Resources

General resources

• Mental health resources:  https://safe-campus.umn.edu/mental-health

• U Minnesota Biofilm & Microbial Communities Club:  https://sites.google.com/umn.edu/umnbiofilmclub/home

  • Hybrid seminars on the 3rd Friday of each month at 2-3pm in MRF 1-101 or via Zoom

• UMN Med School Office of Professional Development:  https://med.umn.edu/education-training/graduate-programs/student-resources

• International Student & Scholar Services:  https://isss.umn.edu/

• Graduate School Diversity Office:  https://grad.umn.edu/diversity

• Individual Development Plans: https://grad.umn.edu/academic-career-support/individual-development-plan

  • Highly recommended for everyone in the lab!

• Outreach & volunteer activities through the Minnesota Academy of Science:  https://www.mnmas.org/volunteer 

For undergrad students

• Want some help adjusting to college & learning how to study?  Check out Academic Skills Coaching through the Academic Success Center:  https://success.umn.edu/successskills/coaching 

• McNair Scholars program for research experiences:  https://www.cehd.umn.edu/trio/mcnair/apply/

• Undergrad Research Opportunities Program (UROP):  https://ugresearch.umn.edu/opportunities/urop (provides salary stipend and some research funding)

• UMN First-Gen Institute Resources

For grad students

• COGS (Council of Grad Students):  https://www.cogs.umn.edu/

• Grad student toolkit: https://grad.umn.edu/current-student-toolkit

• Council of International Grad Students:  https://sites.google.com/umn.edu/cigsumn/resources

• Compilation of resources for MICaB students: https://med.umn.edu/micab/current-students/student-resources

• Graduate Student Community Organizations:  https://grad.umn.edu/diversity/diverse-student-organizations

• Graduate School career planning guide:  https://grad.umn.edu/academic-career-support 

For postdocs

• Postdoctoral Association (PDA):  https://pda.umn.edu/

• National Postdoc Association (NPA):  https://www.nationalpostdoc.org/

• NPA career resources:  https://www.nationalpostdoc.org/page/Career_Resources

• Future PI Slack: https://futurepislack.wordpress.com/join-us/

• American Society for Microbiology postdoc resources:  https://asm.org/Browse-By-Audience/Postdoc

• Postdoc resources from NIH:  https://www.training.nih.gov/more_postdoc_resources