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Immersive Xperiences (IX) Series: Shifting Time, Space, Things & Learning

This 4-part HyFlex series shares information and hands-on activities.

We will consider how the affordances of simulations add value to today’s learning landscape. Through simulations, we can now shift time and space to create authentic learning experiences to engage and motivate learners. We can now be involved in simulated environments using new genres of technology, making choices and affecting outcomes. Exploration sessions will share how freely available tools can be used to simulate reality. Simulations are no longer restricted only to those who have access to expensive virtual labs

This series held on Thursdays through January at 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm, shares examples of how higher education is making use of Immersive Xperiences (IX).

•  Jan 6 – Session #1: Presentation About a Variety of Immersive Xperiences (IX)
• Jan 13 – Session #2: Hands-on Exploration Using Google Street View to Create 360° Virtual Tours
• Jan 20 – Session #3: Hands-on Exploration of Google Arts and Culture & Other Virtual Reality (VR) Tours
• Jan 27 – Session #4: Hands-on Exploration Creating Augmented Reality (AR) Using Merge Cube

Offered in HyFlex Format

Optionally attend in-person, online synchronously through ZOOM, or asynchronously through UB Learns at a time that suits your availability. The first session includes a broad overview of IX modalities. Subsequent sessions involve short ½ hour activities followed by optional time for questions and self-exploration.

Registration is available through the Libraries’ website.

https://booking.lib.buffalo.edu/calendar/workshops/IX-general

Note: proper steps will be taken to ensure social distancing and disinfection processes at in-person locations.

The Graduate School is pleased to offer a series of free grant writing workshops designed for doctoral students and postdoctoral scholars. The series will include the following workshops:

Fellowship and Grant Writing Basics. This workshop is for early career doctoral students who are in the early stages of their program and who have not yet formulated their research plan or methodology. Participants will learn about the differences between fellowships and grants, how to search for appropriate awards, and the basic components of applications. Jan. 24, 9-11 a.m. via Zoom

Grant Writing for STEM fields: Research Planning for Future PIs. This workshop is for advanced doctoral students and postdoctoral scholars in STEM fields. Learn how to identify funding, steps for planning a fundable research project, best practices, and common mistakes to avoid when writing a competitive proposal. Jan. 25, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., via Zoom

Grant Writing for Humanities: Pursuing Grants to Help Support Your Humanities Scholarship. This workshop is for advanced doctoral students and postdoctoral scholars in the humanities and related social sciences. This workshop examines how to compete for grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), Fulbright U.S. Student Program, private foundations, and grants to travel to collections and libraries. Jan. 26, 9-11 a.m., via Zoom

Registration is required by Jan. 14, 2022 at 11:59 p.m.

Register for the Fellowship and Grant Writing Basics workshop.
Register for the Grant Writing for STEM and Humanities workshops.

SUNY has also announced a Grant-writing primer. Have a specific grant you’re looking to get, or want to learn how to get started in grant-writing? Register for “Grants & Proposals: If you write it, they will fund!” a SUNY Center for Professional Development online and asynchronous course running Jan. 4 through March 28 in Blackboard. There is a cost for this SUNY program.

The Office of Health Promotion is always looking for students who may be a good fit to be a part of our nationally recognized, award winning sexual violence prevention and response unit. Interested students can apply at Health Promotion’s UBLinked page. We accept applications on a rolling basis for the following semester so students applying from now to the beginning of next semester could potentially work with us in the Spring 2022 semester. Please see the attached Be a part of Sexual Violence Prevention and Response at UB flyer for more information.

The GSA Winter Break Schedule will be as follows:

• GSA open through Monday, December 13^th
• GSA closed Tuesday, December 14^th until Monday, January 3^rd
• GSA on Summer Hours Monday, January 3^rd – Friday, January 28^th
  • Open Monday – Thursday 8:30am – 4:00pm, closed on Fridays
• GSA closed Monday, January 17^th for MLK Jr. Day (University Closed)
• Regular Business Hours resume Monday, January 31^st with the start of the Spring semester

The Division of Athletics would like to make a limited number of complimentary tickets available for graduate students to attend UB Basketball games over the winter break.

Each graduate student can request 2 tickets to each game while supplies last.

Click on this form:   https://UBBulls.formstack.com/forms/grad_student_tickets

Complete and submit form and the UB Bulls ticket office will text your tickets to your smartphone.  When you arrive at the Arena on game day, simply show the ticket on your phone to enter.  (Please be aware that we are adhering to all government and campus covid guidelines. You will need to show proof of vaccination and wear a mask to enter the event)

Deadline to request tickets is Monday, January 17^th.

We hope to see you at a game.  GO BULLS!

The Office of Inclusive Excellence is hiring a graduate assistant to begin spring semester. To attract a diverse pool of applicants, we ask for your help in circulating the attached job posting. We seek a student passionate about diversity, equity, inclusion and justice, who is interested in learning about and furthering such efforts at a large public university.

Applications are due by Wednesday, January 5. Please reach out to us with any questions (vpix@buffalo.edu), and thank you for helping to spread the word!

We are excited to schedule our next Buffalo Science Policy Group meeting of the semester! For those unfamiliar with us, we are a group of a group of graduates, medical, and postdoctoral students that are primarily interested in the advancements of policy, communication, and community outreach related to science, technology, and more. For Roswell Park and UB graduate students and postdocs who are interested in becoming an active member of our group, please do the following:

1.) Out of the available topics for our next group discussion, please mark your top favorite by Monday, November 29th. The topic with the most votes will be the main point for our next group discussion and newsletter: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfPW63YxuwBAmyo8YXz6CaA04Ke1CntEyNEZkybHcKo7sDkow/viewform?usp=sf_link

2.) Fill out your preferred dates and times and attend our next meeting by Monday, November 29th: https://doodle.com/poll/frqirtzrwv6ukgyr?utm_source=poll&utm_medium=link

If you are having trouble with any of the links, please let us know​!

OTHER SCIENCE POLICY ENGAGEMENT OPPORTUNITIES

There are many ways to become engaged and learn more about science policy! Please see the attached document for more information.

If you have any other questions, feel free to reach out. Please forward this information to any UB graduate students who we may have missed or who may be interested in our group.

Buffalo Science Policy Group
Melany Garcia, Chair
Caitlin James, Vice-Chair
sciencepolicy@roswellpark.org

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*Paid for by your Mandatory Student Activity Fee*

Hello!

We at UB’s Graduate Students Employees Union (GSEU) are reaching out because graduate workers need your help! As you know, the College of Arts and Sciences within the University at Buffalo set a $20,000 stipend baseline for full-time funded PhD graduate workers. In June of this year, more campaigning by GSEU and LSM led to broad-based fees being covered by UB university-wide for full-time funded PhD graduate workers. However, there are still far too many exceptions to the rule – too many graduate workers at UB still make less than $20k and still pay fees. Not to mention, those of us who do receive $20k are still well short of a living wage in Erie County.

Therefore, we are currently circulating a petition to set a university-wide $22,000 minimum stipend and waive broad-based fees for ALL graduate workers at UB, without exception. While this is still short of a living wage, we want to eliminate inequities in our pay as a first unified step.

If you are a graduate worker, student, faculty, staff, alum, or community supporter at UB or any other SUNY campus, we urge you to sign this petition and share it as widely as you can before next Thursday (Nov. 18th).

Thank you,

UB GSEU leadership

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UB LIVING STIPEND MOVEMENT
https://ublivingstipend.wordpress.com/

Check out some of the great events GSA has to offer this month!

*Paid for by your Mandatory Student Activity Fee.*