Thursday • September 27, 2018
Research Funding Announcements and Events Seminars, Lectures, and Symposia Professional Development
Research Funding
DEADLINE REMINDER: PSOM Limited Application - Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists
calendar October 8, 2018

The University has been invited to submit nominations for the Blavatnik National Awards for Young Scientists.

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CEET Rapid Response Pilot Projects
calendar November 1, 2018

For faculty seeking an investment of 5-10K to obtain urgent preliminary data for a EHS grant application or to respond to a community-based environmental health problem.

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Announcements and Events
37th Annual Mossell Lecture on Health Equity
calendar October 3, 2018

Hannah Valantine, MD NIH's Scientific Approach to Achieving Inclusive Excellence

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Paul Offit Book Talk: "Bad Advice, Or Why Celebrities, Politicians, and Activists Aren’t Your Best Source of Health Information”
calendar October 5, 2018

In honor of health literacy week, the Biomedical Library invites Paul Offit to speak about his new book, "Bad Advice" on sources of health information, on Oct. 5th at 3:30pm.

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Recognizing and Managing Difficult People at Work with Jody Foster, MD, MBA
calendar October 23, 2018

Please join us for the first ASEF-PSOM Luncheon of the academic year. Jody Foster, MD, MBA will speak on Recognizing and Managing Difficult People At Work. Lunch will be provided.

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11th Annual Thorne Sparkman, Jr., MD, Lectureship in Spirituality, Religion and Medicine
calendar October 23, 2018

Helen Riess, MD Creating a Culture of Empathy: Enhancing Patient Satisfaction and Outcomes

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Tobacco Control Science Evidence Academy
calendar November 16, 2018

The Evidence Academy will present the latest evidence and research about new tobacco products, tobacco regulation, and smoking cessation efforts.

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Seminars, Lectures, and Symposia
Exploring the phenotypic, genetic, and biologic diversity of the autism spectrum
calendar October 22, 2018

Join us for talks and scientific discussion and a chance to build relationships with the larger CHOP and Penn autism research community, as well as a wider autism community. Reception to follow.

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Professional Development
Foundations of Unconscious Bias Workshop
calendar October 25, 2018

This 2-hour course is an introduction to the concept of unconscious bias. It combines fundamental psychological approaches like stereotyping, threat, unintentional blindness, and selective attention

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Effective Lecturing
calendar December 4, 2018

From planning to delivery, this interactive workshop will help participants identify best practices for the particular contexts of their lecturing and avoid common pitfalls.

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