Past Events

The Pivot Database – Exploring Funding Opportunities and Researcher Profiles

Oct 28, 2021, 12:00 – 1:00 PM

Pivot is the leading national database for funding opportunities and includes a central repository of funding announcements from domestic and international agencies, foundations, and associations. Its robust interface allows for exceptionally detailed and fine-tuned searching as well as individually saved search results with personalized funding alerts. Pivot also has an expertise database that allows users to create a public profile and view other researchers’ profiles.

2021 Society of Postdoctoral Scholars Research & Career Symposium

Sep 28, 2021, 8:00 AM – 7:00 PM

The Society of Postdoctoral Scholars, in partnership with the Office of Postdoctoral, organize an Annual Career & Research Symposium intended to provide University of Kentucky postdocs, and regional postdocs, an opportunity to connect, network, and present their research. In addition, the symposium includes career development programming to allow postdocs to explore careers and develop critical skills for them.

US Immigration and Visas in the Age of COVID

Aug 26, 2021, 12:00 – 1:00 PM

Brendan Delaney will give an informational webinar about visa and immigration options for international postdocs and researchers. He will also touch on the effects the COVID-19 pandemic had had on the current immigration landscape in the US.

2021 Society of Postdoctoral Scholars Annual Summer Networking Event

Jul 17, 2021, 4:00 – 8:00 PM

The Society of Postdoctoral Scholars organizes a summer networking event each year for new postdocs to meet existing postdocs. This event is intended to allow postdocs to grow their local network and learn about the Society of Postdoctoral Scholars and the Office of Postdoctoral Affairs.

Creating Connections: An Introduction to the Alda Method

Jun 16, 2021, 3:00 – 5:00 PM

The Alda Center’s Creating Connections program is a two-hour live, online workshop designed to help scientists and researchers learn to engage and inspire diverse audiences through effective communication, with a particular focus on virtual interactions. Participants will learn how to balance being prepared with responding in the moment to address questions. The program emphasizes universal communication strategies, including avoiding jargon, and technical skills for creating engagement online, including camera angles and sound levels.

Storytelling Training Session

Mar 29, 2021, 12:00 – 1:00 PM

As part of the 2021 Society of Postdoctoral Scholars Popular Science Writing Competition, Stephen Wrentmore will provide a training session for participant to extract key storytelling elements from a published research paper to build a narrative compelling for a broader audience. Registration: Storytelling Training Session

The Science of Storytelling

Mar 22, 2021, 12:00 – 1:00 PM

This session is a dynamic and practical introduction to the science of storytelling, exploring techniques and approaches to engage and broaden the audience to your research and ideas. This session serves as the launch for the 2021 Society of Postdoctoral Scholars Popular Science Writing Competition in which postdocs are invited to transform a research paper into a popular science story worthy to share with the world.

Science, Humanity, Alan Alda, and the Quest for Story

Jan 26, 2021, 12:00 – 1:00 PM

Drawing on his work in the humanities and graduate education and his experiences as a participant at a summer institute of the Alda Center for Communicating Science, Dr. Grubbs will provide a set of springboard thoughts on Alda’s book If I Understood You, Would I Have This Look on My Face? This 45-minute personal foreword to the book will help launch this semester’s journey into what Alda calls the "art and science of relating and communicating".

Kentucky Network for Innovation and Commercialization (KYNETIC): Virtual information session for postdocs

Jan 15, 2021, 12:00 – 1:00 PM

KYNETIC offers proof-of-concept and product development grants for all types of health-related ideas. Cycle 3 grants of up to $50,000 per project will be awarded to be used over 6 months. Projects are eligible for competitive renewal every 6 months, until a maximum of $200,000 per technology is reached. In addition, product development, commercialization, and entrepreneurship training is offered to all selected applicants. Faculty, staff, postdocs, and students are eligible to apply.

The Other Side of the Coin – A discussion of the administrative realities of obtaining Federal grant dollars

Dec 8, 2020, 4:00 – 5:00 PM

Bring your questions about any part of the grant administrative lifecycle, from pre-award to close-out to this informal discussion with Sean Scott, former Research Administrator in the Office of Sponsored Projects Administration, now Director of Research Operations in the College of Public Health at UK.