In celebration of National Postdoc Appreciation week, the Institute for the Biology of Stem Cells (IBSC) will be hosting a coffee and snack event for postdocs to attend, tomorrow (Friday Sep 23rd ) 11am-noon at the Red Square (Science Hill)!
RSVPs here to help ensure there are enough snacks and coffee to fuel everyone for their day.
We take this opportunity to mention the postdoc funding/training programs offered by IBSC: https://ibsc.ucsc.edu/postdoc-training
Have you ever wondered how to effectively explain science to the public? Why is communicating science in understandable words important? Come learn more in a remote conversation with award-winning storyteller, consultant, and trainer, Dr. Virginia Schutte!
Audience: Graduate students and postdocs in science disciplines
What: Science Communication Matters
When: Wednesday, July 13th from 12-1 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time (PDT)
Where: Join Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 931 0136 4419
Please share with any graduate students and postdocs in science disciplines who might be interested!
Please send questions to Karen Arcos.
We are hosting an interactive workshop on data visualization using ggplot2 (an R package), Thursday July 14th, 10am-noon, hybrid zoom / in person on main campus
image credit: @allison_horst
Another USPA Beach Party! Join us on May 20th at Black’s Beach (see gmap pin) starting at 5pm. Bring friends, warm clothing, blanket, drinks/snacks, musical instruments.
The Division of Graduate Studies has created an award for postdocs! Two awardees will receive each $1500. The deadline to nominate someone (or yourself) is March 31, 2022.
More information at: https://graddiv.ucsc.edu/postdocs/grad-div-outstanding-postdoc.html
The USPA is inviting you to a workshop on Intellectual Property, led by Jeff Jackson from UCSC, Friday Feb 25th, 3-4pm via zoom: https://ucsc.zoom.us/j/91898114331?pwd=QlhDU0JvZVMwL2hpakV2cEZ1U1lEQT09
Jeff is the Director of Intellectual Property Management at UC Santa Cruz and will answer any questions the group has about anything surrounding intellectual property: patents, copyrights, startups, the UC Santa Cruz IP process, licensing from the University, IP policy, careers in patents and intellectual property or anything else that’s of interest.
Join us for the first postdoc party in 2022! Saturday February 12th, 3pm-sunset, at Seabright Beach East (see pinned map).
We’ll gather at the volleyball courts around a slackline. In case of rain, look for a blue portable canopy.
No registration necessary. Come with your partners/kids/friends/pets, plenty of space on the beach.
What to bring with you: comfy clothes, usual beach stuff, ligt food & drinks to share. Volleyball net and a ball would be great too!
USPA would like to invite you to this year’s Halloween party on Friday, 10/29, starting at 6pm at Black Beach.
Costumes are non-negotiable (even a funny hat counts as a costume!). Bring drinks and food of your preference. Bring friends and loved ones. We’ll make sure there’s fire to warm us all up and provide the perfect backdrop for scary Halloween stories 👻
If you have any questions please contact Oskar and Tufa, preferably on the postdoc Slack or alternatively email (oelek@ucsc.edu, tassafa@ucsc.edu).
It’s Postdoc Appreciation Week! Join the USPA’s celebration the evening of September 24 5pm for a casual social gathering of camaraderie and food at Natural Bridges.
Edit: Thanks for coming everyone, it was fun! And thank you for bringing spikeball!
Other events this week:
