Speakeasy: An Undergraduate Journal of Research and Creative Art is now accepting submissions. We are a staff of undergraduate students that is funded by the University at Buffalo Institute for Research and Education on Women and Gender (Gender Institute - IREWG), and our publication is dedicated to subjects pertaining to gender, sexuality and feminism in all its forms, from the academic to the creative.
The staff welcomes research papers, fiction prose and poetry, and visual art, as well as responses to previous issues. Our goal is to create an academically fueled dialogue for all students interested in gender and sexuality. Subject matter in our publication focuses on, but is not limited to, subjects explored in the feminist field.
Topics we have explored in the past: shaving etiquette, personal abortion stories both from those receiving the abortion and from health care providers, genital mutilation, gendered American politics, gendered bodies in literature, plastic surgery, architectural design of lesbian public spaces, and pick-up lines and catcalls.
The theme for our Winter Issue is biblical women and effects on modern culture.
The deadline for our Winter Issue is December 5th, 2009.
The theme we will be exploring in our Spring Issue is media and pop culture representations of gendered and transgendered people. The deadline for our Spring Issue is March 1st, 2010.
We also welcome for every Issue:
-Music, book, performance art, and movie reviews -Personal accounts of gendered experiences (good or bad) -Research and critical essays on literature, digital media, and creative art -Drawings, Paintings, Sketches, Figure studies -Responses to previous issues’ articles ]
Please send any submissions to the staff of Speakeasy at mewright@buffalo.edu
WORKSHOP: FINDING SUMMER RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES
DATE: THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2009 @ 3:30 PM
LOCATION: 12 CAPEN HALL
SPONSORED BY: CENTER FOR UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH AND CREATIVE ACTIVITIES
Join CURCA for a workshop on how to find and get those summer research opportunities!
To register for this event, please visit: http://workshops.buffalo.edu
Dr. Uriel Halbreich, Professor of Psychiatry and Research Professor of Ob/gyn and Director of the Biobehavioral Program is looking to hire a research assistant-South Campus.
Responsibilities include:
general office duties-including typing and filing, organizing scientific journals, articles, reports and presentations, assistance in preparing articles, reports and presentations.
15-20 hours weekly.
contact: Dr.Halbreich at urielh@buffalo.edu
The Friends of the Health Sciences Library Present
The Genomics Revolution and Personalized Medicine
Daniel A. Brazeau, PhD
Friday, November 20, 2009
6 – 9 PM
Austin Flint Main Reading Room
Health Sciences Library, South Campus
University at Buffalo
“Genomics” has revolutionized the biological and biomedical sciences, perhaps the pharmaceutical sciences most of all. While much public press has concentrated on pharmacogenetics and “personalized medicine” this is the one area in the pharmaceutical sciences where advances may be the least
certain. Pharmacogenetics seeks to provide patients effi cacious therapeutic agents with minimal adverse drug reactions based upon their genotype. However, the complexity of the human genome and the extensive genetic diversity among human populations often results in confusing relationships
between patient drug response and genotype. Pharmacogenetics will contribute greatly to improved therapeutics but it requires a more realistic understanding of the role environmental factors, multiple genes with multiple variants, and human population genetic structure play in predicting
individual drug efficacy and toxicity.
Dr. Daniel Brazeau is a Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences at UB. He received a BS degree in Biological Sciences (1979), a MS in Biology at the Univ. of Toledo (1983) and a PhD in Biology from the State University of New York at Buffalo in 1989. His research interests include population genetics of natural populations, DNA forensics, and the evolution of reproductive strategies in marine invertebrates. He is director of the Pharmaceutical Genetics Laboratory.
For questions/information please contact Linda Lohr
Phone: (716) 829-3900, ext.136
Email: lalohr@buffalo.edu
Date: Friday, November 20, 2009, 6 - 9 PM
Location: Austin Flint Main Reading Room
Health Sciences Library, South Campus
University at Buffalo
Buffet Dinner and Beverages: 6 - 7 PM
Presentation: 7 - 8 PM
Coffee and Dessert: (Questions and Answers) 8 - 9 PM
RSVP: November 18, 2009
Cost: Member $15.00 per person
Non-member $20.00 per person
Students $ 9.00 per person
Program only $ 5.00 per person
Reservations and and payments can be sent to:
Linda Lohr
Health Sciences Library
University at Buffalo
B5 Abbott Hall
Buffalo, NY 14214
The United States Department of State is pleased to announce the upcoming
scholarship competition for the 2010 Critical Language Scholarship (CLS)
Program for overseas intensive summer language institutes in thirteen
critical need foreign languages. The on-line application for CLS Program
awards will be available November 9, 2009, and the deadline to apply will be December 18, 2009.
Critical Language Scholarships (CLS) provide group-based intensive language
instruction and structured cultural enrichment experiences for seven to ten
weeks. Students may apply for one language, and will be placed at institute
sites based on language evaluations after selection. The 2010 CLS Program
will include new programs in Indonesian and Japanese.
Levels available for each language are as follows:
*Arabic, Persian: Advanced beginning, intermediate or advanced level;
*Azerbaijani, Bangla/Bengali, Hindi, Indonesian, Korean, Punjabi, Turkish, or Urdu: Beginning, intermediate or advanced level;
*Chinese, Japanese or Russian: Intermediate or advanced level.
Students of diverse disciplines and majors are encouraged to apply. While there is no service requirement attached to CLS Program awards, participants are expected to continue their language study beyond the scholarship period, and later apply their critical language skills in their future professional careers.
For more information on the CLS Program and the selection process, please
visit www.CLScholarship.org. If you would like to receive a program
announcement, please email me directly at sylla.julia@caorc.org.
We are pleased to announce a new summer internship program, SCI Scholars, for chemistry and chemical engineering undergraduates.
The program is a joint effort of the Society of Chemical Industry (SCI), America International Group (AIG), the American Chemical Society (ACS), and the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE), and was developed to introduce chemistry and chemical engineering students to careers in the chemical industry.
Exceptional sophomores and juniors with a GPA of at least 3.5 and who are majoring in chemistry or chemical engineering are encouraged to apply.
Program details:
Twenty-one scholars will be chosen for internship positions in the summer of 2010.
SCI Scholars receive $6,000-$9,000 for a ten-week internship.
Students will be awarded a certificate and an additional $1000, which can be used for any purpose, such as participation at an ACS or AIChE meeting.
Scholars nominate a high school chemistry teacher for recognition. Teachers will be awarded a certificate from SCI and $1,000, which can be used for professional development or classroom materials.
Applications are due January 15, 2010.
Interested students should visit to fill out an application and get more information.
http://www.acs.org/sci
SUNY Distinguished Service Professor Dr. Claude Welch is looking for an Honors Scholar to assist him with various research and teaching opportunities.
The selected student could receive credit through PSC for tasks such as the following:
* Assist with research on census data
* Find relevant .jpg and MP3 files for incorporation into classes
* Provide input for a book on human rights that Dr. Welch is completing.
* Other tasks and opportunities as worked out jointly
Credits would be variable [1-3], depending on the student’s skills, abilities and interests. Multiple positions may be available.
Potential applicants should send their resumes and a brief personal statement speaking to their skills on the first three bullets above. Please send both paper and electronic copies.. Electronic copies can be sent to cwelch@buffalo.edu and paper copies should be dropped off at his office in Park 417(leaving material under his door is acceptable). He will interview selected candidates prior to making his decision. The closing date for this opportunity is November 15th at noon.
This opportunity may count as an Honors Experience depending on what the student does and the amount of time that they invest.
WORKSHOP: FUNDING UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH
Date: Thursday October 1, 2009 @ 3:30-4:30 PM
Location: 12 Capen Hall
Hosted by: Center for Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities
Money is available to students wishing to fund their research projects and creative endeavors, come and learn the in’s and out’s of grant proposals-federal funding and UB support for your project.
For more information to register for this event, please visit: http://workshops.buffalo.edu
***Are you interested in psychology?
***Do you want to learn more about undergraduate research?
***Have you ever wanted to visit a social science research lab?
If so, then join the Undergraduate Academies for: Interventions for Children with Disruptive Behavior and ADHD
Date: Tuesday, September 29, 2009 3:00 PM
Location: Center for Children and Families – 106 Diefendorf [south campus]
If you want to travel together, meet us at 2:30 pm in the Flint Loop to catch the Stampede bus to South Campus. Otherwise, feel free to meet us there!
A talk presented by Dr. Greg Fabiano, School of Counseling & Educational Psychology
For more information: research-in-the-social-sciences_ug-academies-event-929091
Yes there is money available to help you explore further areas of research in your discipline or to create a project of artistic expression!!!
The Honors Council has decided that Nov. 20th will be the deadline for all applications for the Research and Creative Activities Grant. The money awarded can be used for any project in which you plan on participating in the near future.
The Honors Program Research and Creative Activities Fund enables undergraduate students to receive grants of up to $5000 which defray expenses directly related to research and other creative activities.
Please get your application in to Nigel Marriner by Nov. 21st so that it can be reviewed by the Council on November 30th.
If you would like to request a copy of the application, please send Nigel an email at nmarrine@buffalo.edu with your name, major, and a brief 2 or 3 sentence statement outlining your research or creative activity.
Nigel is available if you have questions or want him to take a look at your application prior to submitting it.
