Space is Limited - Register Today to Reserve Your Seat at Metcalf Institute’s Free Science Communication Workshop: Writing for Influential Audiences

Metcalf Institute will host a workshop to help Rhode Island science graduate students, faculty, post docs, and research staff build the skills and confidence to write for public audiences. Whether you are preparing a manuscript for publication, a grant proposal, or a release for the news media, your writing for expert and non-expert audiences must be compelling, concise, and jargon-free. The daylong workshop will provide basic tips on how to improve writing skills and translate complex scientific information into short narratives for non-expert audiences.

News releases and opinion pieces for news outlets are important ways to publicize research and its significance and offer the potential to reach important audiences such as funders, policy makers, and voters. Workshop participants will learn how to pique the interest of these key local, regional, and national audiences. 

The workshop is open to natural and social science faculty, research staff, graduate students, and postdocs from all Rhode Island colleges and universities. Click here to learn more and to register to attend.

Wednesday, July 20, 10 - 4:30 PM (lunch is included)
URI Feinstein Campus, 80 Washington Street, Providence

Versatile PhD Panelist Nominations Sought
If you know anyone who might be a good panelist for a Versatile PhD career panel on any of these topics, please nominate them by e-mailing paula@versatilephd.com with their name and LinkedIn profile. Panelists must be PhD or ABD and must be currently employed in any of the following STEM careers: Conservation; Medical Writing; State & Local Government; Think Tanks. If there's a different career you would like to see covered, e-mail Paula about that also. Thank you!

PawSox Postdoc Ticket Giveaway
The entry form will be open through noon on Tuesday, July 19.

Demystifying Cover Letters and Job Ads with Jim Gould, PhD
Harvard Medical School's Jim Gould will talk about how to interpret job ads and tailor your cover letters for any job posting a PhD might apply to, from academic jobs to industry jobs and beyond. Please register here. Wednesday, July 20, 12-1:30 PM, Petteruti Lounge, Stephen Robert '62 Center, 75 Waterman Street.

Big Data Analytics for Precision Medicine
The Brown Center for Biomedical Informatics (BCBI) presents "Big Data Analytics for Precision Medicine," a talk delivered by BCBI Faculty Candidate Lana Garmire, PhD. Monday, July 25, 11 AM - 12 PM in the Alpert Medical Building, Case Study Room 280, 222 Richmond Street.

New Faculty (and Postdoc) Orientation to Teaching at Brown
Details and registration here. Thursday, September 1, 10 AM - 12 PM in Pembroke Hall, Room 305, 172 Meeting Street.

Workshop: Teaching for the First Time
Details and registration here. Thursday, September 1, 12:30 - 1:30 PM in the Sheridan Center, Sciences Library, 7th floor, 201 Thayer Street.

New TA Orientation
Details and registration here. Tuesday, September 6, 10 AM - 1 PM in Sayles Hall, 81 Waterman Street.

For more information about events, visit the University Calendar

Careers Beyond the Bench
This is a three-day workshop for graduate students and postdocs who are committed to pursuing a non-research-based career. Participants will receive one-to-one mentoring from PhD holders in their field of interest, along with training in preparing for a career shift, specific application documents for positions of interest to them, interview technique, elevator pitches, developing a career plan, and building a persuasive resume. The application deadline is July 31.
August 19-21, 2016
Johns Hopkins University Medical Center, Baltimore, MD

Grantwriting Uncovered: Maximizing Strategies, Help, Opportunities, Experiences (GUMSHOE)
This 6-month program for postdoctoral researchers, junior faculty, or equivalent, was created to address the unmet need for greater diversity in the biomedical and biobehavioral research workforce. It is designed to enhance participants' career development, preparing them to submit strong research and research career development proposals for funding in the biomedical or biobehavioral sciences. Candidates should be of African American/Black descent or work with underserved African American and Black populations; applications due August 22, 2016
September 28-30, 2016, Detroit, MI (kick-off event)

The Christine Mirzayan Science & Technology Policy Graduate Fellowship Program
This program provides early career individuals with the opportunity to spend 12 weeks at the Academies in Washington, DC learning about science and technology policy and the role that scientists and engineers play in advising the nation. Applications are due by September 6, 2016.
Summer 2017, Washington, DC

Friday Night Concert Series at Waterplace Park
This summer the City of Providence has again teamed up with 95.5 WBRU to bring some of the nations' best rising talent to the Waterplace Stage. All performances are free and open to the public. Featured this week: Eric & the Nothing, Mainland. Friday, July 15, 7:30 PM, Waterplace Park, 1 Financial Way, Providence.

The Providence Flea
An upscale, juried flea market held outdoors, rain or shine, featuring vintage finds, fashion and accessories, local artisans and upcycled crafts, furniture, food trucks, community non-profits, live music and free on street parking. Every Sunday from 10 AM - 4 PM, ​June 5 - September 11, at the ​Providence River Greenway (area across from 345 South Water Street in Providence).