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SACNAS upcoming event: Powerpoint Roulette Happy Hour!

Posted on December 2, 2019
by Rebecca Lopez
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Public Speaking Seminar Finale: PowerPoint Roulette Happy Hour!

Please join SACNAS this Friday, December 6th for a fun evening of food, drinks, and improvised non-scientific presentations!
Show off your public speaking skills in a fun way! There will be prizes for the best presenters!

If you are interested in either presenting, making powerpoint slides, or both, please fill out this form: https://forms.gle/f8QLmevX9wVMRLnj9

Date: Friday December 6th
Location: Barchi Library, John Morgan Building
Time: 5:30pm

Food and drinks provided!

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SACNAS Women in Science Seminar

Posted on November 21, 2019
by Rebecca Lopez
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Women in Science Seminar:
Speaker: Montserrat C. Anguera, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Biomedical Sciences
University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine

Title: “My road to academia: the wild ride”
Date: Wednesday, December 4th
Location: John Morgan Building, Class of ’62 Auditorium
Time: 12 – 1:00 pm 

Lunch will be provided!


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EE Just Fall Seminar Series

Posted on November 15, 2019
by Rebecca Lopez
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Join EE Just as they welcome Dr. Latasha Wright for the 2019 EE Just Fall Seminar Series. Dr. Wright is Chief Scientist at BioBus. See the flyer for more details.

When: Friday, November 22, 12 – 1:30 PM
Where: BRB 1301

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SACNAS Public Speaking Seminar Part 3: Preparing a Scientific Talk

Posted on November 12, 2019
by Rebecca Lopez
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Join the Penn SACNAS chapter for the third part of their seminar series discussing the best ways to prepare presentations! Led by PhD candidate Sangya Agarwal, and a student panel!

When: Wednesday Nov 13th, 12pm-1pm
Where: BRB 701
Lunch is provided!

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SACNAS Academic Development Seminar

Posted on November 8, 2019
by Rebecca Lopez
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The Penn SACNAS Chapter invites you to an Academic Development Seminar on Tuesday, November 19, 2019 from 3 – 4 PM in BRB Room 1412.

“Dissecting Mechanisms of immune evasion by Staphylococcus aureus“
Presented by Victor Torres, PhD
C.V. Starr Associate Professor of Microbiology 
NYU School of Medicine
Department of Microbiology 

Cookies and coffee will be provided! 

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Neuroscience Public Lecture: OUCH! The Neuroscience of Pain

Posted on November 7, 2019
by Rebecca Lopez
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Penn Neuroscience graduate students are hosting a public lecture entitled “OUCH! The Neuroscience of Pain” which will feature three 15-minute TED style talks from Penn neuroscience faculty members Drs. Nicholas Betley, Gregory Corder, and Ishmail Adbus-Saboor.

Date & Time: Wednesday, December 4th, 6:30pm (Check-in and demos begin at 6pm)
Location: Rubenstein Auditorium, Smilow Center for Translational Research Auditorium, 3400 Civic Center Blvd, Philadelphia, PA, 19104

Check-in and fun neuroscience demonstrations will begin at 6pm, and a reception with snacks and refreshments will follow the talks so that the audience can interact with the scientists. Please see the attached flyer for more details. 

Please register for the event here: https://upennglia.com/publiclecture.

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SACNAS Public Speaking Seminar Part 2: Preparing a Poster Presentation

Posted on October 28, 2019
by Rebecca Lopez
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Join SACNAS for the second part of their seminar series. They will share advice on how to prepare scientific posters, as led by Lindsay Roth, PGG PhD candidate and 2019-2020 Chair of BGSA, and a PhD student panel. Lunch will be provided! Co-organized with BGSA and PGWISE.

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PSPDG Science Communication Workshop 2: Data Visualization

Posted on October 22, 2019
by Rebecca Lopez
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Learn about the nuances of effective ways to visualize your data from Javier Zarracina, graphic designer for USA Today, previously at Vox. 

Date: October 29, 2019
Time: 12 – 1:30 PM
Location: JMEC 515EW
RSVP is required, please note that there is LIMITED space.

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SACNAS Public Speaking Seminar: Part 1

Posted on October 14, 2019
by Rebecca Lopez
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Join Penn SACNAS for the first part of a 3-part series to improve your public speaking skills! 

Date: Wednesday, October 16, 2019
Location: Gaulton Auditorium, BRB
Time: 12:00 – 1:30 PM

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Meet Lindsey Pujanandez, Associate Editor at Science Translational Medicine

Posted on October 3, 2019
by Rebecca Lopez
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Join Lindsey Pujanandez, Associate Editor at Science Translational Medicine, for a discussion of emerging science, the editorial process, the role of scientific journals in rigor and reproducibility, and career paths outside of academia.

October 30th, 10:30AM – 1:30 PM
Barchi Library, 140 John Morgan
Lunch following

To take full advantage of this opportunity please commit to the full session time. Since seating is limited, pre-registration is necessary and will be limited to the first 25 students.

REGISTER:
https://forms.gle/BgGL3psyFxd1qj8s8

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