary or ghost authorship? Data transparency? Join us as we discuss "gray areas" of academic scholarship and publishing, and practical frameworks for maintaining integrity through the publication process.

To register, visit our website at https://pwc.rice.edu/capc/workshops.