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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 

Brave the Shave Cancer Research Fundraiser

Ever wondered what you would look like bald?!

Find out at Treehouse Cancer Initiative's annual Brave the Shave fundraiser, sponsored by the Genomics Institute. Volunteers spend the weeks proceeding the event raising money by agreeing to shave their heads. Sign up to shave your head by clicking “join us” on our donation page (link below), or sponsor one of our shavees by clicking on their participant’s name.

On May 4th, join us at the Westside Research Park at 3pm to cheer on our volunteers as they shave their heads!

Volunteer or Donate at go.ucsc.edu/Shave

Questions? Contact Rose Miyatsu for more information.

DNA Day

Please join the UCSC Genomics Institute for our annual DNA Day celebration on April 22nd, 11-1 in the Baskin Engineering Courtyard! Activities will include:

• Poster Session
• Strawberry DNA Extraction by WiSE
• Resource Fair
• Address from Genomics Institute Scientific Director David Haussler
• Free ACTG T-Shirts for everyone who participates in our Double Human Helix Conga Line!

This is a fun, celebratory event geared toward anyone and everyone who is interested in learning about the science of DNA. Learn more and participate.

UCUES Survey

UCSC Undergraduates

Give your feedback about academics and student life!

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Take the UCUES survey - win prizes!

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Follow the link to take the survey and learn about prize drawings!

Baskin Undergrads: UCSC Library wants to hear from you! Earn $25.

UCSC Library is seeking BSOE undergrads to participate in focus groups on the  student experience at UCSC.

These conversations will inform UCSC Library’s understanding of BSOE student experiences both inside and outside the classroom. This improved understanding will give UCSC Library the tools to prioritize library services and programming in response to BSOE student needs. 

What to expect: 

• Meet and chat with 5 other rad BSOE undergraduates about your experience as a student, both in the classroom and outside the classroom. No preparation on your part is required.
• Focus groups will last 1 hour
• 1 moderator, 1 note-taker from the library
• Meeting either in person on campus or on Zoom
• Empathetic reflections on what the type of preparation incoming students need to thrive in your program\

Compensation: $25 Amazon gift card

To sign up: https://forms.gle/pNzUDoovE8pRhisJA 

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!

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

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

LSS Tutoring Sign Ups Open APRIL 4th!

­ Sign Ups for Tutoring  Open April 4th!  ­ Happy Start of the Quarter!        Learning Support Services is reaching because our tutoring sign ups open on April 4th and we'd love to see you attend!    Our experienced tutors can help with exams, homework, studying strategies, and community building! Sign ups are first come, first serve, so don't wait!   ­ Sign Up Now!  ­ ­ How do you sign up to reserve your spot? You can sign up through Tutor Trac. Please refer to our website for written instructions and video tutorials. When signing up, make sure to check what program your class is supported by. See the list below to figure that out!  You will also have the option to sign up for remote or in-person tutoring. Choose the subcenter that corresponds with the option you'd like! ­ ­ ­   Check out our Class Supported!  ­ MSI + SI Courses  ­ ­ ­ ­ Biology + BIOE  ­ BIOL 100-001 BIOL 101-001 BIOL 105-001  BIOL 20A-001 (SI) BIOE 20C-01 (SI)  ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ Chemistry  ­ CHEM 1B-001 CHEM 8B-001 ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ Computer Science and Engineering ­ CSE 12-001 (SI) CSE 13S-001 CS3 16-001 CSE 101-001 CSE 102-001 CSE 107-001 CSE 120-001 ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ Mathematics ­ MATH 3-001 MATH 11A-001 MATH 23A-002 ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ Physics ­ PHYS 6A-001 (SI) PHYS 6B ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ Small Group Tutoring  ­ ­ ­ ­ Applied Mathematics ­ AM 10-01 AM 11A-001/ECON 11A-001 AM 11B-001/ECON 11B     ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ Biology + BIOE ­ BIOL 105-001 BIOL 130-001 BIOL 20A-001   BIOE 20B-001 ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ Chemistry  ­ CHEM 1A-001 CHEM 8B-01 ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ Engineering ­ Bio-molecular  BME 160-001   Electrical  ECE 183-001   ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ Computer Science and Engineering ­ CSE 16-001 CSE 20-001/04 CSE 30-001 CSE 100-001 CSE 103-001 CSE 111-001 CSE 183-001 ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ Languages ­ Chinese CHIN 3-01/02 CHIN 6-001   French  FREN 4    German  GERM 2 GERM 3     ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ Economics ­ ECON 1-001 ECON 2-001 ECON 100A-001 ECON 100B-001/02 ECON 113-002 ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ Languages ­ Italian  ITAL 1-001 ITAL 1B-001   Japanese JAPN 105-001 JAPN 3-001/02/03/04 JAPN 6-001/02    ­ ­ ­ ­ Legal Studies/Politics ­ LGST 105D-001/POLI 105D LGST 120C-001/POLI 120C   POLI 140C-001 POLI 160D-001  ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ Linguistics ­ LING 50-01 LING 100-001 LING 101-001 LING 112-001 LING 113-001 ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ Literature ­ LIT 184A-001 LIT 186B-001 ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ Mathematics ­ MATH 11B-001 MATH 100-001 MATH 117-001 MATH 110-001 MATH 19A-001 MATH 19B-001/02 MATH 21-001 MATH 23A-001 MATH 23B-001 MATH 24-001 ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ Music ­ MUSC 30A-001 MUSC 30C-001 ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ Physics ­ PHYS 5B-001 PHYS 6C-001 ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ Psychology ­ PSYCH 1-001 PSYC 10-001 PSYC 100-001 ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ Spanish ­ SPAN 2-01/02 SPAN 3-01/02/03 SPAN 4-01/02/03 SPAN 5-001/02 SPAN 6-001 SPHS 6-01/02 ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ Statistics ­ STAT 7-001/02 STAT 131-001 ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ Learning Support Services  University of California, Santa Cruz Located at the ARCenter ­     ­ ­

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/bkyHqtYka6Fi7buX9

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/9HkXHUZPEw7rFPLr9

For more information, visit our event page: 

https://genomics.ucsc.edu/calendar_event/dna-day/

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 

CSE 183 (Web Applications) is Looking for Tutors

Spring CSE 183 is looking for tutors!  The tutors should be familiar with web app development, and preferably they should have taken CSE 183 based on the py4web framework in the past.

Interested students should apply to rta.soe.ucsc.edu

Earth Day Teach-In & Climate Rally 4/22

UCSC has a number of things going on (some recent updates can be found on the Sustainability Office site):

1. 4/2: IndigeFest: Celebrating Indigenous Cultures of the Americas, 12 - 3 pm at UCSC Quarry Amphitheater

2. 4/4 5:30 pm Virtual Talk: “#We Chose Now: Climate Justice from the Southern Frontlines,” a conversation with Colette Battle on the impacts of climate change on the southern Gulf Coast states, and climate activism that’s making a difference.

3. 4/8-10: UCSC’s Sustainability Office’s big collaborative event,  Inter-Org (last year's info). This year it will be April 8, 9 and 10. Here are all Sustainability Office events. And other events on Upcoming Campus and Community Events.

4. Thursday, April 21, 6-7:30 PM: Responding to the Impacts of Climate Change in Santa Cruz County (Public Faculty Panel, Virtual)
   1. Please join us for a deep dive into climate impacts on the central coast and around the world. UC Santa Cruz scientists and community leaders in conservation, climate resilience, and sustainability will explore the local and global challenges brought on by a warming world, discuss ways we all can adapt and mitigate the impacts of a changing climate, and respond to questions from the audience.
   2. Advanced registration is required: https://ucsc.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_IlPSj22hROewZs65deiCfg
       
5. An "Earth Week" of student-facing activities (programs, workshops) sponsored by one of our residential colleges, Rachel Carson College (contact: James Brunette of the Rachel Carson College Student Council, jbrunett@ucsc.edu); and

6. 4/22: On Earth Day itself (Fri 4/22), a morning of (public) Teach-ins, tabling, and (in the afternoon) a climate/environmental justice rally/march (followed by more talks, music, etc) -- these organized by UCSC's new student-faculty-staff Climate Coalition.  We have asked faculty to “teach the climate” (no matter their course) for 5 minutes or 50 minutes (whatever they can manage), and to open their classroom doors to non-class members who might be interested in that particular subject.  Over 20 faculty (and a few students and community members) are giving talks and workshops on subjects ranging from glacier melt in Antarctica to racism’s role in environmental injustices to resisting “Cyborg” denialism. Poster follows!

7. 4/23, Saturday Ecofest noon-4, Rachel Carson College quad. Multiple campus environmental and social justice group tabling event; contact James Brunette of Rachel Carson College, jbrunett@ucsc.edu. 

8. Saturday, April 23, 10 AM-2 PM: Climate Action Market (In Person)
   1. Learn about the science happening to understand the impacts of climate change on the oceans and our local coastal climate. Booths will be filled with scientists, civic partners, community organizations, and businesses sharing what they're doing to understand and/or act to achieve healthy marine, coastal ecosystems, and human communities. More information: https://seymourcenter.science.ucsc.edu/calendar_event/climate-action-market
9. 4/30 - Campus Clean Up (sponsored by Sustainability Office)

Jobs

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.