GPSS Weekly Announcements
Crowdsourcing Jeeps. This past weekend I escaped an awkward conversation at a bar piggyback-style. The individual to whom I was speaking wasn’t quite picking up my hints of wanting to leave the conversation, so I escaped the only way that seemed appropriate at the time: jumping on my friend Jose’s back and having him ferry me elsewhere.
Which leads me to the crowdsourcing question of the week: what’s your most memorable escape from an awkward/terrible conversation, GPSCY or otherwise? Top responses posted here next week.
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This Week's Announcements:
- Meantime
- Healthcare Innovation Exchange Dinner
- GPSS Mega-Mixer
- Spectral Scriabin @ Yale Rep
- APAMSA New England Conference
- YCEI Spring Symposium
- Yale Swing & Blues Spring Lesson Series
- McBrewgal Homebrew Competition
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Meantime
Tuesday, April 3rd @ GPSCY
No matter whether you’re YLS, FES, SFA, GSAS, SPH, YSM, SOM or even more impressive acronyms, you’ve got a story to tell and Meantime is THE venue to tell it. Come show off your work, have fun, and impress your fellow Elis. Meantime is your premiere platform to share current work, research, and stuff that has absolutely nothing to do with either. A slide presentation / performance event that uses events like Pecha Kucha and TED Talks as a model, Meantime aims to create an awareness of the work performed both within Yale’s graduate schools and throughout your personal experiences. Doing/done something cool? Want to show off your portfolio? Have a hilarious story about a lab experiment gone awry? Past presentations have ranged from D.I.Y. aerial photography in NYC to the story of a geophysical research cruise in the Pacific to the operation of GPSCY itself. Submit 4 sample slides and a synopsis of your proposed presentation to meantime.yale@gmail.com. Free beer and pizza while it lasts!
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Healthcare Innovation Exchange Dinner
February 7th, 5:30pm, GPSCY
The ideas generator dinner is an exciting evening where attendees mingle informally among people with diverse skill sets but like-minded interests. Over the course of the night, ideas get shared, possible projects get brainstormed, and diverse teams get created to work on innovations in healthcare. Also in the mix, experienced mentors will be circulating and you will get the chance to meet some of Yale's biggest leaders in healthcare innovations one on one.
The venue will be organized in to broad categories of healthcare innovations (e.g. global health, medical devices, mobile/iPad medical apps), and students and mentors will informally mingle among them. Interspersed throughout the night, individuals who want to pitch an idea to the entire group will get a chance to do that as well.
By the end, we hope that several ideas will have been shared, connections made, and partnerships formed. We will also provide information on exciting challenges and competitions open to students and also resources available at Yale for developing an idea in to a realizable product/program. Please pass this along to anyone you know who is interested and RSVP at http://bit.ly/xt7B9L.
Dinner will be provided, please RSVP so we know how much food to order
If you can't make it but want to leave your thoughts, feel free to do that on the form as well.
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GPSS Mega-Mixer, for ALL schools!
Wednesday Feb. 8th, 8pm @ Kelly's Pub
A new month, a new mega-mixer. Bigger and better then ever before! More space, hundreds of free drinks, and free food will make this the mega-est of mixers yet.. $2 beers, $3 wine, $4 mixed drinks, when the free drinks run out. All schools welcome! Hit up the faceBook to get more info: https://www.facebook.com/events/375833799096668/
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Spectral Scriabin
Two Performances Only!
February 10 & 11 at 8pm
University Theatre, 222 York Street, New Haven CT
$10 for Students, $25 for Yale Faculty/Staff
[Tickets: 203-432-1234, or Click Here]
Russian composer Alexander Scriabin caused a sensation in 1915, staging what was most likely the first multimedia concert in history. Designing a clavier à lumière to project colors onto the stage as it was played, Scriabin pioneered ideas relating colors and musical pitch. Nearly a century later, celebrated Georgian pianist Eteri Andjaparidze and MacArthur Foundation Fellow Jennifer Tipton explore the legacy of this late Romantic composer through excerpts from his Poeme Languide in B Major and other works, including Feuillet d’Album in F-sharp Major, Opus Posthumous. This extravaganza of lush music and spectacular lightshow is truly "something unforgettable" (New York Press).
*Following each performance, there will be a talk-back with the pianist (Eteri Andjaparidze) and lighting designer (Jennifer Tipton).
PLUS a special colloquium, free and open to the public:
A forum for students working across artistic and academic disciplines that will focus on interpreting Alexander Scriabin, multi-disciplinary performance practices, and the concept of "Piano-Theater."
Thursday, February 9, 4:30 – 6pm
Whitney Humanities Center Auditorium, 53 Wall Street
*Followed at 6:30 by a free screening of "Prometheus - Poem of Fire" - a documentary and concert film featuring the music of Alexander Scriabin and the Yale Symphony Orchestra.
For more information, please visit http://yalerep.org/noboundaries/1112/spectralscriabin.html.
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APAMSA New England Conference:
DOCTORS 2.0: GENERATION Y IN MEDICINE
This full-day conference consists of 5 sessions, 50 minutes each, presented by 6 amazing speakers. This is held on February 11, 2012 at Hope Memorial Building at the Yale School of Medicine. Medical students are invited from Brown University, Tufts University, Boston University, University of Massachusetts, Yale University, and Harvard University.
We aim to bring a unique perspective to you regarding Asians in medicine - both as doctors, researchers, professors, and industry professionals. Hear about ethical issues surrounding residency training and 80-hour duty limits, social issues such substance-abuse and underage drinking among Asian teens, geopolitics of epidemics relating to SARS and HIV, and an interview with two MD’s who have pursued very divergent career paths - one as an adult psychiatrist in Brooklyn and the other as a venture capitalist at Rho Venture which handles $2 billion investment funds.
Registration is free. Discounted $5 Meal Tickets for breakfast & lunch are available!
Reserve your spot here: https://sites.google.com/site/apamsanewenglandconference2012/
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YCEI Spring Symposium
Friday, 2/17th
Do you know Google Latitude? How about Foursquare? Have you ever wondered how satellite data can be used in a more meaningful manner than to search for a route between location A and B? Are you interested environmental change? Well, here is something for you:
The third annual YCEC spring symposium will take place on Friday, February 17th 2012, in Bowers auditorium (205 Prospect St) on the topic of "The interface of remote sensing, environmental policy and social science". It features an incredible lineup of experts to highlight the impact of remote sensing technology on data access and large- scale evaluation of human influence on environmental change and subsequent policy decision-making. The symposium will take place all day and includes a keynote address by Rebecca Moore of Google Earth Engine. It is open to the Yale community and will end in a TGIF with the speakers at 4pm. The full agenda can be viewed on http://tinyurl.com/ClimateAndEnergy
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Yale Swing & Blues Spring Lesson Series
Ever wonder how to Lindy Hop to the swingy Jazz music? Ever wonder how to Blues dance to synchronize the rhythm of your heart and music? Join us at Yale Swing & Blues Spring Lesson Series!
Intro to Swing I: 5:45-7:15pm Wednesdays (2/1, 2/8, 2/15, and 2/22)
Intro to Swing II: 3:00-4:30pm Sundays (1/29, 2/5, 2/12, and 2/19)
Intro to Blues I: 4:30-6:00pm Sundays (1/29, 2/5, 2/12, and 2/19)
Intro to Blues II: 5:45-7:15pm Thursdays (2/2, 2/16, 2/16, and 2/23)
Lessons are at GPSCY ballroom.
No partner needed. Comfortable, closed-toed shoes recommended.
Registration and more details on our website: yaleswingandblues.org
Yale Center for Anxiety and Mood Disorders
Do you or someone you know suffer from anxiety, depression, or other emotional problems? The Yale Center for Anxiety and Mood Disorders provides high-quality, affordable services to individuals, couples, and families in the greater New Haven area who are coping with difficulties related to anxiety, low mood, and interpersonal problems. Treatment at the Yale Center for Anxiety and Mood Disorders is available for adults, adolescents, and children who experience difficulty with anxiety and depression. Contact our clinic at (203) 432-4520, email us at ycamd@yale.edu, or visit our Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/YCAMD) for more information.
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McBrewgal Homebrew Competition
"Back by popular demand, we invite all G&P & Postdoc homebrewers to prepare for the 2nd Annual McBrewgal Fest Homebrew competition and tasting, to be held in early April 2012. More details will be announced in the coming months. In the meantime, start brewing! Required for entry is a 6-pack (or a 6-pack's worth of beer - 72 oz.) of beer. Please note, this is not a BJCP/AHA sanctioned event. This event is sponsored by the McDougal Graduate Life Center."
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Until next time,
-John Dags
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