Monica Berger – Undergraduate Research

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.

Workshops Schedule, Fall 2022

Undergraduate researchers must attend four workshops. Returning researchers must complete four workshops. If you have already completed all workshops and do not wish to participate in them again, please contact Prof. Hamid Norouzi, undergraduateresearch@citytech.cuny.edu —
SUBJECT Line: workshop alternatives, to discuss alternate activities to fulfill this requirement.

Workshop	Leads	Date/Time
Presenting Yourself Online Registration	Prof. Rosen+OL Team	Oct. 11, 3:30-4:30 PM
Being a Professional Registration	Profs. Davide and Walljasper	Oct. 12, 1-2 PM
CUNY CATS time management Workshop Link	BMI CUNY CAT	Oct. 13, 1-2 PM
Using OpenLab for your Research Project Registration	Profs. Reitz and Rosen+OL Team	Oct. 18, 3:30-4:30 PM
Research Types and Methods Panel Registration	Profs. Kim and Rahman	Oct. 20, 1-2 PM
Advancing Library Research Techniques Registration	Prof. Prince	Oct. 26, 1-2 PM
Advancing Library Research Techniques Registration	Prof. Berger	Oct. 26, 4-5 PM
Writing Abstracts for Research Projects Registration	Profs. ElHitti and Garcia + WAC Fellows	Oct. 27, 1-2 PM
Writing Abstracts for Research Projects Registration	Profs. ElHitti and Garcia + WAC Fellows	Oct. 27, 4-5 PM
ePortfolios for Academic and Career Advancement Registration	iTEC	Nov. 3, 1-2 PM
ePortfolios for Academic and Career Advancement Registration	iTEC	Nov. 3, 4-5 PM
Designing a Research Poster Presentation Registration	Profs. Davide, Alcendor, and Xiao	Nov. 10, 1-2 PM
Designing a Research Poster Presentation Registration	Profs. Davide, Alcendor, and Xiao	Nov. 10, 4-5 PM
Academic Works for Student posters Registration	Prof. Berger	Nov. 17, 1-2 PM
Journal Club 1: Is the association between adverse childhood experiences and later depression buffered by the trait of psychological flexibility? Students are required to read an article (see link) in advance of the meeting. Registration	Prof. Gurung	Nov. 2, 1-2 PM
Journal Club 2: Use of dried blood spots biosampling technology in predicting future viral breakthrough. Students are required to read an article (see link) in advance of the meeting. Registration	Prof. Gurung	Nov. 10, 11 AM-12 PM
Journal Club 3: Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the care continuum of youth living with HIV. Students are required to read an article (see link) in advance of the meeting. Registration	Prof. Gurung	Nov. 16, 1-2 PM

CUNY MTA Summer Internship Program, Paid Opportunity

An information session is scheduled for this Wednesday, June 8th at 10:00 AM for the MTA Summer 2022 paid internship opportunity.

CUNY INTERNSHIP PROGRAMS IS EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE OUR NEW PARTNERSHIP WITH THE METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY (MTA). THE MTA HAS TEAMED UP WITH US TO PROVIDE LUCRATIVE PAID INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES TO MATRICULATED CUNY STUDENTS.IF YOU ARE A CUNY STUDENT INTERESTED IN BUILDING YOUR CAREER WITHIN NEW YORK CITY, HERE IS YOUR CHANCE TO BE EXPOSED TO REAL-WORLD WORK EXPERIENCES AT THE LARGEST PUBLIC TRANSIT AUTHORITY IN THE UNITED STATES!OVER 50 INTERNSHIP POSITIONS HAVE ACROSS MULTIPLE MTA DIVISION OFFICES INCLUDING:

Accounting/Finance
IT / Technology
Systems / Electrical Engineering
Human Resources
Communications
Law + more

Learn more about the internship opportunities at our upcoming info session: JUNE 8th 2022 – 10:00 am
RSVP: CLICK HERE

Additional Details:

Internship Pay Rate: $19 per hour
Internship Duration: Summer 2022 (8 Weeks) with great potential to continue into Fall 22 and Spr 23.
Schedule: Maximum of 34 hours per week for summer opportunities

Qualifications:

Qualifying candidates must be a registered Undergraduate CUNY student
Major requirements will vary across positions
GPA Requirement: 2.5 or higher no matter the position

Application Instructions:

Click the “Jobs” tab > click “Jobs and Internships”, search for “MTA” to review the open positions, and Apply.

(Please note you will be asked to upload a resume)

Flyer below:

CUNY-MTA-INFO-SESSION-2 Download

CUNY Undergraduate Research Opportunities

Please visit CUNY’s site for the most current information.

As of March 2022, these opportunities are available:

Workshops Schedule, Spring 2022

Undergraduate researchers must attend four workshops. Returning researchers must complete four workshops. If you have already completed all workshops and do not wish to participate in them again please contact Prof. Hamid Norouzi, undergraduateresearch@citytech.cuny.edu — SUBJECT Line: workshop alternatives, to discuss alternate activities to fulfill this requirement.

All workshops are online for Spring 2022

Time Management (Zoom link–no registration)	CUNY Creative Arts Team (CAT)	March 10, 1-2 PM
Being a Professional (Registration)	Profs. Gregory and Walljasper	March 14, 12-1 PM
Presenting Yourself Online (Registration)	The OpenLab Team	March 17, 1-2 PM
Research Types and Methods Panel (Registration)	Profs. Gregory, Kim, and Rahman	March 24, 1-2 PM
Advancing Library Research Techniques (Registration for 1-2pm) (Registration 4-5pm)	Profs. Berger and Leonard	March 30, 1-2 PM March 30, 4-5 PM
Writing Abstracts for Research Projects (Registration for 1-2pm) (Registration for 4-5pm)	Profs. ElHitti and Bannett	March 31, 1-2 PM March 31, 4-5 PM
ePortfolios for Academic and Career Advancement (Registration for 1-2pm) (Registration for 4-5pm)	iTEC	April 6, 1-2 PM April 6, 4-5 PM
Designing a Research Poster Presentation (Registration for 1-2pm) (Registration for 4-5pm)	Profs. Davide, Alcendor, and Xiao	April 14 1-2 PM April 14 4-5 PM
Academic Works for Student Posters (Registration)	Prof. Berger	April 26, 1-2 PM

Undergraduate Research Journals

Students! Did you know there are many journals just for undergraduate researchers to publish in? For example, check out the journal above, the Journal of Undergraduate Research. You will, of course, want to check in with your mentor before considering publishing in an undergraduate researcher journal. Some journals are general like the one above but others are very specific. Learn more about undergraduate research journals on the library’s guide.

Undergraduate Researcher Xiaona Zhou is Salutatorian for 2020-2021

Xiaona Zhou, Salutatorian of the class of 2020-2021

Xiaona Zhou, Salutatorian of City Tech’s class of 2020-2021, is an undergraduate researcher. Majoring in Applied Mathematics, she worked on multiple undergraduate research projects. Learn more about Xiaona from City Tech News.

Want to know more about Xiaona’s research projects? She has kindly shared all her posters in Academic Works.

Her article with Prof. Kostadinov in STAR Protocols has now been added to Academic Works so take a look!

May 28 Event: CRSP Town Hall on COVID and Global Equity

CUNY Research Scholars Program is offering an exciting program on May 28!
Register Here

COVID-19 Outbreak World Map per Capita — Raphaël Dunant, Gajmar (maintainer), CC BY 4.0 , via Wikimedia Commons

This town hall event, featuring speakers from Brazil, Egypt, Guatemala, Peru, South Africa, and the United States, will be of interest to undergraduate researchers and their mentors, particularly those interested in how the pandemic has affected people in less affluent countries as well as disadvantaged groups in the United States (for example, the incarcerated).

As rich countries vaccinate their populations and prepare to reopen, many poorer countries and vulnerable populations in the US are struggling for vaccine access. On Friday, May 28th, the CUNY Research Scholars Program (CRSP) will host a Town Hall event to discuss the COVID-19 pandemic and global equity issues.

This forum will consist of three panels and include speakers from Brazil, Egypt, Guatemala, Peru, South Africa, and the United States. The US speakers will address vaccine access issues among migrants at the US borders, people in US prisons and jails, and vulnerable populations in US cities. Speakers will also address the gendered impacts of COVID-19, especially in Venezuela and Colombia.

Please click here for an updated version of the flyer, which contains the schedule of panels, speaker bios, and a registration link.

An abbreviated version of the flyer is attached.

This event is free and open to everyone. Please circulate widely within your networks. All faculty, administrators, students, and members of the community are encouraged to attend.

We hope to see you on May 28th!

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Author: Monica Berger