Spring forum schedule
Spring 2020 tentative Forum Schedule. Forums will be held every other Thursday, starting Jan. 30th: 12:00 - 1:30 PM in Litton Reaves Room 1810 (lunch will be provided):
Date |
Presenter(s) (Invited)/ Title (classes begin Jan 21) |
Forum Chair*/Host (proposed)/Notes |
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January 21-25
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MLK events, (VT Classes begin Jan 21) |
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Jan 24 |
BIOL MLK Speaker, 12:00 PM @ Biocomplexity Institute Auditorium |
Biological Sciences |
Jan 30 |
IMSD Behav/Psych Predocs Dissertation Research Update: Trevin Glasgow (Geller) & Derek Burns (Foti) |
Drs. Zac Mackey |
Feb 06 |
IMSD Biomed Predocs Dissertation Research Update: Brittany Boribong (Jones), Kandace Donaldson (De Vita) & Ashley Peralta (Santos) |
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Feb 20 |
IMSD 12th “PreDoc Palooza" : TED-Talk-like research/lab rotation presentations by IMSD Grad students in their First Year” (6-8 min res talks: 12th Cohort): Jose Sintas, Mariah Rojas & Guadalupe Reynoso |
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March 5 |
“Carver ScholarsPalooza”: Aaron Oxendine (Maurer), Fatima Kebe (Scherer) & Mika Pagani (Kuhar) |
Dr. Randy Grayson |
March 12 |
Spring break (March 7-15) |
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March 19 |
Dr. Dina Tsybulsky, Assistant Professor and Head of the Biology Education Track, Israel Institute of Technology |
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March 26 |
VT PREP17: “2019 PREP Palooza”: TED-Talk like research presentations by PREP scholars in our 17th Cohort” (6 min res talks): Jose, Guadalupe, Kerani, Marcos |
PREP17 |
April 2 |
VT PREP17: “2019 PREP Palooza”: TED-Talk like research presentations by PREP scholars in our 17th Cohort” (6-7-min res talks): Raven, Stefany, Claudia, Kevin |
PREP17 |
April 9 |
Ms. Alysha Simmons, IMSD alum, Brown University |
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April 23 |
William Michael Trochim, Professor, Cornell University: Program Assessments in the Age of Big Data (tentative, title) |
Dr. ( |
May 6th (reading day) |
Holiday Celebration: PREP alumni Drs. Jennifer King, Assistant professor and Maria Diehl Faryna, Assistant professor, Kansas State University: Updates on Early Careers in the Academy |
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May 22-23 |
MAPRS @ Medical University of South Carolina presentations practice: IMSD undergrads, IMSD 12th, PREP 17 scholars |
Only opportunity for some PREP scholars to present VT research at a conference during tenure |
*As Chair, you will introduce the speaker (include a fun fact) and monitor Q & A after the talk
Contact
PREP Program Office
2250 Litton-Reaves Hall
Blacksburg, VA 24061
call: 540-231-6797
e-mail: vtprep@vt.edu