10/26/20 How to Launch a Lean Startup
How to Launch a Lean Startup Date: Monday, October 26, 2020 from 9:00am-10:50am Location: 72 E. Concord St., Room L112 Description: This session covers the various approaches, techniques, and strategies involved in launching a startup according to the Lean Startup methodology. It takes participants through relevant topics within the early-stage entrepreneurial process, the first... More
9/28/20 How to Develop and Present Your Ideas
How to Develop and Present Your Ideas Date: Monday, September 28, 2020 from 9:00am-10:50am Location: 72 E. Concord St., Room L112 Description: This session is designed to give participants practical tips on how to develop a rational and balanced idea for a commercial or social venture and how to effectively present the idea to... More
9/22/20 Teamwork and product development
Teamwork and product development Date: Monday, September 22, 2020 from 9:00am-10:50am Location: 72 E. Concord St., Room L112 Description: This session will help participants understand the key considerations that apply in forming a team that is appropriate to the needs of a particular venture and that will be likely to produce positive results. ... More
9/14/20 What is Entrepreneurship?
What is Entrepreneurship? Date: Monday, September 14, 2020 from 9:00am-10:50am Location: 72 E. Concord St., Room L112 Description: This session is designed to give participants practical tips on how to develop a rational and balanced idea for a commercial or social venture and how to effectively present the idea to others. Included will... More
7/16/20 Grant Writing Workshop: Feedback on Training Plans
Grant Writing Workshop: Feedback on Training Plans Date: July 16, 2020 from 2:00 pm-4:00 pm Location: Virtual, please register to receive link. Description: Receive feedback on your training plan for your NRSA grant, drafts must be submitted to hender@bu.edu 2 days before the workshop, sign up to receive reminder e-mails. Register: https://tinyurl.com/BEST7620
Grant Writing Workshop: Feedback on Specific Aims Grantsmanship
Grant Writing Workshop: Feedback on Specific Aims Grantsmanship Date: June 23, 2020 from 2:00 pm-4:00 pm Location: Virtual, please register to receive link. Description: Receive feedback on your grantsmanship for your NRSA grant, drafts must be submitted to hender@bu.edu 2 days before the workshop, sign up to receive reminder e-mails. Register: https://tinyurl.com/BEST62320
GMS Congratulates Class ’20
Visit our VIRTUAL CELEBRATION PAGE for all videos and more! GMS Celebrates Class of 2020 in Slides Congratulations to the over 300 master's and doctoral students as they celebrate their accomplishments - Read the story
National Academies Call for Presentation and Poster Proposals
Call for Presentation and Poster Proposals Deadline for abstracts: July 1, 2020 The National Academies’ Action Collaborative on Preventing Sexual Harassment in Higher Education is inviting abstract submissions for presentations and posters on promising and innovative practices to address and prevent sexual harassment in higher education. Presentations and poster sessions will take place during... More
Lawreen Connors Named Charles J. Brown Research Professor in Amyloidosis
https://www.bumc.bu.edu/busm/2020/05/21/lawreen-connors-named-charles-j-brown-research-professor-in-amyloidosis/
Faculty Promotions – Professors Henderson & Gummuluru
Suryaram Gummuluru, PhD, MED, Microbiology, is a scientist in HIV pathogenesis. His research primarily focuses on understanding how HIV-1 is captured and disseminated by cells of the innate immune system, including dendritic cells and macrophages. His work demonstrated the role of a novel, otherwise unknown, receptor-ligand pathway in HIV capture, a... More
Professional Development Virtual Recorded Events
Gain access to recordings of our Professional Development's events just in case you missing them! Details can be found here.
5/7 Email From GMS Associate Provost
To: GMS Faculty and Staff From: Deborah Stearns-Kurosawa, PhD, ad interim Associate Provost and GMS Associate Dean Date: May 7, 2020 RE: GMS and Recovery Update In anticipation of phased opening of the campus, I have put together a GMS Education Recovery Working Groupwith representative faculty and staff. This group has convened to identify... More
5/8/20 NIH Career Symposium from 12pm-5pm all welcome to join
This Friday, May 8, is the 13th Annual NIH Career Symposium - an entirely virtual event. The event allows you to learn about the highlights (and low-points) of different careers, how to make yourself a competitive candidate, and how to navigate your transition into a job. Sessions will be both... More
5/20/20 LinkedIn Workshop from 2:30pm-3:30pm
LinkedIn Workshop Date: Wednesday, May 20, 2020 from 2:30pm-3:30pm Location: Virtual, please register to receive link. Description: Learn how to use LinkedIn to help you navigate networking during these virtual times. In this interactive workshop walk away with tangible steps to have your LinkedIn profile help you put your best foot forward while expanding your network. Register: http://www.bu.edu/postdocs/using-linkedin-to-virtually-network/
6/4 Career Panel: Planning for Your Career during a Crisis
Career Panel: Planning for Your Career during a Crisis Date: Thursday, June 4, 2020 from 3pm-5pm Location: Virtual, please register to receive link. Description: A great group of panelists will be present to describe their own career journey, what industry hiring practices currently look like in their roles and to describe how their... More
6/4 Mental Health, Race, and COVID-19
BU Diversity & Inclusion is hosting a series of virtual conversations to address broader societal impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. With the help of leading experts across multiple fields, our goal is to catalyze important new dialogue about inequities, challenges, and opportunities exposed by the virus. Please join us for an... More
6/5 Virtual Housing Fair
BUMC Housing Resources will be holding a virtual Housing Fair on Friday, June 5 from 1 PM – 2 PM EST. BUMC Housing Resources staff, and agencies, and property managers will be presenting their available properties and services to you during the event. Click here to register for the Housing Fair.
5/1/2020 Email From GMS Associate Provost
To: GMS Faculty, Staff and Students From: Deborah Stearns-Kurosawa, PhD, ad interim Associate Provost and GMS Associate Dean Date: May 1, 2020 RE: CARES Federal Student Financial Assistance Deadline May 8th On April 27th, Congress passed the CARES Act which provides money to colleges and universities to distribute to students with expenses related to... More
Careers In Industry – Alumni Panel Discussion
A crossroads many scientists face over the course of their career is the choice between industry and academia. The prospect of venturing outside of academia may seem like a daunting step, particularly for graduate students who are just beginning their journeys as scientists. At a panel discussion on careers in... More
International Student Details Related to Summer 2020 Course Changes
International Student details related to Summer 2020 course changes
4/15/2020 Email From GMS Associate Provost
To: GMS Faculty, Staff and Students From: Deborah Stearns-Kurosawa, PhD, ad interim Associate Provost and GMS Associate Dean Date: April 15, 2020 RE: Recent Press Releases In the last few days there has been some misrepresentation about Boston University’s plans for the 2020 fall term in the press, and I want to ensure that... More
Online Career Conference for PhDs: Beyond the Professoriate
May 2 & 9: Online Career Conference for PhDs: Beyond the Professoriate is hosting its 7th Annual Online Career Conference for PhDs. The conference teaches graduate students and postdocs proven job search strategies to launch non-faculty careers. BU will pay for 50 participants to attend on a first-come, first-serve basis. Please send... More
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Behind the Scenes: BU, BMC Scientists and GMS Students Work Together for the Hospital’s COVID-19 Test
Gian Sepulveda, PhD Candidate Five days away from his PhD dissertation defense date, GMS doctoral candidate Richard Giadone spent early mornings in the lab to optimize and adapt CDC and WHO COVID-19 testing protocols for use at Boston Medical Center (BMC). Under the supervision of his PI, Dr. George Murphy at the... More
4/8/2020 Email From GMS Associate Provost (to Students & Faculty)
To: GMS Faculty and Students From: Debbie Stearns-Kurosawa, PhD, interim Associate Provost and GMS Associate Dean Date: April 8, 2020 RE: Resources available to GMS graduate students We recognize that as this pandemic continues to disrupt our social, economic and family fabric, there is increasing anxiety among our students about fundamental needs of food, More