[TODAY] Graduate Professionalization Seminar | Public Speaking with David Kang

Monday, March 7, 2016
12:00 PM to 1:30 PM
AHN 100
Free

This professionalization seminar is designed to help graduate students learn the basics of good presentation in a variety of settings and will offer a series of tips and advice on the use of Powerpoint, effective body language, and other advice on public speaking. Light refreshments will be provided.

Open to USC graduate students. Light refreshments provided.

This talk is part of the EASC Grad Forum professionalization series and is co-sponsored by the Korean Studies Institute and the Center for International Studies.

2016 Tillman Scholars application now open

I’m excited to let you know the application to join the 2016 Class of Tillman Scholars opened this morning and will remain open until March 1st.

The application is open to military veterans (active duty or separated, including National Guard & reserve) and spouses pursuing a full-time four-year, master’s, PhD, or professional degree at a US-based accredited institution. Each award is based on the applicant’s unique financial need—last year we committed $1.7M in academic scholarships to 60 Tillman Scholars.

The Tillman Scholars program unites the best talent and leadership from the military and military spouses and is not a gift; it’s an investment in excellence and potential.

A one-page overview can be found here.

Each year the Tillman Scholar applicants amaze us with their determination, perseverance, and desire to make this world a better place. Thanks in advance for helping share the application announcement so we can support military veterans and spouses with academic scholarships and a network of like-minded individuals.

Please direct any eligibility or criteria questions to scholarships@pattillmanfoundation.org.

Thank you!

Liz

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Seminar | Lindsey Schier | Feb 11, 2016

Lindsey Schier, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow, Program in Neuroscience,
Department of Psychology, Florida State University
(Applicant for open Assistant Professor position in Neural Metabolic Regulation)

Viscerosensory Modulation of Taste Function

Foods and fluids elicit a cascade of sensory and metabolic signals as they are ingested, digested, and assimilated into the body. Among the many wisdoms of the body are its capacities to predict a food’s biologically significant consequences and tailor ingestion to nutritional needs by flexibly linking oral and postoral signals. The fact that obesity is, in part, associated with the overconsumption of highly palatable but weakly satiating foods, places special emphasis on understanding precisely how sensory signals arising from the gastrointestinal tract are functionally integrated in the brain with those at the forefront of ingestion (e.g., taste). Accordingly, my research has been aimed at characterizing both the transient and lasting effects of postoral feedback on various domains of taste-guided behavior. Such work has revealed that postoral signals rapidly and chemo-specifically modulate the hedonic significance of taste stimuli. Recently, we found that experience with the differential sensory and metabolic events associated with consuming fructose and glucose functions to establish differential responding to the orosensory properties of the same two sugars as well; this challenges the current model of sweet taste reception and implicates a novel T1R2+T1R3-independent taste receptor for glucose.In parallel, using a high resolution lesion/reporter mapping system, our research has begun to pinpoint a region of insular cortex that may be necessary for some types of taste-visceral integrative processing. Future work will continue to combine neural manipulations, both at the level of the peripheral inputs and higher order CNS structures, with comprehensive psychophysical and behavioral measures, to elucidate how taste and visceral signals are processed, integrated, and functionally organized in the control of food and fluid intake.

Thursday, February 11, 2016
4:00 PM

HEDCO Auditorium / HNB 100
USC University Park Campus, Los Angeles, CA 90089

Invitation to Graduate Student Luncheons with Vice-Provost Dr. Sally Pratt

We are honored to invite you to join Vice Provost Dr. Sally Pratt for lunch this semester on Wednesday February 17 2016 on the University Park Campus (UPC) or on Tuesday March 8 2016 on the Health Sciences Campus.  The menu will consist of salads, sandwiches, and dessert.

This event will provide the opportunity to engage with the Vice Provost for Graduate Programs, Dr. Sally Pratt, regarding a variety of graduate and professional student topics, including your own concerns and discussion items. Dr. Pratt is interested in hearing your news, updates, and concerns, and she would like to hear what you think the USC Graduate School does well what it could improve on and how.

The event is open to all USC graduate students, and attendance will be limited to 20 graduate students per luncheon. Since space is limited, please remember that your RSVP does not guarantee you a seat at the luncheon. The exact location of each event will be communicated through a confirmation email to the first 20 students (per event) who express their interest in participating.

RSVP here: http://goo.gl/forms/zvDPpDgc2M

Thank you for your response. We look forward to meeting you!

Sincerely

Alison Kozberg, Graduate Students’ Advocate
graduate.sr@usc.edu

Dr. Sally Pratt, Vice Provost for Graduate Programs

Help us “Deck Our Halls”!

The USC Graduate School has recently moved to a new office suite in STU 301 and we would like to display the work of graduate students from across USC on the walls. We are especially interested in data visualizations, paintings, photographs, graphics, textiles, or other contributions that reflect the interests and research pursuits of USC graduate students. Other than copyrighted images, all types of submissions are welcome. The work will be featured for up to one year and will be returned to the student no later than December 2016. Within reason, the Graduate School will cover the cost of professionally printing and mounting works selected for display. Featured students will be invited to an open house early next year.

To be considered, please submit a copy (or draft) of the proposed work via email to mereditd@usc.edu by January 15, 2016. Proposals will be reviewed the following week and final selections will be made by the end of January.

If you have questions, I am available to assist.

Best,

Meredith Drake Reitan, MPL, PhD
Associate Dean for Graduate Fellowships
Graduate School
Office of the Provost
Adjunct Associate Professor
Sol Price School of Public Policy
University of Southern California
mereditd@usc.edu

Spring 2016 Course Offering | BISC-587

The Department of Biological Sciences will be offering its Communications course again next Spring, which is open to both grad students and undergrads. Please e-mail the instructor, Myrna Jacobson (myrnaj@usc.edu), if you are interested in registering.

BISC-587 (Flyer & Course Syllabus)

Bioinformatics Lunch Series | Key considerations in RNA-seq experimental design

NML Bioinformatics Service is pleased to present “Key considerations in RNA-seq experimental design”. Covering some of the most important issues in RNA-seq experiment preparation, this one-hour workshop will help you avoid making common and costly mistakes in designing RNA-seq experiments. This workshop is the second installment of the ongoing Bioinformatics Lunch Series, funded by USC Libraries Dean’s Challenge Grant.

Time: 12:00-1:15 PM

Location: Norris Medical Library, West Conference Room (basement level in the library)

Registration is mandatory as the seating for this workshop is limited to 40 attendees per session. See the registration form to select a desired date

Lunch will be provided

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us.

Yibu Chen and Meng Li
Bioinformatics Service
Norris Medical Library
University of Southern California
nmlbio@usc.edu
nml.usc.edu/bioinformatics
323-442-3309 (Yibu)
323-442-3447 (Meng)

Jobs Posting - 10.2.2015

Jobs Posting - 10.2.2015

Graduate Student Lunches w/ the Vice Provost for Graduate Programs

Please join the Vice Provost for Graduate Programs, Dr. Sally Pratt, for lunch on Monday October 12, 2015 on the University Park Campus (UPC) or on Friday October 16 on the Health Sciences Campus. All USC graduate students are welcome to attend.

This event is an opportunity to engage with Dr. Pratt on a variety of topics related to graduate and professional students, including your own concerns and discussion items. Dr. Pratt is interested in hearing your news, updates, and questions, and she would like to hear what you think the USC Graduate School does well, what it could improve on, and how.

Each luncheon will be limited to 20 graduate students. Because space is limited, your RSVP does not guarantee you a seat. The location of each event will be communicated in a confirmation email to the first 20 students (per event) who express their interest in participating here: http://goo.gl/forms/IsdqryRsVX.