All Graduate Students

2018 Nov 02

Dissertation Defense Seminar: Andrew Oswald Giacomelli (BBS)

2:00pm to 3:00pm

Location: 

NRB 350
DMS Students and Faculty are invited to attend the dissertation defense seminar of:

Andrew Oswald Giacomelli

Ph.D. Candidate in the Program in Biological and Biomedical Sciences

Degree Subject: Biological and Biomedical Sciences

Dissertation Advisor: William Hahn, Department of Medicine

Dissertation Title: Systematic interrogation of cancer driver gene function

Dissertation Defense, Friday, November 2, 2018
Seminar: 2 PM

Harvard Medical School
New Research Building
Room 350
77 Avenue Louis Pasteur
Boston, MA  02115
2018 Nov 13

Student Run Mental Health Workshops on Managing Stress in Grad School

5:00pm to 7:00pm

Location: 

Cambridge Campus
Why participate?
Last year, many of you completed a detailed mental health survey. The message was clear: graduate students are experiencing a lot of stress and asking for new and personalized resources on campus. We developed this workshop in response to this survey and conversations with your colleagues.
 
Who’s eligible?
Any graduate student in one of the integrated life sciences programs.
 
What’s involved?
In a group format,...
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2018 Nov 09

Student Run Mental Health Workshops on Managing Stress in Grad School

5:00pm to 7:00pm

Location: 

Longwood Campus
Why participate?
Last year, many of you completed a detailed mental health survey. The message was clear: graduate students are experiencing a lot of stress and asking for new and personalized resources on campus. We developed this workshop in response to this survey and conversations with your colleagues.
 
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2018 Nov 06

Student Run Mental Health Workshops on Managing Stress in Grad School

5:00pm to 7:00pm

Location: 

Longwood Campus
Why participate?
Last year, many of you completed a detailed mental health survey. The message was clear: graduate students are experiencing a lot of stress and asking for new and personalized resources on campus. We developed this workshop in response to this survey and conversations with your colleagues.
 
Who’s eligible?
Any graduate student in one of the integrated life sciences programs.
 
What’s involved?
In a group format,...
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2018 Nov 09

Together We Can Do Better: A Convening of Leaders in Academia to Prevent Sexual Harassment (Webcast)

8:00am to 3:30pm

Location: 

Online

Over the last two decades, important gains have been made in the participation of women in science, engineering, and biomedical disciplines at the undergraduate and graduate levels in the United States. More women than ever are also joining the faculty ranks in these fields and moving into leadership positions in higher education. While progress is slow, the reduction in the “gender gap” is encouraging. However, more rapid and sustained progress in closing the gender gap in science, engineering, and medicine is jeopardized by the persistence of sexual harassment and its adverse impact on...

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Council of Graduate Schools Report: Graduate Enrollment and Degrees 2007-2017

October 17, 2018

The CGS/GRE Survey of Graduate Enrollment and Degrees is the comprehensive source of information on master’s and doctoral program applications, enrollment, and degrees in the United States. This report highlights ndings from Fall 2017 with detailed data tables. Below are several key points from this year’s survey.  Read more.

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DBER PhD and Postdoctoral positions @ Auburn University

October 17, 2018

Position: Graduate Student or Postdoctoral Associate in Discipline-Based Education Research, Department of Biological Sciences, Ballen Lab 

Start Date: Fall 2019, but timing is flexible 

The Ballen lab conducts research on biology education and STEM equity through investigations of the causes and consequences of gaps in science literacy, and how educators can design their courses to minimize barriers to success. By developing an integrated experimental and theoretical research program we explore how classroom and social influences shape...

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CurricuIum Coordinator @ University of Louisville

October 17, 2018

Curriculum Coordinator: 

The Department of Biology at the University of Louisville seeks to fill a position as Curriculum Coordinator with the primary duty of revising an introductory biology majors sequence to fit a student-centered active-learning model as supported by current literature in science teaching.  A successful candidate will have a Ph.D. in biology or biology-related discipline, experience teaching undergraduate introductory classes, and expertise in student-centered, evidence-based science education pedagogy.

This temporary...

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Assistant Professor position in Biology @Emmanuel College

October 11, 2018

The Department of Biology at Emmanuel College invites applicants for the tenure-track position of Assistant Professor. We seek a broadly trained biologist to teach and potentially develop both general (introductory) and specialized (upper-level) Biology courses, particularly in the candidate's specialty. We are particularly interested in candidates with a background in biochemistry, public health, or whose scholarship involves the generation and/or bioinformatic analysis of genomic data. The successful candidate is expected to demonstrate a passion for working with undergraduates...

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Assistant Professor of Biology @Alfred University

October 11, 2018

Responsibilities:

The Division of Biology at Alfred University invites applications for a tenure track Assistant Professor of Biology beginning August, 2019. We seek someone with a strong commitment to undergraduate teaching in a liberal arts setting whose research interests can be expanded to include undergraduates. The successful candidate will have expertise in human biology and will be able to contribute to our core biology courses. We are most interested in a candidate who will be able to teach either Genetics or our Structure and Function of Organisms...

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Postdoctoral opportunity @ British Columbia Children's Hospital

October 11, 2018

The BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute is now accepting applications for the 2019 Postdoctoral Program for Scholars of Excellence to support exceptional research trainees and generate innovative research under the mentorship of BCCHR investigators.
 
The goal of the program is to support recent PhD or MD graduates in conducting clinical, translational and biomedical research at BCCHR with the intent to develop future leaders in child health research. This initiative is designed to attract new talent to BCCHR, ...

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