The Doc Report - September 2025

Right Around the Corner: Cheers to Our Postdocs – NPAWÌý

The Office of Postdoctoral Affairs (OPA) is thrilled to honor the outstanding contributions of ÌÒÉ«ÊÓÆµ postdocs during National Postdoc Appreciation WeekÌý(NPAW), September 15-19. Below, you'll find details about both in-person and virtual events.

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The federal government is considering policy changes this fall that could affect J-1 status in the United States. Help advocate for your needs as a J-1 scholar by taking five minutes to complete this nine-question anonymous NAFSA survey by Friday, September 12.



It’s time we free ourselves of the false binary of academic and nonacademic careers post-Ph.D., writes Briana Konnick.


CUB Postdoc JaeBeom Park awarded Sambamurti Memorial Lectureship
Physics Postdoctoral Associate JaeBeom Park was recently awarded the from Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL) for his work on the sPHENIX experiment, which investigates quark-gluon plasma—the matter believed to have existed just after the Big Bang.