Talks and socials run by the MCB Graduate Student Association. Everything below is open to all MCB graduate students, and no RSVP is needed unless a sign up link is given.
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Every month
GSA Board Meeting
Location TBD
Our regular board meeting, open to all MCB graduate students whether or not you are on the board. Come see what we are planning, and bring any ideas for events you would like us to run.
Happy Hour
Smith Burger Co / Collective Pour
A standing get together for MCB graduate students. Come by after work, stay as long as you like, and bring a friend.
Game Night
Location CLSL B124
Board games and a break from the bench. Drop in whenever. Bring a game or snacks of your own if you like.
Coming up
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🍎 Join GSA for an Afternoon at Curtis Orchard!
Sat 3 Oct, 2:00 to 5:00 PM, Curtis Orchard, Champaign. Email us to join a carpool.
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Science on Tap! Frankenstein’s Physiology: The Science that Sparked a Literary Genre
Sun 11 Oct, 1:00 to 2:00 PM, Riggs Beer Company. Gabe McKenna on the science behind Frankenstein.
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From Visa to Job: Navigating Your Options as an International Student
Tue 6 Oct, 12:00 to 1:00 PM, CLSL B102. Visa, CPT, OPT and travel Q&A with ISSS.
Previous events
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Science On Tap!
Science on Tap · MCB GSA Dr. Deana McDonagh Director, (dis)Ability Design Studio Beckman Institute · UIUC “Products should empower rather than strip you of dignity.” The importance of what we fill our environments with What if the stuff around you was actually designed with you in mind? Join Dr. McDonagh as she challenges us…
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Science on Tap: Putting the Human in Human Spaceflight: Designing for Brains, Decisions, and Values
Join MCB GSA for the next Science on Tap talk, featuring graduate student Sneha Gayen (Department of Aerospace Engineering, advised by Dr. Wroblewski). A spacecraft can meet every technical requirement and still fall short if it isn’t designed around the person operating it, how they think, how they make decisions, and what helps them hold…
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MCB Monthly Board Game Night
MCB GSA Presents Monthly Board Game Night Open to every MCBee, drop in whenever you like Looking for a fun way to take a break and unwind? The MCB GSA is excited to introduce our Monthly Board Game Night! Starting this semester, we’ll gather on the third Friday of every month for an evening of…
Questions, or an idea for an event? Email mcb.gsa@gmail.com, or come along to a board meeting.
We are also looking for a communications chair and for general board members. Email us if you would like to know what is involved.