January 4–24, 2010
Note: Events will be added, and details below may change. See sign-up information after each subject.
For additional social and recreational opportunities, visit the Dudley House January calendar.
Academic Courses
Microbial Sciences Initiative
Harvard College Library
Professional Development
Fellowships
Institute for Quantitative Social Sciences
School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS)
English as a Foreign Language
Financial Planning
Wellness
The Arts
Writing
Outings and Recreation
Academic Courses
Cell Biology 330, January 6–22
Genetics 390, January 8–23
Virology 330, January 5–26
Microbial Sciences Initiative
* Microscopy Workshop: A hands-on mini-laboratory experience
Wednesday, January 20, to Friday, January 22 (3 full days)
Instructors: Professors Ann Pearson and Matthew Waldor
Sign-up deadline: December 1st
* Recreational activities for consortium members: opportunities for informal presentations by MSI-associated faculty members around a group dinner; outings to see microbial activity in action.
Note: students interested in the Microbial Sciences Initiative graduate consortium and the January offerings should contact Karen Lachmayr.
Harvard College Library
For library information or to share an idea for a workshop, contact
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To register, see name listed below each workshop.
Harvard Map Collection Orientation
January 6, 11 a.m.-noon
Map Collection/Pusey Library (enter via Lamont Library main entrance)
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Harvard Map Collection is the oldest map library in North America and is among the largest. It holds ~500,000 maps and atlases along with terrabytes of digital data. You will view highlights of the antiquarian collection and learn how to find maps and data from all time periods. (1 hour, limited to 15 participants)
Basic Geographic Analysis
January 12, 10 a.m.-noon
Map Collection/Pusey Library (enter via Lamont Library main entrance)
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Geographic Information Systems (GIS) are powerful tools for performing analytical tasks on data with a spatial component. This short workshop (2 hours) will offer an introduction to working with data based on addresses
Working with Digital Historic Maps
January 13, 10 a.m.-noon
Map Collection/Pusey Library (enter via Lamont Library main entrance)
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Thousands of digitized items from the Map Collection are available and can be incorporated into a variety of spatial analysis programs like ArcGIS and Google Earth. This short workshop (2 hours) will demonstrate how to get historic map images into GIS or Google Earth and offer examples of how to use them, once they are there.
EndNote Workshop for the Sciences
January 14, 2-4 p.m.
Lamont Library Room 310
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Registration limited to 14.
This hands-on workshop introduces EndNote, a bibliographic management tool, to users from the sciences. In addition to visiting the program's major features, we will demonstrate how to use it in concert with scientific databases and other science resources.
Bibliography and History of the Book
Six sessions, Tuesdays and Thursdays, January 5-24, 2-4 p.m.
Houghton Library
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at 617-496-8679. Registration limited to 12.
What is all this buzz about book history, and how does it relate to my studies? How might looking closely at early editions, understanding the physical nature of books, or examining the business of book-making influence interpretations of texts or the cultures that created them? A team of professors, librarians, and conservators will help you gain insight into these questions and more through both theoretical and hands-on interactions with rare books and manuscripts. There will also be opportunities to learn to print and bind books for yourselves. Join us!
- Introduction to Bibliography (Alison Scott, Charles Warren Bibliographer for American History, Librarian for North America, and Senior Collection Development Librarian)
- Manuscript to Print (William Stoneman, Florence Fearrington Librarian of Houghton Library)
- Printing Workshop (Hope Mayo, Philip Hofer Curator of Printing and Graphic Arts)
- Binding Workshop (Heather Kaufman Caldwell, Head of Conservation Services)
- Printing Shakespeare (Karen Nipps, Head of the Rare Book Team)
- Bibliography in the Modern Era (Michael Winship, Iris Howard Regents Professor of English II, Houghton Fellow)
RefWorks Basics
January 20, 2-3 p.m.
Lamont Library, Room B-30
Limit on Registration: 28
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. Registration limited to 28.
RefWorks is a citation organizer that simplifies the “busy work” of research. It can import citations directly from many of Harvard’s library databases; create your bibliography in the format you choose; and insert citations or footnotes in your text as you write. This 55-minute session will get you started in building and using your own RefWorks database.
Professional Development
Offered by the Office of Career Services. Registration requirements, if any, included in event description.
Career Transition Workshop
January 12, 19, 26, and Feb 2, 1–3 p.m. (1–4 p.m. on Jan 26)
OCS, 54 Dunster Street
In this four-session series for PhD students, you will consider whether a nonacademic career is right for you and learn the skills needed to begin the transition through in-depth self-assessment, brainstorming, and exploring career options. Space is limited and registration is required for this workshop series. Please make every effort to commit to all four meetings. To register, contact
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and include your G-level and department.
Real Life Stories from the Academic Job Search
January 13, 4:30–6 p.m.
Dudley House Common Room
Come and hear the job search stories from recently-hired PhDs who are working in a variety of academic positions. This event is part of the "Becoming Faculty" series, cosponsored by GSAS.
The Imposter Syndrome
January 14, 4:30–6:30 p.m.
Geological Lecture Hall, University Museum
“How to Feel as Smart and Capable as Everyone Seems to Think You Are,” a presentation by Dr. Valerie Young. Despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary, a surprising number of bright, capable, and often highly successful people dismiss their achievements as due to luck, charm, or other external factors. Individuals suffering from the Imposter Syndrome tend to believe they have somehow managed to “fool” others into thinking they are more intelligent and competent than they believe themselves to be. As a result, people experiencing this syndrome live in fear of being “found out.” When Valerie Young last spoke at Harvard in 2005, over 250 students attended, and it was an extremely powerful presentation. Join us for this engaging exploration of the Imposter Syndrome and learn some strategies to overcome it! No reservations are required. Co-sponsored by OCS, the Graduate Student Council, Harvard Graduate Women in Science and Engineering, the Office for Postdoctoral Affairs, and the Office for Faculty Development and Diversity.
Retooling: Job Search Boot Camp
January 20, 3–5 p.m.
Dudley House
Are you looking for a nonacademic job or internship, but aren’t sure how to go about it? Are you nervous about the realities of a recession economy and wondering how you can navigate it successfully? Come to this workshop and find out how to catch up fast on what you need to know to find a job outside the academy, including developing a resume, researching organizations, writing cover letters, and preparing for interviews. Space is limited and registration is required. To register, please e-mail
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, using “Retooling RSVP” in the subject line, and include your name, G-level, anticipated date of graduation (or leave), department, and general career fields of interest.
Reflections on Rejections
January 26, 4–5:30 p.m. (tentative)
Location TBA
Even the most highly accomplished people experience rejection or failure at some point in their careers as students and/or professionals. Come join us to discuss experiences of risk, rejection, resilience, and redemption! Students will each receive a booklet of actual rejection letters received by your deans, faculty, and fellow students, along with their comments about what that experience has meant to them. This event is co-sponsored by the Bureau of Study Counsel. To register, please email
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, using “Reflections on Rejections” in the subject line, and include your name, G-level, and department.
Job Search Tough Questions and Negotiations
January 27, 10–11:30 a.m.
OCS, 54 Dunster Street
Have you received an invitation to interview for an academic or nonacademic job? What question do you dread most? Do you have an important personal issue that impacts your decision to accept a job offer, such as the “two-body problem,” work visa issues, family considerations, need for a workplace accepting of your sexual orientation, religion, or other concern? Attend this discussion led by all three of the GSAS career counselors and bring your toughest questions! Part of the “Becoming Faculty” series cosponsored by GSAS.
Business Management Study Group
Five Wednesdays, January 27 – March 3
2-5 p.m. on January 27, 3-5 all other meetings
Harvard Business School, location TBA
This seminar series, taught mainly by Harvard Business School faculty, introduces graduate students to key concepts in several functional areas of business using the case method. REGISTER EARLY –THIS PROGRAM FILLS QUICKLY. Registration is IN PERSON ONLY at OCS (54 Dunster St, Cambridge, MA – Room 23 Lower Level), December 7-11, 9:00am-12:30 p.m. and 1:30-4:30 p.m.. Please bring $30 to cover the case materials fee. Contact
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Fellowships
Offered by the GSAS Office of Fellowships. Registration information coming soon.
Fellowship-Writing Bootcamp
January 22, 1-4 p.m.
Large conference room at GSAS Holyoke 350
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, director of fellowships
This will be a hands-on session for students at various stages in the writing of a fellowship proposal, from those with little more than a working title, to those with fully vetted projects. The session will focus on writing the opening paragraph, which we will treat as an exposition of all of the major themes that will be covered in the proposal as a whole. Participants will be asked to bring an opening draft to share with the group. Experience shows that there is much that we can learn from one another; providing feed-back will be a crucial feature of the session.
Pre-registration is required, at least two weeks prior to January 22; there will be a cut-off point, but if need be, we can schedule an additional session.
Institute for Quantitative Sciences (IQSS)
*Research Funding in Social Science
January 14, 9:30 a.m.- 2 p.m.
Rm K262, 1737 Cambridge St (CGIS Knafel Building)
Conducting innovative research increasingly requires resources that exceed those readily on-hand to the individual scholar. Research funding can be used to access a wider set of research methods, to accelerate your research project, expand its scope and depth, and increase its impact. This short course provides an overview of the types and sources of funding available for research support, and introduces the fundamental elements of planning, proposal writing, and management for sponsored projects. The course is geared toward junior faculty, postdocs, and graduate students (in late stages or on the job market), who are new to the funding process, are considering whether to seek funding from new sources, or would like a systematic review of the grant writing and review process.
Note: Classes are scheduled regularly, based on demand. There are approximately 35-40 spots per workshop. Please contact the coordinator for more information. Coffee will be served. Please bring your own lunch.
Eligibility - Open to members of the Harvard community; advanced registration required.
Please rsvp online or to the Events Coordinator - Gabrielle Stone at
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. For more information, please go to: http://www.iq.harvard.edu/events/node/2047
*High Risk Confidential Information Lecture
January 19, 9:30 a.m. -2 p.m.
Taught by Micah Altman, Ph.D., Senior Research Scientist, Institute for Quantitative Social Science Archival Director, Henry A. Murray Research Archive
Room K262, CGIS Knafel, 1737 Cambridge Street
Failures of confidentiality threaten research integrity, reputation, legality, and funding. Every researcher in the social, behavioral and health sciences must understand how to manage confidential information in research. Successful management of confidential information is particularly challenging because it requires satisfying a combination of complex legal, statistical and technological constants. And the management of this information has grown increasingly challenging because of recent changes in the law, new forms of data collection, and advances in statistical methods for linking data. This tutorial provides a framework for identifying and managing confidential information in research. It is most appropriate for mid-late career graduate students, faculty, and professional research staff who actively engage in the design/planning of research. The course will provide an overview of the major legal requirements governing confidential research data; and the core technological measures used to safeguard data. And it will provide an introduction to the statistical methods and software tools used to analyze and limit disclosure risks.
Please rsvp online or to the to Events Coordinator - Gabrielle Stone at
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School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS)
* The CAD Workshop
Monday, January 18, to Friday January 22 from 2-4:30 p.m.
Interested students should register with Dr. Anas Chalah
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. If there is demand a course could be scheduled for the 1/11-1/15.
*Mathworks Workshops:
Jan 6 10-1:30 in Pierce 209, Introduction to matlab
Jan 11 10-1:30 In Pierce 209, acquiring and analyzing data
January 19 10-12:30 in Pierce 209, Parallel computing
English as a Foreign Language
Offered by the Institute for English Language Programs. To register, go to the IEL website and download the application. Bring the completed application to GSAS (Holyoke Center 350) Student Affairs before the deadline (coming soon). If this is your first IEL course, GSAS will cover the cost of the course and registration. If you have already taken an IEL course, IEL will cover that cost.
Pronunciation Course, Institute for English Language Programs
- January 11–February 5: Monday, Wednesday, Friday, 10 a.m.–noon or 7:35–9:35 p.m.
- January 12–February 5: Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, 1–3 p.m.
Writing Course, Institute for English Language Programs
January 11-February 5, time TBA
Financial Planning
Offered by the GSAS Fellowships and Financial Aid offices.
Planning Your Financial Support at GSAS
(for humanities and social sciences PhD candidates)
January 21, 4–5:30 p.m.
Dudley House
Wellness
Offered by the Center for Wellness. Sign up for the sessions below by contacting
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Massage Therapy 101: Basics Of A Back Massage
Taught by Karen O’Donoghue
Thursday, January 7, 1–2:15 p.m.
Monks Library, 75 Mt. Auburn Street, 2nd Floor, HUHS
Learn and experience some of the most beneficial techniques for relieving muscle tension and stress. A licensed massage therapist will demonstrate and teach some techniques that will allow you to alleviate your own stress and that of friends and loved ones.
Eat What You Want: The Intuitive Approach
Taught by Michelle Gallant
Wednesday, January 13, 2–3 p.m.
Monks Library, 75 Mt. Auburn Street, 2nd Floor, HUHS
Feeling anxious and guilty about your eating? Want to find a way out of the endless cycle of deprivation and overeating? The intuitive eating approach can help you find a balance between eating what you want and eating for health in a way that is sustainable and life affirming. Learn how giving yourself permission to eat actually allows you to gain control of your eating. Bring your lunch for a guided mindful eating experience.
Mind Body Stress Reduction Sampler
Taught by Dr. Suzanne Westbrook, HUHS Primary Care Internist
Wednesday, January 20, noon–1 p.m.
Monks Library, 75 Mt. Auburn Street, 2nd Floor, HUHS
Want to know what the buzz is about? Attend this complimentary session to meet Dr. Westbrook and to learn more about this life-enhancing program. The Mind Body Stress Reduction (MBSR) program is an intensive training in mindfulness meditation. Based on ancient healing practices, this program offers you a way to better manage stress and to restore balance to your life.
Chair Massage Relaxation Break
Mondays noon–2 p.m., Wednesdays 11 a.m.–2 p.m., Fridays noon–3 p.m.
75 Mt. Auburn Street, 2nd Floor, HUHS
Fee: $12 per 10 minutes
Are you stressed out and looking for the perfect “pick-me-up” during the week? Research suggests that mini-massages can help individuals cope with the stress of daily life more effectively. Call 617-495-9629 to set up your mini-massage!
The Arts
Offered by the Dudley Arts Fellows
Jazz in the Gato
January 14, 7 p.m.
Dudley House Café Gato Rojo
Chamber Music Concert
January 23, 7:30 p.m.
Dudley House Dining Room
Classic Movies:
January 15
High Noon and North by Northwest
January 22
Roman Holiday and Citizen Kane
Begining at 6 p.m.
Dudley House Graduate Student Lounge
Writing
Offered by the Dudley Literary Fellows and the GSAS Writing Tutor
Creative writing workshops
January 10 and January 24, 1–3 p.m.
Dudley House
If the phrase "academic prose" does not encompass your literary achievements or aspirations, check out the Writer’s Workshop. Bring in whatever you’re currently working on (poetry, essay, fiction, memoir, drama . . .), or just join in the discussion and the in-session writing. Click here for more information.
Writing Bootcamp
January 11–12 (10 a.m.–5 p.m.) and January 30-31 (9 a.m.–4 p.m.)
Dudley House Common Room
Having trouble just setting aside some time to write? Join us for the weekend — we will provide a quiet setting, breakfast and lunch, caffeine, and some guidance from the GSAS writing tutor. Students from all disciplines and at any stage of writing are welcome. Cost is $20, plus a $20 deposit that will be returned at the end of the weekend. Click here for more information.
From Dissertation to Book
January 15, 2–4 p.m.
Dudley House Private Dining Room
With Suzanne Smith, GSAS Writing Tutor
This event will explore the possibility that the dissertation can be written in such a way as to integrate (to some extent) the discrete processes of completing the dissertation and then converting it into a book. An editor from Harvard University Press will speak.
Outings and Recreation
Offered by the Dudley Outings and Athletics Fellows
Game Room Tournament!
Calling all ping-pong wizards, pool sharks, foosball experts, and anyone who just wants to play for fun! Sign up now for the Dudley House January @ GSAS Tournaments in ping-pong, pool, and foosball. The format for each tournament will be a round-robin during three weeks in January, leading to a playoff for the championship to be held in early February. Contact
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to sign up (indicate which games, and if you know that you'll be away for more than a week during January, please indicate which dates).
Ski Trips to New Hampshire
Trip 1: January 18–21
Trip 2: January 21–24.
In the Heights, theatre outing
January 24, 7:30 p.m.
Boston Opera House
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