The University Honors College is looking for Tour Guides for the Spring 2008 semester. If you would like to share your knowledge of UB and your enthusiasm for the Honors College please send your class schedule to Erik D’Aquino in the Honors Office. Tours are given at times between 10am and noon on Mondays through Fridays.
Tours consist of the Academic Spine and the Governors Residence Complex. There will be training sessions that will be able to prepare you for giving tours.
PLEASE NOTE: We encourage all students that are interested to apply; even if you do not reside within the Governors Residence Complex, so all students regardless of whether you live in Governors, Ellicott, or off campus can give tours.
If you have any questions please contact Erik D’Aquino by phone (645-7981), email (edaquino@buffalo.edu), or you can stop and see him in 214 Talbert Hall. When you contact Erik, please also include a copy of your schedule. Thank you.
The University of Wyoming (http://www.wyomingbioinformatics.org/SummerSchool/) is proud to offer summer research opportunities to external undergraduate students to engage in research in bioinformatics and computational molecular biology in Laramie. The summer research program will last from May 26, 2008 to August 4, 2008 and will include a stipend of $3500 for the period.
The summer 2007 program included students from Amherst College and Oberlin College.
Several labs that will host bioinformatics/computational molecular biology students include:
To apply, send a resume and statement of research interests to liberles@uwyo.edu, arrange to have 2 letters of recommendation sent directly by the letter writer to liberles@uwyo.edu, and arrange to have an official transcript sent to:
David Liberles
Department of Molecular Biology
Dept. 3944
University of Wyoming
Laramie, WY 82071
Applications will be evaluated on a rolling basis starting on March 3, 2008.
Posted by Nigel Marriner on January 23, 2008 in Academics
The editors of the Undergraduate Poetry Journal are seeking submissions for the 10th annual publication of ‘Name.’
This year’s theme is: PLAY
We welcome entries from all majors and disciplines, and encourage poets to be creative with their interpretation of the theme.
Deadline for submission is February 29, 2008.
Please email all pieces and/or queries to: playpen08@gmail.com We look forward to reading your work/play!
Marina Blitshteyn & Carly Christiansen
Join us on Thursday, April 17, 2008, for UB’s Annual Celebration of Academic Excellence. The event begins at 1:30 p.m. with undergraduate research, scholarship, and creative activity poster displays in the Center for the Arts. Review the schedule and register to attend.
There is a world of research going on at UB. The Center for Undergraduate Research & Creative Activities (CURCA) offers several workshops and programs that inform students and faculty on ways in which to experience and collaborate on research and creative projects.
For more information visit:
http://curca.buffalo.edu/news/undergraduate-research-information-fair/
New Student Programs is looking for students who are motivated and excited about UB that would enjoy welcoming new students and their families to the UB community. During New Student Orientation (July 7 – August 1, 2007), the Orientation Aides play an integral role by serving as mentors and sharing their experiences as successful students.  In addition, they work closely with faculty and staff on campus to implement orientation.
They offer paid employment for New Student Orientation Aides with several other benefits. The details, application, and important dates are posted on our website at http://www.student-affairs.buffalo.edu/nsp/experience.shtml.
In addition, there are Parent Orientation Aide positions available. For more information, please contact Toby Shapiro at 645-6125 or tshapiro@buffalo.edu.Â
The Mayo Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) Program, sponsored by Mayo Graduate School, is a great way to build your skills as a young scientist or test your inclinations toward research.
Mayo Clinic’s SURF Program gives you more than just work experience in a lab. As a SURF fellow you will:
- Conduct your own small research project or work on part of an ongoing research investigation for 10 weeks
- Develop your technical skills
- Participate in a special weekly seminar series that introduces you to rapidly progressing research areas
Application materials should be submitted by February 1, 2008.
http://www.mayo.edu/mgs/surf.html
Posted by jdudek on January 14, 2008 in Academics
University at Buffalo
Department of Romance Languages and Literatures
Spring 2008
French and Spanish
Proficiency Exams*
Friday, January 25
4:45-6:50 PM
Knox 14
Friday, February 15#
4:45-6:50 PM
Knox 14
For information on the tests and to Register:
http://rll.buffalo.edu/applications/language_proficiency_exam/
*This is NOT a placement exam. The exam is intended for students with 3 or more years of high school French or Spanish. It tests elementary and intermediate level proficiency.
#Please note there is no March test.
Posted by Nigel Marriner on January 11, 2008 in Study Abroad
Spend July in the beautiful city of Uppsala, Sweden and earn six honors credits on the UMKC Honors Study Abroad Program. Two courses on history, culture and nature in Sweden from 1700 to the present will be team-taught by an historian, a biologist, and a musicologist. Students will take numerous tours around Uppsala and to nearby Stockholm and a weekend trip to a rural area of Sweden on the border of Norway. Students are housed in large, single rooms in the center of Uppsala near shops, the major sites, and the train station.
For full details on the courses, tours, and accommodations, please go to www.umkc.edu/international/SwedenInfo08.htm
For more information, contact Dr. Lynda Payne at paynel@umkc.edu.
The New Jersey Center for Engineered Particulates (NJCEP) will host its NSF-funded Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Site in Summer of 2008. During the 10-week program, 10 undergraduate students, selected on a competitive basis from various universities throughout the USA, will live on campus while working on challenging research alongside NJIT faculty and graduate students. The research projects will involve unique topics dealing with synthesis, characterization, and applications of nano-particles as engineered composites, focusing on developing fundamental understanding of particle interactions and their influence on final product, which may be existing consumer products (e.g. sun-screens) as well as novel materials (e.g., new cancer drugs or advanced-energetic materials). Students will benefit from a strong research group that includes established faculty researchers and their graduate students, working on collaborative activities in nanotechnology.
Please go to http://mechanical.njit.edu/news/nsf_reu_overview.php for complete information, application form, and contacts.
