To apply:

URCAD.umbc.edu

(200-word abstract required.)

Undergraduate Research and Creative Achievement Day (URCAD) features research, scholarship, and creative work carried out by UMBC undergraduates. Student work is shared through oral presentations, posters, artistic exhibits, performances, and film. Over 300 presenters participate annually. Researchers work with faculty mentors on independent research, or research that is part of the mentor’s on-going projects.  They are from all disciplines, and can be working on a thesis, capstone project, part of a scholars or honors program, or they can be unaffiliated.This campus-wide celebration of achievement affirms UMBC’s commitment to the twin goals of research and a distinctive undergraduate experience.

All current undergraduates who have conducted research, scholarship or creative work in the last year may apply to present their results at URCAD. Mentors, fellow students, friends, family members, high school teachers and students, graduate school recruiters, and the general public are invited to attend.

ALUMNI SPEAKER: 
Keisha John, URCAD 2020 Alumni Keynote Speaker

Our guest speaker is Dr. Keisha John, Associate Dean for Diversity and Inclusion, Graduate School of Arts &Sciences, University of Virginia
While at UMBC, Dr. John wasa Meyerhoff Scholar, and worked with her mentor, Dr. Rachel Brewster as one of the first undergraduate researchers in her lab. You can read more about her here

The upcoming blackcomputeHER conference will be held on April 2 - 4, 2020 at the Embassy Suites DC Convention Center. The purpose of this conference is to offer a communal space that will allow Black women in computing (and across tech more broadly) to form shared learning experiences so that we might better support – and by extension, increase the success of – this unique group.

The 2020 conference theme is "Exploring the Power of Data in our Digital Lives and Beyond". Workshops and sessions will focus on the following guiding questions:

1. What are the unique needs and experiences of Black women and girls in Computing+Tech across all sectors of society?
2. How do we cultivate and advocate for spaces where the future of Black women in Computing+Tech can thrive?
3. How do we harness the collective potential and power of Black women in Computing+Tech for greater impact in our communities and society at large?

If you have not already, please consider attending the conference and also presenting on your experiences and/or expertise on issues related to Black women in computing/tech. Students (undergraduate and graduate) are welcome to attend and submit a proposal to present, as well as industry professionals, researchers, and allies/advocates.

The proposal submission form is HERE and the link to register for the conference is HERE.

The Civil and Environmental Engineering Department at University of Nevada, Reno is currently seeking applications for PhD Fellowships related to the theme Rebuilding the Nation’s Infrastructure for Resilience to Extreme Events, for a start date of August 2020 or January 2021. Fellowships are funded through the Department of Education Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need (GAANN) program. Selection will be based on academic qualifications and financial need. Applications are especially encouraged from candidates that are underrepresented in engineering.

The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) at University of Nevada Reno is pleased to announce the availability of GAANN (Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need) PhD Fellowships. This GAANN program willsupport fellowships related to the general theme Rebuilding the Nation’s Infrastructure for Resilience to Extreme Events. GAANN Fellows will receive a need-based stipend of up to $34,000 per year, and tuition and fees are covered by the fellowship.

The CEE Department houses a variety of state-of-the-art experimental facilities, including two structural laboratories with a re-locatable four-shake table array capable of simulating large earthquakes for system level experiments; advanced laboratory facilities for testing soils, materials and full scale pavements; traffic engineering laboratories; and an array of laboratories for research in water reuse, environmental biology, and environmental chemistry. Fellows will select a CEE faculty advisor, and work with their advisor to select a scope of research that is suited to their interests. Fellows will have opportunities for an enhanced graduate school experience that grants student autonomy, develops strong peer networks, and provides overall better preparation for a career in academia. As an essential program element, Fellows will receive teaching instruction from the Engineering Education program, and be given the opportunity to practice by co-teaching with a faculty mentor.

Applicants are currently sought for a fellowship start date of Fall 2020 or Spring 2021. Fellows must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents, demonstrate financial need via evaluation of the FAFSA, qualify for admission to the PhD program in Civil and Environmental Engineering, and aspire to a career in research and/or teaching. Applications are especially encouraged from candidates that are underrepresented in engineering.

For more information, please visit our website:

unr.edu/cee/graduate-program/gaann-fellowships

The first program, the SoNIC Summer Research Workshop (https://www.cs.cornell.edu/workshop/sonic/), is targeted to undergraduates and master's students. The theme of the workshop centers around cloud computing (systems and networking) and data analytics, but students with background in CS, IS, EE, Math, and Physics are eligible to apply. The SoNIC Summer Research Workshop hosted by Cornell University and originally created in collaboration with Howard University is aimed at significantly increasing the number of underrepresented minorities pursuing and obtaining a PhD in computer science. It is designed to encourage undergraduate or masters students to pursue and achieve a PhD by experiencing computer science research firsthand using state-of-the-art methodologies and approaches. 

See flyer at: https://www.cs.cornell.edu/sites/default/files/shared/sonic_flyer_2020.pdf

The second program, the Summer School on Designing Technology for Social Impact (https://impact.infosci.cornell.edu/), is targeted to rising seniors and graduate students at any stage. In this summer school, we will explore how technologies express their designers' values, analyzes what values and voices are commonly embodied in technology, and looks at ways to design technologies to promote alternative perspectives and positive social impact. Students from a variety of disciplines are invited to attend, including - but not restricted to - informatics, computer science, science and technology studies, communication, and product design. Our goal is to build a strong cohort of up-and-coming researchers working in this area and connect them to relevant research and faculty. 

See flyer at: https://impact.infosci.cornell.edu/social_impact_flyer.pdf

On February 27, 2020, the Audubon Naturalist Society (ANS) and its sponsors and partners will present the third Taking Nature Black Conference at a new location: The Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) located at 4000 Jones Bridge Road in Chevy Chase, MD. 

The conference will include thought-provoking speaker presentations and panels with regional and national environmental leaders and feature discussions of climate change, environmental justice, and environmental joy!

Register at: https://actionnetwork.org/ticketed_events/taking-nature-black-invitation-2020?source=direct_link&

View the Taking Nature Black 2018 Video Re-cap at : https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=236&v=J57CA1yAAew&feature=emb_title

Students will participate in a 10-week paid research fellowship, at MMC and BBC campuses of Florida International University from late-May until the end of July.

The summer stipend will be $6,500 for successful completion of the 10-week program.

This hands-on and immersive research opportunity will support students in developing and conducting an independent research project in collaboration with a research team made up of their faculty and graduate students mentors. Each fall, research mentors from FIU's Institute of Environment provide summer research topics for incoming REU students to work on in the upcoming summer.

The Research Theme of the REU site is the ecology of coastal ecosystems across gradients of human impact. Specifically, our research looks at coastal ecosystems ecology, environmental aquatic chemistry, and the connections among the Everglades wetlands, coastal mangrove forests, seagrass beds and shallow water coral reefs.

Students will present their results in a poster session at the end of the summer and will be encouraged to present at relevant national scientific conferences.

For more information about the program and to apply, please visit https://coastalreu.fiu.edu/ or email coastalREU@fiu.edu

The Neuroscience Graduate Program at the University of Michigan is now accepting applications for our annual preview event (March 2020).

The preview visit gives prospective students an opportunity to:

• Meet Neuroscience Graduate Program faculty and learn about their research
• Network with current Neuroscience Graduate Students
• Learn about our application process and receive feedback on individual applications
• Meet with Rackham Graduate School Associate Dean and Neuroscience Graduate Program Faculty Ally
• Invited students will be asked to arrive on scheduled dates, expenses will be covered.

Upcoming Preview Dates:  March 19 - 21, 2020

Eligibility:

Students should have:

a strong academic record in science/engineering;

research experience; U.S. citizenship or permanent residency;

And meet one or more of the following criteria:

• come from an educational, cultural, or geographic background that is underrepresented;
• have demonstrated commitment to diversity in the academic, professional, or civic realm;
• have experienced financial hardship as a result of family economic circumstances;
• are first-generation U.S. citizens or are the first generation in their families to graduate from a four-year college.

How to Apply:

The application requires written responses, a transcript, Curriculum Vitae or a resume, and one letter of reccomendation. Additional details are provided in the application.

All materials (including letter of recommendation) must be completed by January 17, 2020 for the application to be considered complete.

The Neuroscience Graduate Program offers three different summer research opportunities. Each of the summer programs are 10 weeks (early June-mid August) and provide participants with a full time (40 hr/week) research placement, professional development workshops, and social events. A brief summary is provided below:

Participant Support:​

• $6,000 stipend
• Housing provided by program
• $800 meal allowance
• $500 travel allowance for round-trip travel to the program site

Program Dates: May 31, 2020-August 8, 2020

Application

• You can apply online starting November 24th here. Applications are due January 17, 2020 and will include a personal statement, resume or CV, and unofficial transcript(s).
• Letters of Recommendation- two letters of recommendation are required, one of the letters must be from an academic reference. Letters must be uploaded by January 17, 2020.

Eligibility

• In accordance with NSF guidelines, applicants must be U.S. Citizens or Permanent Residents.
• Applicants should have a strong interest in pursuing a research career in a STEM (science, technology, engineering or mathematics) discipline.
• Must have successfully completed at least one academic year of  an undergraduate program and not scheduled to graduate before December 2020.
• Participants must have health insurance coverage while participating in the program.
• Participants must be available for the duration of the program from start to finish. Any vacations, summer coursework, or other summer employment would need to take place outside of this time frame.
• University of Michigan (Ann Arbor campus) students are NOT eligible.
• Students majoring in biochemistry, biology, biophysics, chemistry, computer science, engineering, mathematics, psychology, or a related STEM discipline. No minimum GPA requirement.

The application for the 2020 Biostatistics Epidemiology Summer Training (BEST) Diversity Program is now available here. BEST was established to expand and diversify the behavioral and biomedical sciences’ workforce by introducing undergraduates from underrepresented populations to biostatistics and cardiovascular and pulmonary disease research. Students representing racial and ethnic minority groups, disadvantaged backgrounds, and students with disabilities join the Department of Biostatistics at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health’s for eight weeks of research, training, academic and career planning, and social activities around New York City.

This program is for quantitatively inclined undergraduates interested in public health, who fit any of the following criteria:

1)      Underrepresented students in STEM, including racial/ethnic minorities (African-Americans, Hispanic/Latino-Americans, Native Americans or Alaskan Natives)

2)      Low-income students

3)      First generation college students

4)      Students with disabilities

We will be selecting 14 students for the Summer 2020 program which will run from May 26-July 17. 

The application deadline is March 1, 2020. 

For more information about BEST, please visit: publichealth.columbia.edu/BEST