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The National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity (NCFDD) is an independent professional development, training, and mentoring community of faculty, postdocs, and graduate students, which supports academics in making successful transitions throughout their careers. By becoming an Institutional Member, all faculty, postdocs, and graduate students at the University of Miami have access to a free personal membership account that provides members-only resources on mentoring and professional development training.
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All graduate students, who are eligible voters, are encouraged to vote in the General Election. Early voting locations are open in Miami Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach counties from 7:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m., and will be available until November 1, 2020. The Canes Vote Network webpage allows students to explore the ballot, learn about early voting options, and more.
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This year’s Faculty Showcase entirely online event on October 22, 2020 will recognize faculty members’ efforts to adapt to the new teaching landscape, including hybrid, remote, and fully online teaching. The Faculty Showcase is hosted by Learning Innovation and Faculty Engagement and is part of the University's Platform for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (PETAL).
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October is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month and the Title IX Office is excited to be hosting three events to help raise awareness about this important topic.
- October 22 (Thursday)- Virtual Purple Thursday
- October 27 (Tuesday) at 7:30 p.m.- Swipe Right on Love: Identifying red flags and tips to build healthy relationships
- October 28 (Wednesday) at 11:00 a.m.- Breaking the Cycle: A domestic violence panel discussion
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Like the depths of the sea, the stacks of the University of Miami's Special Collections are filled with wonderful and mysterious sights to behold. Cathy Durso’s The Natural History Museum #2 is an artist's book that mirrors a museum, one that invites us to use it as a handheld exhibit to explore beneath the ocean's surface. Artists’ books challenge readers to engage with narrative and texts in new and different ways. Follow Jay Sylvestre as he takes you on a fascinating journey deep into the layers and textures of a book artist's interpretation of sea creatures housed in a colorful cabinet of curiosities. Register to attend this edition of the Deep Dives series on October 22, 2020, at 1:00 p.m.
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The organizing committee of the Institute for Neural Engineering at the University of Miami is excited to host the virtual Neural Engineering Research Symposium on October 26 and 27, 2020. This year's symposium will include four thematic mini-symposia: deep learning and computational neuroscience, emerging tools and techniques in neuroscience, brain machine interfaces, and the aging brain.
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Research!America has launched the 2020-2021 civic engagement microgrant program, funding graduate students and postdocs with proposals for virtual civic engagement. In addition to financial support, it will offer micrograntees programmatic support, an opportunity to take a certificate-granting Science Policy Course in collaboration with FASEB, and a science communication journal club! There will be an informational meeting on the microgrants on Thursday, October 22, 2020, at 2:00 p.m. Grant awards will be considered from project budgets up to $2,000. Apply by November 9, 2020!
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This free 2-day virtual workshop is designed to provide a foundation of basic concepts that all programming depends on, using the general-purpose programming language, Python, as an example. This is a comprehensive, hands-on overview of an introductory data analysis using Python, covering topics like data types, functions, conditional statements, loops, errors and exceptions, debugging, and some key Python libraries and writing Python programs that will work like Linux command-line tools. The workshop is capped at 30 participants and is on a first-come/first-served basis. Free to University of Miami faculty, staff, and students.
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The U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Science is accepting applications for the Office of Science Graduate Student Research (SCGSR) program 2020 Solicitation 2. The goal of the Office of Science Graduate Student Research (SCGSR) program is to prepare graduate students in STEM careers critically important to the DOE Office of Science mission, by providing graduate thesis research opportunities at DOE laboratories. Applications are due by 5:00 p.m. EST on November 12, 2020.
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As part of our response to COVID-19, students, faculty, and staff on all campuses will be required to receive the seasonal flu vaccine this fall. Flu shots are available at the Student Health Service and all students must have their flu shot by November 16, 2020.
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The chalk talk is many things—a sales pitch, a teaching demonstration, a barrage of questions, and a description of a future research program. The chalk talk is arguably the most important component of a faculty search interview. Yet few postdocs or grad students receive training or practice in giving a chalk talk. Read this essay on the basics of chalk talk design and preparation.
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The Department of Veteran Affairs has now made available to the public its employee education and training programs on health care for free. A full catalog of these is available here. A separate COVID-19 website, where any learner can take free COVID-19 specific training, is also available and can be accessed here. Materials on the site are all available through publicly accessible devices, such as personal cell phones and tablets, so they can be taken anytime, anywhere. For additional information, please contact Debra.Little@va.gov.
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