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​Check out our past events to get an idea about what types of events we host

HS Computer Science Workshop: "How to Build a Genome"

5/23/2023

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AP Computer Science students from River City HS learned how to assemble DNA fragments into a genome! This workshop was led by Ethan Holleman, an IGG grad student in Dr. Fred Chedin's lab. 
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Journey to Science: HS Guest Speaker Series

5/15/2023

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Rivercity HS students heard from two UCD graduate students and 1 UCD postdoc about their journey to science! Thank you to our three speakers, Carlos Ruvalcaba, Mary Ann Mort, and Tristian Deppe (in order of appearance). 
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Cafe con Pan Dulce Discussion Series at Woodland CC

4/27/2023

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The UCD GSPD SACNAS Chapter, in collaboration with the MANO (Mentoring, Advising, and Networking Opportunities) Project and Woodland Community College, hosted a discussion series to achieve cross-institutional collaboration and community trust-building at large. We had STEM graduate student volunteers leading  small, informal, and inclusive discussion groups to share their experiences prior to and during graduate school. Café con pan dulce (Mexican sweet bread and coffee) was provided.

​Thank you to  WCC and MANO! We couldn't have done this without our volunteers: 
Amelia Brie Bennett (Ph.D. candidate, Microbiology), Jessica Hallstrom (Ph.D. candidate, Food Science & Technology), Regina Agulto (Ph.D. candidate, Molecular, Cellular & Integrative Physiology), Maribel Anguiano (PhD Student, Neuroscience), Celena Lozano (2nd year PhD Student, Neuroscience), Erika Bueno (PhD candidate, Entomology), Tana Hernandez Barrueta (PhD candidate, Food Science), Deana Villagomes  (PhD student, Molecular & Cellular Biology), and Elizabeth Reyes Gallegos (PhD Candiate, Entomology). 

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Hands-On DNA Workshop at Prairie Elementary

3/7/2023

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Our K-8 Outreach chairs organized hands-on DNA lessons with eight classrooms at Prairie Elementary in Woodland. Students got to make a DNA model and assist in performing DNA extraction on strawberries.

Thank you to our UCD grad student volunteers who made this possible! Abdallah Hashem, Erica Nielsen, Jasmine Esparza, Crystal Homicz, Johnny Vertiz, Jared Lee-Kin, Sage Madden, Nitin Beesabathuni, Ben Guthrie!
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Cytokinetics Summer Internship Informational Meeting

11/10/2022

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Two scientists from Cytokinetics, a biotech company in the Bay area, gave an overview of their new summer internship program. They discussed expectations of interns and answered questions that the audience had. 
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Bridge to Science Outreach Event with Woodland Community College

7/26/2022

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Students from Woodland Community College were invited for an immersion day on campus! The goal of this event was to introduce the idea of graduate school and conducting research to the students. 

1. California Raptor Center

Students learned about ongoing avian research and conservation efforts at the California Raptor Center. 
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2. Graduate Student Panel

​Next, our students attended a Graduate Student Panel and learned about the journey of two current graduate students at UCD, Camilo Echeverria and Angelica Carranza. Both graduate students had previously attended community college and gave a unique insight to the Woodland students. 
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3. Lab tour - Sean Collins lab

Our first lab tour began at the Sean Collins lab in the department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics. Current graduate student, Diana Sernas, gave a brief presentation on the ongoing research of the lab, showed the powerful microscopes used, and showed off their lab space! For many students, this was their first time stepping into a lab. 
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4. Exploring campus

We took the students to explore Shields library and to a 500-student lecture room. Many students had never seen a lecture room of this size!
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5. Lab tour - Shock Compression lab

To end our day, we toured the Shock Compression lab in the department of Earth and Planetary Sciences. Current project scientist, Dylan Spaulding guided our tour. Students learned about the ongoing research of the lab, had first hand experience of seeing the extremely large canons used by the lab, and held different projectiles used in previous experiments. 
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A special thanks to Dr. Lorena Navarro, MESA director at Woodland CC and to our funding sources: Graduate and Professional Student (GAPS) grant and Beyond Tolerance grant.
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Chalk Talk Workshop (past event)

6/7/2021

 
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Baking Social (past event)

6/7/2021

 
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Winter 2021 - Time Management Workshop (past event)

3/2/2021

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In collaboration with the UC Davis Center for Student Involvement, we hosted a time management workshop for our members! Thank you for those who attended. Feel free to review the presentation below. 
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Winter 2021 - Graduate Student Panel (past event)

2/18/2021

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