Make the Leap from Academia into a Consulting Career (sponsored by the Consulting Club at MIT) New Make the Leap brings together a panel of consultants from premier consulting firms to discuss why and how they made their career transition from academia into consulting. The event addresses the transition process from graduate school to life as a consultant. The moderated panel will discuss why and how…
This week at MIT (April 24-30)
Research Data Management: File Organization (organized by MIT Libraries) Do you struggle with organizing your research data? Wonder if there’s a better way to arrange and name your data files to optimize your work? This workshop will teach you practical techniques for organizing your data files. Topics will include: file and folder organizational structures…
This week at MIT (April 17-23)
April 20, 2016 The Basics of Spending and Saving: Money Management for Your Lifestyle (sponsored by MIT Work-Life Center) Time: 12:00-1:00pm Location: E19-603 Register here Introduction to Citation Management Tools (organized by MIT Libraries) Time: 5:00-6:00pm Location: Online Please register with the session number 640 277 856 April 21, 2016 …
This week at MIT (April 10-16)
GW@MIT Empowerment Conference Monday to Friday Info and Registration here April 12, 2016 Beyond 2016: MIT’s Frontiers of the Future Time: 1:30-3:30pm Location: Kresge Auditorium Register here April 14, 2016 Life as a Scientific Editor: Gender Equity in Publishing (Hosted by the MIT Postdoctoral Organization for Women in Research…
This week at MIT (Apr 4 – Apr 10)
April 4, 2016 Networking Reception with Employers (sponsored by MIT GECD) Time: 4:45-6:00pm Location: E14-6th Floor Register here Volleyball Monday (organized by MIT PDA) Time: 6:30-8:00pm Location: MAC Court (3rd Floor of Zesiger Center, W35-375) April 5, 2016 Breaking the Bias Habit: a Workshop on Unconscious Gender Bias (organized by…
This week at MIT (Mar 28 – Apr 2)
Random Acts of Kindness Week March 28, 2016 Sanofi Event – Directed Innovation: An Industry Perspective on Desired Innovations in Drug Delivery, Connected Medical Systems, and Information from Medical Devices (sponsored by MIT Deshpande Center for Technological Innovation) Time: 4:00-5:30pm Location: 3-270 Register here Volleyball Monday (organized by MIT PDA) Time: 6:30-8:00pm…
Sports Events
Spring is here and we have great sports events coming up. All postdocs of all skill levels are invited. NO GYM MEMBERSHIP REQUIRED! If you don’t enjoy sports, join us for the after-game food, drinks and fun. IMPORTANT: Please bring your MIT ID. To enter the MIT Rec Center, inform the staff that you are…
This week at MIT (Mar 21 – Mar 27)
March 21, 2016 Workshop on Research Reproducibility (organized by MIT Libraries and Center for Open Science) Location: 14N-132 Time: 1pm – 4pm Register here Please contact our Corresponding Secretary Kathrin Graetz (graetz@mit.edu) to add new events to this list…
This week at MIT (Mar 14th – Mar 20th)
March 15, 2016 Brown Bag: Searching in Harsh Environments (organized by MIT Libraries) Location: E25-401 Time: 12pm – 1pm Register here March 16, 2016 Basics of Grant Writing (sponsored by MIT Office of the VPR) Location: 46-3002 Time: 3pm – 4:30pm Register via CareerBridge March 17, 2016 Effective Presentation Skills (sponsored by…
This week at MIT (Mar 7th – Mar 13th)
MIT Excellence Awards and Collier Medal Please join us as we honor the 2016 recipients of the MIT Excellence Awards and Collier Medal. Everyone at MIT is invited to attend and recognize our colleagues for their exceptional contributions to the Institute. The MIT Excellence Awards acknowledge our community members’ extraordinary efforts to put MIT’s goals,…