Student Opportunities – Undergraduate Research

Department of the Navy’s Summer paid internship opportunity

Sharing the following message about this opportunity with a deadline of this Friday, 11/8. Good luck to all who apply!

Greetings HBCU (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)/MI (Minority Institutions) Community and Allies,

It’s not too late to apply! The deadline is Friday, November 8th at 11:59pm. The Department of the Navy’s HBCU/MI Student Internship Program (SIP) Application Web Portal is now open for students to apply for paid summer 2025 internships. Due to program expansion, students now have the opportunity to apply to 10 diverse internships programs with wider focus areas including engineering (electrical, mechanical, chemical, nuclear, aeronautical, and civil), medical to include dentistry and nursing, law, computer science, data science, cybersecurity, business, logistics, biology, and chemistry. We encourage all HBCU/MI students to apply for these valuable paid internship opportunities. Please share this information widely within your academic and social networks.

The application portal can be accessed at: https://www.hbcumi-sip.com/

Key Dates:

Stipend Amounts and Other Important Details
- Work Stipend: Undergraduates: $8,500 and Graduates: $10,500
- Interns are also eligible for both a housing and relocation stipend
- Candidates Must be U.S. Citizens and eligible to obtain a U.S. Department of Defense Security Clearance at the Secret Level.
Application Portal Opens: Now
Application Portal Closes: November 8, 2024

I look forward to seeing your application in the web portal!

All the best,

R. Maurice Civers-Davis

Deputy Director,
Department of the Navy’s (DoN) Historically Black Colleges
& Universities/ Minority Institutions (HBCU/MI) Program Office,
875 N. Randolph Street, Arlington, VA 22217

Program Director,
NAVWAR HBCU/MI Cyber and Data Science Program
58420 Cyber Development and Acquisition Branch

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Workshop: Journal Club 2

Undergraduate Researchers and students in Health Sciences at City Tech: Journal Club is back for its second session! Check out their Journal Club site on the OpenLab.

In Journal Club #2, Prof. Gurung will lead a discussion about the following topic: Marijuana and illicit drugs: Correlates of condomless anal sex among adolescent and emerging adult sexual minority men.

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

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Workshop: ePortfolios for Academic and Career Advancement

A new month, and more great workshops, 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 featuring your outstanding academic work.

These sessions are Wednesday, November 6th:

Two great options for a great workshop!

Photo credit: “Portfolio” by Pezzo via Flickr under the license CC BY-NC-ND 2.0.

Workshop: Journal Club 1

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

In Journal Club #1, Prof. Gurung will lead a discussion about the following topic: Alcohol and substance use diagnoses among HIV-positive patients receiving care in NYC clinic settings.

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

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Workshop: Advancing Library Research Techniques

As we pass the mid-semester mark, we’re also in the middle of the slate of workshops designed for you, Undergraduate Researchers!

You’re invited to join Prof. Leonard and Prof. Berger from City Tech’s library for a workshop on Advancing Library Research Techniques, where you’ll learn how to use the library and Google Scholar to find sources for your poster and general strategies for the literature review.

This workshop is offered twice on Thursday, October 31st, once in the library and once on Zoom:

In person with Prof. Leonard, 1:00-2:00 PM–This workshop will take place in L540, the Library E-classroom. Enter the library on the 4th Floor of the Library building, and go up to the classroom on the next floor.
Online with Prof. Berger, 4:00-5:00 PM –You can register for the 4:00PM Advancing Library Research Techniques via Zoom.

Two great options for one great workshop!

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Reflection: Using OpenLab for Your Research Project

Using OpenLab for Research 10/24/24 Reflection

Workshop: Using OpenLab for your Research Project

We’re at midsemester, and nearly at the midpoint of this semester’s workshops, thanks to the effort of the workshop leaders and organizers, and of course to the curious and lively student participants!

Next in the workshop schedule is Using OpenLab for your Research Project, led by Prof. Reitz and Prof. Rosen, from the OpenLab Team, who will support student researchers by showing how to communicate about and display research via OpenLab.

If you haven’t already, you may want to take the time to sign up for an OpenLab account before the workshop so you can log in and get started!

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Workshop: Presenting Yourself Online

If you are participating in an undergraduate research program, the Fall 2024 workshops is well underway. Students participating in an undergraduate research program have many workshop options to choose from throughout the semester–so undergraduate researchers, now is the time to sign up! And mentors, now is the time to encourage the student researchers you work with to sign up!

City Tech’s OpenLab Team invites all students to join them for a workshop on presenting yourself online, which focuses on how students can create and maintain a professional and/or academic online presence. The OpenLab team supports students developing a presence on their OpenLab sites during their academic career at City Tech and even into their job search post-graduation.

The session is on Thursday, October 17th, from 1:00-2:00 PM. Register for Presenting Yourself Online. See you soon!

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Workshop: Research Types and Methods

What a great start to the workshops we’ve had so far!

Hopefully you had the chance to attend a workshop or two so far this semester. Now get ready to join Profs. Gregory, Kim, and Rahman for the next workshop of the Fall 2024 season, Research Types and Methods.

Before beginning your research project, you need to decide how to design a study. This panel discussion workshop will give you a brief overview of various types of research using field surveys, secondary data analysis, and laboratory experiments.

This session takes place on Tuesday, October 15th, from 1-2:00PM. Be sure to register for Research Types and Methods Panel and then join when it’s time!

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Workshop: Being a Professional

Calling all Undergraduate Researchers! If you are participating in an undergraduate research program, be sure to check out the full list of Fall 2024 workshops and sign up for workshops starting this week with Wednesday’s workshop on Zotero for Undergraduate Researchers. This workshop, on Being a Professional, is a great opportunity not only for you as a researcher but also as you embark on or continue in your profession! Participating students will learn about professionalism and strategies to develop from varied perspectives.

You’re invited to join Profs. Davide and Walljasper for this workshop on developing professional skills. The session will be on Thursday, October 10th from 1:00-2:00PM via Zoom.

You’ll need to register in advance for this workshop–then just add it to your calendar and be sure to arrive when it’s time for the workshop (tip: one part of being a professional involves being punctual)!

The next workshop is coming up soon: the Research Types and Methods Panel on Tuesday, 10/15 at 1:00-2:00pm.

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Category: Student Opportunities