Physics and Astronomy Graduate Student Association http://pagsa.missouri.edu News and Events for PAGSA at MU Thu, 05 Nov 2009 03:52:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 PAGSA General Assembly Meeting http://pagsa.missouri.edu/?p=255 http://pagsa.missouri.edu/?p=255#comments Thu, 05 Nov 2009 03:52:02 +0000 admin http://pagsa.missouri.edu/?p=255 November 6, 200912:00 pmto1:00 pm

Room 219, 12pm, free pizza

]]> http://pagsa.missouri.edu/?feed=rss2&p=255 0 New Website Design http://pagsa.missouri.edu/?p=1 http://pagsa.missouri.edu/?p=1#comments Thu, 08 Oct 2009 03:00:27 +0000 mdmower http://pagsa.missouri.edu/?p=1 The PAGSA website has been completely renovated.  We are now using WordPress as our back-end with a database kindly provided by the College of Arts and Sciences.  The new WordPress system will allow for easy maintenance, frequent updates to the latest in web technology, and an easy to use interface for all of the PAGSA officers to post news and events.  If you would like to be a news and/or events contributor to the website, contact the PAGSA secretary for an account.

Navigating the website

Everything that was available on the old website is available here.  Besides the main page links at the top, you can quickly sort through posts using the “Categories” box on the right side bar (you may need to scroll down a bit).  In particular, the Resources category contains useful tools and workshops that graduate students should look into.  Additionally, there is a list of some of the most important links on the right side bar.  If you need help tracking down anything, feel free to Contact Us.

A note on browser compatibility

The website has been tested with Firefox 3.5, Chrome 3, Opera 10, and Internet Explorer 7/8.  Internet Explorer 7 (and subsequently IE6) does not render the pages quite right (surprise, surprise…).  If you choose to use Internet Explorer, please update to the latest version.

]]> http://pagsa.missouri.edu/?feed=rss2&p=1 0 Journal Club http://pagsa.missouri.edu/?p=165 http://pagsa.missouri.edu/?p=165#comments Thu, 08 Oct 2009 01:58:09 +0000 mdmower http://pagsa.missouri.edu/?p=165 September 25, 200912:00 pmto1:00 pmOctober 16, 200912:00 pmto1:00 pmNovember 13, 200912:00 pmto1:00 pmNovember 20, 200912:00 pmto1:00 pm

12pm in Phys 223.  See the Journal Club information page for details.  Sign up for an available date (up to 3 speakers per session) by sending an email to the PAGSA vice president: John Gaddy.

Speakers:

9/25 – Suklima Guha Niyogi, Raina Olsen

10/9 – No Journal Club (Physics Leaders Meeting)

10/16 – [Abstracts] Michael Gramlich and Andrew Miskowiec,

10/23 – Cancelled

10/30 – No Journal Club (Effective Research Posters Workshop)

11/13 – Speakers Needed

11/20 – Keshab Paudel and Mohammad Sherafati

]]> http://pagsa.missouri.edu/?feed=rss2&p=165 0 GSA Travel Grant Deadline http://pagsa.missouri.edu/?p=159 http://pagsa.missouri.edu/?p=159#comments Thu, 08 Oct 2009 01:52:57 +0000 mdmower http://pagsa.missouri.edu/?p=159 November 2, 2009

For travel between September and December 2009, the deadline to apply for a travel grant from GSA is Nov. 2.  Visit the GSA Travel Grants page for more information.

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A speaker from the Graduate School will visit the department to give us tips on creating effective research posters.  This will be held in the Physics Library at 12pm.

]]> http://pagsa.missouri.edu/?feed=rss2&p=157 0 Conflict Resolution Workshop http://pagsa.missouri.edu/?p=155 http://pagsa.missouri.edu/?p=155#comments Thu, 08 Oct 2009 01:49:41 +0000 mdmower http://pagsa.missouri.edu/?p=155 October 28, 20093:00 pmto4:00 pm

New graduate students should attend the conflict resolution workshop.  This will be the last available date to attend.  It is held in 103 Schlundt Hall.

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For travel between July and December 2009, the deadline to apply for a travel grant from GPC is Oct. 16.  Visit the GPC Travel Awards page for more information.

]]> http://pagsa.missouri.edu/?feed=rss2&p=153 0 Physics Leaders Meeting http://pagsa.missouri.edu/?p=150 http://pagsa.missouri.edu/?p=150#comments Thu, 08 Oct 2009 01:43:58 +0000 mdmower http://pagsa.missouri.edu/?p=150 October 9, 2009

The Physics Leaders Meeting begins Oct. 9.  The schedule is attached.

Physics Leaders 2009 Agenda

]]> http://pagsa.missouri.edu/?feed=rss2&p=150 0 Minor in College Teaching http://pagsa.missouri.edu/?p=180 http://pagsa.missouri.edu/?p=180#comments Tue, 06 Oct 2009 05:01:59 +0000 mdmower http://pagsa.missouri.edu/?p=180 Students considering continuing in academia or adding some ’science of education’ instruction to their vita, should consider the Minor in College Teaching. The requirements are fairly minimal: a 3 hour core course, a teaching practicum, and 3-6 elective hours. Read about at: http://gradschool.missouri.edu/programs/minor-college-teaching/

]]> http://pagsa.missouri.edu/?feed=rss2&p=180 0 Library Workshops http://pagsa.missouri.edu/?p=176 http://pagsa.missouri.edu/?p=176#comments Tue, 06 Oct 2009 05:01:50 +0000 mdmower http://pagsa.missouri.edu/?p=176 MU Libraries offers faculty and graduate student workshops with topics ranging from creating bibliographies with various software (Zotero, Endnote, …) to searching effectively with Google Scholar. There is a wide selection of topics to choose from and they are free. They are only offered once per semester. Browse them here.

International students may be interested in “Library Workshops for International Students“.

EndNote has become so popular that the library now offers “EndNote Fridays” for students and faculty to learn how to use the bibliographic citation management software.

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