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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">*REMINDER* <br>
If you haven't had a chance to register, feel free to join us,
and if you have, thank you!</span><b> TODAY,</b><span
lang="EN-US"> <b>Wednesday, April 27</b><b><sup>th</sup></b><b>,
3:00-4:30pm in Singleton Auditorium<o:p></o:p></b></span><b>,
46-3002 <br>
</b>(on map: <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://whereis.mit.edu/?go=46">http://whereis.mit.edu/?go=46</a>)<b><br>
</b></p>
<b><span lang="EN-US"></span></b>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><b>**</b><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Dear Postdocs, we are very
excited about this outside speaker, an MIT alum who has terrific
expertise in this topic. We think you will find this helpful
both for your time at MIT and beyond. We hope to see you there!
Refreshments will be provided.<br>
Dana<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US"><br>
Simple Strategies to Resolve Conflicts with Difficult
Supervisors and Coworkers</span></b><span lang="EN-US">
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Discover simple and
practical strategies to resolve conflicts and work effectively
with supervisors, coworkers, and collaborators in an academic
environment. Participants will learn the basic principles of
assertive communication in order to develop long-term
professional relationships at the workplace and to mentor other
researchers effectively. <br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"> The presenter, Dr. Dora
Farkas, received her Bachelor's in Chemical Engineering and her
Ph.D. in Biological Engineering, both from MIT. Dora won an NRSA
research grant from NIH and completed a postdoctoral fellowship
at Tufts Medical School as a principal investigator on clinical
trials. She also worked for several years in the pharmaceutical
industry as a Senior Scientist in Drug Metabolism and
Pharmacokinetics. Dora is currently a thesis and career coach
for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows. She is also the
founder of </span><a href="http://www.FinishYourThesis.com"><span
lang="EN-US"></span></a><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated"
href="http://www.FinishYourThesis.com">www.FinishYourThesis.com</a><span
lang="EN-US">, a community site that has helped thousands of
graduate students finish their theses since 2009.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US">Date and Time:</span></b><span
lang="EN-US"> <b>Wednesday, April 27</b><b><sup>th</sup></b><b>,
3:00-4:30pm</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US">Location:</span></b><span
lang="EN-US"> <b>46-3002</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<span lang="EN-US">Register </span><a
href="http://goo.gl/forms/hpihBcciGf"><span lang="EN-US">here</span></a><br>
<br>
Sponsored by the Office of the Vice President for Research <br>
<pre class="moz-signature" cols="72">--
Dana Bresee Keeth
Director of Postdoctoral Services
Office of the Vice President for Research
MIT, 10-237
tel. 617-715-4671
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