Undergraduate Research

Today: “Is Graduate School For Me?”

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Today, Monday, December 5th from 3-4:30 pm, The Futures Initiative at the CUNY Graduate Center is virtually hosting Part II of the University Worth Fighting For series “Is Graduate School For Me?”

The event is designed for students actively applying for graduate school. However, they urge undergrads who may be considering grad school or those looking for more information to attend.

Students, please consider attending! Faculty and staff, please share this information with students! Everyone attending will have an opportunity to speak directly with current CUNY graduate students and professors.

RSVP for Zoom Link: bit.ly/UWFF1205

Free Membership, The New York Academy of Sciences

For over 200 years, The New York Academy of Sciences has supported scientists, engineers, and innovators as they pursue successful careers in STEM. As an organizational Member of the Academy, The City University of New York (CUNY) will sponsor free individual Memberships for interested undergraduate students, graduate students, and postdocs.

As an Academy Member, you’ll have access to the following benefits:

• Career Development Resources: Access to webinars, workshops, and online courses centered on planning successful careers in STEM.

• Scientific Webinars & Events: Discounted and free registration to online scientific events, symposia, and webinars presented at the Academy.

• Digital Content & Publications: Unlimited access to digital publications, including Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, among the world’s most cited interdisciplinary scientific publications, and an archive of 500+ eBriefings, multimedia reports on research presented at the Academy.

• Networking & Resume Building: Opportunities to present your research, apply for intensive leadership training, become a mentor, and connect with other Members from our global Membership network, using an online Directory.

Undergraduate Summer Opportunities for 2023

The CUNY School of Medicine provides a list of summer opportunities for undergraduates.

Most of these opportunities are biomedical but not all so please take a moment to check these out if you are interested in doing research next summer.

Workshop: Academic Works for Student Posters

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One last workshop, Undergraduate Researchers!

You’re invited to join City Tech’s Prof. Monica Berger for a workshop to learn more about using Academic Works for student posters and the ways Academic Works can benefit you as a researcher.

Workshop: Designing a Research Poster Presentation

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Undergraduate Researchers, are you getting ready for presenting your research?!

Please join City Tech’s Profs. Davide, Alcendor, and Xiao for a workshop on designing a research poster presentation

The sessions are today, Thursday, November 10, 2022

Register and attend via Zoom either the 1:00-2:00PM session OR the 4:00-5:00pm session. Two great options for a great workshop!

Workshop: ePortfolios for Academic and Career Advancement

A new month, and more workshops, Undergraduate Researchers!

Do you have an ePortfolio? Interested in starting one or improving on yours?

You’re invited to join City Tech’s iTEC team for a workshop on ePortfolios for Academic and Career Advancement

These sessions are Thursday, November 3rd:

Register and attend via Zoom for the 1:00-1:00PM session OR for the R4:00-5:00PM session. Two great options for a great workshop!

Workshop: Journal Club 1

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Here’s an exciting new opportunity for Undergraduate Researchers and students in Health Sciences at City Tech: a Journal Club! Check out their new Journal Club site on the OpenLab.

In Session 1 of the new Journal Club 1, Prof. Gurung, along with Lead Discussant Brett Millar, PhD, will lead participants through a consideration of the following question:

Is the association between adverse childhood experiences and later depression buffered by the trait of psychological flexibility?

Students are required to read this article in advance of the meeting.

For more information, review the Meetings section of the Journal Club site.

Workshop: Writing Abstracts for Research Projects

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More workshops this week, Undergraduate Researchers!

You’re invited to join Prof. ElHitti, Prof. Garcia, and the fellows in City Tech’s Writing Across the Curriculum (WAC) program for a workshop on Writing Abstracts for Research Projects

The sessions are on Thursday, October 27th:

These are two great options for one great workshop!

Workshop: Advancing Library Research Techniques

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As we approach mid-semester, we’re also approaching the middle of the workshops designed for you, Undergraduate Researchers!

You’re invited to join Prof. Prince and Prof. Berger from City Tech’s library for a workshop on Advancing Library Research Techniques

The workshop is on Wednesday, October 26th, offered at two different times during the day:

Two great options for one great workshop!

Workshop: Research Types and Methods

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What a great week of workshops we’ve had so far, with more this week!

Following Using OpenLab for your Research Project on Tuesday, join Profs. Kim and Rahman for the Research Types and Methods Panel.

This session takes place on Thursday, October 20th, from 1-2:00PM. Be sure to register for Research Types and Methods and then join when it’s time!