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All Topics (July 10 through September 1)
Tuesday, July 14
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Managing Difficult SituationsHosted by Francince Montemurro of the Office of the Ombuds, this workshop will introduce doctoral students and postdocs to strategies for how to prepare for, approach, and navigate difficult conversations that may arise during an academic career. Using the strategies introduced, students will be given the opportunity to practice implementing these skills through interactive activities,…
Wednesday, July 15
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Postdoc Academy Learning SessionJoin PDPA in a Postdoc Academy Learning Session (PALS). This is a small group of postdocs, guided by a facilitator, who will meet weekly to explore the Postdoc Academy online course content and connect with each other.
Thursday, July 16
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Grant Writing Workshop: Feedback on Training PlansReceive feedback on your training plan for your NRSA grant, drafts must be submitted to hender@bu.edu 2 days before the workshop, sign up to receive reminder e-mails.
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NRSA Grant Writing Workshop: Feedback on Training Plans-VirtualReceive feedback on your training plan for your NRSA grant. Drafts must be submitted to hender@bu.edu two days before the workshop. Sign up to receive reminder e-mails.
Monday, July 20
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From Data to Dashboards: Using Excel to Support Health Programs-VirtualRegistration is open. More than ever before, managers need to make sound decisions based on data. In this course, participants will learn and apply useful formulas, graphing and dashboard techniques, and data analysis in a wide range of real-world examples, such as hospital admissions, enrollment and utilization analysis, and performance dashboards to monitor and evaluate…
Wednesday, July 22
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Postdoc Academy Learning SessionJoin PDPA in a Postdoc Academy Learning Session (PALS). This is a small group of postdocs, guided by a facilitator, who will meet weekly to explore the Postdoc Academy online course content and connect with each other.
Thursday, July 23
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Writing Winning SBIR/STTR Grant Proposals: Insights from Advisors and ReviewersThe SBIR (Small Business Innovation Research) Program is a $2.4 billion federal grant program established to support R&D that has potential for commercialization. Through a competitive awards-based program, SBIR enables qualified small businesses to explore their technological potential and provide the incentive to profit from its commercialization. This seminar is designed to help you determine…
Tuesday, July 28
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COVID-19: Community ConversationsJoin Dean Sandro Galea online for a Boston University School of Public Health community discussion about COVID-19. Students, faculty and staff are invited to participate. Please click the link below for Zoom details.
Wednesday, July 29
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Enhancing Federal Clean Energy InnovationJoin the National Academies for a free series of virtual workshops on Enhancing Federal Clean Energy Innovation from July 27 - August 7. On July 29, ISE Senior Fellow and public policy expert Dorothy Robyn will moderate the Enhancing Federal Clean Energy Innovation Workshop Session 3: DOD as a Source of User Pull for Clean…
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Postdoc Academy Learning SessionJoin PDPA in a Postdoc Academy Learning Session (PALS). This is a small group of postdocs, guided by a facilitator, who will meet weekly to explore the Postdoc Academy online course content and connect with each other.
Thursday, July 30
Wednesday, August 5
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Postdoc Academy Learning SessionJoin PDPA in a Postdoc Academy Learning Session (PALS). This is a small group of postdocs, guided by a facilitator, who will meet weekly to explore the Postdoc Academy online course content and connect with each other.
Thursday, August 6
Tuesday, August 11
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COVID-19: Community ConversationsJoin Dean Sandro Galea online for a Boston University School of Public Health community discussion about COVID-19. Students, faculty and staff are invited to participate. Please click the link below for Zoom details.
Thursday, August 13
Thursday, August 20
Monday, August 24
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COVID-19: Community ConversationsJoin Dean Sandro Galea online for a Boston University School of Public Health community discussion about COVID-19. Students, faculty and staff are invited to participate. Please click the link below for Zoom details.
Tuesday, August 25
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Job Docs Peer Feedback SeriesIn this follow up to the PDPA Job Documents Workshops, this series of peer-review sessions will provide participants with the opportunity to work with peers in their discipline to review each others' job documents. After a brief review of the basics of each document, participants will be separated into breakout rooms with other doctoral students…
Wednesday, August 26
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Applying Teaching Skills Beyond the ClassroomWhen we think of teaching skills, we often think of a professor in a classroom. Teaching and learning can happen in all sorts of professional spaces. In this interactive workshop, participants will explore four effective teaching skills and identify how they can be applied beyond the classroom.
Tuesday, September 1
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IS&T RCS Tutorial - Introduction to LinuxThis tutorial will give attendees a hands-on introduction to Linux. Topics covered will include a short history of Linux, logging in with ssh, the Bash shell and shell scripts, I/O redirection (pipes), file system navigation, and job control. Time permitting, attendees will edit, compile, and run a simple C program. If you have not connected…
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IS&T RCS Tutorial - Introduction to SASSAS (Statistical Analysis System) is one of the most powerful statistical packages available on any computer platform. This tutorial will introduce you to SAS on the desktop. After completing this tutorial, you will be able to: access SAS on Windows create, edit, and save program files containing SAS commands obtain printed output create, run, and…
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IS&T RCS Tutorial - Introduction to SPSSSPSS (Statistical Package for the Social Sciences) is a widely used program for analyzing data. SPSS uses windows and dialog boxes to manipulate data and perform statistical analyses. This hands-on tutorial will introduce you to the basics of SPSS and will give you one hours’ practice using SPSS on Microsoft Windows. After completing this tutorial,…
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Arctic Environmental Humanities Workshop Series: Dolly JørgensenThe Pardee Center and the Scott Polar Research Institute at the University of Cambridge are pleased to co-host the Arctic Environmental Humanities Workshop Series, bringing together the diverse expertise of humanistic scholars, artists, and researchers for a series of virtual presentations and conversations about Arctic issues. The first event will take place on September 1…
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Job Docs Peer Feedback SeriesIn this follow up to the PDPA Job Documents Workshops , this series of peer-review sessions will provide participants with the opportunity to work with peers in their discipline to review each others' job documents. After a brief review of the basics of each document, participants will be separated into breakout rooms with other doctoral…