NEW: BSO Tickets Available to Students and Postdocs
Now available Boston Symphony Orchestra College Cards. Stop by the GMS Office, L315 (Evans 8 while under renovation ), to pick one up. Cards are limited to one per person, first come, first serve. Register your College Card on the BSO’s website to find out what performances are available, as well as to sign up to receive e-mail alerts when new performances are added.
Career Development Monthly Seminar Series: Evaluating Transferable Skills
Date and Time: Tuesday, June 12 , 2012 4:00 – 5:00 P.M. Location: 72 East Concord Street, BU School of Medicine Room: L-203 Registration: Email Yolanta@bu.edu open to PH.D. students and postdocs Would you like to find out about how important it is to highlight transferable skills for individuals who have strong scientific background? Evaluating your transferable skills will help you in identifying the right types of roles where you can utilize all of your strengths.
GMS Summer Yoga – starting May 21
Breathe Relax and Empower! GMS Summer Yoga for Graduate Students and Postdocs 5/21, 6/11, 7/9, 7/16, 7/23 (all sessions 5-6 p.m. in Hiebert Lounge 14th Floor, 72 East Concord St.) A chance to learn about the beneficial effects of yoga on your mental and physical health. Sessions will include breathing exercises that reduce stress and poses that are adaptable to all skill levels. The class will conclude with a discussion about the physiologic effects of the practice and how these principles can be applied to everyday stressful situations. No previous yoga experience is necessary. Taught by an MD/PhD student who is a... More
Transition from PhD Chemist to Filmmaker, April 5 Lecture
Chemist and filmmaker Valerie Weiss, PhD will be on the Medical Campus Thursday, April 5, from 2-3 p.m. in room L-112, BUSM Instructional Building, to talk about her film, Losing Control. She will discuss how she transitioned from a successful career in science to filmmaking. All students, faculty and staff are invited to this seminar. Dr. Weiss will show the film trailer and several clips from the film. Losing Control, her first feature film, is a romantic comedy based on her experience in a Harvard University lab, filmed in Cambridge and Boston. It is being shown at the Kendall Square Cinema... More
Seminar: Negotiating Work and Life – May 22
"I'm Surviving (Happily) My Career in Science - You Can Too! The Kamens Ten Commandments of Work/Life Balance" Description: Figuring out how to juggle any career with the non-work part of life can be challenging but for a working scientist, there never seems to be a way to do it all. The goal of this program is to offer some things to think about that could make a real difference in your success at work and in life. Speaker: Joanne Kamens, Ph.D., Executive Director, Addgene Date: Tuesday, May 22, 2012 Time: 1:00 - 2:00 p.m. Location: Room L-109 A/B, 72 East Concord Street, BU School... More
Diverse Careers in Science: A Panel Discussion – June 4th from 4-6pm
Join in a panel discussion and learn about the many diverse career paths of a Ph.D. in the biological sciences. Panelists will share their background, experience, and career path; they will also share briefly their personal story, ideas, and what let them to diverse careers. Date and Time: Monday, June 4, 2012 4:00 - 6:00 p.m. Location: BU School of Medicine Hiebert Lounge 14th Floor Open to GMS students and postdocs Reception to follow
Teaching Opportunities for Students & Postdocs April 9
The Division of Graduate Medical Sciences and Biomedical Laboratory & Clinical Sciences (MET/BUSM program) present Teaching Opportunities for graduate students and postdocs. Learn about opportunities to tutor, TA, and instruct undergraduate courses at BUSM. Monday, April 9, 2011 12:00pm-1:00pm L-109 ABC Lunch will be provided Contact Name: Gloria Vachino RSVP: biomed@bu.edu
Sarcoma Awareness 4-13
The GMSSO and Masters of Arts in Medical Sciences presents: Sarcoma Awareness. Join us for a presentation by Dr. Suzanne George, Clinical Director at the Center for Sarcoma and Bone Oncology at Dana-Farber Cencer Institute, to learn more about sarcomas, current research trials, and case studies. The presentation will be held on Friday, April 13th from 12pm-1pm in Baskt Auditorium. Please RSVP to gmsso@bu.edu by April 10th
GMS Art Exhibit – April 2
Please join the Division of Graduate Medical Sciences for our second Student Art Exhibit of the year on Monday, April 2, 2012 from 4:00pm-6:00pm in room L-315. Paintings and Photographs will be presented by MAMS students Amy Miara and Charlene Chow.
GMS Faculty Seminar 3/28
Associate Provost Dr. Linda Hyman is hosting a graduate seminar on Wednesday, March 28th from 10AM-11AM in room R-115 entitled, "Adapting Graduate & Postdoctoral Education to Address Our Branching Science Careers Pipeline" by Dr. Cynthia Fuhrmann. Dr. Cynthia Fuhrmann is visiting Boston University School of Medicine from the University of California, San Fransisco where she is the Program Director for Academic Career Development and Assistant Professor for Biochemistry and Biophysics.