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The Data Incubator – Data Science Fellowship Opportunity

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Please see the announcement below from The Data Incubator, regarding their Data Science Fellowship. Master’s students in their last semester of coursework at the time they attend the program and PhD students within six months of defending their dissertation are eligible to apply. Faculty, postdocs, and anyone who already has a master’s degree or PhD are also eligible.

Program: The Data Incubator is an intensive 8 week fellowship that prepares masters students, PhDs, and postdocs in STEM and social science fields seeking industry careers as data scientists. The program is free for Fellows and supported by sponsorships from hundreds of employers across multiple industries. In response to the overwhelming interest in our earlier sessions, we will be holding another fellowship.

Who Should Apply: Anyone who has already obtained a masters or PhD degree or who is within one year of graduating with a masters or PhD is welcome to apply. Applications from international students are welcome. Everyone else is encouraged to sign-up for a future session.

Locations: In addition to the below in-person locations, we will have a remote online session:

  • New York City
  • San Francisco Bay Area
  • Boston
  • Washington, DC.

Dates: All sections will be from 2020-01-13 to 2020-03-06.

Application Link: https://www.thedataincubator.com/fellowship.html#apply?ref=wZHVubmNvbGxAcGVubm1lZGljaW5lLnVwZW5uLmVkdQo=

Early Deadline: 2019-10-14.
Regular Deadline: 2019-10-21.
We are assessing and interviewing candidates who apply for the Early Deadline first and then based on remaining availability, will take candidates who applied for the Regular Deadline on a first-come first-serve basis.

Learn More: You can learn about our fellows at The New York Times, LinkedIn, Amazon, Capital One, or Palantir. To read about our latest fellow alumni, check out our blog. To learn more about The Data Incubator, check us out on Venture Beat, The Next Web, or Harvard Business Review.

Cores Day 2019 – Please join us on September 26th

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Held on September 26th, Cores Day will span the Biomedical Research Building (BRB) lobby, Abramson Research Center (ARC) lobby, and an outdoor tent between the two buildings.

This annual event showcases the many outstanding biomedical research resources and services available throughout our campus, and is an opportunity for you to interface with almost 100 research core facilities via informational tables staffed by core facility personnel. 

This year we are delighted to feature live core facility presentations – participating core facilities will be highlighting their amazing work via 10-minute talks throughout the day in both BRB and ARC.

Please visit https://corelabs.research.chop.edu/events/cores-day-2019 for more information.

We hope to see you there!
Please send any questions to April Weakley (aweakley@pennmedicine.upenn.edu)

BGS Improv Workshop Series – October 2019

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Interested in improving your science communication skills? Wish you had the confidence to ask questions in a crowded seminar or conference? Want to become a better networker?

If you answered yes to any of these questions, then you should sign up for the upcoming FREE BGS Improv Workshop this October and November!

Improv is not stand-up comedy; it is acting without a script. It is about thinking on your feet, problem solving, being authentic, encouraging effective communication, projecting confidence, facilitating teamwork, and not being worried about making mistakes. Gain transferable skills needed in the lab and for communicating science to colleagues and to the general public.

This 6-week workshop, led by professional instructor Sharon Geller, will provide a fun and supportive learning environment for exploring improv techniques and improving communication skills.

Join us:

Mondays, October 7th – November 11th from 5:30-7:30PM
Room 425 Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center
Instructor: Sharon Geller (Improv instructor at the Walnut Street Theater)

We have limited capacity so if you are interested, please sign up by filling out the application form: https://forms.gle/9x5ra7DYLqJAw5qr8

Questions? Please contact Laura Ohl: Laura.Ohl@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Workshop planning committee: Laura Ohl, Yunshu Fan

Open Labs at Penn – Graduate Student Mixer

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Are you looking for opportunities to share your research with school students? Would you like to mentor school students and inspire them? Join Open Labs at Penn on Sep. 26th, 5:30-7:30pm in Houston Hall Class of 1947 for pizza and soft drinks to learn more about the opportunities on Penn’s campus.

Open Labs is a graduate student organization at Penn, with associate chapters at Yale, Princeton, Columbia, and Harvard. Open Labs is the host of Science Café – a series of outreach events for local high school students featuring TED-style talks by graduate student researchers and breakout sessions focused on encouraging students to pursue careers in STEM.

Reminder: Outreach Opportunity – Pennsylvania Society for Biomedical Research

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David Garbe (CAMB alum and Outreach Educator for nonprofit Pennsylvania Society for Biomedical Research) invites BGS to donate unused or gently-used lab items, and to volunteer!

Read more about PSBR’s volunteer opportunities here: https://bgscareerdevelopment.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Volunteer-Leadership-Opportunities.pdf