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Friday, May 9, 2008, 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm Lawn of the Frence Science Center (rain location: French Atrium)
Celebrate the arrival of spring with the Duke University Postdoctoral Association and the Office of Postdoctoral Services! You are invited to a spring cookout on Friday, May 9, from 4-6 pm on the front lawn of the beautiful French Science Center. Burgers and veggie burgers with all the fixings will be served, to be washed down with lemonade, tea, or ice-cold beer. Come meet and mingle with your fellow postdocs and enjoy the lovely spring weather!
If you would like to attend, please RSVP so we have an accurate count for food (seriously - you don't want us to run out of burgers, do you?)
See you on the French front lawn!
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Wednesday, May 14, 2008, 5:30 pm Cornwallis Road Park
In an effort to convene postdocs on a fairly regular basis, DUPA hosts a semi-weekly Disc Golf night. For those of you who have never played disc golf, you needn't worry about anything. It's kind of like golf, only the 'holes' are shorter and you throw a disc (frisbee) instead of swinging a club. Even if you've never thrown a disc in your life, you'll have a good time. Everyone's invited, especially first time players. Bring along friends and significant others.
We'll begin at 5:30 PM sharp at Cornwallis Road Park by the main entrance (near the restrooms). If anyone needs a ride and/or needs a disc to play with, please RSVP to Chuck Dorval by end of the day Tuesday. Although you can play with a regular disc (i.e. Ultimate Disc, Wham-o Frisbee, etc.), discs made specifically for disc golf are recommended.
Cornwallis Road Park is easy to find, it's 2 minutes from Duke: take 751 (Academy) South, turn right on Cornwallis, left on Wade Rd, it's on the left.
As an incentive to returning players: if you came last time, bring another postdoc along and you'll get to keep the DUPA disc of your choice! |
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Car Rental Information for International Postdocs |
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Chapel Hill Leasing is now offering all Duke International Scholars (i.e., postdocs) a way to lease or buy a car, or get competitively priced auto insurance, for scholar's stay in the United States.
For nearly a decade, Chapel Hill Leasing (CHL) has provided cars to J-1 visa holders visiting the U.S. to teach in public schools. They offer transportation solutions to visiting professionals from all over the world who come to the U.S. with valid work visas. And now, CHL is offering its services to Duke International Scholars to help them get started in the U.S. with quality cars, affordable insurance, and flexible financing options.
Chapel Hill Leasing makes it easy to buy or lease a quality car and/or reliable insurance so scholar can focus on all the other aspects of his/her U.S. adventure. Scholar can even make arrangements before he/she arrives in the U.S., and Chapel Hill Leasing will have the car waiting upon arrival.
Chapel Hill Leasing is working exclusively with scholars only. No graduate/undergraduate students at this time.
For detailed information, go to Chapel Hill Leasing's website. |
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The Duke University Postdoctoral Association and the Office of Postdoctoral Services are considering establishing an Editor’s Club.
The Editor’s Club would offer, at no charge, editorial services including manuscript and abstract reviews. The reviewers would edit manuscripts for language usage,
organization, and clarity but not methods and scientific merit. Manuscripts for review would have to be advanced drafts, close to submission stage.
We solicit your help to identify the needs of our community in terms of editorial services and training. Please answer the following survey.
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