Non-OPF Events & Announcements

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This page is used to advertise non-OPF Events and Announcements that may be of interest to our community. Please contact us if you wish to have an announcement or event posted here

 

Harvard Longwood Campus - Development & Wellness Events Calendar
- Weekly Meditation (HLC)
(Weekly Meditation) | Tuesdays, 12:00pm - 12:30pm | Continues through March
- Yoga: Energize and Restore (HLC)
Fridays, 11:00am-12:00pm | Continues through March
- Socialize Your Way to Health (KGA): Register by March 5 - https://hlc.harvard.edu/event/socialize-your-way-to-health-kga/
Full schedule and details: https://hlc.harvard.edu/events/

 

Chat GPT for Careers: Use AI to Accelerate the Job Search
Tuesday, March 19, 2024 | 12pm - 1pm | Location: Virtual – Register here: https://harvard.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMudOCurzItGtG9wHLgoe1bpzjM5TwPmLYb#/registration
Join Jeremy Schifeling, a former LinkedIn insider and ChatGPT power user, to discover how AI tools can enhance your job search.
From exploring industries based on your interests to writing resumes, cover and thank you letters, and LinkedIn profiles, Jeremy will help you find the right balance between AI support and human creativity.
If you have accessibility needs or questions related to this event, please contact mcs@fas.harvard.edu.

 

Harvard Chan Bioinformatics Core - Spring 2024 series “Big data? Big computer! The skill set you need to succeed”: Accelerate with Automation -- Making your code work for you.

This workshop is part of our Current Topics in Bioinformatics  series and is a free, hands-on workshop available to all Harvard affiliates. Foundation - Basic shell, or a working knowledge of Shell, is a pre-requisite for this workshop.
WHO?              Free to all Harvard affiliates
WHAT?            Accelerate with Automation -- Making your code work for you
WHERE?         Sign up for your zoom link. If you forget if you already signed up, feel free to register again.
WHEN?            Wednesday March 20th from 1-4pm.
Pre-requisite: Big data? Big computer! Foundation - Basic shell workshop, or a working knowledge of Shell
Accelerate with Automation -- Making your code work for you: This intermediate shell workshop builds upon the basic shell skills learned in The Foundation - Basic Shell. In this workshop, participants will learn how to write basic shell scripts and how to enhance the automation of those scripts through the implementation of loops as well as the incorporation of positional parameters. Participants will also be introduced to slurm arrays and their utility on a high performance cluster.
Setup instructions will be provided to those who register.
Register here: https://harvard.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUtcOqgqjItGNBihyBpRyBIOhcg20dc2YhW#/registration

 

HMS 2024 Equity, Social Justice, and Advocacy Award at Harvard Medical School and Harvard School of Dental Medicine
Nomination Deadline Extended to Wednesday, March 20, 2024
Eligible individuals include HMS/HSDM faculty, staff, students, and trainees. Self-nominations and nominations from external individuals are permitted. All nominations must be submitted online.
Access the award nomination form and guidelines: https://dicp.hms.harvard.edu/awards-and-recognitions/equity-social-justice-advocacy-award
For more information visit the DICP Website or contact Terésa Carter at 617.432.4697 or dicp_esja_award@hms.harvard.edu.

 

Wellbeing Through Art x Countway Cares: Capoeira
March 26, 2024 | 12:00 - 1:00 PM ET | Harvard Medical School Countway Library
Registration Link: https://libcal.countway.harvard.edu/event/11843209
Join us for an exhilarating Capoeira workshop at Countway Library! This event invites all Harvard Longwood Campus faculty, staff, postdocs, and students to experience the vibrant world of Capoeira—a unique Brazilian martial art that combines elements of dance, acrobatics, and music. No experience necessary.
What to Expect:
- Engage in a dynamic and interactive session led by an experienced Capoeirainstructor
- Learn the basic movements that define Capoeira, promoting flexibility, balance, and agility
- Come away with a full sequence of movements at the end of the workshop that you can practice at home
No prior experience is necessary; this workshop is tailored for beginners of all fitness levels
Comfortable clothing and footwear are recommended. Bottled water will be provided. Participants are encouraged to bring an open mind ready for a unique and invigorating experience. Join us for an hour of fun, fitness, and cultural exploration on February 13th!
This event is part of the Wellbeing Through Art workshop series and is sponsored by Countway Library.

 

Call for Abstracts: Global Health Week - Department of Global Health and Population at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Abstracts due: Sunday, April 7 @ 11:59pm

Accepted abstracts will be presented as part of Global Health Week and poster awards will be announced at GHP’s symposium on Friday, April 26, 2024 (1:30 to 5 pm, Joseph B. Martin Center).
Global Health Week 2024 will mark the 30th anniversary of the 1994 International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) held in Cairo. The ICPD redefined population and development issues by emphasizing that the protection of individual human rights, including gender equity and reproductive health and rights, must be at the heart of population and development programs.
During Global Health Week, we will analyze the ICPD’s progress and setbacks, discuss current and future priorities, and explore topics not addressed in Cairo, such as climate change and LGBTQIA+ issues.
Current Harvard students and postdoctoral fellows are invited to submit a poster presentation on global health and population studies. We particularly encourage submissions with topics related to population and development issues; however, we welcome submissions from many different disciplines and schools at Harvard University.
Details and submit: https://t.e2ma.net/webview/brbpqj/ecedb0e8a13b23dba9f0efe33d1174c1

 

HMS nanocourse: "Analyzing Genomic Data: Keeping the Patient in Mind" with Richard Haspel and Cynthia Morton
The course is scheduled for April 11th and 12th, from 9 AM to 12 PM.
Priority will be given to Harvard graduate students taking the course for credit. Harvard Postdocs can also register, and they will be granted access to the course as space allows.
If you are interested and require more information, please visit the course website:
https://curriculumfellows.hms.harvard.edu/classes/analyzing-genomic-data-keeping-patient-mind-0
Registration is open until April 1st, and spots are limited
For any questions, please contact the Curriculum Fellow, Lorenzo Gesuita, at Lorenzo_Gesuita@hms.harvard.edu

 

Biostatistics Symposium: Challenges & Opportunities in the Choice of Outcome Measures in Clinical Research
Friday, April 5, 2024 | 9:00am-3:00pm | Harvard School of Public Health, Kresge G1 | In-person only

This year’s symposium will focus on the current challenges in choosing outcomes for clinical studies that evaluate treatments for disease and provide the necessary evidence to inform decision-making in clinical practice. Speakers from academia, the pharmaceutical industry, and the FDA will discuss the issues around creating a composite patient outcome that provides a more clinically relevant and informative evaluation and synthesis of treatment benefit, safety, and patient quality of life. The symposium is geared towards the interests of biostatisticians, epidemiologists, quantitative scientists, and clinical researchers.

 

RESCHEDULED: Harvard Chan Bioinformatics Core: “Introduction to bulk RNA-seq Data Analysis (Part I)  (from raw data to count matrices)” workshop
The hands-on workshop will be held via Zoom on March 19th, 22nd and 26th.
NOTE: This workshop will need to be rescheduled - we will update this page when a new date is confirmed.

Harvard Culture Lab Innovation Fund (CLIF) grant
Do you have an idea to drive inclusion at Harvard? Apply for a Harvard Culture Lab Innovation Fund (CLIF) grant and make a lasting impact on belonging and community life at Harvard.
Receive up to $15,000 for your idea!
Apply by March 29, 11:59 p.m. ET
Who can apply? All Harvard students, staff, faculty, fellow, and postdoc teams. Students graduating in May 2024 (or earlier) can apply if their team’s primary applicant remains a student or employee during the funding period.
When can it be used? August 2024—June 2025
How many are awarded? 13 projects awarded last year
Learn more at our Virtual Open House on Wednesday, March 6 at 11 a.m. All are welcome, live captioning is available.
Apply today and put your idea into action.
 

The DF/HCC CURE Program is currently recruiting mentors for our student research training programs in Summer 2024. 
Research projects do not necessarily have to be solely focused on cancer, and can be on cancer-related or cancer-adjacent topics.
Please sign up to mentor a student in 2024 here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/curementors2024
What’s in it for me?
- Evidence of experience in mentoring. Fantastic for future job opportunities!
- Demonstrate commitment to ID&E.
-Make a difference. Who has helped you on your STEM journey?  Give back by cultivating scientific curiosity and self-efficacy in underrepresented and underserved STEM youth!
- Turn training into practice. We offer a mentor training series prior to the summer research experience, and mentoring in the summer is a great opportunity to implement all that you learn!
The CURE program serves underrepresented and disadvantaged high school and college students in Massachusetts and at HBCUs, with a goal of promoting the scientific curiosity and academic success of these youth through paid internships across the Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center.
Program Dates: May 28 - August 9 (college students); June 17 - August 9 (high school students).
Please see the attached flier.  For questions or more information, please contact Brittany Michel at brittany_michel@dfci.harvard.edu