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 be discussions on such topics as defining entrepreneurship, pitching new ideas, adjusting to feedback, and... 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
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.
5/8/20 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 live and recorded, presenting panels and interviews, and everything will be archived. You can return... 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 companies have fared in past economic downturns. Panelists include: Jane Owens, PhD- Senior Director and Head of Neuromuscular... 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 industry organized through BU’s Broadening Experiences in Scientific Training (BEST) and led by Dr. Barbara... 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 us your information if you're interested in attending by registering here.
4/27 Exploring Microaggressions & their Impacts
Exploring Microaggressions & their Impacts An interactive workshop facilitated by GMS DEI Monday, April 27, 2020 5-6:30 PM via Zoom During this 1.5 hour workshop, students will learn what microaggressions are, the harmful impacts, and explore interventions that can be utilized when faced with microaggressions - as a recipient, a bystander or offender. THE RSVP IS NOW CLOSED. Presenters: Farrah Belizaire, MS, Associate Director of Diversity & Inclusion Fadie Coleman, PhD, Assistant Professor, Medical... More