USPA Social 6/15 4-6p Thimann Rooftop
Thank you again for making yesterday’s symposium a huge success!
We’d like to invite you all to celebrate with us on the Thimann rooftop (east end) Thursday 6/15 from 4p-6p. Drinks and snacks will be provided. All postdocs and symposium attendees are welcome to attend!
See You There!
UCSC Postdocs Association
4/28 Beverage Sampling Social
We invite you all to get to know your peers and discover new drinks at our upcoming Beverage Sampling Social on Friday 4/28 4:30p-6:30p on the Thimann rooftop!
Bring your favorite six pack of beer or a bottle of your beverage of choice (alcoholic or not) to share. Light snacks will be provided.
Thanks for Coming Out to Hike!
Thank you everyone who attended the Wilder State Park hike! We look forward to having more outdoor events in the near future with more beautiful weather on the way!
4/25 – Postdoc Hacks! Meet other postdocs who program
Do you use programming or computational skills in your research? Want to meet up with other postdocs to co-work, share skills, and be part of a community of programmers on campus? Join us for the inaugural Postdoc Hacks meet up on April 25th! We’ll have coffee and snacks!
You can give a short talk on your skills, bring some code you’re working on, brainstorm over a debugging issue, or just come and hang out!
Please sign-up at the link below or scan the QR code in the flier: https://forms.gle/
Postdoc Hike: Fern Grotto at Wilder State Park
When: March 25, 2023 at 10AM for about 3 hours
Where: Meet at the picnic benches in front of the USGS Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center (2885 Mission St, Santa Cruz, CA 95060) which is Bus accessible OR at Wilder State Park around 10:30 ($10 vehicle day-use fee to park in the actual park). There is free parking outside the park, but it fills up fast on the weekends.
Distance: Fern Grotto loop only ~2.5 miles loop. If you are starting at the USGS, we will walk the 1.5 miles (there and back) to Wilder park to start the hike (total ~6 miles).
Difficulty level is Easy (https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/california/old-landing-cove-trail). Epic views of the coastline and a visit to one of the few fern grottos out of the tropics!
Please bring at least a liter of water and any snacks you would like during the hike.
Contact Brian if you have any questions: email: brmullen@ucsc.edu or cell: (916)212-5640
March 2nd 9:00-11:00a How to Become an Efficient Academic Writer
The UCSC Postdoc Association (USPA) and the Division of Graduate Studies are happy to announce the upcoming workshop How to Become an Efficient Academic Writer: Integration of Zotero and Research Rabbit to Enhance Academic Writing taking place on Thursday, March 2 from 9:00-11:00 am.
This will be a virtual presentation (via Zoom) presented by Mushtaq Bilal, Ph.D. and will cover the basics of these two powerful tools and how to integrate them for efficient and productive writing.
The event is free and open to all postdocs and graduate students, but registration is required.
Register here: https://forms.gle/
Late Postdoc Holiday Party
Happy late Holidays!
Due to various circumstances, strikes, and storms, the UCSC Postdoc Association (USPA) will be throwing a very late holiday party Thursday 26th of January from 3-5 pm at the Graduate Student Commons Fireside Lounge near Iveta Cafe.
This is the first of many USPA events for the year for Postdocs (“postdoctoral students” according to the New York Times).
There will be drinks, snacks, and games.
Come and meet your fellow postdocs!
Update: Thanks for coming everyone, it was nice seeing you all! Congrats to the three winners of the games, hope you’re enjoying your pomegranates!
USPA Friendsgiving 2022
USPA (UCSC Postdocs Association) is inviting you to a Friendsgiving feast. Specially crafted for those who can’t make it home this Thanksgiving, this is a potluck so we can all enjoy a variety of tasty food items.
- When: Thursday the 24th at 4pm
- Where: Graduate Student Commons (2nd floor, above Iveta cafe)
- Who: all postdocs and family
- What: potluck (bring some food or drinks)
Note: Due to the ongoing strike, the Graduate Student Commons might be closed. If that happens, we will inform you about the alternate off-campus location via email.
Postdoctoberfest Party 2022
Thursday, October 27, 2022 | 5:00–9:00 p.m.
Venus Spirits Distillery, Westside | 200 High Road | Santa Cruz
You’re invited! Let’s celebrate us – postdocs – and the research we do at UCSC!
-> [REGISTER HERE] <-
Program:
We’d like to keep this event informal and thus encourage everyone to participate in and co-create the program. Everyone will get up to 5 minutes of stage time, and you can use this time any way you like. Options include:
- Talk: Give a brief presentation about your research project or diversity-minded mentoring experience. Think what would be useful for other postdocs to learn.
- Slam: Choose a member of the audience to give an improvised presentation from your slides. Ideally, somebody from a completely different field to maximize the surprise factor 🙂
- Jam: Do you have a knack for poetry? Singing? Dance? Share it with us!
If you prepare slides, please bring them in a platform-independent format, such as PDF or Google slides.
Depending on the mood and time, we’ll close the evening with a panel discussion between several senior postdocs to touch on any questions that especially new postdocs might have.
It’s been a long since we met each other. Looking forward to see y’all!
Goodies:
Food and non-alcoholic drinks will be provided. We’ll have regular, vegetarian, and vegan options. If you have any special dietary concerns beyond that, please let us know in the above RSVP form.