CWRU News/Events
Roll into Spring!
Say farewell to winter, it’s time to “roll” into Spring! Stop by the Glennan 321 office on Monday, March 20th (the first day of Spring! ) for a delicious Cinnabon cinnamon roll and hot or iced coffee. First come, first served, while supplies last. We look forward to seeing you there!
Grad Fair
Are you a graduating student planning to participate in the spring 2023 commencement activities? All students earning bachelor’s or master’s degrees are encouraged to attend Grad Fair for a one-stop shop to size and purchase regalia, register to participate in commencement, order custom commencement announcements, meet the Alumni Association, and purchase memorabilia. The deadline for all orders is Monday, April 24.
Grad Fair will be held Thursday, March 23, from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Friday, March 24, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the University Bookstore. Get more information about the Grad Fair.
You’re Invited! CDS and ECSE Student Affairs Campus Group
All CDS and ECSE students are invited to join the CDS and ECSE Student Affairs campus group. Receive updates about exciting events, review helpful information, and stay in the loop!
You can sign up here.
Conferences and Seminars
Grace Hopper Conference (Attachment)
This year, the Grace Hopper Celebration will be held on Sept. 26-29. Throughout these three days, there will be a variety of events including keynote speakers, both technical and non-technical talks, and networking opportunities such as 1-on-1 meetings with various companies for potential internship or job opportunities. In the past many students at CWRU were given the opportunity to connect with a variety of companies and acquire a summer internship or a full-time position. This conference is open to both graduate- and undergraduate-level students.
Women in Tech is able to fund a select number of women and/or non-binary students who demonstrate interest and would benefit from attending the conference.
Form Application Link: https://forms.gle/
ASA Data Fest
The 2023 ASA DataFest will be held at Nord Hall 356, from April 14 to April 16, 2023. DataFest is a celebration of data in which teams of undergraduates work over a weekend to find and share meaning in a large, rich, and complex data set. More details about the data fest can be found here. Here is the link to the department Data Fest webpage. Note that this event is open to all undergraduate students. The graduate students can participate as VIP consultants and help the undergraduate students. The online student registration for the 2023 DataFest is up and running. Register here.
Grace Hopper Celebration is one of the largest conferences aiming to support women and non-binary individuals in computing. This celebration is formed to highlight and empower women in technology and recognize their achievements in computing. The conference is named after Grace Brewster Murray Hopper (1906–1992), an American computer scientist, United States Navy rear admiral and the inventor of the first compiler.
SOURCE Seminars
Tailoring the Personal Statement for Graduate School
Presented by: Dr. Gabrielle Parkin, Director of the Writing Center and Department of English
Friday, March 24, 2023, 1pm, Register on Handshake
Job and Internship Opportunities
Scientific Programmer II - School of Biomedical Informatics
As a frontend programmer, the candidate will be responsible for developing user interfaces and interactive features for healthcare applications. The ideal candidate should be proficient in JavaScript and have experience with the React framework. In this role, the candidate will collaborate with machine learning researchers to build end-to-end healthcare applications that integrate machine learning algorithms into the user interface. This will require strong communication skills and the ability to work in a team environment. The successful candidate will play a key role in developing cutting-edge healthcare technology that has the potential to improve patient outcomes and transform the healthcare industry. Fore more information, and to apply, see here.
Openings at GE Aerospace Research!
GE Research is growing rapidly right now due to a significant reorganization. It's a great opportunity to get into an exciting research facility!
Control Systems
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Entry-level full-time: https://jobs.gecareers.com/
global/en/job/R3691610/ Research-Engineer-Control- Systems-Aviation-Research
Embedded Systems
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Entry-level full-time: https://jobs.gecareers.com/
global/en/job/R3693036/ Research-Engineer-Embedded- Software-Aviation-Research
Embedded Cybersecurity
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Entry-level full-time: https://jobs.gecareers.com/
global/en/job/R3693062/ Research-Engineer-Embedded- Cybersecurity-Aviation- Research
Research Opportunities
Scholarships and Fellowships
Alexandra Piepho Learning and Life Scholarship (Undergraduate Students)
This scholarship will be awarded at this year’s virtual Honors Assembly on April 28.
A qualified applicant will:
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Exhibit a broad scope of learning interests through their Case Western Reserve University coursework, activities and extracurricular involvement;
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Demonstrate their enthusiasm for experiential learning and life as evidenced by their personally stated interests and/or recommendations on their behalf;
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Provide help and guidance to others, which is demonstrated through their past and current volunteering with organizations; and
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Demonstrate their ability to accept others as evidenced by their personally stated interests and/or recommendations written on their behalf.
Complete the application for this year’s Alexandra Piepho Learning and Life Scholarship. The deadline to apply is Monday, March 27.
ICICLE Educational Fellows Program, Call for 2023 Fellows
The ICICLE Educational Fellowship program’s goal is to engage graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and early-career educators and researchers in career building experiences and opportunities at the nexus of artificial intelligence, cyberinfrastructure, and education and training while furthering the educational and outreach objectives of the institute. The 2023 program theme is Democratizing AI: making AI more accessible to a wider range of potential users, engaging a wide range of people in the design of AI, and democratizing the benefits of AI.
The educational fellow will have an opportunity to work on real-world challenges of high importance to the institute. The educational fellow will be matched with content experts in ICICLE, allowing access to situational context and domain experts, while working on an activity of their design. ICICLE Educational Fellows will receive a stipend of $6000 and as well as expense-paid travel to the cohort building orientation and to the ICICLE All Hands meeting.
Additional details about this program are available on the website - https://icicle.osu.edu/
Eligibility: Graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and early-career educators and researchers are welcome to apply. Applicants must be actively enrolled in, or formally affiliated with, a US-based institution.
The ICICLE Educational Fellows program is committed to diversity and inclusion. ICICLE welcomes applicants regardless of race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, or disability status. Applications from those representing historically underrepresented populations are strongly encouraged.
To apply: Applicants are encouraged to browse the Institute website to identify relevant topics and mutual interests. Applicants should submit their 1) resume/curriculum vitae and a 2) 300-500 word statement that describes:
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Your specific interests in the ICICLE institute
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The community with which you are connected (if any)
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Your career goals and the benefit this fellowship will have on your career trajectory, and
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A brief description of the activities that you are interested in undertaking as an ICICLE Educational Fellow.
Applications should be e-mailed to pti@iu.edu.
Important Dates:
April 16, 2023: Fellowship applications are due
May 1, 2023: Award notifications
June 18-19, 2023 The fellowship begins with a required in-person orientation workshop
Late Fall 2023 Project presentation at All-Hands meeting
Paid Teaching Fellowship Abroad for STEM PhDs (Attachment)
Are you a recent or soon-to-be PhD graduate? Would you like to spend up to six months making a difference by developing and teaching science curriculum abroad?
Science Corps offers fully paid fellowships to upcoming and recent PhD graduates (up to four years after graduation) to help build science capacity at one of their host locations in the Philippines, Morocco, Bangladesh, and India. They are also currently developing new site partnerships, and are open to a fellow interested in working on site development.
Fellows travel to partner institutions to develop science curriculum, teach in secondary school classrooms, train teachers, and build community-based research projects. In addition to building science capacity at these host locations, we also aim to offer fellows a life-changing experience. They are given the opportunity to spend time in beautiful locations, immerse themselves in different cultures, and learn from their host educators–all while making positive contributions to these communities. Should travel continue to be restricted, fellows will have the opportunity to visit the host site they work with once it is safe to do so.
They are presently interested in recruiting immediately for fellowships starting within the next year. The deadline for this application round is April 15th, but we still encourage you to contact us if you would like to be considered for a later appointment. To find out more about us and apply, please go to https://science-corps.org.
Zuckerman STEM Postdoctoral Scholarship in Israel (Attachment)
The Zuckerman STEM Leadership program offers significant funding for selected postdoctoral scholars interested in achieving STEM research in Israel.
Offering a scholarship of US $63,000 per academic year for up to two years, postdoctoral scholars benefit from achieving STEM research in their respective fields under the supervision of world-renowned faculty.
The upcoming and third application deadline is March 31, 2023. Additional information can be found at: Funding | Zuckerman Scholars Program (zuckerman-scholars.org). Applications should be sent in one PDF file via email.
2023-2024 Nordson BUILDS Scholarship Program
The Nordson BUILDS Scholarship Program is now open to applicants for the 2023-24 academic year!
Last year, over 100 students nationwide were awarded Nordson BUILDS Scholarships which range from $2,000 to $10,000. Plus, scholarship recipients get exclusive primary access to internship opportunities and employment opportunities after graduation.
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Eligible majors include Engineering (Electrical, Mechanical, Industrial, and Software), Engineering Technology, Machining, Manufacturing Operations, Supply Chain Management, Business, Marketing, Accounting, Finance, Industrial Management, Information Technology, Biomedical, and Engineering-related STEM majors leading to a career in the manufacturing industry and corporate America.
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- students seeking bachelor’s degrees must have at least 3.0 cumulative GPA. Associate’s degree and certificate seeking students must have at least 2.7 cumulative GPA.
- students seeking bachelor’s degrees must have at least 3.0 cumulative GPA. Associate’s degree and certificate seeking students must have at least 2.7 cumulative GPA.
If interested, please visit the Nordson BUILDS Scholarship Program website listed below for the application, list of Nordson locations, and more information. https://www.ofic.org/smr/
Miscellaneous
Panel discussion on ChatGPT: “Considerations for Teaching and Learning”
Members of the Case Western Reserve University community are invited to join the University Center for Innovation in Teaching and Education (UCITE) for a panel decision on ChatGPT Wednesday, March 22, from 3 to 4 p.m. in Tinkham Veale University Center, Ballroom C.
Panelists will discuss capabilities, limitations and implications of AI/Chat GPT technology for teaching and learning. Register to attend this session.
The panelists will be:
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Matthew Garrett, professor and UCITE director;
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Kimberly Emmons, associate professor in the Department of English;
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Walter Hunter, chair of the Department of English; and
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Martha Schaffer, associate director of composition in the Department of English.
“Fireside Chats with Leading Ladies”
The Clinical and Translational Science Collaborative (CTSC) of Cleveland will collaborate with several local healthcare organizations to host a four-part “Fireside Chats with Leading Ladies” series in March in honor of Women’s History Month.
During the series, women will share their journeys to leadership, how they elevate research as a priority at their institutions, and ways they’ve amplified the importance of diversity, equity and inclusion—professionally and personally—through their position of power and influence (and how you can, too).
Dates/Presenters
March 17: Cynthia Kubu, neuropsychologist, associate director of the Neuroethics Program at Center for Neurological Restoration at Cleveland Clinic, and vice dean of the Office of Faculty Affairs and Human Resources at CWRU School of Medicine; and
March 31: Jill Dietrich Mellon, executive director and CEO of the VA Northeast Ohio Health Care.
All of the talks will be held at noon via Zoom. Sign up to attend one or all of the talks.