As we near the end of the semester, it’s time to share the work you’ve done in your research project! To make this happen, remember these important dates:
Print your poster:
Prepare your poster based on your final results for a poster session event.
The poster file must be uploaded to a Dropbox link by Wednesday, May 1st.
Participate in the Poster Session:
Dr. Janet Liou-Mark Honors and Undergraduate Research Scholars Poster Presentation (and Poster Judging)
Hey, all! Please pass this information along to any students who may be interested in joining the social media team for Young Scholars in Writing. We’re looking for volunteers to help manage the blog and social media sites during the summer or year-round.
During the summer, we’ll feature the authors recently accepted for the newest volume of Young Scholars on the website’s blog. Year-round, we’re looking for anyone interested in creating new content on the blog or social media sites that helps promote the journal or the mission of undergraduate research. Undergraduates and graduates of any major are welcome to apply!
Anyone who volunteers will get credit for the content they create and will be referenced in the masthead of the next issue of Young Scholars in Writing (due to be published by the beginning of next year). If they have questions, they may email Charles McGregor at charles.mcgregor@utrgv.edu. The deadline to apply is May 8th, and we’ll have our first Zoom meeting around the third week of May.
Join us as we launch the 2025 City Nature Challenge weekend with a fun, interactive event outdoors at Macaulay Honors College. Hear a welcome from Macaulay Dean Dara Byrne, PhD and Director of Science Forward, Kelly O’Donnell, PhD, followed by a brief, guided nature walk in nearby Central Park. Participants will receive a free CITY SCIENTIST KIT* containing tools to help make plant and animal observations.
The event is free, open to all, and will take place rain or shine.
Macaulay Honors College is the official organizer of the 2025 City Nature Challenge for the City of New York, taking place over the weekend of April 25-28, 2025. The college has partnered with dozens of public parks, preservation societies, gardens, and other organizations throughout the five boroughs. And we invite nature lovers of all ages to participate for free.
Along with volunteer student guides, faculty, and local scientists, we’ll use our smartphones to record as many examples of urban wildlife as we can. The information can then be used by scientists and researchers to help improve biodiversity and sustainability in New York City—and beyond.
“City Nature Challenge is not a contest,” explains O’Donnell. “But we all win when we explore nature within our community, have fun, and contribute data that can be used to make New York City greener and healthier for everyone.”
Macaulay Honors College is the NYC organizer of the City Nature Challenge, with generous support from the New York City Council and the office of Council Member Gale Brewer.
* While supplies last.
Thanks to @drlisabrundage for creating CNC:NYC graphics for us!
Undergraduate Researchers, are you getting ready to present your research?!
Please join City Tech’s Profs. Davide, Alcendor, and Xiao for this semester’s final workshops, focused on helping you design a research poster presentation. In this workshop, participating students will understand the purpose of a scientific research poster as well as learn important layout principles and components to create and present effective research posters.
Here’s an exciting opportunity for Undergraduate Researchers and any students at City Tech interested in learning more about using SPSS: the SPSS Workshop Series, a subset of the Undergraduate Research workshops this semester.
This workshop series was created by Prof. Gurung, who will lead each of the three sessions.
The third session of the SPSS Workshop Series will explore the nuances of multivariable analyses tables – their significance in clinical trials and scientific publications, and the methodology behind their creation. Students from all majors are welcome to attend.
Two more great workshops before Spring Break, Undergraduate Researchers!
Do you have an ePortfolio? Interested in starting one or improving on yours to feature your resume and some of your best work, including your research accomplishments?
You’re invited to join City Tech’s iTEC team for a workshop on ePortfolios for Academic and Career Advancement. In this workshop, you will create dynamic, professional websites using WordPress via City Tech’s OpenLab, featuring your outstanding academic work.
In this new workshop, students will learn more about why they need to cite sources for their poster and gain awareness of why citation is a powerful and meaningful practice. We cover different kinds of sources, necessary knowledge needed to properly cite a source, and will also showcase Zotero, a free tool for formatting and managing references (citations).
This workshop will be led by Prof. Monica Berger from the Library.
City Tech’s Undergraduate Research Committee’s mentoring handbook, A Handbook on Mentoring Students in Undergraduate Research: Proven Strategies for Success, developed by City Tech’s Undergraduate Research Committee for use at City Tech and beyond, doesn’t just live on this site. The handbook’s second edition has been recognized and Spotlighted on the OpenLab’s Open Road, a site dedicated to OpenLab news and highlights. That also means that the OpenLab’s homepage shows the spotlight on the mentoring handbook to make it even easier to find your way to more information about mentoring at City Tech.
In addition to mentioning the Undergraduate Research workshops offered to student researchers, the post also encourages faculty and staff members interested in working with students on research projects to add their name and information about their research to the list of mentors interested in supporting student research projects.
Here’s an exciting opportunity for Undergraduate Researchers and any students at City Tech interested in learning more about using SPSS: the SPSS Workshop Series, a subset of the Undergraduate Research workshops this semester.
This workshop series was created by Prof. Gurung, who will lead each of the three sessions.
SPSS Workshop #2: Creating Tables and Exploring Associations between Two Variables April 4, 1:00-2:00 PM
More workshops to engage with this spring, Undergraduate Researchers!
You’re invited to join Prof. Garcia, Prof. Wong, and the graduate fellows in City Tech’s Writing Across the Curriculum (WAC) program for a workshop on Writing Abstracts for Research Projects. In this workshop, students will learn about abstracts: what they are and how they are used. They will also learn the necessary elements to writing an abstract and go through a series of exercises in small groups to distinguish between successful and unsuccessful abstracts.
