Tuesday, March 27, 2018

Summer Data Science Fellowship Opportunity

Program: The Data Incubator is an intensive 8 week fellowship that prepares masters students, PhDs, and postdocs in STEM and social science fields seeking industry careers as data scientists. The program is free for Fellows and supported by sponsorships from hundreds of employers across multiple industries. In response to the overwhelming interest in our earlier sessions, we will be holding another fellowship.

Who Should Apply: Anyone who has already obtained a masters or PhD degree or who is within one year of graduating with a masters or PhD is welcome to apply. Applications from international students are welcome. Everyone else is encouraged to sign-up for a future session.

Locations: In addition to the below in-person locations, we will have a remote online session:
New York City
San Francisco Bay Area
Seattle
Boston
Washington, DC.

Dates: All sections will be from 2018-06-18 to 2018-08-10.

Application Link: https://www.thedataincubator.com/fellowship.html#apply?ref=wcnNueWRlckB1ZmwuZWR1

Data Science in 30 minutes: Learn how to build a data-science project in our upcoming free Data Science in 30-minutes webcast. Signup soon as space is limited.

Learn More: You can learn about our fellows at The New York Times, LinkedIn, Amazon, Capital One, or Palantir. To read about our latest fellow alumni, check out our blog. To learn more about The Data Incubator, check us out on Venture Beat, The Next Web, or Harvard Business Review.

Monday, March 19, 2018

Family Day at the Dairy Farm

The University of Florida's Dairy Unit invites you to the 2018 Family Day at the Dairy Farm to be held this year on Saturday March 31 (9:00 am – 2:00pm), at the University of Florida Dairy Unit near Gainesville! This now annual event is an Open House for the general public to come visit a working dairy farm. We have about 18 stations with educational information, staffed by professors, graduate students and volunteers. In 2017 we had 1600 visitors. This will be the 5th Family Day at the Dairy Farm. Admission for the public is free.

Join us for a fun-filled, educational experience. See a working dairy farm. Learn where milk comes from. Meet researchers and veterinarians who work to improve Florida's dairy production, animal welfare and environmental sustainability. New stations added this year! Please wear closed-toe shoes. All children must be accompanied by an adult. No pets please. Free admission, and rain or shine! Presented by University of Florida's Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, with support from Florida Dairy Farmers.

The event site is https://www.facebook.com/FamilyDayattheDairyFarm/

Thursday, March 15, 2018

CVs vs. Resumes

Engineerring students can learn more about how to strategically update their resume/CV for academic, industry, and non-academic graduate level positions. Workshop to occur on March 26, 2018 in Turlington Room 2305. This workshop is specifically for Graduate students.

Wednesday, March 14, 2018

Financial Management Workshop-Limited Seats!


Plant Sale Thursday 3/15


Doctor of Plant Medicine student organization is having a plant sale this Thursday, March 15th at Steinmetz Hall (Entomology and Nematology building) inside the breezeway from 3:30-5:30PM. We will have different varieties of peppers from mild to hot, herbs including two types of Thai basil, Italian basil, oregano, cilantro, parsley, and many more!
$2.50 for small pots, $3 for medium pots. 

Please come out and support DPMSO!

Tuesday, March 13, 2018

Grateful Gator Day 2018

March 14 | 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. | CALS Collaboration Room and Plaza of the Americas
AND
March 14 | 5:30 - 7 p.m. | Faces of Philanthropy | McCarty D, Room G001

Are you a #GratefulGator? Join us for the third annual Grateful Gator Day to celebrate the philanthropic generosity of UF donors! Stop by either the CALS Collaboration Room or the Plaza of the Americas to personally thank donors for their commitment to The Gator Nation. Free popcorn, drinks, and T-shirts will be available for all participants at the Collaboration Room; free pizza and T-shirts will be available for all participants (while supplies last) at the Plaza.

Additionally, the CALS Philanthropy Council and Collegiate Farm Bureau will be hosting a Faces of Philanthropy evening event where students can network and learn from alumni and CALS supporters who invest in you! After a guest panel, students will enjoy food and other refreshments. RSVP: http://bit.ly/2oBOrRV.

Monday, March 12, 2018

Short Course and Travel Scholarship Opportunity for Ph.D. Students

The Center for Stress Resilient Agriculture (CSRA) has facilitated a collaboration with UF/IFAS Faculty and Wageningen University to host the following short course for Ph.D. students.

Fundamentals of Crop Physiology in a Changing World

June 3-8, 2018 Netherlands

Space is limited, so don’t miss out on a great opportunity to network with other students, faculty and experts in the field.

CSRA is offering at least four (4) travel scholarships for current Ph.D. students interested in participating. Each scholarship provides up to $1,000 to be used toward the cost of attendance. To be considered for one of these awards, please complete and submit an application by April 15, 2018.

If you have additional questions or need further information, please contact Theresa Martin (tmoore72@ufl.edu) or Diane Rowland (dlrowland@ufl.edu).