Mellon “Medical Narratives” Workshop

March 12, 2012

Upcoming Mellon “Medical Narratives” Workshop Guest Speaker Who: L.A.-Based Artist Barbara Carrasco What: “A Brush with Life: An Artist’s Story of Survival.” This talk will be an overview of Carrasco’s life and art, as well as the impact cancer has had on her life’s work. She will show images of her paintings and drawings that [...]

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Winter 2012 Events

February 29, 2012

– Yoga Wednesdays: Each Wednesday from 5.15-6.30pm (yoga) and 6.45-7.15pm (meditation). For your convenience, classes are held in different rooms around campus each week! Please visit the website for specific details regarding rooms. – Virtual Graduate Fair: Wednesday, 7 March from 10am-7pm. Graduate students should use SCOTlink to participate.

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Time Management

December 12, 2011

Like many of you, I find it challenging to be a good teacher, researcher and colleague while also living up to expectations in my personal life (in my case, as a spouse, father, friend, and chocolate-chip cookie-eater). When I sense my life getting out of balance, I remember one of the suggestions made by Stephen [...]

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Getting Started in a Lab

November 4, 2011

If you are a new graduate student in the sciences, you will likely rotate through several labs during your first year. Your challenge is to find the right lab for you—one that best matches your intellectual interests and that helps prepare you for your career.

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Grad Mentors 2011-12 Orientation

July 18, 2011

The Graduate Student Mentoring Program will formally launch the 2011-12 academic year on Tuesday, September 13th from 11:00am to 1:00pm in EBUII 205/6 with the first of two Graduate Student Orientations for new mentees. The second meeting for mentees will be on Wednesday, September 14th from 11:00am -1:00 pm in EBUII 205/6. Lunch will be [...]

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