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In response to the spread and impact of coronavirus (COVID-19),  the University of Arizona has announced a number of measures to keep everyone on campus healthy and safe. Here's a list of resources you can access to get more information on COVID-19 and the ongoing mitigation efforts.

Dr. Kelly Heilman is a postdoc at the Laboratory of Tree Ring Research.

Postdoctoral Affairs held its first ever Postdoc Speedtalk Competition. At this online event, postdocs gave 3-minute talks that targeted a diverse and nonspecialist audience. A team of judges chose three winners who were awarded $2000 (first place), $1000 (second) and $500 (third) and a plaque. 

Here at Postdoctoral Affairs, we say goodbye to three wonderful Graduate Associates (GAs) who have made enormous contributions to support our mission of helping postdocs in their professional development and in cultivating community.

Postdoc Academy is a comprehensive online and in-person program built on the National Postdoctoral Association core competencies to support skill development throughout postdoc training, from orientation to next career step. This is a free program specifically designed for postdocs and supported by the National Institutes of Health.

Dr. Waitsang Keung is a postdoc at the Department of Psychology.

The Postdoctoral Research Development Grants are designed to foster independence and help advance the career goals of postdoctoral scholars by funding small research projects or training experiences that are outside the scope of their current postdoctoral appointments.

Due to the financial crisis resulting from the unprecedented impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, The University of Arizona has implemented an economic mitigation plan that includes a furlough and pay reduction program. This is a list of resources where you can find more information about the measures and how they may affect Postdoctoral scholars.

Dr. Dashti specializes in remote sensing and uses that to process satellite data of vegetation dynamics to predict the fate of the Arctic.

Dr. Tyler Doane studies geomorphology.

Dr. Erin Maresh is a postdoc in the Psychology Department in the Neuroscience of Emotion and Thought Lab.

Dr. Atal Ahmadzai specializes in political theory centered on government systems of
violent non-state actors, or terrorist groups, that presumptively provide services to people in order to gain legitimacy.