Own your career! Apply for a position in the Spring 2017 IMPACT program for post-doctoral and advanced pre-doctoral trainees.

IMPACT provides group interdisciplinary mentorship with teams from academia, medicine, and industry, to help you focus your research ideas and career goals. Group mentoring, 1:1 advising, and community engagement will help you:

• Gain a broader perspective on your research and career
• Heighten the potential of your research to achieve real-world impact
• Identify actionable opportunities to strengthen your work’s focus
• Express your research mission with clarity and power to attract collaborators and support
• Expand your professional network for lasting, valuable relationships

For more information and to apply, please visit the program's website. Applications are due December 16, 2016.

Art of Science 2016 - a Success!
Thank you again to everyone who submitted artwork and also to those who attended this event. We tallied over 100 votes and awarded 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place prizes--to see who won, please view the event's webpage.

Contact Your Legislators About Biomedical Research Funding
Click here to contact your legislators here to tell them how important federal funding is for biomedical research.

BRAIN Initiative F32 NRSA Webinar
There will be a pre-application technical assistance webinar to answer questions about the BRAIN Initiative Fellows F32 NRSA funding opportunity on Thursday, December 8, 2-3:30 PM.

English Language Learners' Workshop: Presentations & Public Speaking Series - Audience & Purpose
Please register here. Monday, November 21 from 4-5 PM in the Sciences Library, Room 520, 201 Thayer Street.

English Language Learners' Workshop: Presentations & Public Speaking Series - Using Your Voice
Please register here. Monday, November 28 from 4-5 PM in the Sciences Library, Room 520, 201 Thayer Street.

Introduction to the Open Science Framework (OSF)
Please register here. Tuesday, November 29 from 12-1 PM in the Rockefeller Library - Patrick Ma Digital Scholarship Lab, 10 Prospect Street.

Open Graduate Education Info Sessions
For doctoral students interested in pursuing a master's degree in a secondary field. Please register here. Tuesday, November 29 at 5:30 PM or Thursday, December 1 in the Petteruti Lounge, 75 Waterman Street.

Making Your Voice Heard
This OWIMS/CME Professional Development Series Program will feature K. Carey Baker, MEd, Training Consultant and Teaching Associate, Department of Medicine. Please register here. Thursday, December 1 from 8 - 9:15 AM in the Alpert Medical School Case Study Room 280, 222 Richmond Street.

An ICERM Public Lecture: Visualizing the Future of Biomedicine
In this talk, Prof. Chris R. Johnson (University of Utah) will provide examples of visual computing as applied to important problems in biomedicine and discuss solving important research and clinical problems in neuroscience, cardiology, and genetics. Please register here. Thursday, December 1 starting at 6 PM at 121 S. Main Street, 11th Floor.

Setting Up Your LabArchives Electronic Lab Notebook
Please register here. Thursday, December 8, 2016 3-4 PM in the Rockefeller Library - Patrick Ma Digital Scholarship Lab, 10 Prospect Street.

Advanced Endnote
Please register here. Friday, December 9 from 12-1 PM in the Rockefeller Library, Hecker Room, 10 Prospect Street.

IRB Basics informational session
Friday, December 9 from 12-1 PM at 2 Stimson Avenue.

For more information about events, visit the University Calendar

Best Practices for NSF Grant Proposals
Learn how to create an effective and persuasive proposal with Best Practices for NSF Grant Proposals, a one-hour, STEM-focused course from the AAAS Career Development Center. This online course is valuable to anyone interested in:

• Creating proposals that are responsive to NSF Review Criteria.
• Understanding NSF’s structure and governance.
• Maintaining awareness of new NSF funding opportunities.
• Interacting with various NSF offices and staff.
• Understanding NSF review processes and criteria.

Registration is $39-$59. Available anytime; location online

Global Biodiversity Genomics Conference
This conference will discuss exciting topics in the field of conservation, ecological, environmental, and diversity genomics with a Plenary Address by E.O. Wilson. For more information and to register, please visit the event's website.
February 21-23, 2017
Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, Washington, DC

Modeling Viral Infections and Immunity
The meeting will highlight what we believe are significant hurdles to curing viral infections and will bring together experimental virologists, physician scientists and modelers of various types and experience to foster new collaborations between experimentalists and theoreticians, and between theoreticians working on different viral infections or different aspects of viral infections. For more information and to register, please visit the event's website.
May 1-4, 2017
Stanley Hotel, Estes Park, CO 80517

Interdisciplinary Training in Computational Neuroscience
This two-week NIH funded Summer Short Course is designed to introduce students to the process of biologically-based modeling using cellular and synaptic neurophysiology data. Pre- and post docs, medical students, and faculty from any discipline interested in computational neuroscience can apply to attend. The course is absolutely free to the attendees, with airfare, lodging, meals all paid by NIH. For more information and to apply to attend before the February 1 deadline, please visit the event's website.
June 19-30, 2017
University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211

Revival Brewing Company's Anniversary Party
Head over for treats from PVDonuts, cupcakes from D'Licious Desserts, and tasty delights from Laughing Gorilla, as well as four 4 oz. beer tasters, cornhole and ping pong tournaments, and live music. Tickets are $20-$50. 505 Atwood Avenue, Cranston.

2016 Founders League Personal Brand Summit
Join us at one of PVD's coolest venues to learn about the value of your personal brand and how to take it to the next level. Hear from entrepreneurs and professionals who have built businesses and passionate followings around their brands. And take it all in with some free drinks and snacks from Providence Coal-Fired Pizza. Please register here. Thursday, December 1 from 5-8 PM at Aurora Providence, 276 Westminster Street, Providence.