Upcoming Events
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Celebrate Pride 2026: Community, Connection, and Joy
The Advocacy and Belonging Committees are proud to sponsor a Pride celebration at Blue Orchid! Join us for an evening of community, celebration, and connection as we honor and uplift the LGBTQ+ community. Enjoy delicious food, refreshing drinks, and great company - bring your friends and colleagues, and help make it a night to remember! -
Breathe, Stretch, Bloom: Yoga in the Garden
**Yoga in the Rose Garden** Take a break and join fellow Yale postdocs and trainees for an outdoor yoga session in the Rose Garden. This event is open to all experience levels and offers an opportunity to relax, recharge, and connect with the community in a welcoming environment. In the event of inclement weather, the session will be held in SHML115. We look forward to seeing you there! -
Modern self-defense class 2: Verbal De-escalation
Join Chris Adamchek from Ōkami Karate Dojo for a 6-week hands-on course on how to avoid, prevent and escape attack. Join for every week or just the classes of interest to you (individual sign-up required) June 23rd: Predator ID understanding how predators profile targets to avoid becoming one -
YPA World Cup Watch Party!
It’s FIFA World Cup season, and YPA didn’t throw a watch party? Absolutely not! Join us on June 24 at 6:00 PM at Blue Orchid for an exciting World Cup Watch Party as Brazil takes on Scotland. Whether you’re a dedicated supporter, a passionate soccer fan, or just looking for a fun evening with friends, come experience the energy and camaraderie that make the World Cup so special. Enjoy great c… -
Online Workshop: Building Healthy Boundaries to Reclaim Your Energy in Academic Life
In this 90-minute Zoom workshop, certified ICF ACC Life & Empowerment Coach Jane (Jianyi) Nie will address a common challenge in academia: setting healthy boundaries. From chronic overtime and overwhelming requests to blurred work-life lines, participants will explore the psychological barriers that make it difficult to set limits, clarify the core values those boundaries are meant to protect, … -
The art of planning and publishing impactful research (Session 2)
Session 2: Writing a strong Response to Reviewers’ document You will learn: - Planning revision work - Writing a strong and convincing response to reviewers - Communications with handling Editor - Common mistakes to avoid during revisions -
Modern self-defense class 3: Robbery survival
Join Chris Adamchek from Ōkami Karate Dojo for a 6-week hands-on course on how to avoid, prevent and escape attack. Join for every week or just the classes of interest to you (individual sign-up required) June 30th: Self-defence tools an overview of multiple tools for self-defense -
Modern self-defense class 4: Robbery survival
Join Chris Adamchek from Ōkami Karate Dojo for a 6-week hands-on course on how to avoid, prevent and escape attack. Join for every week or just the classes of interest to you (individual sign-up required) July 7th: Robbery survival techniques for surviving robbery scenarios -
Modern self-defense class 5: Bystander intervention
Join Chris Adamchek from Ōkami Karate Dojo for a 6-week hands-on course on how to avoid, prevent and escape attack. Join for every week or just the classes of interest to you (individual sign-up required) July 14th: Bystander intervention how to intervene, de-escalate and help those being attacked -
YPA Open Forum July 2026
YPA Open Forum meetings are held from 6 to 7pm on the second Tuesday of every month. These meetings are held in a hybrid format - the in-person venue is rotated across Yale campuses and there is also an online attendance option via Zoom. The location details for each meeting are provided to postdocs via email each month.