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February 2017
VIP Forum with Japan Tobacco Pharmaceutical Division
JT Pharma is focusing on cutting edge, innovative science and global development of orally active small molecule therapeutics in the areas of metabolic, inflammation/ immunity, and chronic viral infectious diseases. In addition there is an increasing emphasis on in-licensing of clinical phase assets targeting renal, allergic, and dermatological diseases for development in Japan. When: Tuesday, February 28, 2017 5:00pm-7:00pm Where: Map this event » Agora Conference Center 1551 Eastlake Ave E Seattle, Washington 98102 United States Contact: Wendy Yang wendy@lifesciencewa.org 206-829-2390
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Writing Lock In
The Professional Development Initiative Presents: Writing Lock In Are you writing your dissertation, thesis, a journal article, or other writing project? This event offers a quiet space for writers to work without distractions. Work for the entire four hours or come and go as you please. Coffee, tea, and very light refreshments will be offered. Participants are encouraged to bring a laptop, but there will be limited access to computers. Important notes: If you work best while listening to music,…
Find out more »Practicing Allyship in Academia: Research, Service, and Teaching
INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S WEEK PRESENTS: Practicing Allyship in Academia: Research, Service, and Teaching “Allyship is not an identity- it is a lifelong process”- The Anti-Oppression Network In academia, we strive to actively acknowledge privilege and openly discuss it. In this panel discussion, WSU members discuss how allyship can be practiced through research, service, and teaching, creating an active learning community wherein current and future students, faculty, and staff can build their capacity to personally enact and support inclusivity & allyship…
Find out more »Grad Student Tax Webinar
Click HERE to register Are you intimidated by the prospect of preparing your grad student tax return, or unsure that you prepared it correctly? Are you confused by the tax forms you received from your university – or the forms you didn’t? Are you unsure which components of your fellowship and scholarship income are taxable? Join Grad Student Finances founder and university personal finance speaker Emily Roberts on March 7, 2017 9:30 PM EST* for a free webinar on domestic US…
Find out more »Writing Workshop Series: Submitting Your Thesis and Dissertation
The Professional Development Initiative Presents: Writing Workshop Series: Submitting Your Thesis and Dissertation You’ve spent years on your dissertation and it’s time to turn it in to the Graduate School. What happens then? The Graduate School’s Daniel Vickoren, Programs and Graduations Supervisor, will teach students how to understand and navigate WSU’s thesis and dissertation formatting requirements. Daniel will also debut a new thesis/dissertation template and give additional tips on the title page, abstract, chapter headings, using previously-published work, and much…
Find out more »WSU Symposium: “Pioneering Ideas in Agriculture”
SPONSORED BY THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE : WSU Symposium "Pioneering Ideas in Agriculture": First DuPont Pioneer Plant Science Symposium Series WSU Symposium “Pioneering Ideas in Agriculture”: First DuPont Pioneer Plant Science Symposium Series at WSU. The theme is innovation in the agricultural realm, with a line-up of top innovative speakers at the forefront of agricultural start-up companies. Our goal is to build strong network activities between universities, industry, and farms. We are inviting graduate and professional students, undergraduates, faculty, staff, industry representatives…
Find out more »Data Carpentry Workshop
THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE and CEREO proudly sponsor: DATA CARPENTRY WORKSHOP Registration will open February 27th, click HERE to register General Information Data Carpentry workshops are for any researcher who has data they want to analyze, and no prior computational experience is required. This hands-on workshop teaches basic concepts, skills and tools for working more effectively with data. We will cover Data organization in spreadsheets and OpenRefine, Introduction to R, Data analysis and visualization in R and SQL for data…
Find out more »Hacking the Academic Job Market
The Professional Development Initiative Presents: Hacking the Academic Job Market with Dr. Karen Kelsky In this three hour talk with Q and A, I walk you through the conditions of the current American job market, the most common mistakes made by job-seekers, and the ways you can prepare your record, applications, and interviews. We'll cover: The big-picture conditions of the U.S. tenure track job market How to think like a search committee The four core qualities of a successful tenure track…
Find out more »Family, Career and Fun – Lessons Learned as a Dual Career Couple
The Professional Development Initiative Presents: Family, Career and Fun – Lessons Learned as a Dual Career Couple With President Kirk Schulz and Professor Noel Schulz Washington State University’s First Couple shares their lessons and advice learned over the last 30 years as they have worked to integrate family and their careers as well as having fun. Kirk and Noel met as undergraduates at Virginia Tech in the mid-80s. Over the last 30 years they have worked to balance both their…
Find out more »April 2017
JCATI 2017 Symposium
Join JCATI April 4 for the 2017 JCATI Symposium at the University of Washington HUB. The symposium highlights current JCATI projects, expert aerospace speakers, student "elevator speech" competition and poster session. This unique forum draws attendees from academia, government, industry and non-profits engaged in Washington aerospace. Join us to network and learn how JCATI funding can help you! JCATI is thrilled to feature Miguel San Martin, Chief Engineer for Guidance, Navigation & Control at the Jet Propulsion Lab as our keynote speaker. His talk is entitled "From the Sojourner…
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