Date

Time

Location

Activity and Topic (subject to change)

9/21

Monday

5:00 PM

Abbott B-15

(Health Sciences Library)

Introduction to The CLIMB Program and Becoming a scientist

Dr. Margarita Dubocovich (UB)

Dr. Raj Rajnarayanan (UB)

9/22

Tuesday

4:00 PM

Abbott B-15

Choosing a mentor

Dr. Rick McGee (NU)

9/28

Monday

6:00-8:00 PM

Abbott B-15

Adapting to learning in graduate school

Dr. Rick McGee (NU)

10/5

Monday

6:00-8:00 PM

Abbott B-15

Excelling in research rotations

Dr. Rick McGee (NU)

10/12

Monday

6:00-8:00 PM

Abbott B-15

Reading primary literature

Dr. Rick McGee (NU)

10/19

Monday

6:00-8:00 PM

Abbott B-15

Working with people who are different than you: using the Myers-Briggs Types for effective communication

Dr. Raj Rajnarayanan (UB)

10/26

Monday

6:00-8:00 PM

Abbott B-15

Faculty guest speaker

Dr. Richard Silverman

Professor of Chemistry, Northwestern University

11/2

Monday

6:00-8:00 PM

Abbott B-15

Faculty guest speakers

Dr. Margarita Dubocovich and colleagues Dr. Raj Rajnarayanan and Dr. Fraser Sim (UB)

11/9

Monday

6:00-8:00 PM

Abbott B-15

Assessment of learning strategies and research labs: what’s working and what’s not

Dr. Rick McGee (NU)

11/16

Monday

6:00-8:00 PM

Abbott B-15

An introduction to oral presentations and posters

Steve Lee/Dr. Rick McGee (NU)

11/23

Monday

6:00-8:00 PM

Abbott B-15

Evaluating labs for rotations and thesis research

Steve Lee/Dr. Rick McGee (NU)

11/30

Monday

6:00-8:00 PM

Abbott B-15

Reflections on the first semester: what worked? What didn’t? Getting ready for next semester

Dr. Margarita Dubocovich &

Dr. Raj Rajnarayanan (UB)

12/7

Monday

6:00-8:00 PM

Abbott B-15

TBD