Dr. Gwen Taylor, Business Development Manager – Wiley Researcher Academy, Wiley Publishers
This lecture will review the most common reasons why research manuscripts are rejected, and how proper training can save a lot of time and headaches in publishing endeavors. Best practices will be discussed, which can be applied to future research writing and publishing.
Dr. Jody Puglisi, Professor of Structural Biology
Starting up your first lab can be an overwhelming project. This lecture focuses on equipment, space and other resources included in startup packages, setting up your laboratory, recruitment, preparing for your first grant submission and budgeting.
**PLEASE ARRIVE ON TIME out of respect for the speaker.**
Dr. Anne Kopf-Sill, Licensing Associate from the Office of Technology Licensing
Understanding Technology Transfers with Anne Kopf-Sill, Office of Technology Licensing – Institutional Perspective & US Views: this lecture provides an overview of patents, policy, royalties, licensing, inventorship issues and statistics.
**PLEASE ARRIVE ON TIME out of respect for the speaker.**
Thursday & Friday, March 28-29, 9:30am – 3:30pm (breakfast and lunch provided both days)
Presenters: Kelley M. Skeff, MD, PhD and Georgette A. Stratos, PhD, Center Co-Directors, Stanford Faculty Development Center for Medical Teachers Stanford University School of Medicine
Instructor: Fred Luskin, PhD, author of "Forgive for Good"
Topic: Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in Engineering Classes
Required Readings:
Perez, R. J., Robbins, C. K., Harris, L. W., Jr., & Montgomery, C. (2019). Exploring graduate students’ socialization to equity, diversity, and inclusion. Journal of Diversity in Higher Education.Advance online publication. doi: 10.1037/dhe0000115. -- LINK
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Topic: Visualizing Knowledge: Using Mapping Activities to Enhance Student Learning
This session will discuss several different visualization tools and activities including mind mapping, concept mapping, conceptual diagrams, and visual metaphors. We will consider the pros and cons of each technique and discuss strategies for using them in combination to enhance student learning. The speaker will share some of the mapping activities and assignments she has used in her own classes and share lessons learned and best practices based on her past experiences.
Topic: If, When and How to use Presentation Software in Education
Required Readings:
(2004). PowerPoint in the Classroom. Cell Biology Education,3(3); pp. 155–161. doi:10.1187/cbe.04-06-0045 -- LINK
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Guest Speaker(s): Julia Miyaoka, Professor, Decision Sciences at San Francisco State University and John Fox, Professor, Sociology at Foothill College
Join the Office of Postdoctoral Affairs and SURPAS in celebrating Spring with your fellow postdocs!
Postdocs, postdoc partners and families are welcome!
We’ve invited Comet Corn popcorn - a whole party in a bag, along with Tin Pot ice cream, churros in many flavors, and drinks provided by SURPAS.
