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National Postdoc Appreciation Week 2018

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Monday, September 17

12:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. HSEB (Atrium and Room 2110)

KICK-OFF EVENT

12:00 – 1:00 pm  Keynote speaker Sean Sanders from AAAS

**Summary of his presentation HERE

1:30 – 2:30 pm Poster Competition – Win $500 travel award for the best poster! Registration deadline is 9/12. More information, including registration, is found HERE.

3:00 pm Social with refreshments, UPDA annoucements and poster awards

Tuesday, September 18

5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Red Butte Canyon Road

ICE CREAM SOCIAL AND HIKE

We invite all postdocs and their families to socialize over ice cream.

We will meet in the park by the surplus (building 627 on the campus Map), close to the pavilion for ice cream.

Join us for a light kid and stroller friendly hike starting at 6 pm!

IT WAS BEAUTIFUL!!!

5 postdoctoral students smiling on the hiking trail

sunny grassy hill on the hike

Wednesday, September 19

9:00 am. – 10:00 a.m. The Den at the Union

COFFEE & HEADSHOTS

Join us for a cup of coffee and let a professional photographer take your photo.

Thursday, September 20

6:00 pm. The Green Pig Pub

31 East 400 South

THIRSTY THURSDAY

Let's relax and enjoy a beer at a local pub or brewery. This month we are joining Science on Tap for their event “The spleen: a lean, mean, diving machine!”. These event is likely to be full, so let's meet early to secure a table for the presentation!

Organized by Utah Postdoctoral Association (UPDA) and Office of Graduate Education and Postdoctoral Affairs

Last Updated: 8/30/24