The University of Tennessee Summer Undergraduate Research Education Experiences in the Environmental Health Sciences provides students an opportunity to explore their interests in the environmental health-related aspects of biology, microbiology, and the biomedical sciences through hands-on summer research opportunities. Students will uniquely experience the breadth and depth of research that occurs at a major research institution.
Program Description
The University of Tennessee’s Center for Environmental Biotechnology, Department of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Biomedical Engineering, and Office of Undergraduate Research have partnered to provide a ten-week summer research education experience program designed to immerse and challenge undergraduate students in the science, technology, engineering, mathematical, and medical science (STEMM) disciplines. Students will be placed into faculty mentor labs for rigorous hands-on independent research with complementary training in experimental design, ethics, statistical analysis, laboratory management, entrepreneurship, and science communication.
Program Highlights
• 10-week research experience in the lab of a University of Tennessee faculty member
• Weekly seminar series on current research topics
• Special seminars on applying to and surviving in graduate school
• Professional development in science communication
• Social trips and other fun activities
Summer 2020 Program Details
• Dates: May 26th to August 1st, 2020
• Stipend: $3,700 plus housing and travel to and from Knoxville, Tennessee
• Additional information and an online application are available at: http://ugradresearchexp.utk.edu/
Program Eligibility
Undergraduate students majoring in biology, microbiology, biochemistry, biomedical engineering, environmental engineering, or other biotechnology-related areas, other physical sciences, science education, or public policy who have a strong desire to complete a Ph.D. Students must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents enrolled in accredited colleges or universities.
Program Contact
Dr. Steven Ripp The University of Tennessee
676 Dabney Hall Knoxville, TN 37996 E-mail: UT.NIH.UndergraduateResearch@utk.edu Phone: 865-974-9605
Funding for this program is provided by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
Application deadline: March 10th, 2020
The University of Michigan Future Public Health Leaders Program (Michigan FPHLP) is a residential summer program funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Through field placements, skill building workshops and mentorship, Michigan FPHLP provides students with opportunities for growth, learning and awareness in the field of public health. The ultimate goal of the program is to increase the diversity of the public health workforce and the people committed to reducing health disparities.
Michigan FPHLP students will be housed on the University of Michigan’s campus for 10 weeks to dive deep into the field of public health. Students will participate in curriculum days at the University of Michigan School of Public Health and engage with public health professionals through their field placements.
The 2020 FPHLP Application is now open until January 31, 2020 at 11:59pm EST. Visit our Application page to access the 2020 Application.
Want to start a side hustle and don’t know where to begin? Come and learn about what it is like to start and maintain a side hustle in college from students at UB.
Meet our panelists: Chelsea sells on Poshmark; Gianna is a graphic designer with Designs By Damico; Diana and Kaylah do hair and Danielle teaches chess!
November 6, 2019
6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
Student Union Room 210
The Student Success Strategies Series and Peer Coaching Network opportunities are now open to NEW FRESHMAN (whether or not they were marked “at-risk” in a UB Seminar or ENG105 class).
- Deal effectively with any potential barriers or challenges to making a smooth transition to college
- Develop and strengthen behaviors, skills and strategies that will help you move confidently toward academic success
- Connect with experienced UB students* who can share how they learned to be successful
- Ensure yourself a greater chance for success and achievement of your personal and academic goals
Weekly workshops will be held in the Greiner Hall B Wing classrooms:
Week 2: Time Management
Tues. 10/22 6:00-7:30 pm
Wed. 10/23 7:00-8:30 pm
Week 3: Self-Care
Tues. 10/29 6:00-7:30 pm
Wed. 10/30 7:00-8:30 pm
Week 4: Class & Course Skills
Tues. 11/5 6:00-7:30 pm
Wed. 11/6 7:00-8:30 pm
Week 5: Study Smart
Tues. 11/12 6:00-7:30 pm
Wed. 11/13 7:00-8:30 pm
*Attend one or all of the workshop series and connect
with a Peer Success Coach. To sign up for a Coach go
to https://forms.gle/znLYWKkhtvY57Xkb9.
*For the workshops just show up! Light food will be served.
*Questions?: email studentsuccess@buffalo.edu
UB Intercultural Diversity Center Sponsored Safe Zone Training
Monday, Oct. 21, 2019:
10 a.m. to 12 noon
240 Student Union
Learn about gender and sexual equality issues, become a better ally, help raise awareness!
JUMP into STEM,
the Department of Energy’s building science competition for
undergraduate and graduate students, has kicked off the 2019–20 season
with
three challenges running until November 15, 2019.
Building science experts will be hosting a series
of webinars to help guide students through the inventive and
developmental stages of bringing their ideas to life.
You can register for these webinars at
https://jump-webinars.ornl.gov.
Webinar Schedule
- October 7, 1-2 p.m. ET: Jim Leverette, Southern Company, “Smart Sensors and Controls for Residential Buildings”
- October 8, 3-4 p.m. ET: Grant Wheeler, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, “Designing a Healthier and Energy-Efficient Air Distribution
System”
- October 9, 3-4 p.m. ET: Michael Kane, Northeastern University, “Smart Sensors and Controls for Residential Buildings”
- October 14, 1-2 p.m. ET: Jeff Munk, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, “Designing a Healthier and Energy-Efficient Air Distribution
System”
- October 15, 3-4 p.m. ET: Andre Desjarlais, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, “Pushing the Envelope with Wall Retrofit Designs”
Internship Opportunity
Develop your creative idea for energy-efficient building solutions by
November 15 and compete for a paid summer 2020 internship at Oak
Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) or the National Renewable Energy
Laboratory (NREL). Ideas must be submitted by teams of 2-5 people with
at least two different majors. An application for
the
Building Technologies Internship Program (BTIP) – ORNL and NREL must also be completed and submitted by November 15 to qualify for the internship opportunities.
For more information on JUMP into STEM, please visit
https://web.ornl.gov/sci/buildings/jump/.
Happy ideation!
All events will take place in 904 Clemens Hall:
“From Nunavut to Wallmapu: Indigenous Cultural Revitalization and Inter-American Studies”
A brown bag lunch session with Hannah Burdette, California State University, Chico.
October 11 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
“Visibilizar/Visualizar: Poetic Knowledge and the Radical Imagination in Contemporary Abiayala”
From the Idle No More movement in Canada and the Zapatista uprising in
Mexico to the Water and Gas Wars in Bolivia and the Mapuche movement in
Chile, the turn of the twenty-first century has witnessed a notable
surge in indigenous political action and literary production. Whether
produced in Native languages, in the dominant European language, or
both, indigenous literature forms an integral part of the struggle for
cultural and intellectual sovereignty. This presentation explores the
intersection between poetics and politics within that context, arguing
that literature serves both to visibilizar (to render visible
subjugated bodies of knowledge) and to visualizar (to envision
alternatives to modernity/coloniality).
October 11 @ 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm
2019 Rustgi Conference On South Asia
Exploring Culture, Climate, and Connections
November 2nd, 8:30AM – 6PM
Capen 107, University at Buffalo, North Campus
Free and open to the public. Registration is required.
Register at: bit.ly/2019rustgi
Join fellow
scholars and distinguished faculty from around the world for the 2nd annual
Rustgi Conference on South Asia. Featuring keynote speaker Suraj Yengde,
renowned scholar and activist from Harvard University.
This conference
is made possible by a generous gift from Anil and Vinod Rustgi and their
family, the University at Buffalo Asian Studies Program, Department of English,
Department of History, Department of Comparative Literature, Department of
Linguistics, Department of Anthropology, Department of Sociology, and Community
for Global Health Equity.
Program
Opening Remarks
8.30A
Panel 1:
Migration and Climate Change
8.45-10.00A
Chair: Dr.
Sharmistha Bagchi-Sen (University at Buffalo)
- Mahwesh Buland (KIIT University), “Analyzing the Possible
Impact of Climate Change Based Migration in South Asia and the Role of
International Organisations.”
- Phariha Rahman (Binghamton University), “The Effects of
Climate Change on Bangladesh.”
- Anuush Vejalla (Cornell University), “The Effects of
Migration and Earthquake on Indigenous-Dalit Interactions within the Hill
Region of Nepal.”
Coffee Break
10.00-10.15A
Panel 2:
Conservation and Sustainability
10.15-11.55A
Chair: Dr. Samina
Raja (University at Buffalo)
- Aditi Natarajan (Symbiosis School for Liberal Arts),
“Exploring the ‘Gemeinschaft’: An Ethnographic Study on the Role of
Community in Conservation in Uttarakhand.”
- Francine Barchett (Cornell University), “Waste and Women:
A Gendered Study on Solid Waste Management in Telangana, India.”
- Jon Bessette (University at Buffalo), “Water Quality
Pilot Study for Traditional Water Structure Revitalization in the Deccan
Plateau of India.”
- Shermeen Imam (University of Virginia), “The Integration
of Both Class and Workshop Based Approaches to Development and Empowerment
Creates Longer, More Sustainable Development Towards Equity.”
Lunch
11.55-1.00P
Panel 3:
Systematic Discrimination
1.00-2.40P
Chair: Dr. Shaanta
Murshid (University at Buffalo)
- Oishika Neogi (Symbiosis School for Liberal Arts),
“Global to Grassroots Transformations: The effect of the Convention
on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) on
Muslim Women in Bangladesh and India.”
- Jordan Pilant (Yale University), “Sex Work in Bangladesh,
India, and Pakistan: De Jure and De Facto.”
- Rachel Alexander (University of Virginia), “Mental
Healthcare Delivery in Bangladesh: A System Which Forgets its Women.”
- Sarah Ahmad (Northwestern University), “Libraries, Partition,
and the “Ahmadi Issue”: the intellectual development of the Ahmadiyya
Muslim Community.”
Coffee Break
2.40-2.55P
Panel 4:
Colonialism and Identity
2.55-4.10P
Chair: Dr. Peter
Samuels (SUNY Geneseo)
- Peter Diamond (Brandeis University), “Queer Citizenship,
Caste, and the Literary Public Sphere in Contemporary India.”
- Araxie Mehrotra (Ithaca College), “Love, Life, Marriage,
Troubles, Alone: The Struggle for Indian Identity in Guyana.”
- Rory Green (Newcastle University), “The Colonial Ghost
Haunting Myanmar: The Rohingya Crisis in Historical Context.”
Keynote
4.10P
Suraj
Yengde, “Global Impacts on Caste and Racism”
Dr. Vagistan, your favorite South Asian drag auntie, brings
the nightclub to the classroom (and vice versa) to explain
how critical social theory matters in queer nightlife. Part
lecture, part lipsync, part audience participation, the show
demonstrates how much drag teaches us, even requires us,
to be in relation with the rest of the world. LaWhore is the
alter ego of Kareem Khubchandani, Assistant Professor at
Tufts University.
Performance
UB Center for the Arts Atrium Wednesday, October
9, 2019 7:30 p.m. FREE EVENT!
Support
UB Humanities Institute Performance Research
Workshop
The SUNY Undergraduate Research Conference (SURC) brings together undergraduate student researchers and faculty mentors from across the SUNY system for a full day of multidisciplinary activities, including sessions devoted to student presentations (oral, performance, artistic displays, and poster), luncheon with keynote speaker(s), a SUNY Transfer, Graduate School and Career Fair, and professional development workshops for students and for faculty.
SUNY Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF) will host SURC 2020 UPSTATE on their campus in Syracuse on Saturday,
4 April 2020, and SUNY Old Westbury will host SURC 2020 DOWNSTATE on their campus on Saturday, 24 April 2020.
The intent of hosting at two different locations
is to draw as many students as possible from all of the SUNY schools.
Students are welcome to participate at either of the two institutions!
