Friday, May 10, 2013
End of Year BBQ!!!!!!!!!
Hello BGSA!
To cap off a great school year, the Biology Graduate Students Association (BGSA) is hosting a FREE BBQ on Tuesday May 14th at 4pm. There's also a softball game that day at 6pm that everyone is welcome to stay for!
WHO: All Biology graduate students and postdocs
WHAT: BBQ (veggie and meat options), drinks (soda and other adult beverages) & softball
WHEN: Tuesday May 14th from 4-6 pm, softball from 6pm till it's over or Thomson House kicks us out.
WHERE: Reservoir field, the big grassy field across from Thomson House between Dr Penfield, des Pins and McTavish
WHY: Because the food is FREE and we're lots of fun to hang out with!
This is a great way to meet new students, catch up with old friends, and kick off the summer. You don't have to be able to catch, throw or hit the ball in order to play with us! Please bring your labmates!
Hope to see you there!
Your friendly neighbourhood BGSA
Wednesday, April 17, 2013
2013 CEEB Wrap-up
Hello CEEB Retreaters,
On behalf of the 2013 organizing committee I would like to thank all the speakers, moderators and participants for contributing to an outstanding CEEB retreat. A number of you requested the slides from the workshops and we have make them available on BGSA Speaker Deck account: https://speakerdeck.com/bgsa
Carly Zitter also live tweeted Workshop #2. If you missed the workshop or want to relive it you can find the transcript as on Storify here: http://storify.com/cziter/graphical-design-for-publications-and-your-researc
See you at next years retreat!
PS These workshops are great for the whole department, not just CEEB!
Carly Zitter also live tweeted Workshop #2. If you missed the workshop or want to relive it you can find the transcript as on Storify here: http://storify.com/cziter/graphical-design-for-publications-and-your-researc
See you at next years retreat!
PS These workshops are great for the whole department, not just CEEB!
Tuesday, January 15, 2013
BGSA Welcome Back Event
BGSA,
Not sure what to do this Thursday? Please refer to the attached decision map the BGSA officers have created for you.
All models suggest you attend the 2013 BGSA Welcome Back event this
Thursday at Thomson House from 5-7pm. The BGSA will be providing
snacks, beverages and the First Annual Masterpiece crafts competition.
Where we give you a picture like this or this and
you have to recreate it with a team consisting of any combination of
lab, friends, enemies from popsicle sticks, glue and some pipe cleaners
with prizes for the best interpretation as judged by a panel. All you
have to bring is a good time and your lab mates.
Come catch up with me, other graduate students, faculty and meet new people.
See you Thursday,
Monica
BGSA President
Wednesday, November 14, 2012
R, Pumpkins, and Grants!
Hello fellow biology minions!
This post comes as announcements of the past, present, and very near future. First up, the ghost of Halloween past shows how to get it done! Congratulations to the returning champions, the Ricciardi lab, who once again, captured first place in the annual pumpkin carving contest. This year's theme was 'mutation' and Susan Bocti and Frank Scopelleti served as our illustrious judges. In second place was the L. Chapman lab, and in third place was the collaborative efforts of the Moon/Lasko/Dancourt lab!!
For photos, visit here:
https://picasaweb.google.com/111919271963074240179/2012BGSAIronPumpkinCarvingContest
#-----------------------------R Workshop -----------------------------
#in the very near future, there will be an awesome R workshop that
#will help get you started in the R environment. Come join the
#R Montreal User Group will be checking out the Hadley Wickham
#general awesomness for this workshop.
#location: Notman House (51 Sherbrooke W)
#time: 6pm
#Bring your own laptop!
#------------------------------------------------------------------------
And lastly, congratulations to our BGSA travel grant draw winners!
Rowshyra Castaneda is our lucky winner! The first runner up and second runner up, who will be contacted in the event that the winner declines the award or becomes ineligible, were Michal Wieczorek and Bronwyn Rayfield
Congratulations to all!
Happy midterm marking!
-the BGSA
This post comes as announcements of the past, present, and very near future. First up, the ghost of Halloween past shows how to get it done! Congratulations to the returning champions, the Ricciardi lab, who once again, captured first place in the annual pumpkin carving contest. This year's theme was 'mutation' and Susan Bocti and Frank Scopelleti served as our illustrious judges. In second place was the L. Chapman lab, and in third place was the collaborative efforts of the Moon/Lasko/Dancourt lab!!
For photos, visit here:
https://picasaweb.google.com/111919271963074240179/2012BGSAIronPumpkinCarvingContest
#-----------------------------R Workshop -----------------------------
#in the very near future, there will be an awesome R workshop that
#will help get you started in the R environment. Come join the
#R Montreal User Group will be checking out the Hadley Wickham
#general awesomness for this workshop.
#location: Notman House (51 Sherbrooke W)
#time: 6pm
#Bring your own laptop!
#------------------------------------------------------------------------
And lastly, congratulations to our BGSA travel grant draw winners!
Rowshyra Castaneda is our lucky winner! The first runner up and second runner up, who will be contacted in the event that the winner declines the award or becomes ineligible, were Michal Wieczorek and Bronwyn Rayfield
Congratulations to all!
Happy midterm marking!
-the BGSA
Thursday, October 18, 2012
2012 Annual Pumpkin Carving Contest
Hello fellow bio students!
Feeling competitive? Ready to get into pumpkins up to your elbows? Interested in firing those creative neuronal transfers?
Well, it's about that time. It is time for the BGSA's annual pumpkin carving contest!
For those of you new to the Department or unfamiliar with the event, teams participating in the contest sign up in advance, and arrive the day of the event with tools in hand, and carve the greatest pumpkin of all time. Teams must pay 6$/team, which covers the cost of the pumpkin (which we will provide) and prizes. Please sign-up by visiting (with the money) Katie Pagnucco (Redpath Room 303 on the third floor), Scott DeVito (Stewart N5/5; dial 7488), Chelsea Chisholm (Stewart N3/5; dial 6428), Mary-Rose Bradley Gill (Bellini 232; if nobody there, look in lab 270 or call 3565), or Kate Krivy (Bellini 232; if nobody there, look in lab 270 or call 3565) by Tuesday, October 30th so we can purchase supplies.
Teams will have 1 hour to carve the pumpkin related to a surprise THEME that will be announced by the surprise judges on the day of the event. Judging criteria include: adherence to theme, creativity/originality, use of lab tools, and participation of the lab supervisor (extra points... so convince your prof to come!)
Summary:
WHAT: I think that should be obvious by now.
WHEN: Wednesday, October 31 at 11:30 am (event is 1hr: teams should arrive 15 mins early to prepare: onlookers welcome!)
WHERE: 4th floor lobby, Stewart Biology Building
WHO: Graduate students, postdocs, professors, anyone in the Department with an interest in pumpkins and/or squash carving
WHY: Because October wouldn't be complete without a pumpkin carving contest AND there will be prizes, and wait for it... a TROPHY (yes, a TROPHY) for the winning team.
DEADLINE to sign up: Wednesday, October 30th
So start harassing your supervisors, assemble a team and register with any of the people listed above, we're looking forward to seeing you next Wednesday, October 30th at 11:30 am for pumpkin fun! Teams, don't forget to bring your own carving supplies.
Feeling competitive? Ready to get into pumpkins up to your elbows? Interested in firing those creative neuronal transfers?
Well, it's about that time. It is time for the BGSA's annual pumpkin carving contest!
For those of you new to the Department or unfamiliar with the event, teams participating in the contest sign up in advance, and arrive the day of the event with tools in hand, and carve the greatest pumpkin of all time. Teams must pay 6$/team, which covers the cost of the pumpkin (which we will provide) and prizes. Please sign-up by visiting (with the money) Katie Pagnucco (Redpath Room 303 on the third floor), Scott DeVito (Stewart N5/5; dial 7488), Chelsea Chisholm (Stewart N3/5; dial 6428), Mary-Rose Bradley Gill (Bellini 232; if nobody there, look in lab 270 or call 3565), or Kate Krivy (Bellini 232; if nobody there, look in lab 270 or call 3565) by Tuesday, October 30th so we can purchase supplies.
Teams will have 1 hour to carve the pumpkin related to a surprise THEME that will be announced by the surprise judges on the day of the event. Judging criteria include: adherence to theme, creativity/originality, use of lab tools, and participation of the lab supervisor (extra points... so convince your prof to come!)
Summary:
WHAT: I think that should be obvious by now.
WHEN: Wednesday, October 31 at 11:30 am (event is 1hr: teams should arrive 15 mins early to prepare: onlookers welcome!)
WHERE: 4th floor lobby, Stewart Biology Building
WHO: Graduate students, postdocs, professors, anyone in the Department with an interest in pumpkins and/or squash carving
WHY: Because October wouldn't be complete without a pumpkin carving contest AND there will be prizes, and wait for it... a TROPHY (yes, a TROPHY) for the winning team.
DEADLINE to sign up: Wednesday, October 30th
So start harassing your supervisors, assemble a team and register with any of the people listed above, we're looking forward to seeing you next Wednesday, October 30th at 11:30 am for pumpkin fun! Teams, don't forget to bring your own carving supplies.
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