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Paper Competition - The Use of Standards in the Global Fight Against COVID-19

Announcing the American National Standards Institute’s annual Student Paper Competition. This year’s theme is the use of standards in the global fight against COVID-19 and students are asked to explore the use, or absence, of standards in response to the pandemic. Students (associate, undergraduate, or graduate, in any discipline) enrolled full- or part-time during the period of September 2020 to April 2021 at an institute of higher education located in the United States or its territories are eligible to submit a paper for consideration. Cash prizes will be given to first- and second-place winners. All entries must be submitted by April 30. Please send all questions to ANSI staff member Lisa Rajchel at lrajchel@ansi.org.

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Picture a Scientist Viewing and Panel

The WVU Community is invited to a two-part event featuring a Virtual Film Screening of the documentary “Picture a Scientist”, followed by a Panel Discussion. “Picture a Scientist” is a feature-length documentary that chronicles the journey of three women scientists - a geologist, biologist, and chemist - and their experiences with sexual harassment and implicit bias. More information on the documentary can be found here: https://www.pictureascientist.com/

Register by Feb 12th and Watch the Documentary on your Own

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WVU Library Research Skills Workshop Series (Spring 2021)

The Libraries’ Level Up You Research Skills workshops will help you learn research tips and tricks to succeed in academics. Prep for your next research assignment, find resources for a literature review, situate yourself in previous literature and learn where to find key resources by attending one or more of these workshops.

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Info Session: University of Pittsburgh Physician Scientist Training Program (PSTP)

Come join us on Friday, January 22nd at 4 pm ET

The University of Pittsburgh’s PSTP is a 5-year medical school program that adds a year of basic or translational research to the regular Pitt Med experience. 

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U. Cincinnati Biomedical Research Day

The University of Cincinnati Office of Graduate Education is hosting a virtual Biomedical Research Day on January 25, 2021 from 6-7:30 pm. All STEM undergrads are invited to this special program to learn more about the University of Cincinnati's research programming including, summer research opportunities ( SURF), PostBac ( PREP) program, Doctoral and Masters degree programs. 

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