Meet Postdoc Kelly Heilman July 6, 2020 Postdoc Kelly Heilman sees the forest for the trees, both in her life and in her work. Heilman’s work assesses how trees in forests respond to climate change, rising carbon dioxide levels and the changing ways land is used. Read more Image
Congratulations to our first Postdoc Speed Talk Competition winners! June 24, 2020 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. Read more Image
Many Thanks and Congratulations to Maggie, Adriana, and Angel from Postdoctoral Affairs! June 16, 2020 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. Read more Image
Postdoc Academy June 15, 2020 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. Read more Image
Meet Postdoc Waitsang Keung June 15, 2020 Postdoc Waitsang Keung is interested in how people make their decisions. Waitsang has made many decisions in her life, such as choosing to come to the University of Arizona to pursue research in cognitive psychology after earning her doctorate in neuroscience at Princeton University in New Jersey. Read more Image
Congratulations 2020 Postdoctoral Research Development Grant (PRDG) Awardees! May 27, 2020 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. Read more Image
UArizona Economic Mitigation Plan Updates May 13, 2020 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. Read more Image
Meet Postdoc Hamid Dashti May 11, 2020 After earning his master’s degree in Iran and his doctorate from Boise State University, Dr. Hamid Dashti came to the University of Arizona to further his research on climate change. Dashti specializes in remote sensing and uses that to process satellite data of vegetation dynamics to predict the fate of the Arctic. Read more Image
Meet Postdoc Tyler Doane May 4, 2020 Down-to-earth postdoc Tyler Doane earned his doctoral degree in Geological and Earth Sciences from Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee. After graduating, Doane knew he had barely scratched the surface of the material he was studying and was eager to learn more. Read more Image
Meet Postdoc Erin Maresh April 28, 2020 Dr. Erin Maresh is anything but self-centered, but her research centers around the self and understanding its neural, behavioral, and clinical correlates. Erin is a postdoc in the Psychology Department in the Neuroscience of Emotion and Thought Lab. Read more Image