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!
Come hear from Dr. Erin Hatton, Profess of Sociology and Honors Faculty Fellow as she discusses her forthcoming book: Coerced: Work Under Threat of Punishment.
Tuesday, September 24, 2019
2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
107 Capen Hall (Colloquium Room)
What is a Worker? Labor, power and coercion among prisoners, college athletes, welfare recipients and graduate students.
Dessert Hour with the Intercultural Diversity Center!
Indigenous Tribes of Brazil: In Honor of National Hispanic Heritage Month. Come learn about a few Brazilian indigenous tribes and how they are being effected by current events all while enjoying some Brazilian/Hispanic desserts!
Wednesday, September 18, 2019
1-2:00 p.m.
240 Student Union
Come join UB’s Intercultural Diversity Center for an Interactive Discussion
Thursday, September 12, 2019
1:00-2:00 p.m.
240 Student Union
This week’s topic: Corporations and the Environment
71% of carbon pollution comes from 100 corporations, but what does that mean? What is the consumer responsibility in helping sustain the planet? Should governments take action, and how?
Join the Intercultural Diversity Center for a discussion on tips to help facilitate discussions with friends, family and y our support system about the experience you will have at UB.
Wednesday, September 11, 2019
5:00 p.m.
240 Student Union
Refreshments will be provided
Buffalo Startup Week is an awesome conference and 5-day (September 15-19, 2019) celebration of the local startup ecosystem, now less than two weeks away – register now before it sells out! Free food, free drinks, amazing content and networking opportunities.
This
first-ever Startup Week in Buffalo is the perfect opportunity to play a
part in building the startup ecosystem that will continue to grow for
many years to come. Whether
you’re an entrepreneur, a corporate leader, an investor, or another
innovation leader, you’ll feel right at home all week long.
CLICK HERE for the link to a list of the full Buffalo Startup Week content (find them under “agenda”).
CLICK HERE to see the on campus events happening September 16 – 24, 2019.
