Graduate Student Association

Finger Lakes Environmental Film Festival
March 31-April 3, 2016, Ithaca College, Ithaca, NY
FLEFF DIVERSITY FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM

The Finger Lakes Environmental Film Festival Fellows program brings outstanding doctoral students from groups underrepresented in higher education to Ithaca College for four days to participate in screenings, lectures, and workshops within an engaging, interdisciplinary environment.

The festival fellows engage Ithaca College faculty and students from across campus as well as with festival guests to explore linkages between sustainable development, globalization, race, ethnicity and gender in order to stimulate new research and thinking in the areas of sustainability.

Doctoral students from a wide variety of disciplines are encouraged to apply for a FLEFF Fellowship. The fellowship covers transportation (up to $500 for air fare), shared accommodations, meals in Ithaca and a festival pass.

Applicants should submit a CV and a personal essay. The essay should explain how attending FLEFF might enhance your education and how the theme of the 2015 Festival, LANDSCAPES, may relate to your academic or professional interests. Applicants who are at least in the third year of a doctoral program will be given preference.

The essays and CV should be emailed to: fleff2016fellows@gmail.com. More information about FLEFF is available at: https://www.ithaca.edu/fleff/

Fellowship applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Early applications are encouraged but fellowships are still available. Contact Person: FLEFF Fellowship Coordinator, Professor Warren Schlesinger fleff2016fellows@gmail.com.

Emotion Study

Researchers in the Affective Science Lab at the University at Buffalo are recruiting participants for the Emotion Study. To be eligible, you must be currently seeking or receiving mental health treatment and 18 years or older. Participants come to our lab located on UB North Campus for one 3-4 hour session that includes interviews and questionnaires (compensation = $40). You may then be invited for a 10-day follow-up study completed from your home (compensation up to $50).

If you are interested or have questions, please contact our lab via email (ubaffectivescience@gmail.com) or phone (716-645-6694).

Call for Posters: 2016 Women in STEM Summit

The Women in STEM Cooperative (WISC) invites undergraduate and graduate women students at the University at Buffalo to present posters at the 2016 Women in STEM Summit being held on April 13th at the University at Buffalo. We are seeking students who have been significantly involved in research either with their own research project or through meaningful involvement with an ongoing faculty project. The poster session will run concurrently with a reception where students will have the opportunity to network with Summit attendees, including corporate sponsors. For more information regarding the Summit, please visit: http://engineering.buffalo.edu/womeninstem/summit

Faculty and staff are encouraged to nominate and sponsor students to share their university research in any of the science, technology, engineering, mathematics or related fields. Students are responsible for printing their posters and bringing them to the Summit on April 13th.

Submission Criteria:
• Undergraduate or graduate women students in a STEM field at the University at Buffalo
• Research projects must represent a significant investment of time by the student outside of normal course requirements and class projects

Proposals should include:
• Name of Presenter(s)
• Contact Information
• UB Department
• Name of Faculty Mentor
• Title of Presentation
• Abstract (100 words or less)
To submit, please visit: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/WISSummitPosters

If you have any questions, please contact Nancy Campos at ncampos@buffalo.edu.

Deadline for Abstract Submission: March 11th, 2016

The proposal committee will respond to all submissions by March 23rd.

The world famous Harlem Globetrotters will be playing in Buffalo, NY at the First Niagara Center on Friday, February 5, 2016 at 7pm. Everyone associated with the University at Buffalo Graduate Student Association (family/friends) can take advantage of an exclusive discount and save up to $7.00 off each ticket! To take advantage of this discount or for any questions, please contact Derek Gensburg at 602-707-7037 or Gensburg@harlemglobetrotters.com and see the attached order form. Tickets are limited based on availability, so please order early while tickets are available.

I recently taught some speed-reading & memorization workshops for UB students to help them with their studies.

We recorded these sessions and they can now be viewed online.

This course is free to all UB students & staff.

Register here:
http://www.irisreading.com/school/UB

Paul Nowak
Program Director | Iris Reading
www.irisreading.com
Iris Reading is the largest provider of speed-reading & memory training with programs that have been conducted for employees of NASA, Google and universities throughout the U.S.

Graduate Students,

You may be unaware that at Michael Hall Student Health Center (South Campus) you have free chiropractic available Monday 1-5 pm, Wednesday from 9-12 pm, 1- 5 pm and Friday 12-1 pm . Chiropractic can help with back pain, neck pain, headaches and other joint issues you may have. Additionally, we are adding another room for your convenience. Please call 716-685-9631 today for an appointment as we usually fill up fast.

Gerald Stevens DC,MS,MPH

Spring 2016 SBI Programming Grant applications are due Friday, February 19th!

All grant applications must include the signature of the GSA Treasurer in order to be considered, so please make sure to bring all applications to the GSA office (310 Student Union) by THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 18TH at 4:30pm in order for them to be signed.

“The primary function of the Programming Grant is to fund programs that further the quality of student life, and enrich the educational, cultural and social experiences at the University at Buffalo. In light of these goals, organizations that receive awards are to use them to expand existing programs or to help launch new projects.”

Grants of up to $3,000.00 can be awarded to any recognized university affiliated student organization.  Please make sure to read through the application carefully, as some changes have been made from last semester.

The application is attached here, and hard copies can be picked up from the GSA Office (310 Student Union) or the SBI Office (341 Student Union). The deadline for submission is Friday, February 19, 2016 at 4:30 p.m. Please note that this is a rigid deadline, after which grant applications will not be accepted.

SBI Programming Grant Notifications will be distributed to the grant applicants by Monday, February 29, 2016.

Dear University Community:

On behalf of the School of Management, I am pleased to announce that our IRS-certified accounting students will again offer free tax preparation services to individuals and families with an annual income below $53,000. UB employees* and students are encouraged to take advantage of this service and to invite their families and neighbors to do the same.

The service will be offered at the North and South campuses. Dates, times, locations, maps and other important details can be found at the link below:
http://mgt.buffalo.edu/freetaxprep

Sincerely,

Paul Tesluk
Interim Dean
School of Management

* Please note that tax preparation for nonresident aliens requires special processing that is beyond the scope of the services provided by Beta Alpha Psi volunteers. Beginning in mid-February, UB employees and students who are nonresident aliens may visit this website to find out if you are eligible to use Sprintax for income tax filing.

Would you like to be fully funded for graduate school? Many students think that they will be “fully funded” throughout their graduate programs but what that really means is that they have a TA, teaching assistantship, where they are paid to teach 20 hours a week. A fellowship like the NSF GRFP is truly a fully funded award.

The NSF awards three-year scholarships for graduate study in mathematical, physical, biological, engineering and behavioral and social sciences, including the history of science. This fellowship carries a stipend of $32,000 per year plus a cost of education allowance to cover tuition and fees for three years. This is a significant graduate fellowship that affords students the freedom to focus on their research and lessen the time to degree completion.

To qualify, applicants must be US citizens, US national status or permanent resident, intend to pursue a research-based Master’s or Ph.D. program in an NSF-supported field, have completed no more than twelve months of full-time graduate study (or the equivalent) as of August 1, 2016, or meet the criteria for the extenuating circumstance described in Section IV of the Program Solicitation. Applications become available in August and the deadlines vary by discipline but are generally due in late October and early November. www.nsfgrfp.org

To prepare a completive application UB will be hosting a series of workshops this spring. Students will learn more about how to apply for the NSF GRFP and others, what the review panels are looking for and how to write a strong research proposal. These sessions will be hosted by UB’s Fellowship & Scholarship Coordinator, Elizabeth Colucci and a writing consultant Dr. Jennifer Morrison.

Sessions will be held on February 15 & 27 and March 21 & 28. The sessions will be offered from either 9-10:00 or 3:00-4:00 each of the 4 sessions. Students are required to commit to all 4 sessions which includes beginning preparations of the 3 page past research and personal statement and 2 page research proposal. To be considered for this program, students must complete the attached application and return it by January 25th.
For questions please contact Elizabeth Colucci at colucci3@buffalo.edu