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• The Berkeley Prize for Undergraduate Essays in German Studies, Due 2/15/14

  Feb 5, 2014 5:30 am0 views

  The Berkeley Undergraduate Essay Prize is awarded annually by the Department of German for outstanding unpublished papers written during the previous calendar year by undergraduate students enrolled at a North American university/college. Thus the 2014 prize will consider papers written during 2013 on a broad range of topics in German studies. The winning essays carry a cash award of $500 each and will be considered for publication in the department’s electronic journal TRANSIT (http://german.berkeley.edu/transit).

   

  The submission deadline is February 15, 2014.  Click on the post to learn more.

• Professor Claire Decoteau (Department of Sociology) Looking for Undergraduate Research Assistant

  Dec 22, 2015 1:30 pm2 views

  Professor Claire Decoteau (Department of Sociology) is looking for an undergraduate research assistant to conduct research related to her project that analyzes the ways in which Somali refugee populations make sense of the high rates of autism within their communities.  For this project, the student would be analyzing newspaper articles on Somali immigrants in the two cities in which the project is based: Minneapolis, MN and Toronto, ON.  Somalis have mostly immigrated to North America from 1991 until the present – the largest group immigrating in 1991 after the collapse of the Barre regime in Somalia.  Prof. Decoteau is interested in understanding the various public discourses which emerge in these two cities as Somali immigrants become a significant minority population.  The student will download and code newspaper articles analyzing the ways in which Somalis are represented in these two cities.  The project should appeal to students interested in racial formations, immigration, the African diaspora, and/or mental illness.   It will involve the use of Dedoose coding software, and the student will gain skills in learning how to code and analyze archival data.  

   

  10-20 hours per week is preferred.  Interested students should send Prof Decoteau (decoteau@uic.edu) a CV/resume, list of experiences in conducting primary research and reasons for interest in this position.  Prof. Decoteau would prefer to hear from students prior to the start of the term: January 11th.  

   

• Life Discovery – Doing Science Education Conference

  Oct 1, 2015 9:00 am3 views

  Presentation venue for your research:

  http://www.esa.org/ldc/

  This conference will highlight the leading science, curriculum design and implementation and data exploration in a research-rich biology education for high school and undergraduate students.

  A major goal of the conference is to foster communities of practice and encourage the sharing of best practices in biology education across grades. The Education Share Fair will be a central event for participants to contribute to a collection of lesson ideas as well as teacher-friendly scientific resources including photo collections, figures and charts and datasets etc. leading to publication in theLifeDiscoveryEd Digital Library.

• Goldwater Scholarship for research careers in science, math, or Engineering, Deadline extended to 11/26

  Nov 14, 2014 4:30 am5 views

  The Goldwater Scholarship is awarded annually to oustanding sophomores or juniors conducting research in science, math and engineering and plan to make research an integral part of their future careers. Each scholarship covers eligible expenses for tuition, fees, books and room/board up to a maximum of $7,500 annually. Sophomores are eligible for up to two years of funding.

  The deadline has been EXTENDED TO November 26.  More details are available here: http://www.uic.edu/depts/oaa/ssp/goldwater  If you are interested in applying or to learn more, please contact the Office of Special Scholarship Programs at ssp@uic.edu, who will assist you in all steps of the application process.

• Second Annual Cities Across the Globe Symposium

  Apr 24, 2015 1:15 pm7 views

  UIC Great Cities Institute invites you to the Second Annual 'Cities Across the Globe: People and Places Across Borders' symposium.

  This two-day symposium is free and open to the entire UIC community and general public. To RSVP and for more information on the full symposium, please visit http://go.uic.edu/globalcities.

  April 29, 9:30am to 11:00am, Thompson Room, Student Center West: Keynote featuring Diego Aulestia, Minister of International Trade, Republic of Ecuador: -'Global Exchange: Building Local Economies Through World Trade'

  Panel discussion following keynote: -'The Pivotal Impact of International Trade on Our Neighborhoods'

  April 30, 8:30am to 4:30pm, Resident's Dining Hall, Jane Addams Hull-House:

  Symposium sessions featuring distinguished scholars from Africa, Asia, Europe, the Americas and UIC are as varied as: -'The Evolution of Irrigation Urban Landscapes of the American Southwest'

  -'Welfare Assemblage: Politics, Methodology, Analytics'

  -'Red Earth Realities and Blue Sky Thinking: Frontiers of Mining, Governance and Community in Western Australia' -'Responsible City: Corporate Social Responsibility and Cities in Turkey, Europe, Middle East and West Asia'

  -'The Concept of Commons in the Rio Grande Watershed'

  -'Disassembledge in Russia: How Buryats Reconstruct Through Time and Space'

  -'Cities of Outraged: A Proposal to Analyze the Metropolises in the Early Twenty-First Century'

  -'Contemporary Urban Design in Chinese Cities'

  -'Trans-Urban Imaginaries in Asia: Mumbai Taxis/Singapore Style'

  -'Out of Mogadishu: Post-Cold War Diasporas, 'Second Life' and Community in Chicago'

  Please RSVP at http://go.uic.edu/globalcities for this free symposium.

  To learn more about UIC Great Cities Institute, visit our website at https://greatcities.uic.edu/.

• Undergraduate Theatre Scholar Awards

  Sep 24, 2015 9:15 am8 views

  KCACTF is pleased to announce a new awards program for undergraduate theatre scholars attending KCACTF participating institutions. In order to further student activity in the discipline of scholarship, this program will encourage and reward research and scholarly writing among undergraduates throughout the nation. Research Papers on all areas of the art and craft of Theatre, the outcome of class assignments or students' own research interests, will be reviewed by KCACTF appointed readers for cash awards, KCACTF National Festival residencies and professional development opportunities.

   For more info, please visit: http://web.kennedy-center.org/education/kcactf/awards/UndergraduateTheatre#main_content

   

• Summer Research Internship with the Department of Homeland Security

  Dec 19, 2013 1:15 pm10 views

  The Department of Homeland Security offers ten-week summer research internship opportunities in a variety of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields.  Various hosting sites and project topics are available across the country.  Students must have a 3.0 cumulative GPA and must provide proof of US Citizenship to apply.  

• TODAY! Join Us for UIC Impact & Research Week 2021 as an Audience Member!

  Apr 5, 2021 4:00 pm12 views

• TODAY & TOMORROW! Join Us for UIC Impact & Research Week 2021 as an Audience Member!

  Apr 7, 2021 4:00 pm12 views

• Individual Artists Program Grants, Apply by 10/6

  Sep 23, 2015 10:15 am12 views

  The goal of the Individual Artists Program (IAP) is to discover, nurture, and expand Chicago’s practicing artists and creative professionals. Through this grant program, DCASE will award project-based grants to Chicago-based artists and creative professionals over 18 years of age, at all career levels (emerging, mid-career, mature), and working across numerous disciplines. Funds are awarded through two separate IAP programs Track 1: Creative Projects Track 2: Professional Development.Artists may only apply to one of the two funding tracks per year.

  For complete information about the IAP grants, please download the Individual Artists Program Guidelines Packet (PDF).

  http://www.cityofchicago.org/city/en/depts/dca/culgrants/programs/individual-artist.html

   

• Women’s Health Research Day: “Women Living with HIV,” Tues. 4/21

  Apr 17, 2015 9:45 am13 views

  The goal of Women's Health Research Day is to promote research and advance understanding of new developments in women's health. This half-day event also provides an opportunity for faculty, fellows, staff, and students to network and to showcase their research through poster and oral presentations.

  The theme of this year's event is "Women Living with HIV, " featuring Monica Gandhi, MD, MPH, Professor of Medicine in the Division of HIV/AIDS, University of California, San Francisco

  Date: Tuesday, April 21, 2015
  Time: 9:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
  Location: Thompson Room, Student Center West, 828 S. Wolcott Ave, University of Illinois at Chicago

  Registration: Registration is FREE! Advance registration required. Register at: http://go.uic.edu/whrd_registration 

  Schedule of Events
  9:00-9:30 am: Networking & Continental Breakfast
  9:30-10:30 am: Poster Presentations
  10:30-11:00 am: Oral Presentations by Abstract Winners
  11:00-11:30 am: Invited Presentation: When Enough is Enough: Stress and Brain Functioning in HIV-infected Women featuring Leah Rubin, PhD
  11:30 am-12:30 pm: Keynote Lecture: Women Living with HIV featuring Monica Gandhi, MD, MPH

  Monica Gandhi MD, MPH is a Professor of Medicine in the Division of HIV/AIDS at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) and the Medical Director of the HIV/AIDS Clinic ("Ward 86") at San Francisco General Hospital. Past research efforts focused on HIV/AIDS in US women through the Women's Interagency HIV Study (WIHS), a multisite, prospective cohort study established in 1994 to study the natural history, clinical and laboratory findings of HIV in women. Currently, she is investigating low-cost solutions to measuring antiretroviral levels in resource-poor settings, such as determining drug levels in hair samples. Dr. Gandhi also leads multiple HIV education and mentorship programs at UCSF. She is the principal investigator of an R24 mentoring grant from the NIH focused on nurturing early career investigators of diversity in HIV research and the Associate Director for the Center for AIDS Research (CFAR) Mentoring Program.

  Leah Rubin, PhD is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Dr. Rubin's primary program of research is aimed at understanding the effects of how different hormonal factors (estrogen, oxytocin, stress hormones) and different hormonal milieus (pregnancy, menopause) impact the cognitive and mental health of women including those with psychiatric illnesses and HIV. Dr. Rubin is a former UIC BIRCWH scholar, and she recently received NIMH funding for a K01 mentored research scientist training program to further develop her research on women's cognitive and mental health with a specific focus on the effects of stress and stress hormones on cognition in HIV positive women.

  If you have questions or require accommodations, please contact Kris Zimmermann at kzimme3@uic.edu or 312.413.4251.

  Women's Health research day is presented by the UIC Center for Research on Women and Gender and National Center of Excellence in Women's Health in partnership with the UIC BIRCWH (Building Interdisciplinary Research Careers in Women's Health) program and multiple partners, and co-sponsored by the UIC College of Medicine, the UIC College of Nursing, the UIC School of Public Health, and the Chancellor's Committee on the Status of Women.

• Student Research Forum Library Workshop Series, Beginning Thurs. 10/8

  Oct 7, 2015 9:15 am13 views

   The Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research, in conjunction with the Office of the Vice Provost for Undergraduate Affairs, Honors College and the University of Illinois Alumni Association, is pleased to announce the 2016 Student Research Forum (SRF), which will be held on April 12, 2016. This important campus-wide event showcases undergraduate, graduate and professional student research covering a broad range of scholarship: Art/Design/Humanities; Business/Computer Science/Mathematics; Engineering/Physical Sciences; Life Sciences; and Social Sciences. In addition to awards in the above categories, awards will be given to the top student research projects that best reflect the principles of sustainability and those that use women, sex, and/or gender as the central focus of their study or which have a primary focus on understanding sex or gender differences related to the topic under study.

   Registration for the forum will open in January. Further details on the event and specific instructions for participation are provided on the SRF website. http://www.research.uic.edu/srf

  In order to help you prepare, the UIC Library, the Office of Undergraduate Research, and the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research are sponsoring a series of workshops designed to help students with their research.

   Student Research Forum Library Workshop Series

  Getting Started with Your ResearchIf you plan to present at the Student Research Forum or elsewhere in the Spring, now is the time to get started with your research.  In this workshop librarians will work with any and all students to:

       Develop Your Topic: Is your topic too broad or too narrow?  Librarians will help you address this and other issues that can crop up as you develop a research topic.

       Find Resources:  What are the best resources in your field?  How should you use them? What are effective strategies for figuring out which articles you should read?

       Organize What You Find:  There are tools that help you save and organize the materials you find online.  They can save you a lot of time and even save you from accidental plagiarism. Librarians will briefly introduce you to these tools.

   Dates and times:

              October 8 from 1-2 pm
             October 9 from 2-3 pm
             October 27 from 3-4 pm

  Location: The IDEA Commons Classroom, Daley Library, First Floor, Room 1-010

  Registration: http://research.uic.edu/node/3775

  How To Read and Use Scholarly Journal Articles

  If you have ever read a journal article, the core expression of scholarship in a wide variety of fields, you may have felt that reading and understanding journal articles is hard.  You aren’t the only one.  This workshop is meant to provide you with some advice and methods for breaking a journal article into manageable pieces and extracting the key information from it for your research. Open to students from all fields and all disciplines!

  Dates and times:

              October 28     2-3 pm
             October 29     1-2 pm

  Location: The IDEA Commons Classroom, Daley Library, First Floor, Room 1-010

  Registration: http://research.uic.edu/node/3775

   If you have any questions regarding the 2016 Student Research Forum please feel free to contact Jacqueline Berger at jacquieb@uic.edu

• Free Survey Research Methods Webinars in Fall 2015, Beginning Wed. 11/4

  Nov 2, 2015 5:30 pm13 views

  FREE SURVEY RESEARCH METHODS WEBINARS IN FALL 2015

  The Survey Research Laboratory is offering four introductory webinars on survey research methodology during the fall 2015 semester. The webinars are free to University faculty, staff, and students.

  Introduction to Web Surveys
  Wednesday, November 4, noon
  Timothy Johnson

  This webinar will provide a brief overview of current Web-based survey data collection systems and review the major sources of survey error associated with Web surveys and current approaches to addressing these problems.

   

  Introduction to Questionnaire Design
  Tuesday, November 10, noon
  Allyson Holbrook

  Designing a good questionnaire is a complicated process that includes decisions ranging from questionnaire format and question order to question wording and response categories. The design should aid respondent understanding of questions, recall, and judgment formation, and minimize response editing because of social desirability. This webinar will review basic strategies for achieving these goals.

   

  Introduction to Survey Data Analysis: Addressing Survey Design and Data Quality
  Wednesday, November 18, noon
  Linda Owens

  The basics of analyzing survey data, including techniques for data screening, the handling of missing data, sample weighting, and adjustment for complex survey designs will be addressed in this webinar.

   

  Learn more and register at http://www.srl.uic.edu/seminars/Fall15Seminars.htm. 

   

• Asian American Studies Undergraduate Research Position, Application Review Begins 1/13

  Jan 13, 2014 6:45 pm14 views

  Are you interested in the social sciences, higher education, and/or career development? Do you enjoy research and have experience utilizing online databases, such as ERIC and JSTOR?

  Become an undergraduate research assistant in Asian American Studies and report to Jill Huynh, Assistant Director.

  This project focuses on the career development of Asian American students at UIC and other institutions, including, but not limited to, those who are involved in Asian American Studies (ASAM) or related ethnic studies programs. Specifically, we will examine 1) what on- and off-campus career resources target Asian American students and/or ASAM students during and after college, and 2) what professions, career fields, and graduate programs Asian American and/or ASAM alumni have gone on to pursue.

  This position pays $10/hour for 8-12 hours/week.

  Click on the post to read more.

• Technology and Research Online Workshops for Nurses, Wed. 8/6

  Aug 5, 2014 4:45 pm14 views

  Second installment of an annual series of online workshops for nursing professionals, faculty, students, and staff on August 6.

  Workshop topics include EndNote vs RefWorks, Videos at UIC, Mobile Point-of-Care, National Library of Medicine Mobile Resources, What is Box?, What are Google Docs/Tools?, Keeping Current, Library 101, CINAHL/PubMed and How to Find Full Text, Web of Science vs Scopus, Finding Tests and Measurements, Using Qualtrics for Research, Going beyond Google, and Data Management.

  
  Register at http://goo.gl/OyqCDS

  Questions?  Contact nursingliaison@uic.edu or 815-395-5658.

• Capstone research opportunity for Junior Honors students

  Aug 31, 2015 2:30 pm14 views

  Are you interested in investigating how your peers and others use social media to improve connections and communications between institutions and individuals, and how colleges can use social media to find their alumni and evaluate their preparation for careers? The Honors College is looking for juniors to participate in applied research that will lead to a capstone project. In this research project, you will track and analyze how college graduates use sites such as LinkedIn and Facebook to report their job status and advance in their careers. You will examine what kinds of careers Honors alumni choose and determine how those differ over time. There is flexibility for you to contribute to the design of the work and pursue questions most relevant to your interests, such as gender differences in the use of social media or in types of careers followed after graduation. This work would be appropriate for students from a variety of majors, including communications, psychology, sociology, gender and women’s studies, and others.  To apply, please fill out this application by September 1: https://uofi.uic.edu/sb/sec/2211767 .

• Psychology Research Assistant Position, Spring 2014, Due Friday 12/20

  Dec 19, 2013 1:15 pm14 views

  Dr. Stewart Shankman in the Department of Psychology is looking for undergraduate research assistants. RA's should have flexible schedules to help with lab visits, be timely and have an interest in mood disorders and pursuing a higher degree in Psychology. Weekend availability is strongly desired, as is experience using SPSS for data entry and working with participants. Responsibilities of an RA include assisting graduate students with lab visits, entering data into SPSS, and generally helping around the lab.

• L@S GANAS Research Fellowship – Application Deadline: March 1

  Feb 13, 2018 12:45 pm15 views

• School for Fields Studies Info Session for Study Abroad and Undergraduate Research – Today, Feb 20 at 11am

  Feb 20, 2018 2:45 pm15 views

• Concept2Venture Challenge, Register by 3/15

  Mar 6, 2015 10:00 am16 views

  This year we celebrate the 10th Annual UIC C2V Challenge! We welcome you to participate in the C2V Challenge Competition and Award Ceremony on April 17, 2015! Our annual C2V Challenge provides is a way for all members of the UIC community – students, faculty, staff and alumni -  to collaborate on C2V Teams that develop and pitch their startup ideas and plans for a chance to win recognition and cash prizes. The C2V Challenge offers networking mixers to help participants find and/or build a team, access to experienced mentors, templates that introduce fundamental concepts and workshops that help contestants mature their startup ideas into a winning startup plan and pitch.

• Carnegie Endowment Junior Fellows Program – research in international affairs, Apply by 12/4

  Nov 26, 2014 11:00 am16 views

  UIC Campus Deadline for Carnegie Endowment Junior Fellows Program - *UIC STUDENTS APPLY THROUGH OSSP ONLY* international affairs, one year research fellowship in Washington, DC at the Carnegie Endowment - Deadline: December 4 - website: http://www.uic.edu/depts/oaa/ssp/carnegie.htm  

  Are you interested in foreign affairs? International relations? Contact OSSP.

• Volunteer at the Student Research Forum, Thurs. 4/2

  Mar 20, 2015 4:45 pm17 views

  The Student Research Forum is seeking student volunteers to help keep the event in the UIC Forum on April 2nd running smoothly. 

  The shifts are: 8:30 AM (or earlier) - 10:30 AM; 10:00 AM - 1:30 PM; 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM; 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM; 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM; 11:00 AM; 2:00 PM; 1:00 PM - 3:30 PM; 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM; 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM. Please select one of these shifts (no shorter shifts are permitted) and email Ms. Jacquie Berger at jacquieb@uic.edu right away to volunteer. 

  This is a great way to participate in the research community at UIC and to learn about other students' capstones and see how a presentation is done before your own Capstone year! Volunteering could count as a UIC Experience or Honors College Experience (or other engagement checklist) activity, so speak to your advisor or Dean Hall if you are seeking approval.

• Center for Global Health Monthly Network Meeting, Wed. 7/1

  Jun 22, 2015 8:15 am18 views

  Please join us for our July CGH Monthly Network meeting on Wednesday, July 1st at 12:00 pm

  "Ebola: Current Updates, Lessons Learned and the Chase for a Cure" will be presented by our 3 speakers:

  •Timothy B. Erickson, Professor, Emergency Medicine and Director, Center for Global Health

  •Bellur Prabhakar, Professor and Head of Microbiology and Immunology and Associate Dean for Research and Training

  •Olamide Jarrett, Assistant Professor, Infectious Diseases

   

  As a result of attending this presentation, participants will be able to:

  1.Discuss the current epidemiology of Ebola globally and lessons learned from the epidemic

  2.Identify current and future research for treating Ebola

  3.Describe how the Ebola epidemic changed the landscape of global health

  Location: Gerald Moss Auditorium (COMRB 1020) 909 S. Wolcott

  Lunch will be served.

  The University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago designates this Live Activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

   

  Website globalhealth.uic.edu/events/monthly-network-meetin . . . Contact jburian@uic.edu 312-355-4116

• American-Scandinavian Foundation Awards Due 11/1

  Oct 17, 2014 3:15 pm19 views

  Interested in carrying out a research, study or creative arts project in Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and/or Sweden? Consider applying for a American-Scandinavian Foundation fellowship (up to $23,000) or grant (up to $5,000). 

  This opportunity is open to United States citizens or permanent residents who have completed their undergraduate education by the start of their project in Scandinavia. Team projects are eligible, but each member must apply as an individual, submitting a separate, fully-documented application. Learn more at http://www.amscan.org/grants_americans.html and contact OSSP if you’re interested in applying. Deadline: November 1^st.

• Call for Papers: German Undergraduate Research Conference, Due 2/15

  Jan 17, 2014 5:09 pm21 views

  The German Program at Illinois Wesleyan University in Bloomington, IL will host its 3^rd-Annual German Undergraduate Research Conference during the spring semester of 2014. The purpose of this conference is to provide an outlet for students from any field of research engaging with any area of German Studies to present their research to their peers and to receive feedback in an academic setting. Since this conference is open to all advanced-level undergraduate students at any university in North America, it will afford those attending an excellent opportunity not only to network with others researching in the field, but also to discuss their own academic and study abroad experiences with students from different universities and academic backgrounds. Presenting at this conference will also provide students with valuable experience that will be relevant to any field of post-graduation work or study being considered.

  3rd Annual German Undergraduate Research Conference
  Illinois Wesleyan University
  Conference Dates: 4-5 April 2014
  Submission Deadline: 15 February 2014
  Language of Conference: German

  To learn more, visit the conference website: http://www.iwu.edu/german/conference/ 

• Capstone Opportunity with Dean Bottoms on Jury Decision Making

  Sep 2, 2014 5:30 am21 views

  Dean Bottoms and her graduate student are designing a study on jury decision making, and they need two students to help, preferably juniors. (The last two students who worked with Dean Bottoms just had their names on a publication from the project!)

   

  Must be detail-oriented and hard-working, must have had research methods (preferably in psychology but other disciplines ok), must be comfortable working with community members, and a class in statistics is a plus.

   

  If you are interested, fill out the form below and email it right away to Liana at cpeter26@uic.edu. 

   

  APPLICATION:

  Name:

  Phone number:

  Email address:

  Major:

  Year in college:

  Cumulative GPA:

  What courses have you had in Psychology or research methods?

  Why do you want to do research with us?

  What are your strengths and weaknesses?

   

  Contact Liana at cpeter26@uic.edu with questions.

• Capstone Workshop Videos

  Feb 21, 2019 4:00 pm22 views

• Women’s Health Research Day Call for Abstracts, Deadline Extended to Mon. 3/30

  Mar 27, 2015 3:45 pm22 views

  2nd Annual Women’s Health Research Day
  Save the Date & Call for Abstracts

  The UIC Center for Research on Women and Gender/National Center of Excellence in Women’s Health, in partnership with the UIC BIRCWH (Building Interdisciplinary Research Careers in Women’s Health) program and other local groups, sponsors our 2nd annual Women’s Health Research Day to promote research and advance understanding of new developments in women’s health. This half-day event provides an opportunity for faculty, fellows, and students to network and to showcase their research through poster and oral presentations.

  When: Tuesday, April 21, 2015, 9:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
  Where: Thompson Room, Student Center West, 828 S. Wolcott Ave, University of Illinois at Chicago

  Call for Abstracts (Abstract deadline extended to Monday, March 30, 2015): Students, fellows, staff, and faculty are invited present a poster on women’s health or sex differences research. For abstract guidelines and to submit an abstract, visit: https://uofi.uic.edu/fb/sec/5481083. The top two abstracts will be invited to present 15-minute oral presentations. Cash prizes will be awarded for top abstracts and top posters.

  Keynote Lecture: "Women Living with HIV," featuring Monica Gandhi, MD, MPH,Professor of Medicine in the Division of HIV/AIDS,University of California, San Francisco Monica Gandhi MD, MPH is a Professor of Medicine in the Division of HIV/AIDS at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) and the Medical Director of the HIV/AIDS Clinic ("Ward 86") at San Francisco General Hospital. Past research efforts focused on HIV/AIDS in U.S. women through the Women's Interagency HIV Study (WIHS), a multisite, prospective cohort study established in 1994 to study the natural history, clinical and laboratory findings of HIV in women. Currently, she is investigating low-cost solutions to measuring antiretroviral levels in resource-poor settings, such as determining drug levels in hair samples. Dr. Gandhi also leads multiple HIV education and mentorship programs at UCSF. She is the principal investigator of an R24 mentoring grant from the NIH focused on nurturing early career investigators of diversity in HIV research and the Associate Director for the Center for AIDS Research (CFAR) Mentoring Program.

  Registration: Advance registration required. Registration coming soon!

  Questions?  For more information, please contact Kris Zimmermann at kzimme3@uic.edu or 312.413.4251.

• Next Week – Join Us for UIC Impact & Research Week 2021 as an Audience Member!

  Mar 31, 2021 4:00 pm22 views

• Research Opportunity on Figurative Language

  Aug 31, 2015 11:30 am22 views

  Dr. Gary Raney's Language Research Lab is looking for students who are interested in gaining research experience related to how people read and understand metaphors and idioms. Metaphors and idioms are statements that go beyond the literal meaning of the words, such as “my lawyer is a shark” (a metaphor) and “the old man kicked the bucket” (an idiom). The purpose of the research is to explore how native and non-native English speakers read and understand these statements.

  Looking specifically for students who are native English speakers, native Spanish speakers, and native French speakers, but you can have other native languages as well. You do not need to be a Psychology major to work in my lab, but you must be interested in how people comprehend language. You will be involved in all stages of the research process, including literature searches, conducting experiments, coding data, and data analysis. This project will last at least two semesters (fall 2015 and spring 2016) and provides an excellent opportunity to develop honors capstones.

  Contact information.

  If you are interested in working on this project or other projects in Dr. Gary Raney's lab, please contact him via email at geraney@uic.edu. General information about his research is available on his web site (www.uic.edu/~geraney). You can download an application from Dr. Raney’s web site (www.uic.edu/~geraney/helpwanted.htm) or send an application via the UIC Undergraduate Research Experience web site (http://www.uic.edu/uic/research/undergraduate/index.shtml).

   

• Conference Presentation Opportunity: Terms of Endearment: Love Letters of the Literary

  Nov 5, 2014 6:00 pm22 views

  SEASECS 2015 Undergraduate Panel Proposal:

  Terms of Endearment: Love Letters of the Literary

  The letter figures heavily during the Early Modern period, a time of prolific letter writing by both real and fictional personalities. From the personal correspondence of aristocrats like Madame de Sévigné and Lady Mary Wortley Montagu to the epistolary fiction of Richardson’s Clarissa, Rousseau’s Héloïse, and so many others that filled bookshelves across the European continent and into the Americas, the letter was an omnipresent means of communication.

  This panel proposes to leave fictional works behind and focus on the actual correspondence of the period’s literary elite. Although many of these personal letters were written with the idea of publication or, at the least, distribution in salons and literary circles, private letters were also a prominent part of the daily ritual of many prominent authors and celebrities. Written to their families, friends, mentors, or professional associates, these letters provide insight into the “quotidian,” the everyday aspects of Early Modern relationships. These writings touch on topics of historical and political significance, they document cultural ideas, and they sometimes offer a rare intimate gaze into secrets of their authors. It is here that we are apt to find the most genuine expressions of love in all its forms.

  Presenters will explore the love relationships present in these letters, examining exchanges between husbands and wives, parents and children, friends and confidants. Through their analysis, presenters will seek to uncover deep-rooted social standards that may have influenced these correspondents, unique backgrounds or situations that may have affected their exchanges, or even the simplest universal emotions that these critically acclaimed authors may have shared with only their closest confidants. Additionally, presenters might consider connections between the autobiographical letters and the fictional works produced by their authors to expose parallels, contrasts or inconsistencies.

  Undergraduate students are particularly encouraged to submit proposals. 

  Proposals and questions should be directed to:

  Peggy Schaller Elliott, Ph. D.
  Associate Professor, Coordinator of French

  Modern Languages and Cultures
  Georgia College & State University
  231 W. Hancock St., CBX 046
  Milledgeville, GA 31061
  
  478.445.5118
  peggy.elliott@gcsu.edu

• Research Assistant Position: Center for Narcolepsy, Sleep and Health Research

  Jan 13, 2014 6:45 pm23 views

  We are seeking multiple motivated Honors College upper level undergraduate students to participate as research assistants in our Center.  Potentially interested students can learn more about the Center for Narcolepsy, Sleep and Health Research by visiting our website at: http://www.uic.edu/orgs/cnshr/ 

  And in particular, can learn more about our research programs at: http://www.uic.edu/orgs/cnshr/clin-trials-res.html 

  We have an immediate need for research assistants on a Phase II randomized controlled trial of a novel drug treatment for obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (the PACE trial).  This is the first multi-site phase II trial of any drug for sleep apnea ever sponsored by the National Institutes of Health.

  http://www.uic.edu/orgs/cnshr/clin-trials-res.html  

  Contact: hasenqi@uic.edu  

• Midwestern Psychological Association Conference Registration Fee Waiver by Psychology Department, Apply by 2/7

  Jan 27, 2015 3:00 pm23 views

  MPA Undergraduate Registration Fee Waiver by the University of Illinois at Chicago Psychology Department

  If you are an undergraduate at UIC who has been recently accepted to present at the annual Midwestern Psychological Association conference for this Spring 2015, you may be able to receive an award to cover your registration fee.  If you are interested, please complete this information (which is requested from the MPA Registration website) and email the completed information to the Psi Chi Vice-President Gabriela Valencia (gvalen7@uic.edu) by February 7th. Only 20 of these awards will be given and they are given on a first come first serve basis.  Contact Gabriela with any questions.

  1. First Name:
  2. Last Name:
  3. College/University:
  4. Email:
  5. Cell/Work phone:
  6. Street Address:
  7. City:
  8. State:
  9. Postal (Zip) Code:
  10. Primary Specialization (clinical, cognitive, developmental, neuroscience, social, teaching, other):
  11. First joined MPA (if before 2012):

• Integrated Biological Sciences Summer Research Program at UW-Madison, Apply by Sun. 2/15

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  he Institute for Biology Education at the University of Wisconsin-Madison invites junior and senior undergraduate students interested in research careers in the biological sciences to participate in the Integrated Biological Sciences Summer Research Program (IBS-SRP). As part of the program, students do full-time research for 10 weeks with a faculty member in one of eight disciplinary areas.  Applications are due on February 15, 2014.  Click on the post to learn more.

• Black Doctoral Network Conference: Undergraduate Research Poster Competition – Submission Deadline: Sept 21

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• Paid Summer Internships in Health Services Research, Due 2/1

  Jan 13, 2014 6:45 pm24 views

  The University of Pennsylvania’s Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics (LDI) offers paid summer internships for underrepresented minority undergraduates, or any other undergraduates interested in exploring the field of health services research.  LDI is one of the country’s largest health services research centers coordinating the work of more than 200 senior fellows investigating the medical, economic, and social issues that influence how health care is organized, financed, managed, and delivered across the US.  The LDI Summer Undergraduate Minority Research (SUMR) program pairs students with senior fellows to work on real research projects throughout the three-month duration of the course. Those mentors are also faculty members at Penn Medicine, The Wharton School, Penn Nursing, Penn Dental and Children’s Hospital of Pennsylvania.

  To learn more and apply, visit the SUMR website at http://ldi.upenn.edu/sumr/application.  The application deadline is February 1.

• Call for proposals for this Spring's HCIR Student Symposium (Proposal Submission Deadline: 2/8)

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• Come to the Summer Research & Career Development Symposium! Wed. 7/9

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  Please join the Honors College and the Office of Undergraduate Research for the inaugural Summer Research & Career Development Symposium.  This is a great opportunity to learn about the research that other students are doing -- its never too early to start thinking about your Capstone project!

  Inaugural Summer Research & Career Development Symposium
  Wednesday, July 9th, 10am – 2pm
  Institute for the Humanities (lower level of Stevenson Hall)

   

  Undergraduate researchers of all levels will share their ideas, experiences and research results with their peers. The symposium will provide students with an opportunity to view undergraduate research in the form of a poster session and presentation.  The Office of Career Services will also facilitate a special presentation,“Research Careers Unbound:  Applying Your Skills in Multiple Arenas”.  Students will gain insight on career development, such as: the marketplace for earning a degree from a research one institution and career opportunities in the research field. There will be two presentations: one at 10 am and one at noon. You can come to either. 

  You do NOT have to be enrolled in Summer College to participate. Everyone is welcome and everyone can benefit.  RSVPs are appreciated but not mandatory. If you have questions or to RSVP email Dr. Aginah Muhammad: aginahm@uic.edu 
  

• Library Toolkit for the Student Research Forum – Jan 31 & Feb 1

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• Johns Hopkins University’s Richard Macksey National Undergraduate Humanities Research Symposium (Apply now!)

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• Apply for the HCIR Margaret Messer Student Research Grant (Due 10/9)

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  UIC STEM Initiatives: Research-focused STEM Week – Oct 22-26

  Oct 23, 2018 2:30 pm25 views

• Chicago Disability Studies Conference, Paper Submissions Due 2/17

  Feb 15, 2017 1:00 pm26 views

• Call for Undergraduate Research Highlights, Summer 2017 CUR Quarterly

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  Headroom: BFA Thesis Art Show, Fri. 4/17

  Apr 15, 2015 4:45 pm26 views

  This is the end of year art show for the senior thesis BFA students! There will be lots of cool art to see including sculptures, paintings, photography, film, and more! Snacks and drinks will be there also! Please join us in supporting the UIC studio artists!

  Friday, 4/17, 5 - 8 pm
  400 South Peoria Street, Chicago IL

• Intramural NIAID Research Opportunities (for seniors), Apply by Thurs. 10/15

  Sep 25, 2015 9:30 am26 views

  Join the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases’ (NIAID’s) diverse research community for 4 days in February to learn about the research training experience at the Institute, a leader in global health research. As a medical or science student from a population underrepresented in biomedical research, find out what it is like to train as a researcher at a leading multi-disciplinary research facility. NIAID will pay expenses for travel and hotel accommodations and reimburse INRO students for meals after the program.

  INRO 2016 will be held February 1 – 4, 2016.

  For more info, please visit: http://www.niaid.nih.gov/labsandresources/labs/training/inro/Pages/default.aspx

• Indiana Review Online: Submit Fiction or Poetry by 10/31

  Sep 30, 2015 2:00 pm26 views

  Indiana Review Online: an Undergraduate Project submission guidelines:

  The subject of the email must read: YOUR NAME, GENRE OF SUBMISSION, “NAME OF SUBMISSION” (ex.: Jacob Smith, Short Fiction Submission, “The Smallest Thing”). The submission email must come from a University address. The body of the email must include the following information, in exactly this format:

  SUBMITTER NAMENAME OF SUBMITTER’S UNDERGRADUATE UNIVERSITYYEAR AT UNIVERSITY (Junior, Senior, etc)TITLE(S) OF WORK SUBMITTED (If fiction, please include the word count)

  No cover letter is necessary.

  The submission period will open on September 15, 2015 and close on October 31, 2015, Midnight EST. Submissions sent outside this period will be deleted unread.

  All submissions must be emailed as .doc attachments toindianareviewonline@gmail.com. We will not accept submissions to IR Online: an Undergraduate Project through the Indiana Review submissions manager.

  3 Poems maximum per Poetry submission

  5,000 words maximum per Short Fiction submission

  Only one submission is allowed per person during this submission period. You may submit either fiction or poetry: not both.

  We are unable to accept nonfiction submissions at this time.

  Current Indiana University undergraduates are unable to submit.

  WE WILL NOT READ SUBMISSIONS THAT DO NOT MEET THE ABOVE CRITERIA.

  So, all interested, currently-enrolled undergraduate students: Ready your best for when submissions to the inaugural issue of Indiana Review: an Undergraduate Project open on September 15, 2015!

• Call for Submissions: Real Talk Series - Spring 2016

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  The Campus Advocacy Network (can.uic.edu) is inviting undergraduate and graduate students, faculty, and staff to participate in the Spring 2016 REAL TALK series. You do not have to be currently matriculated as a UIC student. This is an open call. REAL TALK is a yearlong series and will be held from 12:30 pm – 1:30 pmon the 3rd Thursday of every month. Date can be negotiated with presenter.

  Submissions must fall within the spectrum of emerging research, social justice, advocacy, activism, and interpersonal violence. Submissions should incite critical dialogues about emerging research, social equity, and justice – while aiming to advance dialogues of power, privilege, and oppression.

  Eligible participants may present a working paper, illustrated paper, interactive short paper, or poster presentation, and panel discussion. Presentations should describe purpose, methods (if applicable), conclusion of research, clear connections between the culprits of interpersonal violence and social injustice.

  Presenters will have 45 minutes to present, and 10 minutes for a Q&A session.

  SUBMISSIONS
  Full Name:
  Email:
  Phone number:
  Year / Major:
  Subject / Topic
  50-100 Word Abstract:
  Preferred month of presentation:

  Please make submissions to Daniel K. Cairo at dcairo2@uic.edu by January 22nd.

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  L@S GANAS Research Day (March 16) – Poster Submission Deadline: March 1

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• Professor Bottoms is looking for Research Assistants

  Nov 7, 2016 9:45 am27 views

  Research Assistants Needed (now and for Spring semester):

  Professor Bottoms is looking for reliable, detail-oriented students (in any year of college) to assist in research for a book, “Children and Crime: Psycholegal Analysis of Actual Cases.” The assistants will conduct Google searches to identify interesting criminal cases that have occurred across the nation, then gather all possible media coverage and legal documents relevant to the cases. Students may be involved in writing case summaries. Knowledge of Lexis/Nexis would be great, but it’s not necessary. Students will be chosen soon and will receive Honors activity credit, Hon 222 credit, and directed study credit in Psychology in Spring 2017 (but can start work now). For application, please contact Ms. Kelly Burke at burke36@uic.edu.