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10/24 24-Hour Crisis Service

24-hour Crisis Services. UHS provides a 24-hour mental health crisis help line. On-call crisis counselors can help address your most pressing concerns, address your safety, and help you connect with follow-up service needs. It’s available every day, including weekends, holidays, and semester breaks. If you are concerned for your own well-being or the well-being of …

10/24 Early Voting

Early voting on campus starts this week at 3 locations U.S. citizens who are eligible to vote in Wisconsin can complete in-person absentee balloting (aka. early voting) at three UW–Madison locations starting this week. Early voting will be available weekdays until Nov. 2 at these locations and times: Union South, noon – 6 pm; Memorial Union, noon …

10/24 Science Policy 101: Tackling Barriers Between Science and Government

Join CaSP for all or part of the day as we host a series of workshops and discussions on local science policy issues and solutions. Please register to attend the events that interest you! Light refreshments will be provided throughout the day. Date: Monday, Oct. 29 Location: Tripp Commons, Memorial Union

10/24 On the Academic Job Market: Writing Statements of Current and Future Research (sec 2)

Come to this workshop to learn how to write an effective statement about your current and future research. We’ll critically analyze some sample statements and consider what experts recommend yours should include. Details Date: October 30th Time: 3:30pm–5:00pm Venue 6176 Helen C. White Hall Organizer Email: classes@writing.wisc.edu Phone: 608-263-1992 Website: https://writing.wisc.edu/Workshops/GPS_AJM_StatementofResearch.html

10/24 Last Steps to Completing the PhD Degree

You will learn about the Graduate School’s requirements for completing your Ph.D. and depositing your dissertation. We will offer a brief intro to the electronic process for submitting your dissertation, and present information to help you make decisions about your thesis publishing options. This workshop is intended for Ph.D. candidates preparing to graduate in fall …

10/24 Ford Foundation Fellowships Information Session

Ford Foundation Fellowships Information Session Date: Monday, October 29, 2018 Location: Auditorium, Biotechnology Center (425 Henry Mall) Time: 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM This information session will be facilitated by Professor Alfonso Morales who has served as a reviewer for the Ford Fellowships competitions. Professor Morales will provide an overview of the application process and will share …

10/23 Upcoming A Writer’s Retreat

A Writer’s Retreat Before you know it, it will be time to get moving with your term paper, dissertation, thesis, novel, research project, or other major writing project. Time is exactly what a writer’s retreat offers. Retreat participants will engage in brief goal-setting exercises followed by time to write. Writing Center staff will be on …

10/22 Course Announcement for Molecular and Cellular Organogenesis

CRB #650 (3 credits) Spring semester, 2019 Tuesdays and Thursdays 4:30 PM-5:45 PM Location: Room #4571 WIMR II, 1111 Highland Ave Co-directors: Drs. Youngsook Lee and Grace Boekhoff-Falk This course is intended for graduate and advanced undergraduate students interested in developmental and regenerative biology, stem cell biology, and molecular basis of normal organ formation. The …

10/19 Unconscious Bias Training for SMPH

Thursday, 11/29/18, 12:00-1:00 p.m. This 1 hour course is an introduction to the concept of unconscious bias that combines fundamental psychological approaches with classical diversity approaches. Core Objectives for Participants Examine your own background and identities in order to interact more authentically with colleagues, patients and the community. Explore how the brain functions so that …

Cancer Biology Student/Postdoc Seminar Monday, October 22, 2018 3:30-4:30PM 6571 McArdle Laboratory (WIMR II) Jeremiah Yee (Advisor: Chris Bradfield):  Biomarkers of AHR Signaling Christina Scribano (Advisor: Beth Weaver):  Determining the Mechanism of Cytotoxicity of Taxol in Breast Cancer and Methods to Increase its Efficacy Cancer Biology Seminar (Sponsored by McArdle Laboratory for Cancer Research) Wednesday, …