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September PSPDG Events

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The Penn Science Policy and Diplomacy Group has two exciting events next Tuesday September 17, 2019. 

  • Science Communication Workshop (1 of 8) – Tuesday, Sept. 17 – 12:15 – 1:45 PM – Scientific Story telling with Rafael Luna author of The Art of Scientific Storytelling: Transform Your Research Manuscript using a Step-By-Step Formula.
    RSVP link: https://bit.ly/2kmZW1I
    Location: JMEC 516 EW (5th floor of Smilow Center for Translation Research, West Pavilion)

    We are excited to bring to you a SERIES of science communication workshops, brought to you by PSPDG and CAMB.  Those who complete 5 out of the 8 workshops offered throughout the 2019-2020 academic year will receive a certificate. For more information about upcoming events see: https://pennsciencepolicy.squarespace.com/workshop-series
  • General Meeting/Kick-off Happy Hour – Tuesday, Sept 17 – 5:30 PM – Free pizza and beer anyone? Come see what PSPDG is all about. Get information on our current and future projects, and get access to lovely people to help you navigate what a career in science policy/diplomacy looks like.  Bring a friend, grab a beer, and play some ping pong with us.

    Directions: Located in Johnson Foundation Library on the 2nd Floor Anatomy-Chemistry Building.  (Enter through 418 Guardian, up the stairs, turn left through doors labeled Biochemistry & Biophysics)

Reminder: Upcoming Career Services Workshop

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In this workshop titled, “Creating Effective Application Materials for Academic Jobs at Different Institutions,” a Career Services advisor will present some best practices for formatting and structuring your application materials, discuss tailoring your materials to different types of institutions, and will challenge you to think about what you want to get across in these documents. 

Many of the topics covered will be applicable to students applying for postdocs. 

Find more info and RSVP here.

Wednesday, August 14th 2019
12 – 1:30 PM
McNeil Building – Conference Room 97
Hosted by Penn Career Services

Workshop: “Creating Effective Application Materials for Academic Jobs at Different Institutions”

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In this workshop, a Career Services advisor will present some best practices for formatting and structuring your application materials, discuss tailoring your materials to different types of institutions, and will challenge you to think about what you want to get across in these documents.

Many of the topics covered will be applicable to students applying for postdocs.

Find more info and RSVP here.

Wednesday, August 14th 2019
12 – 1:30 PM
McNeil Building – Conference Room 97
Hosted by Penn Career Services

Penn Graduate Consulting Club (PGCC) – Case Workshop

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Graduate students interested in a career in consulting are invited to come learn how to ace case problems with PGCC. The workshop will be led by Caiyue Xu (PhD Candidate in CAMB and incoming consultant at L.E.K.)

When: July 18, 2019 from 6-8 PM
Where: Location TBA
Register here. Dinner will be provided.

PSPDG Write-in Fly-by

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Join the Penn Science Policy & Diplomacy Group (PSPDG) on June 13, 12-1pm in Smilow 09-146A for a write-in fly-by! This event is an opportunity to pen your thoughts on a topic of interest in the current climate (political or otherwise) – in the form of post cards, op-eds, letters to the editor, etc.

Feel welcome to drop by, pen a post-card, grab some pizza and head back out or stay and write a letter to the editor. Students are encouraged to bring friends and colleagues and to take pictures of postcards and share them (and tag PSPDG! @UPennSciencePol).

Programming Bootcamp: Summer 2019 Registration

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Come learn Python in a fun, beginner-friendly environment!

Dates: Tuesdays, June 25th- August 13th (8 sessions)
Time: 2:30 pm – 4:30 pm
Location: Smilow Center for Translational Research 8-146AB
Registration deadline: June 7th, 2018 (register @ https://forms.gle/y1szLSBLuY4JNrZ99)

Coffee and light snacks will be provided at each meeting

This is a free course, organized and run by graduate students, that is designed to help scientists in the biological and biomedical sciences gain programming skills. No prior programming experience is assumed — we will start with the absolute basics!

Using Python as a model language, we will cover the core programming concepts needed to perform basic data analysis, with an emphasis on common problems in biology and genomics. Each of the 8 meetings will consist of a short lecture followed by up to 2.5 hours of free-form workshop time, where students will work through a set of programming exercises at their own pace. Working together and asking questions is encouraged!

One of the best features of this course is the peer support: during each workshop, there will be several TAs present to answer questions/clarify the material, and there will be an active online Q&A forum where you can get help after class.

Note that if you have to miss a class or are not able to attend at all, you can still participate online using our Q&A forum.

Piazza Sign up Instructions:
1. Go to piazza.com/upenn/summer2019/programmingbootcamp
2. Join as Student
3. Enter your UPenn email address!

If you are interested in being a TA, or have questions, please email Sammy Klasfeld at sjk314@gmail.com

Programming Bootcamp is sponsored by the Genomics & Computational biology (GCB) graduate program, the Biomedical Graduate Student Association (BGSA), and the Institute for Biomedical Informatics (IBI).