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<div class=""><font face="Arial" class="" style="font-size: 14px;">Dr. Sabrina Huber</font></div>
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<div class=""><font face="Arial" class=""><b class="" style="font-size: 14px;">Monday, November 13, 2017</b></font></div>
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<div class=""><b class="" style="font-family: Arial;"><font color="#831100" size="4" class="">Elections for MIT-PDA Corresponding Secretary & Orientation Committee Chair</font></b></div>
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<p class="x_normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN" class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><font face="Arial" class="">We are looking for postdocs to join our team as Corresponding Secretary and Orientation Committee Chair. Interested postdocs should
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<div class=""><font face="Arial" class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><b class="">Date and Time </b></span></font><span class="" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;">Monday, November 13, 12:00 PM</span></div>
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<b class="" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px;"><i class="">Hosted by MIT-PDA Community Building Committee</i></b></div>
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<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14px;" class="">The MIT-PDA Community Building Committee is planning a potluck dinner to celebrate the diverse cultures in our postdoctoral community! This
event is open to all MIT postdocs and their family and friends. </span></p>
<div style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;" class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class="">For a potluck in the US, participants traditionally prepare homemade dishes. For our event, you can bring a homemade creation or a store-bought dish. Share
a delicious dish from home or from a culture you want to celebrate with everyone! Dishes can be an appetizer, snack, main dish, side dish, soup, dessert, or beverage. They can be meat-based, vegetarian, or vegan. Each dish should have enough portions to share
for 5-6 people. </span><span style="font-size: 14px;" class=""> </span></div>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14px;" class="">The MIT-PDA will provide serving utensils, plates, bowls, cups, and napkins. Also rice, bread, and some dessert items to help get the meals
started. We will also have some non-alcoholic drinks.</span></p>
<div style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;" class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class="">Please RSVP your attendance, the number of guests you will likely bring, and indicate the dish(es) you plan on contributing to the potluck. We would also
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<p class="x_normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN" class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><font face="Arial" class="">Join us for indoor volleyball and soccer! Never played before? Don’t worry! All abilities are welcome. If you are a beginner, we encourage
you to show up early to learn how to play and improve skills. </font></span><span class="" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">The courts are located in the Zesiger center. Enter through the Vassar street entrance
and the attendees at the gate should let you through if you say you are with the PDA and present MIT ID. There are bathrooms in the facility where you can change or come with someone with a membership who can give you access to the locker rooms. Spouses and
significant others of postdocs are welcome free of charge. Friends and colleagues may join only if they have an athletics membership (otherwise you may need to pay a 1 time entrance fee that is around $15).</span><span class="" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px;"> </span></p>
<p class="x_normal" style="text-align: justify;"><b class="" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px;">Please also add yourself to our</b><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/1499342643696472/" class="" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px;"><b class=""><span class="" style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none;"> </span></b></a><span class="" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px;"><span class=""><font class=""><b class=""><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/1499342643696472/" class="" style="color: rgb(0, 97, 255);">sports
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<div class=""><font face="Arial" class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><b class="">Date and Time </b></span></font><span class="" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;">Every Friday, 7:30 </span><span class="" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px;">–
9:00 PM</span></div>
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<div class="" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="" style="font-size: 14px; font-family: Arial;"><b class="">Date and Time </b>Every Tuesday, 7:30 </span><span class="" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px;">– 9:00 PM</span></div>
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<p class="x_normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN" class=""><font face="Arial" class="" style="font-size: 14px;">Thanks to an MIT-PDA partnership, MIT postdocs may join for free the weekly board games hosted by the MIT Strategic Games Society
(MIT-SGS). Moreover, you can bring non-MIT friends for a small fee of $5 per year. <b class="">SGS meets every Friday at 7PM in MIT Building 50-316 (Walker Memorial Hall, Floor 3, Room 16) for board games and card games. </b>Gaming sessions typically go until
around 12-2 AM. For more information about the board game branch of SGS, contact<a href="mailto:sgs-officers@mit.edu" class=""><span class="" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"> </span></a><a href="mailto:sgs-officers@mit.edu" class=""><span class=""><span class=""><font color="#0061ff" class="">the
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<p class="x_normal"><span lang="EN" class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><font face="Arial" class="">The PDA offers Postdoc Orientation Sessions open to all postdocs at MIT. Topics covered include:</font></span></p>
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<li class=""><font face="Arial" class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 14px;">Data on postdoc population at MIT</span></font></li><li class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; text-indent: -18pt;">MIT oversight of postdocs</span></li><li class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 14px; font-family: Arial; text-indent: -18pt;">Defining postdoc expectations</span></li><li class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 14px; font-family: Arial; text-indent: -18pt;">Differences between fellows and associates</span></li><li class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 14px; font-family: Arial; text-indent: -18pt;">PDA structure and initiatives</span></li><li class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 14px; font-family: Arial; text-indent: -18pt;">How to get involved</span></li></ul>
<div class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;">You may register for a session via Atlas or </span><a href="http://web.mit.edu/training/course.html?course=CDT21061c" class="" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;"><span class=""><span class=""><font color="#0061ff" class="">here</font></span></span></a><span class="" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;">.
Orientation begins at noon (45-60 min) in the Atlas Service Center (E17) and lunch is provided. Dates for the semester are as follows (all Wednesdays):</span><span class="" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;"> <b class="">November
29</b> and December 20.</span></div>
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<p class="x_normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN" class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><font face="Arial" class="">If you would like to be interviewed by GLIMPSE podcast or would like to help with the podcast (music, logo, artwork), please contact
us at <u class=""><a href="mailto:glimpse.podcast@gmail.com" class=""><font color="#0061ff" class="">glimpse.podcast@gmail.com</font></a></u>. For more information, please visit us at: <a href="http://glimpse.mit.edu/" class=""><span class=""><span class=""><font color="#0061ff" class="">http://glimpse.mit.edu/</font></span></span></a></font></span></p>
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<span class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 14px;">Please join the Boston PDA for a fun night of networking at Meadhall! Meet local postdocs and rub elbows with industry professionals from local Biotech and Pharma companies. We'll have hot and cold appetizers
and our space will be staffed by bartenders eager to serve your favorite adult beverage from our cash bar. Bring your friends, your business cards and come make some new friends and contacts! Availability is first come, first served and is filling up quickly!</span><br class="">
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<div class="" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large; font-weight: bold;">Increasing Resiliency In Your Job Search</div>
<div class="" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size: 14px;" class=""><b class=""><i class="">Sponsored by MIT GECD with support from the Office of the Vice President for Research</i></b></span></div>
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<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;" class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class=""><b class="">This workshop will be led by Dr. Robbin Chapman, an MIT alumna and Associate Provost and Academic Director of Diversity & Inclusion and Lecturer of Education
at Wellesley College. Dr. Chapman earned her S.M and her Ph.D. degrees in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from Massachusetts Institute of Technology</b> where she conducted research at the MIT Artificial Intelligence Laboratory and the MIT Media
Laboratory. Her research interests include design and use of computational tools for learning in public spaces, and examining equity issues as they relate to learning technologies and culturally-responsive pedagogy. She </span><span style="font-size: 14px;" class="">currently
serves on a number of boards and is regional liaison for the Ford Foundation Fellowship Program, administered through the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.</span></div>
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<span class="" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><font face="Arial" class=""><b class="">Date and Time</b> Monday</font></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 14px;" class="">, November 13,
3:00 – 4:30 PM </span></div>
<div class="" style="color: rgb(131, 17, 0);"><span class="" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><font face="Arial" class=""><b class="">Location</b> E19-202</font></span>
<div class="" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span class="" style="font-weight: normal; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;"><font face="Arial" class=""><b class="" style="font-size: 14px;">Registration</b><span class="" style="font-size: 14px;"> </span></font></span><span style="font-size: 14px;" class="">Pre-registration
is requested via <a href="https://candidate.gradleaders.com/MITGECD/Candidates/Login.aspx?pid=3624&workshopID=60384" class="">CareerBridge</a></span></div>
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Scientific Ethics Workshop</div>
<div class="" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><b class="" style="font-family: Arial;"><b class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><i class="">Hosted by the Harvard University Physics Department</i></b></b></div>
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<div class="" style="font-family: Arial;"><span class="" style="font-size: 14px;">Prof. Christopher Stubbs will give an interactive workshop on scientific ethics and professional integrity. The workshop goals are to identify the various ways in which ethically
difficult situations can arise, and to provide some approaches one can use to deal with them, using a combination of case studies and exercise.</span></div>
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<span class="" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;"><font face="Arial" class=""><b class="">Date and Time</b> Wednesday, November 15, 2:00 – 4:00 PM <br class="">
<b class="">Location</b> Jefferson Laboratory 250 (17 Oxford St, Cambridge)</font></span>
<div class="" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><span class=""><font face="Arial" class=""><b class="" style="font-size: 14px;">Registration</b><span class="" style="font-size: 14px;"> </span><span class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 14px;">Please email </span></span></font></span><a href="mailto:bcurrier@fas.harvard.edu" class="" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px;">Bonnie
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<div class="" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><font color="#831100" face="Arial" size="4" class=""><b class="">Engineering Career Fair Collaborative</b></font></div>
<div class="" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><b class="" style="font-family: Arial;"><b class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><i class="">Hosted by the career offices of Harvard University, Boston University College of Engineeering, Olin College, Tufts University,
and MIT. </i></b></b></div>
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<span class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><font face="Arial" class="">Meet representatives from small engineering firms across the area seeking engineering students for full-time and internship opportunities in innovative fields including robotics, energy, medical
devices, and civil/environmental design. All levels of engineering students from the five sponsoring institutions are invited to attend.</font></span></p>
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<span class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><font face="Arial" class="">Note: This event is open to MIT postdocs and graduate students, but is geared to undergraduates. You may wish to look at the company list and check their websites for information on openings.</font></span></p>
<span class="" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;"><font face="Arial" class=""><b class="">Date and Time</b> Wednesday, November 15, 3:30 – 6:00 PM <br class="">
<b class="">Location</b> Sheraton Commander Hotel (16 Garden Street, Cambridge MA)</font></span>
<div class="" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><span class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><font face="Arial" class=""><b class="">Registration </b><span lang="EN" class="">Registration required on </span></font></span><a href="https://candidate.gradleaders.com/MITGECD/Candidates/Login.aspx?pid=3622" class="" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px;">CareerBridge</a></div>
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<div class="" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><font color="#831100" face="Arial" size="4" class=""><b class="">Eating for High Energy</b></font></div>
<div class="" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><b class="" style="font-family: Arial;"><b class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><i class="">Hosted by MIT Work-Life Center</i></b></b></div>
<p class="x_MsoTitle" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><span class="" style="color: windowtext; font-size: 14px; font-family: Arial; text-align: justify;">In this seminar, you will learn how your mitochondria affect your energy levels, what to eat to maintain
high energy levels, and what to have on hand for a quick, healthy snack. You will also learn other tips to keep you at your best all day!</span></p>
<span class="" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;"><font face="Arial" class=""><span class=""><b class="">Date and Time</b> Wednesday, November 15, 5:30 – 7:00 PM (Dinner available from 5:00 pm)<br class="">
</span><b class="">Location</b> 46-3189</font></span>
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<span class=""><font size="4" color="#831100" class=""><b class="">Engineering My Way Through a Career in Tech</b></font><br class="">
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<div class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class="">How does an engineer at Bell Laboratories in the 1980’s wind up as a champion of women in science in Europe? Hear the story of Tamar Newberger as she navigated through some of America’s most esteemed technology
companies, built a career in Silicon Valley and then had to start over after moving to Prague when her husband became U.S. Ambassador to the Czech Republic. Plenty of career hacks will be provided as we look forward to a lively session peppered with entertaining
stories and serious advice.</span><span class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class=""><b class=""><i class=""><br class="">
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<span style="font-size: 14px;" class=""><b class="">Date and Time </b>Wednesday, November 15, 6:30 </span></span><span style="font-size: 14px;" class="">–</span><span class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class=""> 8:00 PM</span></span></div>
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</b>Broad Institute, Monadnock Room</span></span></div>
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</b>Registration is requested on </span></span><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/engineering-my-way-through-a-career-in-tech-tickets-38195055439" style="font-size: 14px;" class="">Eventbrite</a></div>
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<font size="4" color="#831100" class=""><b class="">Raising Children Who Care About Others and Their Communities</b></font><br class="">
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</i></b>This presentation will share research about children’s social, emotional, and ethical development and will describe the skills that contribute to success in relationships, in school, and in life. Strategies will be shared for building empathy and perspective
taking, and for helping children to be more compassionate in their everyday interactions.<br class="">
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<div class=""><font face="Arial" color="#831100" size="4" class=""><b class="">FoR Leads: Getting A Seat At The Table</b></font></div>
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<a href="http://futureofresearch.org" class="">Future of Research</a></span> <span class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">is hosting a symposium in Boston focused on the creation of leadership positions for early career
scientists </span>(specifically postdocs) <span class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">to ensure their voices are heard during decision-making conversations that affect the future of the scientific enterprise.
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</b>Visit the <a href="http://bit.ly/2gzceic" class="">website</a> or contact <a href="mailto:shall@genetics-gsa.org" class="">
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<p class="x_MsoNormal" style="border: none;"><span lang="EN-US" class="" style="color: windowtext; font-size: 14px;"><font face="Arial" class="">Student loan debt has an overwhelming impact on the lives of graduates and parents alike. This workshop will examine
ways in which graduates and parents can manage education debt and guide borrowers’ successful transition from college to repayment. Attendees will learn:</font></span></p>
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<b class="">Location</b> 76-156<br class="">
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<font color="#831100" face="Arial" size="4" class=""><b class="">Jorge Cham from PhD Comics: Communicating Your Research</b></font></div>
<div class=""><font face="Arial" class=""><b class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class=""><i class="">Sponsored by MIT GSC, GECD, and the MIT Office of the Vice President for Research</i></span></b></font></div>
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<div class=""><span style="font-size: 14px; font-family: Arial;" class="">Jorge Cham will relay his experiences creating successful science communication projects (videos that have been viewed by millions of people and a book release from Penguin Random House).
He will convey how he communicates his passion for engaging with the public and exploring the unknown.</span></div>
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<p class=""><font face="Arial" style="font-size: 14px;" class="">Jorge holds a Ph.D. in Robotics from Stanford University and is the creator of Piled Higher and Deeper (PHD Comics), the popular comic strip about life (or the lack thereof) in Academia.</font></p>
<p class=""><font face="Arial" style="font-size: 14px;" class="">Often called the "Dilbert of academia,” PHD Comics appears online where it is read by over 6 million visitors a year from over 1000 universities worldwide.</font></p>
<span style="font-size: 14px;" class=""><b class="">Date and Time </b>Tuesday, December 05, 5:00 </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px;" class="">–</span><span style="font-size: 14px;" class=""> 6:00 PM</span></div>
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<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-weight: normal;" class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class=""><a href="https://startmit.mit.edu/" class="">StartMIT</a> will give you an introduction to the skill set and spirit that entrepreneurship requires over
2.5 weeks during the January 2018 Independent Activities Period (IAP).<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span lang="IT" style="font-size: 14px;" class="">Caroline Brown (former CEO, Donna Karan International)<o:p class=""></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 14px;" class="">Paul English (Founder, Kayak)<o:p class=""></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 14px;" class="">Brad Feld (Managing Director, Foundry Group; Co-Founder, TechStars) <o:p class=""></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 14px;" class="">Bob Langer (MIT Institute Professor and the most cited engineer in history)<o:p class=""></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 14px;" class="">Tom Leighton (Cofounder and CEO, Akamai)</span></li></ul>
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come ask in person at StartMIT Office Hours on Tuesday, November 14, from 11:00 AM - 1 PM in Room 1-207</span></font></b></div>
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<li class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 14px; font-family: Arial;"><b class="">Gain a broader perspective</b></span><span class="" style="font-size: 14px; font-family: Arial;"> on your research and career</span></li><li class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px;"><b class="">Heighten the potential</b> of your research to achieve real-world impact</span></li><li class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 14px; font-family: Arial;"><b class="">Identify actionable opportunities</b> to strengthen your work’s focus</span></li><li class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 14px; font-family: Arial;"><b class="">Express your research mission with clarity</b> and power to attract collaborators and support</span></li><li class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 14px; font-family: Arial;"><b class="">Expand your professional network</b> for lasting, valuable relationships</span></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><font face="Arial" class="">IMPACT combines interactive group and individualized instruction with professional mentors from academic, medical, and business sectors. The
program challenges fellows to explore and defend the real-world impact of their research and helps them develop the skills and professional networks for successful careers inside and outside of academia.</font></span></span></p>
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<div class="" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><b class=""><font face="Arial" class=""><font color="#831100" size="4" class="">Parents and Parents-to-be Group at Eastgate</font></font></b></div>
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<div class=""><b class=""><span class=""><font face="Arial" class=""><font class=""><b class="" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><font face="Arial" class=""><i class="" style="font-size: 14px;">Sponsored by the Office of Graduate Education and organized by MIT
Spouses & Partners Connect</i></font></b>
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<div class=""><font face="Arial" class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 14px;">A peer-led weekly group for parents and parents-to-be to share information, support each other, and let the kids play together. Babies and kids of all ages welcome. Open to all
parents in the MIT community.</span><br class="">
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<span class="" style="font-size: 14px;">For more information, contact </span></font><span class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><font face="Arial" class=""><a href="mailto:07turnerk@gmail.com" class="">Kate</a><span class=""><font class=""> and </font></span><a href="mailto:margeux@gmail.com" class="">Margeux</a></font><font face="Arial" class="">.</font></span><br class="">
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13, 20, 27, </span></font></span></font></span></div>
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12</span></i><font face="Arial" class=""><span class=""><font class=""><span lang="EN" class="">:00 PM</span></font></span></font></span></div>
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<div class=""><i class=""><font face="Arial" class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><b class="" style="font-style: normal;">Location</b><span class="" style="font-style: normal;"> Eastgate Penthouse, E55-29th floor</span></font></i></div>
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<div class=""><span class=""><span class=""><font face="Arial" class=""><font class=""><b class="" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><font face="Arial" class=""><i class="" style="font-size: 14px;">Sponsored by the Office of Graduate Education and organized by
MIT Spouses & Partners Connect</i></font></b>
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</font></font></span></span><font face="Arial" class="" style="font-size: 14px;">All kids from 1.5-3.5 years old are welcome! You can bring siblings as well. On our first class we will paint pictures with animals, cars, nature, geometry shapes and etc. Contact </font><a href="mailto:angelgirl05@mail.ru" class=""><font face="Arial" class="" style="font-size: 14px;">Tatiana</font></a><font face="Arial" class="" style="font-size: 14px;"> to
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<span class="x_Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"></span>Tuesday<span class="">, November 14, 21, 28, </span></font><span class="" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px;">4:30 PM – 6:00 PM</span><font face="Arial" class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><br class="">
<span class="x_Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"></span>Tuesday<span class="">, December, 05, 12, 19, </span></font><span class="" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px;">4:30 PM – 6:00 PM</span><font face="Arial" class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><br class="">
<b class="">Location</b><span class=""> </span>Westgate Lounge, W85-Basement</font></div>
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<div class="" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: normal;"><span class=""><span class=""><font face="Arial" class=""><font class=""><b class="" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><font face="Arial" class=""><i class="" style="font-size: 14px;">Sponsored by
the Office of Graduate Education and organized by MIT Spouses & Partners Connect</i></font></b>
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</font></font></span></span><font face="Arial" class="" style="font-size: 14px;">Led by MIT moms Teresa and Ruby, this is a weekly group for parents-to-be and parents of infants to crawlers to share information and support each other. For more information,
contact: </font><a href="mailto:terecha27@hotmail.com" class=""><font face="Arial" class="" style="font-size: 14px;">Teresa</font></a><br class="">
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<span class="x_Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"></span>Wednesday, November 15, 22, 29, </font><span class="" style="font-size: 14px;">10:00 AM – 11:30 AM</span><font class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><br class="">
</font><font class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><span class="x_Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"></span>Wednesday</font><b class=""><span class=""><font class="" color="#831100">
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<font class="" style="font-size: 14px;">, December, 06, 13,</font></div>
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<div class="" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: normal;"><font class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><b class="">Location</b> Westgate Lounge, W85-Basement</font></div>
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<div class=""><b class="" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px;"><i class="">Hosted by MIT Work-Life Center</i></b></div>
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<p class="x_normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><font face="Arial" class="">This introductory discussion is specially designed for expectant parents and those new to parenting or child care. This session
addresses your different infant and toddler child care options, what child care costs, how to find and evaluate your child care choices, planning your parental leave, and the transition to parenting. Infants are welcome if alternative child care is unavailable.</font></span></p>
<div class=""><font face="Arial" class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><b class="">Date, Time & Registration </b></span></font><b class="" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px;"><i class=""><span class="" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;">Wednesday,
December 13, 12 – 1:30 PM, </span><span class="" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;"><font class="" color="#831100"><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/choosing-quality-child-care-registration-36761796523?lang=en-us&locale=en_US&last_touch=1501866975&view=domo" class="">Register</a></font></span></i></b></div>
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<p class="x_normal" style="text-align: justify;"><font face="Arial" class="" style="text-align: start;"><b class=""><font size="4" color="#831100" class="">Raising Bilingual Children</font><br class="">
<i class="" style="font-size: 14px;">Hosted by MIT Work-Life Center</i></b></font><span class="" style="text-align: start;"><br class="">
</span></p>
<p class="x_normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" class="" style="color: windowtext; font-size: 14px;"><font face="Arial" class="">How might being bilingual benefit your child? What is the best way to go about raising a bilingual child? Whether
you are anticipating or already raising a multilingual child, this workshop will help guide you through that process. The discussion will include a review of the research on the effects of bilingual experiences on children’s language development, as well as
the social factors that can help children acquire and maintain fluency in more than one language.</font></span></p>
<p class="x_normal" style="text-align: justify;"><font face="Arial" class="" style="text-align: start; font-size: 14px;"><span class=""><b class="">Date and Time</b> Tuesday, December 5, 12:00 – 1:30 PM<br class="">
</span><b class="">Location</b> 76-156<span class=""><br class="">
</span><b class="">Registration </b><span lang="EN" class="">Registra</span></font><span lang="EN" class="" style="text-align: start; font-size: 14px; font-family: Arial;">tion required on <span class=""><span class="" style="color: maroon;"><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/raising-bilingual-children-registration-36734319338" class="">Eventbrite</a><b class=""> </b></span></span></span><span class="" style="text-align: start;"><br class="">
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<p class="x_normal"><font color="#ffffff" face="Arial" size="5" class=""><span class="" style="line-height: 28px; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: rgb(152, 0, 0);"><b class="">MIT RESOURCES FOR POSTDOCS</b></span></font></p>
<p class="x_normal"><span class="" style="font-size: 19px; line-height: 21.466665267944336px;"><b class=""><u class="">New Atlas Course on Responsible Waste Disposal Practices</u></b></span></p>
<div class=""><font face="Arial" class="" style="font-size: 14px;">Curious what to do with old packing peanuts, used light bulbs, oily pizza boxes, batteries, and more? Take this new 10-minute course on the Atlas Learning Center to learn how to sort most items
you would want to dispose of while at MIT. Own your actions and become a recycling expert today! Developed by the GSC Sustainability Subcommittee and IS&T, with support from the Office of Sustainability, Department of Facilities, and the Environmental Solutions
Initiative.</font></div>
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<div class=""><font face="Arial" class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><b class="">URL</b> <a href="https://www.goo.gl/DxJns9" class="">https://www.goo.gl/DxJns9</a><br class="">
<b class="">Contact</b> <a href="mailto:recycling-course@mit.edu" class="">recycling-course@mit.edu</a></font></div>
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<p class="x_normal"><b class=""><u class=""><span lang="EN" class="" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21.466665267944336px;">Career Counseling Services for Postdocs</span></u></b></p>
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<p class="x_normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN" class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><font face="Arial" class="">In Collaboration with the Office of the Vice President for Research, the GECD provides career guidance and strategies for both industry
and academic tracks. You can discuss your career plans or concerns and receive support on developing your Resume, CV, Research and Teaching Statements, Cover Letters, and LinkedIn profile. 45 minute individual sessions are available and tailored to your needs.
You can also conduct a mock interview to help strengthen your interview skills including the delivery of your presentation. Schedule appointments online using the CareerBridge system <a href="https://www.myinterfase.com/mit/student" class=""><span class=""><span class=""><font color="#0061ff" class="">https://www.myinterfase.com/mit/student</font></span></span></a> or
by phone at <b class="">617-715-5329</b>. Appointments are held in E25-143G.</font></span></p>
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<p class="x_normal"><b class=""><u class=""><span lang="EN" class="" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21.466665267944336px;">MyLife Services</span></u><span lang="EN" class=""></span></b></p>
<p class="x_normal"><span lang="EN" class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><font face="Arial" class=""><a href="http://o6os.mj.am/link/o6os/xlkt8jnnqpg8/1/-kBne3WjUT8Ww6LEA98gxw/aHR0cDovL2hyd2ViLm1pdC5lZHUvd29ya2xpZmUvbWl0bXlsaWZlc2VydmljZXM" class=""><span class=""><span class=""><font color="#0061ff" class="">MyLife
Services</font></span></span></a><b class=""><span class="" style="color: rgb(152, 0, 0);"> </span></b><span class="" style="color: rgb(17, 17, 17);">is a <b class="">free,</b> <b class="">confidential, 24/7</b> <b class="">counseling, consultation, and work-life
referral service </b>provided by KGA, Inc., a trusted external provider of employee assistance programs. </span><b class="">Postdoc Associates and Fellows are eligible for services provided by KGA, Inc. through the MIT Work-Life Center and MyLife Services. </b><span class="" style="color: rgb(17, 17, 17);">You
can now access a network of experts who can help with the challenges of life and work, such as:</span></font></span></p>
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<li class=""><span class="" style="color: rgb(17, 17, 17); text-indent: -18pt; font-size: 14px;"><font face="Arial" class="">Financial planning, debt management, and legal issues</font></span></li><li class=""><span class="" style="color: rgb(17, 17, 17); text-indent: -18pt; font-size: 14px;"><font face="Arial" class="">Personal and work relationships</font></span></li><li class=""><span class="" style="color: rgb(17, 17, 17); text-indent: -18pt; font-size: 14px;"><font face="Arial" class="">Sleep and nutrition</font></span></li><li class=""><span class="" style="color: rgb(17, 17, 17); text-indent: -18pt; font-size: 14px;"><font face="Arial" class="">Stress, anxiety, depression, and other emotional concerns</font></span></li><li class=""><span class="" style="color: rgb(17, 17, 17); text-indent: -18pt; font-size: 14px;"><font face="Arial" class="">Child and elder care</font></span></li></ul>
<div class=""><b class="" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN" class="" style="color: rgb(17, 17, 17); font-size: 14px;"><font face="Arial" class="">This includes some FREE confidential mental health counseling sessions, as well as </font></span></b><b class="" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN" class="" style="color: rgb(17, 17, 17); font-size: 14px;"><font face="Arial" class="">access
to 24/7 confidential counseling services. We encourage you to learn more about </font></span></b><b class="" style="text-align: justify; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px;"><span lang="EN" class="" style="color: rgb(17, 17, 17);">the</span><span lang="EN" class="" style="color: rgb(152, 0, 0);"> </span></b><span lang="EN" class="" style="text-align: justify; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px;"><a href="http://hrweb.mit.edu/worklife/mitmylifeservices" class=""><b class=""><span class=""><font color="#0061ff" class="">program</font></span></b></a><b class=""><span class="" style="color: rgb(17, 17, 17);"> (including
frequently asked questions), and to call MyLife Services directly </span></b></span><b class="" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN" class="" style="color: rgb(17, 17, 17); font-size: 14px;"><font face="Arial" class="">at 1-844- 405-LIFE (1-844- 405-5433).</font></span></b></div>
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<p class="x_normal"><b class=""><u class=""><span lang="EN" class="" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21.466665267944336px;">FREE Mindfulness and Meditation Classes from MIT Medical</span></u></b></p>
<p class="x_MsoTitle"><font face="Arial" class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><i class=""><b class=""><a name="x__uz8r7cw0gmbm" class=""></a></b></i><span lang="EN" class=""><i class=""><b class="">Find Some Om Under the Dome</b></i></span></font></p>
<p class="x_normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN" class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><font face="Arial" class="">MIT Libraries is offering drop-in meditation and relaxation sessions. Please join us for silent meditation in the Barker reading room.
Sit for a minute, or 30. Beginners welcome - no experience necessary. Every Monday at noon in the Barker Dome of Barker Engineering Library (10-500). Please arrive promptly. <span class=""><span class=""><a href="https://medical.mit.edu/community/wellness/classes/mindfulness-meditation" class="" style="color: rgb(0, 97, 255);">Registration
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<p class="x_normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN" class=""><font face="Arial" class="" style="font-size: 14px;">Community Wellness at MIT Medical offers drop-in meditation and relaxation sessions. Sit back and relax - no experience necessary.
Please arrive promptly. A short talk and guided meditation begins at 12:10 pm. This class is held every 2nd Wednesday of the month, 12:10 pm-12:40 pm. Led by Seth Monk<span class=""><span class="">.</span><span class="" style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(152, 0, 0);"> </span></span><span class=""><span class=""><font class=""><a href="https://medical.mit.edu/community/wellness/classes/mindfulness-meditation" class="" style="color: rgb(0, 97, 255);">Registration
is required</a>.</font></span></span></font></span></p>
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<p class="x_normal"><b class=""><u class=""><span lang="EN" class="" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21.466665267944336px;">MIT Writing & Communication Center</span></u></b></p>
<p class="x_normal"><span lang="EN" class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><font face="Arial" class="">The Center provides free professional advice about all types of writing and speaking/oral presentations, including specialized help for non-native English speakers.
See their website for more details: <a href="http://cmsw.mit.edu/writing-and-communication-center/" class=""><span class=""><span class=""><font color="#0061ff" class="">http://cmsw.mit.edu/writing-and-communication-center/</font></span></span></a><b class=""></b></font></span></p>
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<p class="x_normal"><b class=""><u class=""><span lang="EN" class="" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21.466665267944336px;">MIT Spouses&Partners Connect</span></u></b><b class=""><span lang="EN" class="" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.399999618530273px;"></span></b><span lang="EN" class=""><a href="http://spouses.mit.edu/" class=""><span class="" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"></span></a></span></p>
<p class="x_normal"><span lang="EN" class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><font face="Arial" class="">Offers social and career-related groups and events for your spouse/partner/family. For more information and event listings, visit <a href="http://spouses.mit.edu/" class=""><span class=""><span class=""><font color="#0061ff" class="">http://spouses.mit.edu/</font></span></span></a>.</font></span><b class=""><u class=""></u></b></span></p>
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<p class="x_normal"><span lang="EN" class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><font face="Arial" class="">Join an Employee Resource Group (ERG) at MIT!</font></span></p>
<p class="x_normal"><span lang="EN" class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><font face="Arial" class="">ERGs are employee-led groups formed around common interests, issues and/or a common bond or background. ERGs host activities such as lectures, socials, dinners,
etc. Both Postdoctoral Fellows and Associates are invited to join. Current ERGs include:</font></span></p>
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<li class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; text-indent: -18pt;">African, Black, American, Caribbean @MIT (ABAC@MIT) ERG</span></li><li class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 14px; font-family: Arial; text-indent: -18pt;">Asian Pacific American ERG</span></li><li class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 14px; font-family: Arial; text-indent: -18pt;">Latino ERG,</span></li><li class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 14px; font-family: Arial; text-indent: -18pt;">Lesbian, Gay, ,Bisexual, Transgender (LGBT) ERG</span></li><li class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 14px; font-family: Arial; text-indent: -18pt;">Millennials ERG</span></li><li class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 14px; font-family: Arial; text-indent: -18pt;">Women in IT ERG</span></li></ul>
<div class=""><span lang="EN" class=""><font face="Arial" class="" style="font-size: 14px;">Check out the link for more information and upcoming events: </font></span><a href="http://hrweb.mit.edu/diversity/ergs/current" class="" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px;"><span class=""><span class=""><font color="#0061ff" class="">http://hrweb.mit.edu/diversity/ergs/current</font></span></span></a></div>
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<p class="x_normal" style="line-height: 16.440000534057617px;"><b class=""><u class=""><span lang="EN" class="" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 25.573331832885742px;">MBTA Access</span></u></b></p>
<p class="x_normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN" class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><font face="Arial" class="">As a reminder, all postdoctoral fellows and postdoctoral associates on MIT’s Cambridge </font></span><span class="" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px;">campus
are eligible for free, unrestricted subway and local bus access. MIT provides this benefit </span><span class="" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px;">through a special MBTA* chip embedded in the MIT ID card. (*Massachusetts Bay </span><span class="" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px;">Transportation
Authority). Check the back of your ID card. If “Charlie INSIDE!” is written on it, </span><span class="" style="font-size: 14px; font-family: Arial;">you are all set. Questions? Visit the Atlas Service Center (E17-106).</span></p>
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<p class="x_normal"><span lang="EN" class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><font face="Arial" class="">MIT is a Sustaining Member of the NPA, which means you can become an affiliate member for free. This will help you network with other postdocs across
the country and gain access to members only resources that can help further your career. To join, click on this Affiliate Memberships direct <a href="https://npamembers.site-ym.com/general/register_member_type.asp?regkey=B87D7B9B-5C95-48F6-9ECA-A5014531B05D" class="">link
for MIT</a> <span class="">and follow the registration process, using your MIT email address. Once you click “submit,” the NPA will review your request and confirm your membership by email about a week later. </span></font></span></span></p>
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