SUNY Undergrad Juniors & Seniors: Are you thinking about graduate school?When is the best time to apply?How can you find funding? Are you interested in a career in research, or as a leader? Please join Susan Brennan, SUNY Research Fellow for Innovation in Graduate Education, Professor at Stony Brook University for a discussion of these questions. We’ll cover NSF’s Graduate Research Fellowship Program and the SUNY GREAT(Graduate Research Empowering and Accelerating Talent) award program. Wednesday, April 28 • 3:00pm – 4:30pm
Make plans now to join us for the 26th Annual University at Buffalo Undergraduate Research Conference, July 22- 23, 2021. Our virtual platform will deliver an innovative two-day event packed with a variety of opportunities to engage and connect. Expand your knowledge and network— join us to hear invited speakers and presenters address emerging trends and opportunities related to innovation, social justice and research as a catalyst for change. The conference is an exciting opportunity to: • Present faculty-supervised research. • Participate in pre-conference workshops. • Foster stimulating conversation around shared interests. • Connect with your peers and current graduate students from your field of study. • Engage with inspirational speakers and panels in a personal setting. • Attend a UB Graduate School information program and meet with faculty, staff and students. Each day will begin at 9 a.m. EDT. Learn more about daily events by reviewing the online agenda. We look forward to welcoming you to the conference this summer!
Registration Information • Early bird registration ($80 per person) due by May 17. • Regular registration ($100 per person) due by June 30. • Presenter registration due by June 30. • Presenter abstracts due by July 9.
Keynote Presentations Imagining Ethical Land Relations and Marking Indigenous Presence in our Universities. Mishuana Goeman, PhD
If You Don’t Own the [Servers]: Aggregating Blackness in the Digital Era. Mark Anthony Neal, PhD
Pre-Conference Workshops Prepare for an engaging and productive conference experience by participating in pre-conference video workshops.
Making the Most of Your Research Conference Learn to successfully navigate a professional conference and discover tips and strategies to leverage your participation toward your professional and academic goals.
Presenting Your Research in a World of Skeptics How to present your research so it is understood and valued.
Your Digital Identity Academic digital platforms and how to use them effectively throughout graduate school and your professional career.
Surviving and Thriving in Graduate School—You Belong! Discover how to move beyond survival and thrive in graduate school—supporting your journey and mental health.
About the Conference
The University at Buffalo Undergraduate Research Conference brings together the next generation of professors, researchers, entrepreneurs and influencers to learn about graduate and professional opportunities, with a focus on diversifying the graduate student body at UB and across the nation.
Wednesday, April 28th from 4-5:00 pm Eastern, Zoom
Meeting ID: 947 5640 7895 | Passcode: 051662
Learn the mindset of successful and fulfilled entrepreneurs through a transformational experience that will leave you inspired and empowered to align your actions with your vision while growing your business. Terry Rice is a University at Buffalo Alumnus (BA ’02, MBA ’05) a business Development Consultant and contributor to Entrepreneur Magazine.
Learn how to:
§ Establish a vision for your personal and professional life, allowing you to clearly understand your “Why”
§ Research and develop a go-to-market solution for a defined audience
§ Clearly define the skills you need to develop and those you need to delegate or outsource
§ Develop a roadmap for high-impact next steps
§ Adopt the mindset skills to thrive, even in challenging situations
Presented by UB’s Blackstone LaunchPad & Techstars and UB’ Business and Entrepreneur Partnerships powered by the UB Innovation Hub.
April 27 – 3 – 4 p.m.Ethical leadership is a form of leadership in which individuals demonstrate conduct for the common good that is acceptable and appropriate in every area of their life. This workshop will provide participants information on how to lead people ethically and with their values. This workshop provides credit toward the Student Organizations Understanding Leadership (SOUL) certificate.
Upcoming Research Talk Friday, April 30! Hello all!
We hope you are doing well as we near the end of a pretty hectic semester. Please consider taking a break from your studies next Friday, April 30th, to attend an interesting and important research talk by Schomburg Fellow Amanda Waggoner.
Research Talk Details Friday, April 30 at 3:00 p.m. RSVP Here “Race and Place in Washington, D.C.”
Abstract:This research talk will discuss the effects of gentrification and media on Black communities in Washington, D.C. This research analyzes Black media representation by comparing two Washington, D.C.-based newspapers: The Washington Post and The Prince of Popville. By searching for trends about the frequency and types of Black topics discussed in both newspapers, I argue that based on where Black people live in accordance to the media coverage they encompass, can show the effects of gentrification and Black displacement in D.C.
Presenter: Amanda Waggoner
Amanda is currently a PhD student in the Department of Geography. She received her B.A. in geography and music and M.S. in geospatial analysis from the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg, VA. She studies racial disparities in urban environments, specifically, how place affects racial inequalities.
She is also interested in ethnomusicology and how music affects the culture of people and vice-versa. She uses Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to map out her research.
Are You Interested in Presenting a Research Talk?
We would like to invite other fellows to present their research to the larger Schomburg/Presidential/GOP community in the format of a virtual research talk. Fellows will be able to present their research in a public format to a wide community of individuals outside of their discipline, which allows for the exchange of knowledge among the group and create potential scholarly collaborations.
If you would like to share your research with the fellowship community, please let us know of your interest by filling out this Formstack. We are now scheduling talks throughout the spring semester. Day of the week and time of day are flexible based on the presenter’s preferences.
As you may know, every April UB recognizes Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM) as a time to raise public awareness about sexual violence, to educate and inspire our community to prevent it, and provide support for members of our community who have experienced it. We are continuing last year’s online efforts so that we can continue to come together as a community, from a safe social distance.
Please visit our Sexual Violence Prevention and Response page to view upcoming workshops, programs and events, and share it with your students. We would like to highlight our upcoming event The Men’s Story Project (MSP). The MSP takes place 4:00-6:00 PM on Thursday 4/15/21. In the MSP, men, boys, and folks who identify in any way with masculinity publicly share personal stories that help transform social ideas about masculinity – so as to support health and equality for all people. This event will be held via Zoom and is free for everyone, though registration is required. We also wanted to let our community know we continue to fulfill program requests on healthy relationships and violence prevention for classes and groups in our campus community.
Additionally, I’d like to assure you that our sexual violence response services are still fully supported. Students, faculty, and staff can continue to confidentially connect with our UB-dedicated Advocate from Crisis Services by calling or texting 716-796-4399, or emailing campusadv1@crisisservices.org. You can also click the following hyperlinks for more information on sexual violence prevention, response, and policies.
Follow our Facebook pages @theUBAlliance and @UBMensGroup for additional watch parties, chats, coloring pages, and more that will be posted throughout the month!
Faculty Fellows week continues the last week of April with another Honors Faculty Fellows presentation !!!
How to get involved in scientific research as an undergrad
Via ZOOM – Thursday, April 29th
5:00 -6:30pm
Registration information coming soon!
– reservations close on 4/28 (6pm) and we will then email all registrants the zoom coordinates for the 4/29 event.
Looking to get involved in REAL RESEARCH while an undergraduate? Not sure how to start looking for a project or what it is like to work on a faculty member’s research project. Come join Professor Matthew Paul, Psychology, as he discusses research opportunities at UB. See what he has to say on his own research on social behavior in animals and how undergrads play a vital role in his research program.
Please join us for an Honors College Faculty Fellow panel discussion on Wednesday April 28th, 2021 6-7pm. Please register using our RSVP link coming soon and we will email you the ZOOM coordinates for the panel discussion prior to the event. Reservations close 4/27 at 6pm registration information coming soon!
Academia in a time of Covid
Panelists include:
Dr. Kelly Ahuna from the Office of Academic Integrity
Dr. Craig Centrie from the department of Africana and American Studies
Dr. Maya Chilvert from the department of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Professor Debora Grossman from the School of Management
Moderator
Taylor Coleman, Ph.D. abd, from the department of American Studies
When: Wednesday April 28, 6 pm to 7 pm.
This panel explores some of the ways the COVID 19 pandemic has impacted the University at Buffalo. Panelists will discuss how their fields have been changed in response to COVID -19 protocols and how and when things will return to normal. Panelists will also discuss some of the changes that may remain after the pandemic is just a memory.
Upcoming Research Talk
24 Capen Hall, North Campus
