Monthly Archives: September 2021

Bridging Disciplines Programs – Fall application deadline & info sessions

Greetings from the Bridging Disciplines Programs (BDPs)! The fall BDP application deadline will be on Thursday, October 7th at 8:00am. Students can learn more about BDP certificates by viewing a pre-recorded or live online BDP information session this fall. The first live Zoom info session is coming up on Friday, September 17. If students are ready to apply, they can find the BDP application on the BDP website. For students who are not quite ready to apply this fall, please know that we’ll have another application deadline in Spring 2022, in early March.

 

If you are not familiar with the BDPs, our programs offer undergraduates at UT the opportunity to pursue an interdisciplinary certificate to complement their major. BDP certificates integrate coursework with internship and research experiences and can be individualized to suit students’ goals. Students choose from one of 16 different interdisciplinary themes. You can view a list of all BDP topics, as well as more information about our programs, on our website.

Digital Humanities Lab at Germanic Studies Events Series

The DHLab@GS continues its online DH events series DHLunch@GS (program and registration here: https://liberalarts.utexas.edu/germanic/digital-humanities-events.php).

The event is free to join via Zoom, everybody welcome!

The Fall 2021 sessions:

Public Policy & International Affairs Program Junior Summer Institute

Applications for the PPIA Junior Summer Institute (JSI) are now open! 

The PPIA Junior Summer Institute (JSI) Fellowship Program is a rigorous academic graduate level preparation program for undergraduate juniors committed to public service careers. The program was started to address the lack of diversity across the spectrum of professional public service, including government, nonprofits, public policy institutions, and international organizations. The purpose of the JSI Fellowship is to prepare students to obtain a Master’s or joint degree, in public policy, public administration, international affairs, or a related field.

The deadline to apply is November 1st! You can learn more about the program and the application process here.

Black History Contest 2021 Now Open!

Choose a historical figure or event from African American history and tell us how you draw inspiration from him/her/them/it.

Participants are asked to submit a 3-5 minute video OR a written 300-word short story with an image. Videos and written stories will then be judged and 3 winners from each of our 2 categories (students and faculty) will be selected. All videos and written stories will be judged on their relevancy, authenticity, organization/coherence, creativity, and positivity.

The following awards will be given for the top 3 videos or written stories in the faculty category and in the student category:

FIRST PRIZE
$1000

SECOND PRIZE
$500

THIRD PRIZE
$250

Important Dates

Submission Open Date:
September 15th

Submission Close Date:
December 15th

Winners Announced:
February 2022

For more information, check out our website!

GLO (Disaster Recovery) – Internship

Interns will assist in various departments of the Community Development & Revitalization (CDR) program area. Programs typically administered by CDR including housing (single-family and multi-family), economic revitalization, infrastructure, and planning, and other recovery and mitigation programs. GLO-CDR is outreaching to undergraduate and graduate students to learn through training about CDBG-DR and CDBG-MIT funding and assist in various ways, including accounting, auditing, environmental services, GIS development, policy development, planning, and technology development.

To learn more visit https://app.joinhandshake.com/jobs/4939482

Seeking Spanish-speaking undergraduate research assistants

The Williamson Lab in the Dept. of Human Development and Family Sciences is looking for Spanish-speaking undergraduate research assistants to work on two research projects related to couple and family relationships. The research assistants will work under the supervision of the project manager to assist with recruitment and data collection with English and Spanish speaking participants, on the phone and in person. Pay rate of $10/hour or more depending on qualifications, 8-12 hours per week.

Requirements:

  • Fluency in written and spoken English and Spanish
  • A two-semester commitment is required.
  • Minimum 3.0 GPA

This position is ideal for students from any major who are interested in learning about the process of conducting social science research and/or developing skills for graduate or professional school (e.g., Ph.D. in Psychology, Medical School). No previous research experience is required, but students must be organized, responsible, mature, and able to demonstrate success in their coursework.

Apply here: https://app.joinhandshake.com/jobs/4972787

Research Student Advisory Council applications open

RSAC’s mission is to represent students by advising and providing feedback to the Office of Undergraduate Research (OUR); to raise awareness of research opportunities and foster relationships between students and faculty; and to facilitate the effective communication of opinions, ideas, and knowledge regarding undergraduate research between the OUR, the Undergraduate Research Committee (URC) within the Senate of College Councils, the college councils, and the research-based organizations and programs across campus. This fall RSAC is one of the three student organizations that is organizing the Capital of Texas Undergraduate Research Conference.

To apply, please go to https://forms.gle/Hmkk2iLZ52VLDYxe7.

Participants wanted for research study

The FALCON lab at UT Austin is recruiting younger and older adults for a study of memory. The study will involve in-person testing at Belmont Hall (Inside the stadium) and may also involve Zoom or phone calls. Interested participants should:

  • Be right-handed
  • Be able to read and write in English.
  • Be able to type on a keyboard with both hands.
  • Be between the ages of 18-40 or 55-75.
  • Have access to a computer with a Windows operating system.
  • Have internet access
  • Have access to a quiet room free from distractions.
  • Have normal or corrected-to-normal vision.

Participants will be compensated for their time.

Interested participants should contact falconlearninglab@gmail.com for more information.

Map & Geospatial Collections Explorer Fellowship @ UT Libraries

The call for proposals for a new annual research incentive, the UT Libraries Map & Geospatial Collections Explorer Fellowship is now open. This award helps UT students and faculty develop scholarly and creative projects that utilize or enhance map and geospatial assets from UTL collections, such as those made available through the Texas GeoData portal, the Collections portal, and the UT Libraries’ Map Collections site. One $1,500 student award is available.

Proposals due: MONDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2021

Winners contacted: Early November

Winners publicly announced: GIS Day (Wednesday, November 17, 2021)

Visit this LibGuide for additional details about the Fellowship and how to apply.

Data & Donuts: Workshops on data research skills

UT Libraries Research Data Services is hosting a special virtual Data & Donuts workshop series for the Fall 2021 semester that is aimed at helping you develop the essential software & data management skills you need to further your research. Upcoming workshops:

Sept. 10: Intro to Python

Sept. 17: Intro to Data Management

Oct. 1: Historical Maps as Data

Oct. 15: Drone Imagery as Data

Oct. 22: Working with Census Data

Visit https://guides.lib.utexas.edu/data-and-donuts for workshop Zoom links and additional details