BE Undergraduate Newsletter
Announcements
Spring Opportunities in NeurotechSC Club
Hi everyone,
We are the official Neurotechnology club at UCSC! We focus on project building and education covering the topics of brain-computer interaction, neuroscience and AI, and every year we submit a project to the NeurotechX competition. This year our project will be using SSVEPs as a means to alternatively communicate through the input of visual responses.
Our five teams consist of hardware, machine learning, data, software, and publication. To get involved join our discord: https://discord.gg/hHHedUJEB3 or send us an email at neurotechsc@gmail.com
Some more about our club, we received 1st place in the U.S. in the NeuroTechX Student Competition for silent-speech interface that takes in user EMG signals from the jawline area and predicts if a user is thinking ‘yes’ or ‘no’ with 90% accuracy. If the subject interests you, we welcome you to connect with us at our weekly meetings, we usually meet Tuesdays at 7pm so watch out on discord for updates on our next meeting!
P.S. Don’t forget to check us out on linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/neurotechsc
RMI Scholarship Applications Now Open! Attend an Info Session!
Applications are now open for the 2022-2023 Research Mentoring Internship (RMI) program for undergraduates interested in pursuing research projects in areas relevant to genomics or genetics, including the ethical, legal, and social implications of genomics/genetics research. Recipients will receive a $3,000 scholarship each quarter (renewable up to six quarters), hands-on experience performing wet lab, computational, or ELSI research, and professional development and networking opportunities.
Please attend one of our virtual information sessions (opens Zoom link): March 22 at 10:00AM and April 6 at 5:00PM to learn more about the program.
For more information, please contact Yemi Akintunde, program coordinator, at oakintun@ucsc.edu.
Applications are due April 15, 2022.
Declare your Baskin Engineering Major
Dear BE students,
If you are required to declare your major this quarter go here to start the process! If you are in your 6th quarter at UCSC (end of your 2nd year), you need to start the major declaration process in Spring, even if you still have major qualification courses still in progress.
Please note that the first day to start the process is Monday March 28, 2022!
Although the campus declaration of major deadline for spring is Friday April 29, 2022, the declaration of major process in the BE requires several steps including verification of your major qualification requirements which is why you must start the process earlier than the campus deadline
UA Spring College Virtual Tour
Happy Spring, we’re excited to announce that we’ll be offering another Universal Audio Virtual Spring Tour on Thursday, April 14th from 11:00 am - 12:30pm PST. Please feel free to share the link below. Students will learn about the history of UA, The Product Life Cycle and hear from our wonderful employee panel - each representing a different department at UA. The event is shaping up to be an hour and a half, though some speakers may be able to stay around longer should our Q&A portion go longer.
Here is a link to the Zoom invite: https://uaudio.zoom.
The event will be recorded for folks unable to make it live. Hope to see you and your students there!
Alpha Kappa Psi Spring 2022 Recruitment!
Interested in networking, professional development and building a lifelong bond of brotherhood?
The Alpha Kappa Psi - Chi Gamma Chapter invites you to our Spring 2022 Recruitment! We can’t wait to meet all of you!
Alpha Kappa Psi is recognized as the premier developer of principled business leaders. Founded in 1904, it is the oldest and largest co-ed business fraternity in the nation open to all majors!
This week from April 4th - April 7th we have a series of professional development, social, and informational events lined up free for all UCSC students! Our schedule for the week is:
4/4 Info Night
4/5 Meet the Brothers
4/6 Resume LinkedIn Workshop
4/7 Case Competition
All events will take place from 6-7pm at the Cowell Conference Room! If you are interested in joining us at rush, let us know by signing the interest form on this link!
Contact us:
Website: ucscakpsi.com
Instagram: ucscakpsi
Email: ucsc.akpsi@gmail.com
Summer 2022 Research Opportunity in Optimization
Under the auspices of the Applied Artificial Intelligence Initiative (AAII) and the Astronomy Department at UC Santa Cruz we are searching for one continuing undergraduate for a funded summer 2022 research opportunity. The selected students will develop optimization codes using Python, Jax, tensorflow/pytorch, and Hamiltonian Monte Carlo techniques on a project related to sources known as Fast Radio Bursts. The application is open to advanced undergraduate majors in Physics, Astrophysics, and/or CSE.
Pre-requisites
- Substantial experience with Python and GitHub
- Advanced knowledge in statistics
Recommended but not required
- Cloud computing experience
- 1st year college-level physics
Duration: 10 weeks from June 13 -- August 20, 2022
Please apply here: http://www.careercenter.ucsc.edu/ers/erspub/main.cfm
and search out ER#19505.
Contact xavier@ucolick.org for additional details
Announcing the UCSC 2022 Deep Read-Yaa Gyasi’s Transcendent Kingdom
This year we read Yaa Gyasi’s Transcendent Kingdom. Students are invited to read along with the broader campus community and think deeply about faith, science, addiction, and race in our contemporary moment. Read, think deeply with us, and meet the author May 15 at the Quarry Amphitheater.
Students can get a FREE copy of the book while supplies last: https://thi.ucsc.edu/deepread
2022 ASEE Student Showcase at the ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition!
The 2022 ASEE Student Showcase will be co-located with the ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition at the Minneapolis, MN Convention Center on Wednesday, June 29, 1:00 – 4:00 PM.
While the deadline to apply is effectively rolling until May 15th, we encourage students to express their interest via the integrated webform (https://www.surveymonkey.com/
NCCAVS $5000 Scholarship Opportunity
NEST Flight 2022 - Career Development Conference for Students - May 4th & 5th
Digital NEST is hosting its 4th NEST Flight conference on May 4th and May 5th. NEST Flight is a career development conference for young professionals (ages 17-24) currently exploring their career journey. UCSC and Baskin School of Engineering have been one of our biggest supporters and sponsors, and we'd love to have UCSC students attending and representing again in 2022!
The conference is packed with inspiring speakers, hands-on workshops, powerful panel discussions, mentor and peer-to-peer networking sessions. We'll also have giveaways throughout both days of the conference!! Please share the graphic below with the students of UCSC's Baskin School of Engineering, thank you!
Free ticket option available at registration!! Register here.
Lyft Coding Competition for CS Students
HelixCases and Lyft are working together to put on a coding competition around the country for freshman, sophomores, and juniors with wide-ranging CS experience. Lyft wants to have an early touchpoint with students to attract the best talent next Fall, and they listed UC Santa Cruz in particular as a target school.
The competition is set to be open for a week, starting April 13th and closing April 20th. In this time, students can sign on and participate solo, or in teams of 2 or 3. They'll have 24 hours to submit once started, but the problem shouldn't take more than three hours to complete. Participating will offer them 1) great real-world programming and problem solving, 2) exposure to Lyft for internship/job recruiting, 3) a $3,000 prize pool.
The CS students at UC Santa Cruz could greatly benefit from this opportunity, and they can sign up for updates and relevant information regarding the Lyft competition on our business facing site: https://www.helixserv.
Diverse Voices Speaker Series Starts April 20th!
Season 4 of our Diverse Voices Speakers Series starts April 20th. Please register here.
STEM Hub Hours
Cybersecurity Research Opportunity
ACE Program Still Accepting Applications for Spring
ACE is a community of students dedicated to academic excellence who work together in problem solving sessions and peer mentoring sessions to help each other master the concepts taught in class. Not only do ACE students pass their classes at higher rates, but they also tend to earn more A and B grades than non-ACE students. You may Visit our website to learn more about the ACE Program.
This spring, ACE is back in-person! We are supporting a variety of science and math courses (see the flyer attached). Check out our student testimonials video to see what our students say about ACE!
To apply: visit our Online Application
Learning sessions began March 28th, so we recommend applying sooner rather than later to get the most benefit!
Applications will be accepted until Friday, April 15th at 6:00pm
LSS Tutoring Sign Ups Open APRIL 4th!
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UCSC DNA DAY is Back, Live and In-Person on 4/22!
It's been a long two years, but we will once again celebrate in the sunshine, and we'd like to invite you to join us by tabling at the resource fair. The resource fair allows student clubs and campus units to share information and recruit new members. Come share the word about your group and join the fun! To reserve a table, please fill out this form by Friday, April 15, 2022: https://forms.gle/
Activities will include a poster session that highlights all the great research going on in UCSC labs, a photo booth, hands-on strawberry DNA extraction, and other fun activities. DNA DAY is a popular event attended by students, faculty, research staff, and other members of the UCSC community. This year we are excited to be partnering with MESA Schools, so we'll also be welcoming younger students from local high schools.
If you are interested in being a part of the excitement and volunteering for DNA DAY, please fill out this form by Monday, April 18, 2022: https://forms.gle/
For more information, visit our event page:
https://genomics.ucsc.edu/
If you have any questions, please contact Yemi Akintunde at oakintun@ucsc.edu.
UC Global Health Day 2022 at UC Santa Cruz, May 7, 2022
The UC Global Health Institute (UCGHI) and the UC Santa Cruz Institute for Social Transformation are co-hosting this year’s UC Global Health Day 2022 on Saturday, May 7 at UC Santa Cruz from 8:30am – 6pm PT (in-person and virtually). This day-long collaborative global health conference showcases the innovative research and initiatives occurring across the University of California. This year’s theme of Centering Social Justice in Community Health is exemplified by our diverse speakers who are actively engaged across a variety of disciplines and doing work that has benefited communities at local and global levels.
Registration Link: tinyurl.com/UCGHD2022
Jobs
Pellman Laboratory Dana-Farber Cancer Institute is Seeking a Research Technician
Overview
The Pellman Laboratory (https://pellmanlab.dana-farber.org) at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute and the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston is seeking a highly motivated Research Technician to assist in a laboratory studying cell division and cancer biology. The laboratory uses a combination of genetics, biochemistry, and live-cell imaging to study cell division and the maintenance of genome stability. Projects are aimed at understanding mutational processes that drive rapid evolution of genomes. The processes we study explain the majority of genome rearrangement in cancer and are also relevant to genetic disease and organismal evolution.
Under general supervision, the Research Technician will perform a variety of laboratory and investigative procedures including routine experimental techniques such as electrophoresis, centrifugation, Western blot, real-time quantitative PCR, molecular cloning, and tissue culture. Many projects employ quatitative imaging and image analysis. Technicians will need to collect, verify, record, and compile data and information in support of research.
Our technicians are encouraged to take intellectual ownership of their projects. Our technicians present at lab meetings, contribute to manuscripts, and attend national conferences. Approximately 85% of time worked will be dedicated to research, with remaining time spent ordering supplies and performing other lab management responsibilities. Many former technicians from the laboratory have been accepted to top Ph.D., M.D./Ph.D. or M.D. programs. Recent examples include two students doing a Ph. D. at Stanford and students matriculated into the M.D./Ph.D. programs at UT Southwestern and the Cornell/MSKCC/ Rockefeller program. Several former technicians are now independent investigators. Technicians typically work with a postdoctoral fellow; however, a few technicians have had independent projects.
Located in Boston and the surrounding communities, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute brings together innovative researchers and world renowned scientists and clinicians, allies in the common mission of conquering cancer and understanding basic human biology. Combining extremely talented people with the best technologies in a genuinely positive environment, we conduct basic research that advances treatment; we educate tomorrow's physicians and researchers; we reach out to underserved members of our community; and we work with amazing partners, such as the Department of Cell Biology at Harvard Medical School.
Responsibilities
- Work with postdoctoral scientists to perform various investigative procedures and operate a variety of instruments and other scientific equipment.
- Collect, record, organize, and verify the accuracy of data; perform calculations and prepare charts, graphs and reports. May use software applications to assemble, manipulate and/or format data and test reports.
- Configure, operate and maintain laboratory apparatus and instruments; read and record instrument data; tabulate data; keep laboratory records.
- Order chemicals, reagents, and other laboratory supplies.
- Participate in laboratory meetings and planning sessions.
- Responsible for lab organization and orders.
- Keep accurate record of all work.
- Maintain strains and cell lines.
- Serve as laboratory safety and radiation safety representative.
- Read and interpret literature applicable to research areas as required.
- Inquisitive thinker who will impact the scope and direction of research projects.
Qualifications
- Bachelor or Master of Science degree in an appropriate field of science or technology.
- Prior laboratory experience.
- Molecular Biology skills are required. Experience with microscopy and tissue culture would be beneficial.
- Ability to draft routine reports and keep accurate records of work performed.
- Actively seeks opportunities to increase skills and expertise.
- Able to learn complex tasks with general instruction.
- Able to learn and perform a variety of new techniques.
Please send resume and cover letters to: harriet_scott@dfci.harvard.edu
NOTE: this position will require a two year committment
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute is an equal opportunity employer and affirms the right of every qualified applicant to receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, national origin, sexual orientation, genetic information, disability, age, ancestry, military service, protected veteran status, or other groups as protected by law.
Pellman Laboratory Dana-Farber Cancer Institute is Seeking an Associate Computational Biologist
Located in Boston and the surrounding communities, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute brings together world renowned clinicians, innovative researchers and dedicated professionals, allies in the common mission of conquering cancer, HIV/AIDS and related diseases. Combining extremely talented people with the best technologies in a genuinely positive environment, we provide compassionate and comprehensive care to patients of all ages; we conduct research that advances treatment; we educate tomorrow's physician/researchers; we reach out to underserved members of our community; and we work with amazing partners, including other Harvard Medical School-affiliated hospitals.
We are looking for a highly motivated individual to join the laboratory of Dr. David Pellman at HHMI, the Broad Institute, and the single-cell genome center at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.
The successful applicant will be responsible for analyzing single-cell whole-genome and whole-transcriptome sequencing data, and for interpreting, integrating, and relating transcriptional/genetic information to experimental data from live-cell imaging. The candidate should have a strong computational/analytical background and demonstrated knowledge of research methods and be able to adapt quickly and be part of a multi-disciplinary team. The position will focus on a new avenue of research using genomics as a tool for experimental biology, studying mechanisms that drive rapid genome evolution.
Working closely with computational and experimental colleagues to understand various methods for detecting/analyzing de novo mutations and gene expression changes at single cell level.
- Working alongside informatics colleagues to clean and analyze newly generated data and public datasets.
- Create pipelines using existing analysis tools to process data in an automated and efficient fashion.
- Application of these approaches to cancer genome analyses.
- Responsible for documentation and error reporting for existing tools.
- Ensure data quality control is constantly and consistently applied to incoming data sets.
- Create reports of data quality and communicate these to computational staff.
B.S. required in mathematics, statistics, physics, engineering, computer science, bioinformatics or other fields with quantitative knowledge. Neuroscience or psychology graduates with considerable computational experience will also be considered. Applicants with advanced degrees are also welcome to apply.
- Strong initiative and ability to take ownership of assigned tasks and projects
- Practical experience with Linux environments and proficient in a least one programming language (Java, C, Python) and one scripting language (e.g., MATLAB, R); interest in (or experience with) cloud computing a plus.
- Solid knowledge of basic statistics and statistical methods.
- Knowledge of genetic analysis and tools is preferred but not required.
- Familiarity with, or interest in studying cancer genetics and cell biology.
- Demonstrated attention to detail and analytical skills.
- Ability to work effectively in a multidisciplinary team environment.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Excellent written and oral presentation skills.
- Must be flexible and able to respond to shifting priorities in a dynamic setting.
Please send resume and cover letters to: harriet_scott@dfci.harvard.edu
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute is an equal opportunity employer and affirms the right of every qualified applicant to receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, national origin, sexual orientation, genetic information, disability, age, ancestry, military service, protected veteran status, or other groups as protected by law.
EPC at UC Santa Cruz is Hiring!
The Student Employment Coordinator at the Educational Partnership Center at UC Santa Cruz responsible for hiring student employees for our various outreach programs. A couple of the positions we are hiring for are listed below:
Academic Intern ER #2808
Serve as tutors and advisors in the local middle and high schools in the Watsonville area. This is a paid Internship program offering about 16-18 hours of work a week at $16 per hour.
COSMOS Resident Advisor ER #4656
The California State Summer School for Mathematics and Science (COSMOS) Programs is offering summer positions for students on campus (UCSC). These summer positions pay $16-$17, including housing and meals. This position begins June 6 - August 6, 2022.
Please contact Victoria Vasquez-Alvares at vvasque6@ucsc.edu if interested, or call at 831-227-3894.
