Yale Postdocs

Love books or want to read more? Want to discuss books in a casual, friendly setting? Join the Yale Postdoctoral Association for the next installment of our book club on Wednesday, May 27th at 6:30 pm. In May, we are reading Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid, a book about an aging, reclusive Hollywood icon who recounts her scandalous life and ruthless rise to fame—organize…

Love books or want to read more? Want to discuss books in a casual, friendly setting? Join the Yale Postdoctoral Association for the next installment of our book club on Wednesday, April 29th at 6:30 pm. In April, we are reading Please Look After Mom by Shin Kyung-sook, a novel that tells the story of a family as it grapples with the disappearance of their matriarch, the secrets and memories…

After a historic winter and one unforgettable blizzard, it’s finally time to welcome spring! The days are getting longer and cherry blossoms are just around the corner. Join us on March 27th at 6.30pm in the YSB lobby for YPA Spring Happy Hour!

Love books or want to read more? Want to discuss books  in a casual, friendly setting? Join the Yale Postdoctoral Association for the next installment of our book club on Wednesday, March 25th at 6:30 pm. In March we are reading Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë, a passionate yet haunting tale of intense, destructive love and revenge between Heathcliff and Catherine Earnshaw, set against the…

Love books or want to read more? Want to discuss books  in a casual, friendly setting? Join the Yale Postdoctoral Association for the next installment of our book club on Thursday, January 29th at 6:30 pm. In January we are reading Yellowface by R.F. Kuang, a sharp contemporary satire about authorship, privilege, and cultural appropriation in the publishing industry. Have a suggestion of …

Love books or want to read more? Want to discuss books  in a casual, friendly setting? Join the Yale Postdoctoral Association for the next installment of our book club on Thursday, December 11th at 6:30 pm. In December we are reading Conversations with Friends by Sally Rooney, a novel about two college students entangled in a complex relationship with an older couple, examining intimacy, pow…

Love books or want to read more? Want to discuss books  in a casual, friendly setting? Join the Yale Postdoctoral Association for the next installment of our book club on Thursday, November 6th at 6:30 pm. In November we are reading Orbital by Samantha Harvey, a meditative novel capturing one day aboard the International Space Station as astronauts reflect on Earth, time, and human connectio…

Halloween isn’t over until we say so! Get ready for round two at the Halloween After Party, where spooky makes a comeback and the dance floor comes alive. Costumes rise from the dead for one last night of chaos, so throw on your best or most wrecked look and dance it out as the DJ keeps the beats going all night long! Join us on November 1st from 8pm till midnight at Gryphon’s! 

The YPA Career Cafe series features panel discussions on important aspects of career development i.e, self awareness, goals, decision-making, and action. The upcoming session of career café will have two eminent panelists: Thihan Padukkavidana, therapeutic medical lead for Takeda Oncology, and Gulam Samdani, Founder & CEO at BQ Alpha Inc. During this session, we will discuss various career pa…

Love books or want to read more? Want to discuss books  in a casual, friendly setting? Join the Yale Postdoctoral Association for the next installment of our book club on Thursday, September 25th at 6:30 pm. In September we are reading This Is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone, a lyrical science fiction novella about two rival agents from warring futures who fall …