Author: McGuire, Caroline

• Presentation Opportunities: 2 Undergraduate Research Conferences With Upcoming Deadlines

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UConn undergraduate researchers are encouraged to apply to present their work at upcoming conferences focused on undergraduate research across the disciplines. These conferences offer rich opportunities to meet and network with researchers from other campuses, to learn about cutting-edge research, and to hone your presentation skills.

National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR) 2014
April 3-5, 2014 at the University of Kentucky

NCUR welcomes presenters from all universities and all academic fields of inquiry. This conference includes oral presentation sessions, poster sessions, performing arts sessions, and visual arts sessions. Plenary speakers at the 2014 conference include T. Pearse Lyons, Kris W. Kimel, Nikky Finney, and Ernest Bailey. The deadline to submit abstracts is 11:59 pm ET on December 6, 2013.

National Collegiate Research Conference (NCRC) 2014
January 22-25, 2014 at Harvard University

This year, the 3rd annual NCRC will feature keynote addresses from Stephen Wolfram, Laurie Santos, and Robert Gallo. Student participants will also have the opportunity to earn prizes up to $500 from a prize pool of $5,000 by presenting a poster or being a plenary presenter. The application deadline has been extended to this Sunday, November 10th.

• STEM Research Seminar Series for Undergraduates

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STEM Seminar Series for Undergraduates

The Office of Undergraduate Research and the McNair Scholars Program have joined forces to organize a lunchtime STEM research seminar series for the 2013-14 academic year. We are pleased to announce our lineup of speakers for the fall semester:

Friday, October 4, 2013
PCSB 139, 11:45am-1pm
EGFR Signaling Stimulates Anabolic Changes in Articular Cartilage
J.B. Shepard
6th year PhD student
Skeletal, Craniofacial, and Oral Biology  / Dealy Research Group, UConn Health Center

Wednesday, November 6, 2013
KNS 202, 11:45am-1pm
(Part A) Olefin cross-metathesis of α-alkylidene lactones for the rapid assembly of β-lactones as inhibitors of the Fatty Acid Synthase (FAS): lessons from nocardiolactone
(Part B) Synthesis of sulfatides and examination of their roles in the NKT cells activation in immunomodulation
Kaddy Camara
5th year PhD student
Chemistry / Howell Research Group, UConn-Storrs

NOTE DATE CHANGE:
Monday, December 2, 2013
PCSB 139, 11:45am-1pm
Development of Vitamin D3 Analogues as Selective Hedgehog Signaling Inhibitors
Albert DeBerardinis, Ph.D.
Post-doctoral Fellow
Pharmaceutical Sciences / Hadden Research Group, UConn-Storrs

This is a brown bag style seminar series. Light refreshments will be served.

The series is open to all undergraduate and graduate students and is designed especially for students conducting (or interested in conducting) undergraduate STEM research.

Caroline McGuire, Ph.D.
Interim Director
Office of Undergraduate Research		 Renée Gilberti, Ph.D.
Program Coordinator
McNair Scholars Program

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• Applications Open – Summer 2014 Science Undergraduate Laboratory Internship Program

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The Department of Energy’s Office of Science/Office of Workforce Development for Teachers and Scientists (WDTS) is now accepting applications for its 2014 Summer Term Science Undergraduate Laboratory Internship (SULI) program.

The SULI program encourages undergraduates to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields by providing research experiences at Department of Energy (DOE) laboratories. Interns perform research, under the guidance of laboratory staff scientists or engineers, on projects supporting the DOE mission. The WDTS website contains information on currently participating DOE laboratories and their scientific research programs: http://science.energy.gov/wdts/suli/how-to-apply/selecting-a-host-doe-laboratory/

All application materials, including recommendations, must be submitted no later than 5:00pm on Friday, January 10, 2014.

Please visit http://science.energy.gov/wdts/suli/ for additional information on the SULI program as well as eligibility requirements, host lab participation, and access to the online application system. Inquiries/questions should be directed to: http://science.energy.gov/wdts/suli/contact/.

The SULI program is sponsored and managed by the DOE Office of Science’s Office of Workforce Development for Teachers and Scientists (WDTS) in collaboration with the DOE laboratories. The Department of Energy’s Office of Science is the single largest supporter of basic research in the physical sciences in the United States. It provides the world’s largest array of scientific user facilities — including supercomputers, large-scale x-ray light sources, neutron scattering sources, and sophisticated facilities for nanoscience and genomic sequencing — serving more than 29,000 researchers from universities, government laboratories, and industry each year.

• Join Us for the Fall Frontiers Research Poster Exhibition

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All members of the UConn community are invited to join us for the Fall Frontiers exhibition, which will feature the projects of 31 outstanding student researchers working across the academic disciplines. A brief keynote address will be given by Michelle Williams, Associate Vice President for Research, and light refreshments will be served.

Inaugural Fall Frontiers in Undergraduate Research Poster Exhibition - Wednesday, October 23, 2013 - 5-7 pm - Wilbur Cross South Reading Room

Several student presenters have been profiled by reporters from the Daily Campus. Learn more about their projects at the links below:

  • Profile of Krisela Karaja by Kathleen McWilliams. Research Project: “Latino/Latin American Transnational Narratives of War and Violence”
  • Profile of Rob Stickels by Domenica Ghanem. Research Project: “The Role of Estrogen in the Early Male Gonad”
  • Profile of Rachel Adams by Julia Werth. Research Project: “Development of a Tissue Treatment and Sorting Protocol in the Fabrication of Transcatheter Aortic Valves”

 

• Call for Proposals: Roper Award for Research Experience (RARE)

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The Roper Award for Research Experience (RARE) is a subcategory of the SHARE (Social Sciences, Humanities, and Arts Research Experience) Award. SHARE and RARE are designed especially for students in the earlier stages of their college careers, to introduce them to research in their chosen fields and to develop the skills they will need for further research projects.

Many UConn students don’t realize that The Roper Center for Public Opinion Research is located on the Storrs campus. The Roper Center is one of the world’s leading archives of social science data, specializing in data from surveys of public opinion.

RARE is designed to encourage faculty and undergraduates to use the resources of the Roper Center in undergraduate research and creative projects. Students will spend 10 hours per week during the spring semester working on a project with a faculty member. Ideally, the RARE partnership will continue past the spring semester, allowing both the faculty mentor and student apprentice to continue the project, potentially leading to a more independent role for the student or a thesis project.

Funding: During the spring semester, student apprentices will receive a $1,500 stipend (paid out as an hourly wage) and faculty mentors will receive a $500 professional development stipend.

RARE Teams: RARE teams consist of a faculty mentor and a student apprentice who apply jointly for the program.  Faculty members are encouraged to recruit student apprentices to work with them on a potential RARE project, and students interested in the program may also approach faculty members to express their interest in a potential project.

Deadline: RARE Applications (both Faculty and Student applications) must be submitted by 4:00 pm on October 28, 2013. Additional program details and a link to the Faculty and Student applications are available online at http://ugradresearch.uconn.edu/rare/.

 

 

• Call for Proposals: Social Sciences, Humanities, and Arts Research Experience (SHARE) Awards

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The Social Sciences, Humanities, and Arts Research Experience (SHARE) Award is a research apprenticeship program designed especially for students in the earlier stages of their college careers. A SHARE project serves as an introduction to research in a chosen field and helps students develop the skills they will need for further research projects. SHARE awardees spend 10 hours per week during the Spring semester working on a faculty project.

SHARE provides faculty members with eager assistants for their projects, allowing faculty members to focus on their own research interests while introducing future researchers to the realities of research in their discipline. Examples of SHARE apprentice duties include, but are not limited to, performing library research, assisting with experiments, coding and/or analyzing data, and conducting and/or transcribing interviews.

Funding: During the spring semester, student apprentices will receive a $1,500 stipend (paid out as an hourly wage) and faculty mentors will receive a $500 professional development stipend.

SHARE Teams: SHARE teams consist of a faculty mentor and a student apprentice who apply jointly for the program.  Faculty members are encouraged to recruit student apprentices to work with them on a potential SHARE project, and students interested in the program may also approach faculty members to express their interest in a potential project.

Deadline: SHARE Applications (both the Faculty and Student applications) must be submitted by 4:00 pm on October 28, 2013. Additional program details and a link to the Faculty and Student Applications are available online at: http://ugradresearch.uconn.edu/share/.

 

 

• OUR Hosting Inaugural Fall Frontiers Poster Exhibition

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The Office of Undergraduate Research (OUR) is pleased to announce that the inaugural Fall Frontiers Poster Exhibition will be held on Wednesday, October 23, 2013 from 5:00-7:00pm in the Wilbur Cross South Reading Room.Any undergraduate student may apply to showcase his or her research, scholarship, or creative activity.

The Fall Frontiers event provides another opportunity for UConn’s talented undergraduate researchers to share their work with the university community. Given the growth of student participation in the Frontiers in Undergraduate Research Poster Exhibition that has been held each spring for the past 16 years, the Office of Undergraduate Research is excited to provide a new option for interested students to share their work during the fall. The increasing number of students who are conducting research supported by OUR award programs such as UConn IDEA, SURF, SHARE, and RARE, marks the need for an additional venue to highlight the work of student researchers and their dedicated faculty mentors.

The brief application and instructions for applying are available on the Fall Frontiers page of the OUR website: http://ugradresearch.uconn.edu/fall-frontiers-in-undergraduate-research/. The deadline to apply for Fall Frontiers is Wednesday, October 2, 2013.

• UConn IDEA Workshops Added for Fall 2013

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The Office of Undergraduate Research will be holding two additional fall workshops giving students the opportunity to learn about the new UConn IDEA Grant program. UConn IDEA (Imagine/Develop/Engage/Apply) Grants are open to students at all campuses in all majors. Funding of up to $4000 is available to support a self-designed artistic product, community service initiative, entrepreneurial venture, innovation, traditional research project, or other creative endeavor.

The additional workshops will be held on Monday, September 30 from 12:15-1:15pm in ROWE 320, Monday, November 4 from 4:00pm-5:00pm in Laurel 110, and Thursday, November 14 from 12:30-1:30pm in ROWE 320.

Applications for the Fall round of the IDEA Grant program are due by 4:00pm on October 15, 2013. Students awarded a grant in the Fall round will plan and develop the project in Spring 2014 and complete the project work in summer 2014. A new cycle of the IDEA program will begin in Spring 2014 with applications due on March 17, 2014.

• Share Your Research Knowledge – Become a Peer Research Ambassador!

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Seeking Peer Research Ambassadors

The Office of Undergraduate Research is looking for students who have engaged in undergraduate research at UConn to serve as Peer Research Ambassadors. Peer Research Ambassadors attend OUR workshops and help represent OUR at events like open houses and career fairs. It is extremely valuable for students looking to get involved in research to hear directly from other students about their experiences.  Peer Ambassadors will also act as an informal advisory board, sharing feedback with OUR administrators on how to improve outreach efforts and programming. Consider sharing your wisdom!

If you would be interested in serving as a Peer Ambassador, please complete the brief application at http://ugradresearch.uconn.edu/peer-research-ambassador-application/ at your earliest convenience. If you have additional questions about this opportunity, please contact Caroline McGuire, Interim Director of OUR, at caroline.mcguire@uconn.edu.

• Applications Open – Spring 2014 Science Undergraduate Laboratory Internship Program

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The Department of Energy’s Office of Science /Office of Workforce Development for Teachers and Scientists (WDTS) is now accepting applications for its 2014 Spring Term Science Undergraduate Laboratory Internship (SULI) program.

The SULI program encourages undergraduate students to pursue science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) careers by providing research experiences at Department of Energy (DOE) laboratories, where selected students participate as interns appointed at participating host labs. They perform research, under the guidance of laboratory staff scientists or engineers, on projects supporting the DOE mission.

All application materials, including recommendations, must be submitted no later than 5:00pm on Tuesday, October 1, 2013.

Please visit http://science.energy.gov/wdts/suli/ for additional information on the SULI program as well as eligibility requirements, host lab participation, and access to the online application system. Inquiries/questions should be directed to: http://science.energy.gov/wdts/suli/contact/.

The SULI program is sponsored and managed by the DOE Office of Science’s, Office of Workforce Development for Teachers and Scientists (WDTS) in collaboration with the DOE laboratories. The Department of Energy’s Office of Science is the single largest supporter of basic research in the physical sciences in the United States, and is working to address some of the most pressing challenges of our time.