Young VCs and MIT Postdoc Mixer

Dear postdocs, The Postdoctoral Association (PDA) is joining up with the New England Venture Network, an group of young VCs from the Boston area, to connect postdocs interested in entrepreneurship and VCs. Wednesday, August 14th, 2013 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM  MIT R&D Pub at the Stata Center (4th floor) This will be an…

Finding a Good Postdoc

Finding a Good Postdoc Wednesday July 31: 3-4:30 pm 32-123 This panel, part of the Academic Career Series, intends to educate graduate students about how to find, select, and have the most optimal postdoctoral experience for their academic and professional goals. Presenting speakers will discuss their personal experiences, reflect on steps they took to secure…

Submit your images now to the 4th annual Koch Institute Image Awards!

Visit http://ki.mit.edu/approach/imageawards for more info, or just keep reading. If you would like to see your work displayed in one of the large backlit frames in the Koch Institute lobby, where it will capture the attention of MIT community members, campus visitors, and countless others in Kendall Square, I encourage you to enter this year’s contest. The…

GWAMIT @ Taza

Join GWAMIT for a tour of the Taza chocolate factory next Tuesday, August 6th, at 1pm. Learn about the growth and harvesting of cacao, where Taza sources cacao beans and their entire chocolate making process from bean to bar. There are, of course, delicious chocolate samples along the way! RSVP here (meet up details to follow.) What: Taza chocolate…

Post-doc & Family Picnic

Post-doc & Family Picnic Location: Boston Common (meet outside Park Street T station, at the corner of Tremont and Park street) Time: Saturday, July 27 at 6 pm Please e-mail Xue to register: snowgirl_j@hotmail.com A MIT spouse and Harvard employee,  Xue is organizing a small and informal picnic. The purpose is to help post-docs meet…

The first annual “Postdocs Share their Science” event

On Tuesday June 18th, the MIT postdoctoral Association (PDA) organized the first annual “Postdocs Share their Science” event. This event was organized by the PDA after recognizing that there was no scientific gathering at MIT specifically for postdocs. To fill this void, the PDA created a poster session, where postdocs from all departments or MIT…

Information for Incoming Postdocs

Dear Colleagues, Please feel free to make the attached available to postdocs in your areas. It may also be found on the International Scholars Office website at http://web.mit.edu/scholars/pdfs/ResourcesforPostdocs.pdf With both links and complete web addresses provided, the information may easily be accessed whether the document is provided in hard copy or electronically. We have just…

Post-doc & Family Picnic!

  Post-doc & Family Picnic Please e-mail Xue to register: snowgirl_j@hotmail.com Location: Boston Common (meet outside Park Street T station, at the corner of Tremont and Park street) Saturday, July 13 at 6 pm A MIT spouse and Harvard employee,  Xue is organizing a small and informal picnic. The purpose is to help post-docs meet…