The Brown Executive Scholars Training (BEST) Program application period is now open. The BEST Program exposes doctoral students and advanced master's students to careers in higher education administration. Up to ten students will be chosen to participate in this 12-week Graduate School program.

Participants in the program will learn about university administration, create a career development plan, participate in professional development activities, and complete an optional mini-practicum project. This mentored education and training program will help enhance leadership skills for future work in academic administration.

Please visit the Graduate School website for application information and to learn more about the program. The application deadline is Monday, November 21, 2016.

Grantsmanship II: The Peer Review Process
Identify priorities and avoid pitfalls when applying for federal funding; this workshop specifically addresses NIH F-series awards. How do funding agencies evaluate your grant applications? How do reviewers really assess your research? Join presenter Justine Allen, PhD, for an insider’s perspective on the review process and learn to tailor your grant proposals to meet agencies’ goals! Please register here and mark your calendar for this helpful and insightful session. Wednesday, November 9 from 12-1 PM at J. Walter Wilson, Room 402.

The AMPHIBIAN Working Group Announcement
The AMPHIBIAN (Applied Methodology in Psychiatry, Human and Social Behavior and Neurosciences) Working Group will be holding a series of once-per-six-week meetings open to anyone interested in quantitative methods. First Working Group Meeting: "Power analysis: Strategies and solutions in clinical trials and observational research." Please register here. Monday, November 14 from 9 AM-12PM (refreshments start at 8:30am) in Ray Hall, Butler Hospital, 345 Blackstone Blvd, Providence. Questions or want to get more involved? Contact Rich at quantsci@brown.edu, visit the group's website, and join the google+ group.

Graduate School Holiday Food Drive
This food drive benefits the Rhode Island Community Food Bank. Please donate peanut butter and canned goods from November 2-21. Look for Food Bank boxes at the Graduate School, the School of Engineering, the School of Public Health, Population Studies & Training Center or the Arnold Lab.

NINDS Restructuring Support for Postdoctoral Research
NINDS will discontinue participation in the Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Postdoctoral Fellowship (F32) in favor of the NINDS Ruth L. Kirschstein NRSA for Training of Postdoctoral Fellows. Please note: Candidates are eligible to apply for support from this program from about 12 months prior to the start of the proposed postdoctoral position to within 12 months after starting in a postdoctoral position.

Research Matters 2016. A Graduate School Symposium
The Graduate School is hosting its second Research Matters! event, featuring live talks by outstanding graduate students and post-docs on “why my research matters." Students, faculty, alumni, and community members are invited to attend. Saturday, November 5 from 3-5 PM in the Granoff Center, Martinos Auditorium, 154 Angell Street.

Setting Up Your LabArchives Electronic Lab Notebook
Please register here. Tuesday, November 8 from 12-1 PM in the Rockefeller Library, Patrick Ma Digital Scholarship Lab, 10 Prospect Street.

GradCON: Elevator Pitch Practice!
Sign up for a 15 minute practice session. Wednesday, November 9 from10:30 AM-12:30 PM AND Friday, November 11 from 11 AM-1 PM in CareerLAB, 167 Angell Street.

English Language Learners' Workshop: Email Etiquette
Please register here. Wednesday, November 9 from 3-4 PM in the Sciences Library, Room 520, 201 Thayer Street.

Finding Funding
Please register here. Tuesday, November 10 from 2-3 PM in the Rockefeller Library, Hecker Center, 10 Prospect Street.

Endnote Online
Please register here. Tuesday, November 15 from 12-1 PM in the Rockefeller Library, Hecker Center, 10 Prospect Street.

Tableau for Data Visualization
Please register here. Wednesday, November 16 from 11 AM-12:30 PM in the Rockefeller Library, Digital Studio Seminar Room (Rock 160), 10 Prospect Street.

Inclusive Teaching in STEM Workshop
Please register here. Thursday, November 17 from 12-1 PM in the Sheridan Center, Sciences Library, 7th floor, 201 Thayer Street.

Biology of Aging Seminar
Thursday, November 17 from 12-1 PM in the Biomed Center, Room 291 (Eddy Auditorium), 171 Meeting Street.

For more information about events, visit the University Calendar

Scientists Teaching Science Online Course
Take this fully online, asynchronous course and learn about active learning, creating course objectives and test items, and ways to improve your teaching and assessment techniques that can be applied at schools and institutions everywhere. The time commitment is about 3 hours a week. All participants who complete the course requirements will be eligible for a personal letter of recommendation from the instructor and a certificate of completion from the New York Academy of Science. Registration is $300-$425.
November 7, 2016 - February 9, 2017
Location online

Connecting Leaders in BME with Underrepresented Groups Webinar
This webinar is intended to be part of a series, organized by the BMES (Biomedical Engineering Society) Diversity Committee, to give BMES members that are part of underrepresented groups a chance to hear from and interact with leaders in the field and provide a means to potentially forge new relationships. Robert Langer, PhD, David H. Koch Institute Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, will be the featured speaker. Please register here.
Wednesday, November 9, 11:30 AM-12:30 PM
Location online

How to Succeed as a Woman in Academia
It is increasingly difficult to obtain a faculty position, and women are still severely under-represented in STEM professorships. Come hear insight and advice from a panel of female professors who are successfully navigating the world of academics. Tickets are $5 for MASS AWIS members, $10 for non-members. Please register here.
Wednesday, November 9, 5-8 PM
Boston Children’s Hospital, Auditorium
1 Autumn Street, Boston, MA 02215

Exploring Careers in Industry
This event is for women and men within the scientific community who are interested in learning more about industry positions in bio-pharma. Participants will have the opportunity to ask questions during the panel discussion, interact with experience individuals, and network with fellow attendees. Please register here.
Thursday, November 10, 5:30-8 PM
AbbVie, 100 Research Drive, Worcester, MA 01605

Young Experimental Scientists (Y.E.S.) Mixer at EB
Start getting to know potential collaborators who are also attending the 2017 Experimental Biology (EB) meeting in April while you mix, mingle, and dance the night away. Also, don't forget the Abstract Submission Deadline is November 17!
Monday, April 24, 2017, 9-11 PM
McCormick Convention Center, Chicago IL, 60616

Newport History Tours: Road to Independence
Riots and rebellions, enemies and allies! Learn about Newport’s role in the American Revolution. Tickets are $5-$15. Saturday, November 5 from 11 AM-12:15 PM, departing from the Brick Market Museum and Shop, 127 Thames Street, Newport.

CRAFTOPIA 2016
CRAFTOPIA is a once yearly, carefully curated, festive day of art, crafts, food and fun, hosting approximately 65 unique and eclectic artisans selling handmade art and craft. Sunday, November 13 from 10 AM-4 PM at Hope Artiste Village, 1005 Main Street, #2230, Pawtucket.