Biology and Social Justice Case Studies: An Innovative Approach For Reaching Diverse Student Populations
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Calendar of Events
Date:
November 3rd, 2009
Time:
6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Location:
The New York Academy of Sciences
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FREE for Academy Members
Incorporating political and social context into the undergraduate biology curriculum is a powerful method for attracting and maintaining the interest of students who may otherwise shy away from science due to lack of immediate relevance or role models. This session will provide participants with resources and tools to incorporate issues of social responsibility into the traditional biology curriculum. We will also discuss ways to adapt this pedagogical approach for a variety of courses and educational settings. Come learn how to make learning biology more meaningful and interesting for students!
Timing Your Entry (and Enhancing Your Application) in a Tough Academic Job Market
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Calendar of Events
Date:
November 11th, 2009
Time:
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Location:
Morningside, 301 Philosophy Hall
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NYC Bio: Nuts and Bolts of Biotechnology Entrepreneurship: Business plans 101: making the pitch
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Calendar of Events
Date:
November 11th, 2009
Time:
6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Location:
Stony Brook Manhattan, 401 Park Avenue South (between 27th and 28th Streets), 2nd Floor
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The NYC Bio Meetup is sponsored by NYC Bio - a not-for-profit organization established to facilitate collaboration, innovation and entrepreneurship in the NYC community. Our goal is to build and sustain a thriving NYC biotech cluster encompassing biotech, nanotech, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, environmental technology and information technology with biological applications. Come hear presentations, ask questions, share real life experiences, and network with bio enthusiasts and entrepreneurs from NYC's business, finance, academic and medical communities.
Supported by a New York City regional consortium of colleges and universities and recognized as a nationally preeminent career convention. What Can You Be With A PhD?: A Science and Technology Focused Career Convention is a unique opportunity to connect the private and public sector, industry and academe with the rising generation of scientists and engineers who will become tomorrow’s leaders and innovators.
Over 1200 graduate students and postdoctoral trainees in the biosciences, physical sciences and engineering in the larger metropolitan area, representing the region’s great academic institutions from Connecticut to Pennsylvania, attended the last convention in 2007.
As the importance and influence of science and technology to the broader economy and larger society grows, the event fosters early career emploration and planning through exhibitors, industry representatives, symposia focusing on opportunities and trends in career sectors, and networking. The overall program will feature exhibitors and symposia in the following tracks:
Academic, private and government research and administrative careers.
Biomedical, physical science and technology-based industry careers
Financial, legal and corporate careers
Careers in publishing and communications
Entrepreneurship
The 2009 event will be a a two-day, multi-function event on November 13th and 14th hosted at NYU's Langone Medical Center.
We invite you to check out the schedule and check back in the upcoming months as speakers and exhibitors are announced. If you have questions feel free to contact us and join the conversation through our blog and discussion board.
Supported by a New York City regional consortium of colleges and universities and recognized as a nationally preeminent career convention. What Can You Be With A PhD?: A Science and Technology Focused Career Convention is a unique opportunity to connect the private and public sector, industry and academe with the rising generation of scientists and engineers who will become tomorrow’s leaders and innovators.
Over 1200 graduate students and postdoctoral trainees in the biosciences, physical sciences and engineering in the larger metropolitan area, representing the region’s great academic institutions from Connecticut to Pennsylvania, attended the last convention in 2007.
As the importance and influence of science and technology to the broader economy and larger society grows, the event fosters early career emploration and planning through exhibitors, industry representatives, symposia focusing on opportunities and trends in career sectors, and networking. The overall program will feature exhibitors and symposia in the following tracks:
Academic, private and government research and administrative careers.
Biomedical, physical science and technology-based industry careers
Financial, legal and corporate careers
Careers in publishing and communications
Entrepreneurship
The 2009 event will be a a two-day, multi-function event on November 13th and 14th hosted at NYU's Langone Medical Center.
We invite you to check out the schedule and check back in the upcoming months as speakers and exhibitors are announced. If you have questions feel free to contact us and join the conversation through our blog and discussion board.
Events: Sunday, Nov 15 2009
Events: Monday, Nov 16 2009
The ABC's of Child Care Options
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Calendar of Events
Date:
November 16th, 2009
Time:
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Location:
Columbia University School and Child Care Search Service Office, 516 W. 112th St. between Amsterdam and Broadway
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Description:
Learn about the variety of child care options available so that you can best determine which type meets your family's needs. Two dates are offered; select one that is most convenient for you. Please feel free to bring a brown-bag lunch.
Presenters: Columbia University School and Child Care Search Service Counselors
Please feel free to bring your infants and young children if you do not have child care.
Columbia University, Morningside Campus, Lerner Hall, Room 555
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Speaker: Jeff Behrens, Director of Strategic Alliances, Alnylam Pharmaceuticals
The landscape of entrepreneurship in life sciences has several unique characteristics - widely varying risk profiles, a close relationship to academia, evolving regulatory regimes, the potential for great societal good, and, especially today, a very challenging funding environment. Jeff, who began his career as an accidental entrepreneur in information technology in the early 90's, has been exploring this landscape from a variety of perspectives and will share his travelogue to date. Of particular interest is the intersection between entrepreneurship, academia, and life science enterprises and how important science gets translated into clinical and commercial practice. This talk will touch on several different models of life science translational entrepreneurship and discuss a set of still-open questions and emerging challenges.
The Office of Postdoctoral Affairs, in an effort to acclimate new postdocs to Columbia University, would like to offer a first look at the resources at the Morningside and Medical Center campuses that directly relate to the postdoctoral experience. Discussion includes a brief run through of benefits according to the four postdoctoral titles, an initial look at an Independent Development Plan and how to plan for the future, and the services available University wide and through the OPA.
Moving? Where to Live in NYC
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Calendar of Events
Date:
November 17th, 2009
Time:
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Location:
Morningside Campus, Lerner Hall, Room 569
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Description:
You may need to lower your housing costs or you may want to take advantage of the changing real estate market - and now might be the time to make a move! With all of the diverse options in New York, there's a home out there for you. Learn about the different neighborhoods throughout the city and the types of properties available - rental apartments, houses, co-ops and condos - and receive an overview of how to go about renting or purchasing property.
Presenters: Real estate brokers from the five boroughs
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