Summer Study Abroad in Salamanca, Spain, with Dr.
Sharonah Fredrick, from UB’s Romance Languages and Literatures (RLL) Department
Dr. Sharonah Fredrick, RLL’s Clinical Assistant Professor
of Spanish & Portuguese Language and Latin American Culture, whom you all
saw in the Life Raft Panel, will direct a UB summer study abroad program in
Spain and offer a course on the multi-religious roots of Salamanca’s Spanish
literature in the 15th-17th centuries. For more
information, please see: http://arts-sciences.buffalo.edu/romance-languages-literatures/study-abroad/study-abroad-with-rll.html
If you are interested in the possibility of some financial aid, please be in
touch with Dr. Sharonah Fredrick directly: sharonah@buffalo.edu Or,
call her (and please leave a message) at: 716-645-1735.This summer, RLL will run its internationally
recognized, 6 credit Salamanca summer program with a combination of academic
and recreational activities designed to enrich and interest the student of
Spanish language/literature and the many facets of Hispanic culture. We will
emphasize Salamanca’s multi-cultural and multi-religious roots of this
historical city, including Roma (Gypsy), Christian, Muslim, Jewish and
Portuguese intellectual contributions; and we will study the special role
played by Salamanca’s intellectuals in defense of the rights of the indigenous
peoples of Latin America and Africa, during the centuries of Conquest. The
university offers an excellent array of tourist and sports-friendly activities
as well as cultural excursions. Sharonah’s course is three credits and will
count as an upper-division (300 or 400 level) language requirement; the other
language study course, ranging from Beginner’s through Highly Advanced Spanish,
counts as part of any UB language requirement. There are no problems
transferring these credits because these are UB credits earned abroad, not
credits from the University of Salamanca, although that is where the courses
will be taught. Deadline for applications is March 25th.”
Roswell Park is looking for volunteers to assist with running the Buffalo Health Care Exploration this summer. We are especially looking for males but have unfilled positions for both genders. You must currently be in college and preference will be given to applicants who participated in BHE during high school or have worked with Roswell previously.
BHE is a program for high school students who believe they
may want to go to medical school or pursue a science career. The students get
to do activities such as shadow doctors, think of medical instruments, get
college and premedical mentoring, and networking opportunities within Roswell.
It is during the month of July with extra commitments during June for the Ride
for Roswell. If you apply be sure you can commit to being present for the vast
majority of events and all program dates. The days begin at 9 and end at 4pm.
As a TA you would be acting as a mentor and a guide for a team
of students. You would be responsible for transporting them to different
locations, supervision and mentoring. You’ll act as a positive role model and
peer for the students and help them gain the most out of the program.
As a college student you have the opportunity to network
within Roswell with the many talented physicians involved. You will also gain
exposure to the ATLAS interns who work with the urology department on various
research projects. The networking and connections you make can be integral in
gaining an internship at Roswell, gaining access to medical school, or gaining
access to graduate school. You will be working alongside other motivated
students from nearby colleges.
ELI is currently
recruiting Chat Room partners for the spring semester. The Chat Room is a
face-to-face conversation program matching an undergraduate student with two
international students for conversation practice. Chat Room partners are welcome to volunteer or register for ESL
320 Conversation Seminar for two pass/fail credits. For more information and
force registration, go to the ELI, 320 Baldy Hall.
The ten-week REU in Polymers will be held May 29th – August 2nd, 2019.
Approximately 12 research opportunities will be available for the Summer of
2018. In addition to cutting-edge research, REU participants will
participate in weekly sessions emphasizing the fundamentals of polymer science
and engineering, ethics, communication skills, and graduate school
preparation. Local industry tours and social activities are also planned.
REU students are required to present a poster and submit a final report at the
end of the summer. Each REU participant will receive a $4500 stipend payable in
two installments. Housing, meal allowance, and travel costs are also provided.
Students (non-CWRU) majoring in polymer science and engineering, chemical
engineering, chemistry, materials science and engineering or a related field
are encouraged to apply. Women, underrepresented minorities, and students
from primarily undergraduate institutions are especially encouraged to apply.
Participants must be citizens or permanent residents of the U.S.
The photographic image has undoubtedly been a
decisive artifact in the construction of modern life. Today, we take more
pictures and see the results faster than ever, given the technology that most
people with a cellphone have access to. But why do we love taking pictures? Why
is the “selfie” so ubiquitous? What are we after? Has that changed since
photography’s beginning, not so long ago, in the mid-19th century?
The word “photography” was invented by resorting to Greek, linking light, “photos,” and writing, “graphein,” suggesting that this practice of recording images on a surface is a way of writing with light. This form of writing has developed a productive dialogue with literature, as a longstanding creative practice of writing that draws on reality and language… and their uncanny underside. Feeding on literature’s special potential to express unacknowledged dreams, psychoanalysis has provided a vocabulary to consider that enigmatic underside, where words and images exceed conscious will and established discourses. This course considers the relations photography maintains with perception, signification, time, history, pleasure, desire, sexuality, and political agency, among other factors. Such an investigation will take us forward: to interrogate the sense and effects of current and future photographic practices, from everyday Instagram smartphone shots to photojournalism, to photography in contemporary art galleries. And it also takes us back: to 19th-century Paris as a starting point, where photography finds important roots with inventors Daguerre and Niépce, and where a certain medical practice that involved photography, namely, Dr. Charcot’s experiments and theories of hysteria, led to the invention of psychoanalysis, a field that gave rise to the concept of the unconscious in ways highly relevant, in turn, to experimental photography and literature. And further back… to fairy tales Charles Perrault introduced to the literary cannon at the end of the 17th century, which still intrigue us today (Blanche Neige/Snow White, for instance). The trajectories of photography, psychoanalysis, and literature are therefore intertwined in rich ways that we explore in this course. How, for instance, does photography transform literary works? And what do literature and psychoanalysis reveal to users of photographic images about themselves, or about the bodies and world they see through photography? Can photographs make visible what remains unacknowledged, unthought, yet shaping our reality? These are questions that certain photographers and writers actively explored, drawing on plastic experiments, psychoanalytic theory, and on the unique knowledge that literary works can give access to. The discussion remains open for you (and your camera) to join. *French majors and minors (or readers of French) are strongly encouraged to read in French whenever possible.
We invite undergraduates to apply to the
Proactive Health Informatics Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) site
for Summer 2019 (application: http://bit.ly/ProHealthREU2019).
What is the Proactive Health Informatics REU
Site?
The Proactive Health Informatics REU aims to
build usable and intelligent pervasive systems that empower people to manage
their health and see how their everyday decisions impact their progress to
achieve future health goals. Our REU site will provide students with a
unique opportunity to learn techniques in the areas of human computer
interaction, pervasive computing (mobile or wearable), environmental sensing
(ambient and on-body), machine learning (vision recognition and signal
processing), and the implications of technologies on society. Students will
learn appropriate methods, software tools, and analysis techniques related to
their project, thus experience in these areas is not necessarily required. In
addition, all students will learn scholarly professional development skills,
such as synthesizing related work, identifying research aims, designing ethical
studies, collecting data, analyzing results, and presenting results in papers
and presentations.
scholars
to conduct cross-cutting computing research;
prepare
for graduate education and research
career
opportunities through preparatory workshops and one-on-one mentoring;
engage
in an interactive mentoring relationship
with
a faculty member and graduate student;
work
with mentors to disseminate research;
and
inspire
lifelong learners to consider computing
through
interactive experiences.
Logistics
Our 2019 REU dates are Sunday, May 19 through
Friday, July 12, 2019.
For the 8-weeks of participation, each student will receive travel to and from
Bloomington, a $4000 stipend, free room and board, and GRE preparation (if
wanted).
How to Apply?
We encourage undergraduate students interested
in computing/informatics oriented areas – independent of experience or years in
their respective programs – to apply to our REU program.
One of the goals of the REU program is to
broaden participation of students from traditionally underrepresented groups in
computing and/or who do not have access to research facilities at their home
institution. We strongly invite applications from women, students of color,
first-generation college students, gender and sexual minorities, veterans, and
students with disabilities. Previous research experience is not a requirement.
Please complete an application as soon as
possible (we will review, interview, and select participants on a rolling basis
starting immediately). We typically have our REUs selected by early March, so
the sooner one applies, the better their changes of consideration.
unofficial transcript in a web
repository, such as Google Drive or Dropbox (Dropbox Directions: https://www.dropbox.com/help/167)),
and share it only with a person who has a link
A personal statement that discusses your research
interests and motivation for
being part of ProHealth’s inclusive, collaborative research experience
(Optional) A link to your to a website that
shows examples of your project
work
In addition to the requirements above, the
application will collect:
demographic information,
Interests,
information about prior experiences.
This program is funded in part by the National
Science Foundation (NSF). Stipends from NSF funds are restricted to U.S.
citizens or permanent residents. International applicants with a stipend
through their home institution are welcome to apply. If international
applications are selected, we will provide research housing. Other
NSF-supported REU programs may be found at the NSF https://www.nsf.gov/crssprgm/reu/list_result.jsp?unitid=5049.
ProHealth reserves the right to review,
interview, and select participants on a rolling basis, thus people who apply
sooner have a better opportunity for a position within the ProHealth Research
community.
Indiana University values diversity and invites
applicants from underrepresented groups who will enrich the research, teaching,
and service missions of the university. We are an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative
Action employer, and we encourage applications from women, minorities,
protected veterans, and individuals with disabilities.
If you have any question, please contact
Professor Katie Siek at ksiek@indiana.edu.
Advanced Materials for Energy and Sensing Applications An NSF Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Program in Chemistry at the University of Tennessee
Now accepting applications for the 2019 NSF-funded REU Program in Chemistry at the University of Tennessee-Knoxville. This program offers an intensive introductory training experience in research spanning the field of Chemistry that participating undergraduates may choose from. In addition, participants will engage in a range of activities designed to develop complementary skills that are beneficial for success in graduate school and scientific careers. Students will receive a $5,000 stipend for the 10-week program, along with free housing on campus and other perks.
Applications received by the February 1st deadline will be guaranteed full consideration. We would greatly appreciate any help you could provide in encouraging candidates to apply to this program. The online application submission site and further details about the program can be found at the following website:
RUTGERS,
The State University of New Jersey, invites talented undergraduates to apply
for our nationally acclaimed SUMMER RESEARCH PROGRAM, RISE (Research Intensive Summer
Experience).
Please forward to students who have strong credentials, passion for
research, and interest in graduate study.
Why
RISE at Rutgers?
** CUTTING-EDGE INTERDISCIPLINARYRESEARCHat one of the
nation’s top 25 public universities.
** PERSONALIZED MENTOR-MATCHING with
world-class faculty
** EXCELLENTFUNDING:
Stipend up to $5000 + housing + travel
** PARTNERSHIPS with REU programs: Cellular
Bioengineering, Pharmaceutical Sciences & Toxicology, Green Energy
Technology, and Advanced Materials. RISE applicants can opt to be considered
automatically by partner REUs. One Application – Multiple Opportunities!
** INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY: Rutgers is one of
the nation’s most diverse public research universities.
** OUTSTANDING PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT: scientific speaking & writing,
GRE prep, grad school and career workshops, field trips
** ALUMNI SUCCESS: Awards at
national meetings & placement at top graduate schools.
** FELLOWSHIPS valued up to
$100,000 for top RISE alumni who return to Rutgers for graduate school.
** GREAT LOCATION: At the hub of
pharma, biotech, & telecom, with easy access to New York, Philadelphia,
Boston, DC, and more.
** FUN & FRIENDSHIPS: Vibrant
multi-cultural community, social program.
Apply now. Rolling admissions
starts February 1 and is highly selective.
