Rutgers University MIND Network

Home
United States
Piscataway, NJ
Rutgers University MIND Network

Mentoring to Improve Neuroscience Diversity (MIND)
Network of students, faculty, and scientists, all interested in how the mind works!

Our goal is to provide students with the mentoring support they need to achieve academic and career success!

02/12/2022

New York University is hosting the 2nd annual CoNNexINS symposium for grad students!

CoNNExINS (Colloquium at NYU for Networking: Extramural for Invited Neuroscience Students) is a new symposium giving advanced graduate students the opportunity to give formal seminars to the NYU Neuroscience Community. The experience will be a valuable opportunity to share their research and receive feedback from NYU faculty, postdocs, and students while connecting with potential laboratories for a postdoctoral position. Our goal through this series is to increase diversity in our postdoctoral trainee group through the active recruitment of those who belong to underrepresented minority groups. Looking forward, we believe new postdocs will benefit from our unique training environment that provides a collaborative research environment, a diverse and collegial community, and a commitment to long-term career development and mentorship.

We strongly encourage applications from candidates from diverse and underrepresented backgrounds to apply. Underrepresented groups include Black/African American, Hispanic/Latinx, American Indian, Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander, and Alaska Native. First-generation college students, LGBTQIA+ students, students with a documented disability, and students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds are also encouraged to apply.

NYU will pay speakers an honorarium and cover all travel expenses.

Website for more information:
https://wp.nyu.edu/connexins/

CoNNExINS 2022 Symposium Dates:
June 16-17, 2022

Application link:
https://nyumc.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_esUvI2SfWZmmiYS

Application Deadline: April 1, 2022
(We request a title and

10/31/2021

Please join The Diversity & Inclusion Group (DIG) for the next seminar in the series entitled
‘Addressing Health Disparities with Neuroscience: Views by Two.’

This new virtual seminar series brings together two scientists from disparate fields to discuss how basic, translational, and clinical neuroscience research can inform, and be informed by, research on health disparities and health inequities.

The November 2021 seminar, The Science of Bias: Impact on Health, will explore the science of bias and its impact on the study of substance use disorders and related health outcomes.

Date: Thursday, November 4th, 2021
Time: 11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. ET

To register, go to this link or copy & paste the URL address below.

Questions? Please contact [email protected] for more information.

URL link for meeting registration: https://nih.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_R7PZLNj6RA6rMNb8

10/26/2021

📣📣MIND Network event happening this Friday!!

Don't forget to register using the link below:
https://rutgers.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJIlfu6sqzosGNScxd9zVE9Mxbr_WAcWAXRq

06/15/2021

THINKING ABOUT APPLYING TO GRADUATE SCHOOL?
Check out the Científico Latino Graduate School Mentorship Initiative (GSMI) at https://www.cientificolatino.com/gsmi!

Científico Latino is an online STEM platform for all underrepresented students and is currently looking to help underrepresented undergraduate and post-bac students with graduate school applications

The Científico Latino GSMI provides one-on-one guided mentorship for all STEM doctoral program applicants. This mentorship program aims to help underrepresented students in the sciences by making STEM resources easily available to everyone. Because graduate school applications can be particular to each field, there is often not a lot of support for students to learn how to make their application polished for graduate school. The Científico Latino GSMI have a team of STEM professionals who have volunteered across several STEM disciplines who will review graduate school applications and do mock interviews for those who are applying to graduate school this Fall 2021. Last year, 80% of their applicants received acceptances into STEM graduate school programs!

Please visit cientificolatino.com/gsmi if you are interested in participating in this program as an applicant or a volunteer mentor. They welcome students at all stages of the application process.
Feel free to reach out to [email protected] if you have any questions!

Need mentoring advice sooner?!Checkout their webinar series from last year at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcgQzhdM9E8b1ivdqgwTNIA

GSMI offers webinars covering the basics of applying to graduate school all the way to the details of applying to specific fellowships!

Científico Latino also aims to help undergraduate, graduate, and professional students by providing mentorship, open-access resources on scholarships, fellowships, and blog posts on professional development. Visit their website (https://www.cientificolatino.com) now to learn about all of their excellent opportunities!

04/27/2021

Exciting undergraduate research assistant (RA) opportunity for the summer and Fall semester !

The To***co Research and Intervention Lab (Director: Dr. Marc L. Steinberg) is currently recruiting a volunteer undergraduate research assistant to work this summer and continue into the 2021-2022 Academic Year, committing to 5-10 hours weekly. All students are encouraged to apply, including those interested in participating in research, but may have outside responsibilities. Students should have related knowledge, experience, or taken coursework in psychology, sociology, social work, or related human/social services field. Students must be responsible, detail-oriented, mature, self-motivated, and interpersonally skillful.

The research assistant would assist in study related activities for to***co and e-cigarette addiction related studies. Responsibilities include completing telephone and in person interviews (when allowed as it relates to COVID19), scheduling appointments, administering research assessments, data entry and management, attending weekly research meetings, assist with recruiting research participants, and various administrative tasks. This position will be remote for the summer, but may be in-person in the Fall depending upon CDC, state, and Rutgers University guidelines.

If you are interested and for more information, please complete an application at: https://rutgers.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_2tpSE45ItJYRvwi

For questions or additional information, please contact Jessica Ortiz at [email protected]

03/09/2021

This month we are celebrating women and their participation in science!

Learn about the amazing contribution of women leaders within the NIH here:
https://www.edi.nih.gov/people/sep/women/campaigns/womens-history-month-2021

Make sure to also checkout https://www.edi.nih.gov for upcoming Zoom events and training opportunities provided by the NIH to advance equity, diversity, and inclusion!

The UNITE initiative also established by the NIH aims to identify and address structural racism within the scientific community. For more information on this initiative, make sure to checkout https://www.nih.gov/ending-structural-racism/unite

For additional resources on these topics please visit https://www.edi.nih.gov/people/resources/advancing-racial-equity

Source: https://www.edi.nih.gov/

Address

Piscataway, NJ
08854

Website

http://ruccs.rutgers.edu/research/mind

Alerts

Be the first to know and let us send you an email when Rutgers University MIND Network posts news and promotions. Your email address will not be used for any other purpose, and you can unsubscribe at any time.

Contact The University

Send a message to Rutgers University MIND Network:

Shortcuts

Want your university to be the top-listed University in Piscataway?