Week of July 12, 2016

Tips for Grads

During the summer, we graduate students feel the need to relax and the pressure to obviate “post-summer regret.” For the next eight weeks before classes begin, schedule your work days and your personal or vacation days to make your summer both productive and relaxing.
  • Establish a daily routine. Before you get to the lab or the library, you should already know what you plan to do that day. To facilitate this process, try breaking up the different days of the week for specific tasks. For example, devote Monday to editing citations or reading secondary literature and Wednesday to writing. 
  • Set weekly goals. As much as possible, try to direct your daily work toward a single goal for the week. The concrete weekly goal—write introduction (~4 pages) for chapter 1—can be more helpful than abstract goals.
  • Create monthly deadlines. Divide the remaining weeks into two, four-week blocks. Plan to finish research, complete a section or chapter, or conclude a project during the week of August 9 and another during the week of August 30. 
  • Schedule time off after your deadline. Reward yourself with planned time off. A day off to visit Picnic Point, the University Arboretum, or an event around town might make all the difference.
  • Use an app for that. If you have trouble creating or keeping a schedule, there are a number of useful smartphone apps that can help.
A schedule for both work and vacation will keep you on task, but not overworked.
Professional Development
Creating an Individual Development Plan
Tuesday, July 19  |  1:00 – 2:30pm
Union South, Check TITU

Creating an individual development plan (IDP) encourages you to think about what you need to do next - and over the next  few years - so that you achieve your goals. We will discuss how to define achievable goals, identify resources, and develop strategies for implementing and sustaining your plans. Participants will begin to create a personalized plan that takes into account career interests and addresses the development of knowledge and skills for professional growth.
This event is co-sponsored by the Graduate School Office of Professional Development and Delta Program.
Find more Graduate School Professional Development events here
Careers & Financial

Writing & Research
A Writer's Retreat
Wednesday, July 27  |  4:30 – 7:30pm
6191 Helen C. White
Teaching

Technology

Excel 2: Functions Class
Monday, July 18  |  6:00 – 8:00pm

B1144A DeLuca Biochemistry Building
PowerPoint: Advanced Topics Class
Wednesday, July 27 |  6:00 – 8:00pm
B1144A DeLuca Biochemistry Building
For more technology courses from Software Training for Students (STS) click here.
Special Events & Conferences
Better By Design Conference
Friday, August 19  |  8:00am - 5:00pm
Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery
10th Annual Center for Human Immunology Symposium
Thursday, October 27  |  9:00am - 3:30pm
Blood Research Institute, Milwaukee WI
Registration for Delta Fall 2016 Courses is Now Open
The Delta Program in Research, Teaching, and Learning fall 2016 courses are designed to introduce participants to the foundations of teaching and learning from a variety of angles including teaching with technology and teaching in an internationally diverse classroom. You can reserve your space for any of the courses below:
These courses are always very popular, so register early! 
Participate in a Survey on the Job Market and Mentoring
If you were on the job market in the 2015-16 academic year and had an official faculty advisor for the duration of your doctoral training, consider participating in a 15-20-minute online survey about your experiences on the job market or sharing this survey with someone who fits these criteria. Your responses will be anonymous, and the information you provide will inform research-based interventions to promote the well-being of individuals going through this experience.
Dance Your Ph.D. Contest

The ninth annual 
Science/AAAS Dance Your Ph.D. contest invites applicants to explain what their Ph.D. thesis is about through any style of dance, from ballet to breakdancing to abstract interpretive dance. The contest is now open and accepting submissions until September 30. A $500 cash prize will be awarded to the best dance in each of the following categories: biology, chemistry, physics, and social sciences.
Please note: Some graduate students may be ineligible to hold graduate assistantship appointments. Be sure to check with your graduate program coordinator about your eligibility before applying.

Employment

Fellowships & Grants

Johnson & Johnson and Janssen Pharmaceuticals invite persons or teams to submit the best idea, technology or solution that will address a critical health need for the world's population, in particular in the areas of pharmaceuticals, medical devices or consumer products. Winning person(s) or team(s) will be awarded $500,000.
PhRMA Pre-Doctoral Fellowships
Application Due September 1
The PhRMA Foundation is accepting applications for pre-doctoral fellowships in Adherence Improvement, Informatics, Pharmaceutics, and Pharmacology/Toxicology. The program offers up to two years of stipend support for full-time, in-residence Ph.D. students who will have completed most of their pre-thesis requirements; the expectation is that students complete their Ph.D. requirements in two years or less from the time the fellowship begins.
Dr. Jose Cancelas' lab at the Cincinnati Children's Hospital is looking to hire a research fellow who holds an MD or Ph.D. in a related discipline and has an interest in one or more of the following: signal transduction, hematopoietic stem cells, pluripotent stem call based disease modeling in hematopoiesis, mouse cancer genetic models, inflammation in hematopoiesis and hierarchical organization of hematopoiesis in health and disease.
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