Dr. Lucia Leone, a faculty member in the Department of Community Health and Health Behavior, UB School of Public Health and Health Professions, is seeking to fill multiple research assistant positions for the Spring and Summer 2020 semesters. Research assistants will be responsible for working on studies related to increasing access to healthy food in lower-income and underserved communities, and will contribute to the current Veggie Van study, in which evidence-based strategies are being used to help partners start or expand mobile market programs. Opportunities include: participant recruitment, data collection/management (experience with REDCap a plus), quantitative/qualitative data analysis, literature reviews, administrative/project coordination tasks, community outreach activities, and website/social media communication management. Preferred Qualifications: Organized and detail oriented, highly motivated, strong GPA, good communication skills, ability to interact with diverse populations, and the ability to solve problems independently. Seeking undergrad interested in research experience and able to work a flexible schedule, including evenings and weekend hours. To apply: please send your resume and cover letter to leahverm@buffalo.edu. Please add your last name to the file names of these documents. We will interview students on a first come, first served basis.
Volunteers needed for running programs at Maple West. The ask is to have volunteers 16 and older (male or female) that would be available two days a week from 7:15-8:45am. The potential program would run in the fall and spring for 9 weeks during each season concluding with a 5K. The volunteers could count this work as credits if needed. Please let me know if this is of any interest to anyone in your program.
For more information, please contact
Jennifer Weinstein
716-445-4679
jweinstein0523@icloud.com
U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer’s Buffalo office is currently
seeking intern candidates for the spring 2020 semester. Please feel free to
share this opportunity with your students.
Students who wish to apply should be in good academic
standing and have an interest in government, political science or public
policy. Applicants should apply via the Internship portal on Senate Schumer’s
website (https://www.schumer.senate.gov/students/internships).
Please direct any questions to Courtney Ball at Senator
Schumer’s Buffalo office, by email courtney_ball@schumer.senate.gov
or by phone at (716) 846-4111.
Vanderbilt
University
NSF- Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program
in Nanoscience and Nanoengineering
I
am reaching out to inform you that we are now accepting applications for the
summer 2020 NSF REU program in Nanoscience and Nanoengineering at
Vanderbilt University. The application deadline is February 15th.
The Vanderbilt Institute for Nanoscale Science and Engineering (VINSE)
focuses on interdisciplinary nanoscale research at the interface of chemistry,
physics, biology and engineering. More than 40 faculty participants from the
School of Engineering, College of Arts and Science, and the School of Medicine
inspire students by creating an atmosphere of excitement and creativity. Each
REU participant will work directly with VINSE faculty members and their
research groups and be part of the larger VINSE community.
Please visit: https://www.vanderbilt.edu/vinse/reu
for more information or to apply.
The VINSE REU has a record of
success, 76% of former VINSE NSF REU
students attend graduate school and have received several awards and honors including:
- 17 NSF Graduate Research
Fellowships (another 7 received honorable mentions)
- 6 Goldwater Fellowships
- 3 SMART Fellowships
- 1 Gates Cambridge Fellowship
- 1 NASA Graduate Fellowship
- 3 NIH Awards: 1 Graduate Fellowship, 1 Postbac ITRA, 1
Oxford-Cambridge Scholar
- >40% of former REU students have (or are expected
to) co-author a journal publication
- More than half of our former REU students have given a
presentation outside the REU program including 26 at National Conferences
funded by the REU site
PROGRAM
INCLUDES
- Hands-on research in state-of-the-art facilities
- Seminars, workshops, and field trips
- Group social activities and banquet
- Optional outreach opportunities to high school students
ELIGIBILITY
- Undergraduate students majoring in science or engineering
- U.S. Citizen or permanent resident
- Minorities and women strongly encouraged to apply
AWARD
- $5,000 stipend
- $500 travel allowance
- Room and board
DOE Scholars
Program, Dept of Energy; app deadline Jan 3, 2020
History of
Diversity in the Physical Sciences Intern, American
Institute of Physics (for physics undergraduates), app deadline Jan 15, 2020
REU in Increasing
Statistical Preparation in Research Education for Underrepresented
Undergraduates, Spelman College; app deadline Jan 15, 2020
Summer
Undergraduate Research Program, Human-Computer Interaction
Institute, Carnegie Mellon University; app deadline Jan 15, 2020
REU,
Institute for Stem Cell & Regenerative Medicine, University of Washington;
app deadline Jan 15, 2020
Richard Macksey
National Undergraduate Humanities Research Symposium, Johns
Hopkins University, Apr 3-4, 2020; abstract deadline Jan 24, 2020
REU in
Evolutionary Science, University of Iowa; app deadline Feb
1, 2020
REU,
SETI Institute (for students interested in astronomy, astrobiology, or
planetary science); app deadline Feb 1, 2020
REU in Raptor
Research, Boise State University; app deadline Feb 3, 2020
Summer Student
Fellowships, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (for
rising fourth-year students interested in ocean sciences, oceanographic
engineering, mathematics, or marine policy); app deadline Feb 5, 2020
Analytic Studies
Internships, Smithsonian Museum Conservation Institute (for
students in art history, anthropology, archaeology, biochemistry, biology,
chemistry, ecology, earth sciences, chemical and materials science engineering,
museum studies, or paleontology); app dline Feb 10, 2020
History and Heritage
Internship, Goldring/Woldenberg Institute of Southern
Jewish Life; app dline Feb 10, 2020
REU in Materials
Research Science and Engineering, Northwestern University;
app deadline Feb 14, 2020
Seventh Annual
Environmental Science and Design Symposium, Kent State
University; app deadline Feb 15, 2020
Travel grant
to attend 2020 International Conference on Arabidopsis Research in Seattle (for
underrepresented students in plant sciences); app deadline Feb 29, 2020
This course will begin by comparing the United States and
Costa Rica health care system. Costa Rica, a middle-income Latin American
country, rivals those of the U.S. in many health indicators while spending much
less. The Costa Rican system focuses on health promotion and primary care to
improve the health of vulnerable and needy population groups resulting in
improved health for all. During this experience, students will explore various
public health topics, including the difference in lifestyle in multiple areas
around the country, health disparities between different ethnic groups, and how
environmental health impacts human health. Various public health topics such as
child health, substance use, mental health, and diet and lifestyle will be
explored during different experiences and in-country lectures.
For more information please contact: Jessica S. Kruger, Ph.D., CHES at jskruger@buffalo.edu
Clinical Assistant Professor
Department of Community Health and
Health Behavior
School of Public Health and Health
Professions
Project description
The UB North Campus consists
of a massive platform-megastructure surrounded by turf-grass, parking lots, and
roads. Could UB do better? The UB Faculty Senate and Professional Staff Senate
have established committees to find ways of improving our campus environment.
The committee’s objective
this year is afforestation: the establishment of vital forest ecosystems on the
campus. We are searching for:
· precedents
· investigating practical feasibility
· considering alternative forestry plans
· educating the UB community about our
effort with articles or artworks
· seeking funding by which UB can start
· examining alternatives to surface parking
· researching other related options
Would you like to join us?
Junior and senior undergrads (END 488) and grad students (END 588/URP 588) are
eligible with permission of the instructor – https://forms.gle/fSpB5g8hrnPtYpHbA.
END 488/END 588/URP 588 – MAKING A CAMPUS
FOREST is a three-credit seminar/practicum, with heavy emphasis on individual
or group work. During some weeks, students will hear from specialist
guests, undertake individual research or creative projects, and present results
to each other and to members of the Faculty Senate and Professional Staff
committees. (This year we will not actually be planting trees, sorry.) Some
weeks we will not meet in class but rather have one-on-one of small-group
meetings on your projects. Students may be required to upload their
projects onto their UB ePortfolio and to strive to earn digital badges
where possible.
Project outcome
Through ongoing consultation
with the instructor, you will prepare an intellectual product in service of
campus afforestation planning. Generally, you will be expected to submit
successive versions of your product, leading to ever higher quality. The product
may be:
· research paper on methods of forest
restoration
· an essay on forest literature and
symbolism
· a study of other college campus policies
· a review of charitable foundations that
support forestry
· a study of SUNY-wide policies
· a series of articles meant for newspaper
or online publication
· outcomes in the form of performance or
public speaking
· landscape-related art or
architecture relying heavily on living vegetation
· curation of an exhibit
If your proposed project is
very much outside the instructor’s area of knowledge, he may accept it upon on
the condition that you and he can identify and involve an additional mentor.
Project details
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Timing, eligibility and other details
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Length of commitment
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Spring 2020
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Start time
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Spring (with start of classes in Spring 2020)
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Level of collaboration
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Individual projects and/or group projects of 2-3 students
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Benefits
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Academic credit
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Who is eligible
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Juniors and Seniors
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Support
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Funding is available after the completion of the preparation
badge. See below.
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Core partners
· Faculty Senate Committee on Campus
Environment
· Professional Staff Senate Sustainability
Committee
Preparation
To engage with this project, you will work
through a series of Project-Based Collaboration digital badges to
guide your experience. These badges will:
1.
Guide you in setting your
goals and intentions as well as gaining additional context,
2.
Enhance your collaboration
with your mentor/partner,
3.
Support your reflection and
help you integrate your learning with your academic and professional goals.
All students who wish to participate in a project on the Project
Portal must first complete the Project Preparation Digital Badge. First, contact the project mentor to
discuss availability – https://forms.gle/fSpB5g8hrnPtYpHbA – and after you’ve received approval, you can start
the Project Preparation Digital Badge.
We are accepting applications for the 2020 course offerings of the Jamaica Field Service Project Abroad. This service learning program for university students is accredited by the State University of New York, and is open to qualifying students.
As a participating university, I would appreciate it if you would share the details of the upcoming 2020 course offerings with your students and colleagues. These 10 day service learning trips to Jamaica take place during college breaks, and are scheduled as follows:
May 28 to June 7
June 11 to 21
During our 2020 course offerings, we will again be volunteering in the local primary schools of Jamaica by bringing school supplies and tutoring in a number of areas – including literacy, art, science, math, music, physical education, and health. Students in the course prepare for their work with a combination of web-based materials, as well as supervised on-site instruction in Jamaica.
Students may arrange for three academic credits or observation or practicum hours for this supervised field experience course in Jamaica. You can find additional program info, including photos and testimonials from past participants at the program website – www.jafsp.org. Any student who is interested in attending or would like further information may email the Jamaica Field Service Project at willse@potsdam.edu.
The program is assisted in Jamaica by the Rotary Club and Peace Corp members of Jamaica. Many students are successful in seeking financial assistance for this experience either through their local Rotary Clubs, or directly from their university’s study abroad or financial aid offices, for this 10 day study abroad course in Jamaica.
I look forward to offering this opportunity to your students. If you or your students have any questions about the upcoming 2020 course offerings, feel free to contact me.
Sincerely,
Eric Wills
Executive Director
Jamaica Field Service Project
State University of New York at Potsdam
US 518.288.8652
JA 876.357.4350
willse@potsdam.edu
wills@jafsp.org
http://www.jafsp.org
The Child Health and Behavior Lab (HABLAB) at the
University of Buffalo is looking for undergraduate students to assist
with research studies during Spring, Summer, and/or Fall
2020. These research experiences would be under the leadership of Dr.
Stephanie Anzman-Frasca, who conducts laboratory- and community-based
studies in the area of children’s eating behavior and obesity
prevention. More information about Dr. Anzman-Frasca’s
work is available here:
https://medicine.buffalo.edu/faculty/profile.html?ubit=safrasca, and more information about HABLAB is available at
http://ubhablab.weebly.com.
Responsibilities of student research assistants include:
assisting with materials preparation, entering data, and helping staff
in the implementation of the study design.
It is anticipated that students will have the opportunity to work
directly with study participants, including parents and children, in
laboratory and/or community studies. All incoming research assistants
must be able to commit to at least 135 hours of research
over the semester (equates to about 10 hours per week), with preference
given to students who can commit to at least two semesters. Students
may be asked to commit to evenings or weekends to work with
participants. For students who spend multiple semesters
on the team, independent research projects, conference presentations,
and/or thesis projects are possible.
Interested students can apply by submitting an
application and a resume to
ubhablab@gmail.com, using “Student research assistant application 2020” as the subject of the email. Applications may be downloaded at
http://ubhablab.weebly.com/students.
We are currently filling positions for Spring and Summer on a rolling basis.
The Mount Vernon Leadership Fellows Program is a highly selective summer institute for rising college juniors, offering unparalleled learning and networking opportunities at the home of America’s first president outside our nation’s capital. May 23 – July 4, 2020
Fully Funded Summer Leadership Program
Students spend six weeks living and learning at George Washington’s Mount Vernon. Transportation, meals and a $3,000 stipend are provided
A Summer Like No Other
The Mount Vernon Leadership Fellows program combines lessons from George Washington’s life, student leadership development, and a capstone project to promote civic engagement.
Experience Washington, DC
Students meet with successful professionals and participate in unique experiences in our nation’s capital.
This opportunity is exclusively for current college sophomores who demonstrate outstanding leadership potential.
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Applications Due January 31, 2020
