Graduate Student Association

Media Study GSA ~ Phillip Hoffman Screening
2017-04-18 19:00 - 23:00 (America/New_York) | 112 Center for the Arts, 112 Center for the Arts, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, 14260, United States

Stats Lab Workshop
2017-04-19 14:00 - 16:00, 2017-05-24 14:00 - 16:00 | 330 Student Union, 330 Student Union, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, 14260, United States
*Workshop location moved to 330 Student Union*

GSE Research Symposium
2017-04-20 08:00 - 16:30 | Diefendorf Hall, Buffalo, NY, 14214, United States
Our theme for this year’s Graduate School of Education (GSE) Research Symposium reflects an effort to create and foster conversations across and within the multitude of disciplines representative of GSE. We provide a scholarly forum for GSE students to engage in dialogue with their colleagues and professors through presentation of their current research through multiple platforms (e.g. paper sessions, roundtable workshops, poster presentations). We offer an opportunity for graduate students to broaden their perspectives and inspire new ways of thinking across theory, method and practice.
Please see the attached Call for Proposals Application, which are due by March 19th.

Healthy Options Cooking Class
2017-04-21 18:00 - 20:00 | D’Avolio, 535 Main St., Buffalo, NY, 14203, United States
Private cooking class at D’Avolio (535 Main St. in Downtown Buffalo) including appetizer, entree, side and dessert. Tickets on sale March 27th at the SBI Ticket Offices (221 Student Union and 350 Harriman Hall) for $15 each. 2 per UB ID. Limited quantity available. First come, first served.
Menu
Appetizer: Black Bean and Couscous Salad
Entree: Chicken Marsala
Vegetarian Entree: Sweet Potato Gnocchi
Side: Roasted Vegetables
Dessert: Frozen Yogurt with Raspberry Sundae Sauce
*Paid for by your Mandatory Student Activity Fee*

Social Work GSA ~ Restorative Justice Day
2017-04-24 09:00 - 17:00 | Diefendorf Hall, Buffalo, NY, 14214, United States
This seminar will be open to all interested graduate students and community members, and will focus on training in the techniques and principles of restorative justice. Restorative Justice Practices help to build healthy communities, increase social capital, reduce the impact of crime, decrease antisocial behavior, repair harm, and restore relationships. Restorative justice serves as an alternative to retributive systems, with a focus on engaging all stakeholders to repair harm through accountability, safety, and competency. Restorative Justice Practices in schools and in the juvenile justice system have been known to produce a higher success rate in the areas of victim and offender satisfaction, restitution compliance, and reduced recidivism compared to our typical system of retributive justice. As a result, Restorative Practices are increasingly being used throughout the country. This seminar would engage students across multiple disciplines to learn about and practice using this extremely beneficial, evidence based approach.

5th Annual Animal Behavior & Morphology Symposium
2017-04-26 18:30 - 22:00 | 155 Spaulding Hall, Buffalo, NY, 14260, United States

CSEP GSA ~ Motivational Interviewing Seminar
2017-04-27 08:00 - 16:00 | Research Institute on Addiction, 1021 Main St., Buffalo, NY, 14203, United States
The seminar will be open to all interested graduate students and community members, and will focus on training in the techniques and principles of motivational interviewing. Motivational interviewing is a counseling approach that focuses on facilitating and engaging intrinsic motivation within the client in order to change behavior. It has been very successful in helping individuals overcome addiction problems, and can be used across many different domains, including private practice, school, and hospitals settings. Although graduate students often hear about motivational interviewing in class, we are not given any specific training in this technique. This seminar would engage students across multiple disciplines to learn about and practice using this extremely beneficial, evidence based approach.

Oozefest
2017-04-29 | Buffalo, United States
Team registration link:
https://Imleagues.com/ub
Volunteer registration link:
https://buffalo.collegiatelink.new/form/start/118429

Brandon Stanton ~ Distinguished Speaker Series
2017-04-29 20:00 - 22:30 | Alumni Arena, Alumni Arena, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, 14260
Brandon Stanton | April 29, 2017
Free tickets available for graduate students April 20th at the SBI Ticket Offices (221 Student Union and 350 Harriman Hall). 1 per UB ID.

Photographer, Author and Creator of Humans of New York (HONY)
Undergraduate Student Choice Speaker

More About Brandon Stanton

As the founder of the street portrait blog, Humans of New York (HONY), Brandon Stanton is referred to as a worldwide Internet phenomenon and one of today’s most influential storytellers. HONY has amassed over 17.7 million followers on Facebook and 6.8 million followers on Instagram, numbers which illustrate the power of the Internet, the value of storytelling, and our desire to remain connected with real people in a tech-driven world.
Stanton’s gift for storytelling has also resulted in two best-selling books, “Humans of New York” (2013), which spent 45 weeks on the New York Times best-seller list, and “Humans of New York: Stories,” which shot to number one on the Time’s bestseller list within two weeks of its October 2015 release. On stage, he candidly shares his own personal story, and the perspective he has gained since embarking on his journey to help others tell theirs. He inspires his audiences with a renewed appreciation for the power of one person and one idea to inspire millions, and motivates them to contribute something meaningful to the world.
After graduating with a degree in history, Stanton traded bonds in Chicago until he lost his job, which led him to move to New York. In 2010, he started Humans of New York.
“The initial goal was to photograph 10,000 New Yorkers on the street, and create an exhaustive catalogue of the city’s inhabitants. Somewhere along the way, I began to interview my subjects in addition to photographing them. And alongside their portraits, I’d include quotes and short stories from their lives.”
Taken together, these portraits and captions became the subject of a vibrant blog which now provides a worldwide audience with daily glimpses into the lives of strangers on the streets of New York City. Over the past five years, it has also expanded to feature stories from over twenty different countries.

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Pharmaceutical Sciences GSA ~ 13th Annual Pharmaceutical Sciences Distinguished Alumni Symposium
2017-05-02 | Kapoor Hall, Buffalo, NY, United States
The “13th Annual Pharmaceutical Sciences Distinguished Alumni Symposium” is an all-day event in which graduate students have the opportunity to meet with a prominent alumna/alumnus from the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences. This year we are pleased to announce Dr. Holly Kimko as the distinguished alumna. Dr. Kimko is a Scientific Director and Janssen Fellow at Janssen Research and Development of Johnson & Johnson from the Global Clinical Pharmacology Department. During this all-day event, graduate students will be invited to engage in a career development lunch with the keynote speaker, as well as have the opportunity to meet Dr. Kimko one-on-one to discuss research, network, and learn about opportunities in the pharmaceutical industry. The day-long event will conclude with a keynote speech from Dr. Kimko entitled “How Does Modeling & Simulation Support Totality of Evidence for Regulatory Decisions?’ The keynote speech will be of interest to a variety of disciplines including, but not limited to Biological Sciences, Pharmacy, RPCI, Pharmacology & Toxicology, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering. We firmly believe that providing graduate students with the opportunity to meet a distinguished alumna will enhance their graduate student experience and inspire them to strive for similar success. A detailed description of the event will be advertised appropriately such that any interested person at the university might benefit from the event. The GSA will be visibly acknowledged as a cosponsor of the event.

Anthropology GSA's Convergence Symposium
2017-05-05 10:00 - 14:00 | UB Commons, Buffalo, NY, 14260, United States

UB-EERI ~ UB Regional Earthquake Engineering Symposium
2017-05-05 10:00 - 15:00 | 140 Ketter Hall, Buffalo, NY, 14260, United States
The Annual Spring UB Regional Earthquake Engineering Symposium will allow graduate students in any department at UB, as well as students from invited regional schools, to present their current earthquake-related projects to an audience of students, faculty and researchers. Boris Jeremic, from UC Davis, is our invited keynote speaker who specializes in the field of earthquake engineering and he will present a seminar on his current research, followed by a question and answer session. After a provided lunch, a schedule of students and faculty will be able to present brief descriptions of their current projects or research topics about earthquake engineering. As a final event, tours of the University at Buffalo Structural Engineering and Earthquake Simulation Laboratory (SEESL) will be held to showcase current research projects for interested students and faculty. Additionally, there will be a paper competition in which students can enter a short paper detailing new developments in earthquake and structural engineering (paper topic and prize amounts TBD). Prizes will be awarded based on the ruling of faculty judges.

Java Junction
2017-05-05 11:00 - 13:00 | GSA Conference Room, 310A Student Union, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, 14260, United States
Free Tim Horton’s coffee and doughnuts for graduate students in the GSA office.

Discount Buffalo Zoo Tickets Available
2017-05-08 | Buffalo Zoo, 300 Parkside Ave., Buffalo, NY, 14214, United States
Bring your family out for a day at the Buffalo Zoo!
Tickets can be used anytime between May 15th and December 31st. Tickets on sale at the SBI Ticket Offices (221 Student Union and 350 Harriman Hall) starting May 8th until July 31st (or until sold out) for $10 each. 2 per UB ID. Limited quantity available. First come, first served. *Tickets include $10 food voucher.* All sales are non-refundable.
SBI Ticket Office Summer Office Hours (starting Tuesday, May 30th)
North Campus (221 Student Union): Monday, Wednesday and Thursday 11:00am – 3:00pm
South Campus (350 Harriman Hall): Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday 11:00am – 3:00pm

Last Day of Spring Classes
2017-05-12 | NY

Social Sciences and Humanities Interdisciplinary Symposium
2017-05-12 16:00 - 19:00 | 103 Jacobs Management Center, Buffalo, 14260, United States
On Friday, May 12th from 4-7pm we will be hosting the 4th annual Interdisciplinary Social Science and Humanities Symposium. This year it is based on forming collaborative research projects with graduate students on social and environmental issues in the Buffalo region, such as drinking water quality and income inequality in our community. Dinner will be provided, and there will be a keynote panel consisting of professors from several departments. After the panel, there will be a roundtable session connecting students from different disciplines that have similar research interests.
Graduate students at any stage in the process should definitely come. Even if you are just thinking through your thesis or dissertation idea, it is never too early to work with other researchers on collaborative projects, or hear about what students in other disciplines are studying. Plus, the keynote panel will be a great source of information.
Take a look at the description below, and please sign up! There is just a short google form that you need to fill out to RSVP: http://goo.gl/forms/0Gmmra0SJ8
Let us know if you have any questions (zhasmina@buffalo.edu), and I hope to see you there!
Interdisciplinary Social Science and Humanities Symposium
Symposium Title: Socially Responsible Research: Ideas and Directions
Date: Friday, May 12th, from 4:00m to 7:00pm (Dinner will be provided)
Location: Jacobs 103
Description: The Symposium will consist of a keynote panel and one roundtable session. The keynote will be a panel of professors that have experience doing socially responsible research in different disciplines. They will share their insights about this process and answer questions from the graduate students in attendance. This panel will then be followed by a roundtable session where students in different disciplines will meet based on similar substantive interests to find potential connections for collaborative research projects.
103 Jacobs Management Center
University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY 14228, Buffalo, NY

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Deadline for June Conference Funding Applications
2017-05-15 | NY
All applications for Conference Funding for conferences during the month of June are due in the GSA office by the close of business.

Office Closed
2017-05-19 | GSA Office, 310 Student Union, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, 14260-2100, United States
GSA Summer Office Hours: Monday – Thursday 8:30am – 4:00pm, closed on Fridays.

Commencement Weekend
2017-05-19 - 2017-05-21 | NY

Western New York Vision Walk
2017-05-20 | Canalsie Great Lawn, 44 Prime St, , Buffalo, NY, 14202, United States
Dear UB Faculty, Students, and Staff– This year, as in the past 5 years, the Foundation Fighting Blindness (FFB) is holding its annual Western NY VISIONWALK, to raise money for eye research aimed at finding cures, treatments, and preventions for blinding eye diseases.
[For more information about this, see: VISIONWALK.org]
The 6th Annual WESTERN NY VisionWalk event will take place on SATURDAY, MAY 20, 2016, starting at 9:00am, in downtown Buffalo at CANALSIDE- Great Lawn (see flyer, attached)
PLEASE JOIN US and HELP US GET THE WORD OUT.
This is a great opportunity to perform local community service, and for a very good cause. Last year, we were fortunate to have several UB students, faculty, and staff participate.
If you would like to affiliate with a team, I’d welcome you to join me and my faculty colleagues from the Department of Ophthalmology.
Our team is called the “Ross Eye Institute Illuminators”
http://www.fightblindness.org/site/TR/VISIONWALK/VisionWalktr?pg=entry&fr_id=5819#.WK80wfKtVLH
You can sign up as a walker, and/or donate to the cause, online via the URL above. ANY amount would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks for your consideration of this request. I hope to see you at the VisionWalk on May 20th!

Chemistry GSA ~ Graduate Student Symposium
2017-05-22 - 2017-05-24 | Buffalo, United States

GISA ~ Holi Festival
2017-05-23 11:00 - 18:00 | Outside the Student Union, Buffalo, United States

MDRF Summer Application Deadline
2017-05-25 | NY
Deadline for MDRF grant applications for research to be conducted between July 1, 2017 and June 30, 2018.
Electronic application must be submitted by 3:00pm on Thursday, May 25th.
Hard copy application must be submitted to the GSA office (310 Student Union) by 12:00pm on Tuesday, May 30th.
*Both deadlines must be met in order for the application to be considered for funding.*

Office Closed
2017-05-29 | NY
The GSA office will be closed for Memorial Day observance.

Psychology GSA ~ Behavior and Brain Sciences Symposium
2017-06-02 14:00 - 18:00 | Center for Tomorrow, Buffalo, NY, United States
The Psychology GSA will host the sixth annual Behavior and Brain Sciences Symposium (BBSS), an interdisciplinary symposium. All graduate students will be encouraged to submit their recent work in the varied fields related to brain and behavior sciences. The format of the event will include a poster session, data blitz, brief talks by graduate students, and a keynote speaker.
If you are interested in attending, please RSVP to bbss.symposium@gmail.com by 5:00pm on Friday May 26, 2017 and include “RSVP for the BBSS” in your subject line. In your message, please include your full name and your affiliated department to be included on your ID badge.”

Wicked
2017-06-02 20:00 - 23:00 | Shea’s Performing Arts Center, 646 Main Street, Buffalo, NY, 14202, United States
Tickets on sale May 1st at the SBI Ticket Offices (221 Student Union and 350 Harriman Hall) for $25 each. 2 per UB ID. Limited quantity available. First come, first served.

Buffalo Pedal Bikes Bar Crawl
2017-06-09 19:30 - 22:00 | Buffalo Pedal Tours, 319 Elm St., Buffalo, NY, 14203, United States
Pedal Bike Bar Crawl leaving from 319 Elm St. in Downtown Buffalo. We will stop at two bars, and one drink will be provided at each location. Tickets on sale May 8th at the SBI Ticket Offices (221 Student Union and 350 Harriman Hall) for $25 each. 2 per UB ID. Limited quantity available. First come, first served. All sales are non-refundable.
SBI Ticket Office Summer Office Hours (starting Tuesday, May 30th)
North Campus (221 Student Union): Monday, Wednesday and Thursday 11:00am – 3:00pm
South Campus (350 Harriman Hall): Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday 11:00am – 3:00pm

Deadline for July Conference Funding Applications
2017-06-15 | NY
All applications for Conference Funding for conferences during the month of July are due in the GSA office by the close of business.

Buffalo Bisons Baseball Game
2017-06-16 19:00 - 22:30 | Sahlen Field, 275 Washington St., Buffalo, NY, 14203, United States
Buffalo Bisons Baseball Game vs. Scranton Wilkes-Barre Rail Riders
Tickets on sale May 15th at the SBI Ticket Offices (221 Student Union and 350 Harriman Hall) for $10 each. 2 per UB ID. Limited quantity available. First come, first served. All sales are non-refundable.
*Tickets include a voucher for a free hot dog and drink!
SBI Ticket Office Summer Office Hours (starting Tuesday, May 30th)
North Campus (221 Student Union): Monday, Wednesday and Thursday 11:00am – 3:00pm
South Campus (350 Harriman Hall): Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday 11:00am – 3:00pm
