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iBiology Share Your Research Competiton 2021

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Applications must be received by February 15, 2021 (11:59pm PT)
More Info and Application Details: https://www.ibiology.org/syr-competition/

This competition is a unique opportunity for early-career scientists to improve their communication skills, become part of the iBiology community, and showcase their work as part of the Share Your Research series!

Eight winners will receive virtual science communication training from iBiology’s team of expert science communication trainers.

Previous participants will be hosting Q&A sessions to tell you how this unique science communication training has helped them advance their respective careers:

Upcoming NIH OITE Virtual Events

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Biomedical Research Pathways: NIH OITE: Summer/Postbac/Graduate ...

The NIH’s Office of Intramural Training and Education (OITE) continues to host virtual events for trainees and researchers. Upcoming workshops include:

Visit the OITE website for a full list of upcoming events.

Peer Mentor Training Seminar with Dr. Sharon Milgram – August 11

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CAMB is hosting a Peer Mentor Training Seminar with guest speaker Dr. Sharon Milgram, Director of the NIH Office of Intramural Training & Education (OITE), on August 11th from 2:00-3:15pm. The talk is titled, “Promoting a Growth Mindset Through Peer Mentoring.” All BGS students are welcome to attend her lecture, which will be followed by a Q&A session. CAMB students are invited to attend the following case study session workshop from 3:20-5:00pm

Please contact Christina Strathearn (cstrat@pennmedicine.upenn.edu) or Laura Ohl (Laura.Ohl@pennmedicine.upenn.edu) with any questions.

Mind Mapping Workshop – Friday, June 12, 11:00am – 12:00pm

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Start your summer off by getting organized with mind mapping! The Mind Mapping Workshop demonstrates how the use of visual concept maps can help creatively organize:

  • Meeting minutes
  • Classification / hierarchies  
  • Brainstorming projects
  • Rewriting notes
  • Thesis focus
  • Research processes
  • Vacation planning
  • Time management
  • And many, many more ideas

This workshop will be fun, informative, and hands-on. Please register to learn more about how mind mapping can change your chaos to composed designs.

Register: https://libcal.library.upenn.edu/event/6777244

NIH OITE Webinar – April 1, 2 PM

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NIH: "Marketing Your Research Experience for Project Management ...

Becoming a Resilient Scientist: Setting Reasonable Expectations and Healthy Boundaries for Ourselves and with Our Supervisors
https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/2300107262959484429


Apr 01, 2020 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Speaker(s): Sharon Milgram, PhD, Director, OITE

Being a scientist requires a tremendous amount of resilience – experiments fail, papers get rejected, we struggle to communicate effectively with our supervisors and peers, and establishing healthy work-life boundaries can be a challenge, even in good times. These challenges are amplified greatly during this current crisis where we are bombarded by stressful news and have to make major adjustments to the ways we can and cannot do work. Join Dr. Sharon Milgram, Director NIH OITE, for a workshop focused broadly on resilience in research environments with a special focus on topics that are an especially challenging now. Topics to be addressed include, setting expectations and responding to the expectations of others, staying focused when teleworking, dealing with career-related anxieties, and strategies for building our resilience for now and in the long-term.

SACNAS Outreach Opportunity – Pi Day at Franklin Institute

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Join Penn’s SACNAS chapter in celebrating Pi Day at the Franklin Institute on Saturday, March 14 from 10am-2pm!

Pi, the irrational number 3.14159265359…etc., better known as its symbol π, is defined as the ratio of a circle’s circumference to its diameter. On Pi day, we will be running an interactive, hands-on booth using PIE fractions to engage the public with everyday math problems in the Franklin Institute. The event runs from 9:45am-2pm, but volunteers are welcome to sign-up in shifts. Volunteers also get free admission to the museum! 

If you would like to join us please sign up to volunteer here: 

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/11upoa91bNMV9eejZ9FoYN-7FtYstjarK5RzLevyTJV8/edit?usp=sharing

Visit https://www.fi.edu/event/2020-03-14/pi-day for more information on the event.