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USDA Professional Development Workshops

We’re thrilled to introduce the USDA Intern Professional Development Series, designed to help you navigate key aspects of a federal career. Here’s what’s coming up: USDA Intern Professional Development Series: Navigating USAJOBS When: Tuesday, October 29th; 1:00PM – 2:00PM EST Description: This session will cover tips and strategies for effectively using USAJOBS to find federal positions that align with your career goals.

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Free Python Workshop

We’re excited to be hosting a Software Carpentry workshop and hope you are too. Our upcoming workshop will be on August 19th - 21st, 2024, from 9am - 1pm. A few notes: Software Carpentry aims to help researchers get their work done in less time and with less pain by teaching them basic research computing skills.

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DA-FANH Internship Opportunity

Pre-Professional Experiential Learning Applications for the Fall 2024 intern cohort are now open! This internship provides an authentic virtual (and in person when available) career experience, emphasizing problem solving, decision-making and remote collaboration skills, along with an understanding of leadership roles in a professional space. We desire to recruit interns who represent our campus diversity in race, ethnicity, experience, age, gender, background, academic and personal interests.

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April Data Career Conversations - Women in Data Science

Join us April 11, 11:00-11:50pm PST for Project DA-FANH’s monthly “Ask me Anything” speaker series. This time with Chisoo Lyons. Chisoo is a Chief Program Director at Women in Data Science (WiDS), overseeing the portfolio of programs designed to elevate and empower women in the data science and AI fields.

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March Data Career Conversations - Data Science in the Agriculture sector

Join us March 26th, 1:00 - 1:50 pm for Project DA-FANH’s monthly “Ask me Anything” speaker series. This time with Agricultural Biologist, Danny Maciel. Danny is an Agricultural Biologist for the Butte County Agricultural Department. He was born in Southern California but raised in Baja California Mexico. Coming from a 3rd generation farming family, he’s made farming a huge part of his life.

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Data Driven Career Panel

Spring 2024 Career Panel Interested in careers in data? Well then do not miss this year’s Data Driven Career Panel happening on March 13th! In collaboration with the San Bernardino and Chico State Career Centers, Project DA-FANH is virtually bringing four amazing professionals in the data science field to talk with students about their careers.

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March Data Career Conversations - Data Science in Climate-Ecosystem Interaction

Join us on March 5th at 1:00-1:50pm PST, for Project DA-FANH’s monthly “Ask me Anything” speaker series. This time with Elmera Azadpour. Elmera is a Data Scientist/Data Visualization Specialist with United States Geological Survey (USGS) in the Water Mission Area (WMA). Her work involves contributing to individual projects by applying reproducible workflows and data visualization techniques to capture and communicate complex data-intensive concepts to non-technical audiences.

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December Career Conversations - Student Intern Experinces

Are you interested in careers that use data to make informed decisions in the Food, Agriculture, Natural Resources or Human sciences? Do you want to know how professionals landed their career or what they wished they did during college? Then come check out this month’s “Ask me Anything” speaker, Jesus Velazquez, a former Data Science Intern at JP Morgan.

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November Career Conversations - Health Equity Programs and Research

Are you interested in careers that use data to make informed decisions in the Food, Agriculture, Natural Resources or Human sciences? Do you want to know how professionals landed their career or what they wished they did during college? Then come check out this month’s “Ask me Anything” speaker, Brian Castro, a Health Program and Research Associate at The National Alliance for Hispanic Health (the Alliance).

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October Career Conversations - Nutrition Security and Health Equity at the USDA

Join us to officially kick off this semester’s “Ask Me Anything” speaker with the amazing Dr. Sara Bleich. She is the Director of Nutrition Security and Health Equity in the Food and Nutrition Service at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). This is not the only data driven career experience Dr.

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