Daily Archives: October 12, 2016

Research Opportunities

Pedestrian experience

Have you ever wondered why some people cut across a parking lot to get to a store while others follow the sidewalk? Why there are places where everyone jaywalks, even though a crosswalk is just 100 ft. away? How those narrow walking paths in the grass near the street get made? I am looking for an undergrad student who is willing to help me figure out answers to these questions as part of my thesis research. My name is Farzad Mashhood, a master’s student in Community and Regional Planning in the School of Architecture. My study is looking at how people make their own paths in everyday urban spaces that are often seen as car-oriented with little designed for the pedestrian experience. Researchers would be observing people as they walk in the Rundberg neighborhood of North Austin. I am starting my field research very soon and need someone willing to commit to at least two 2-hour blocks over the course of two weeks, from Oct. 10 to 23. Please email me as soon as you can if you are interested, atfarzadkmashhood@gmail.com.

Analyzing electroencephalogram (EEG) data

We are seeking motivated students (BA/BSc/MA) who would like to work on biomedical data analysis. The data consists of clinical electrophysiology (EEG) recordings of brain activity from patients diagnosed with epilepsy. The work is aiming to yield a publication, thus co-authorship is one of the incentives. If you need a publication, this is a good project with almost sure success. Working hours are flexible, but we need to achieve set milestones. Regular meetings, but no in-lab times. Click here for more information.

2017 Summer Research Fellowship Program

The Tulane National Primate Research Center is accept applications for the 2017 Summer Research Fellowship Program that will be held June 2, 2017 to August 4, 2017. Please note the application deadline is February 1, 2017.  Please see attached program announcement for more specific information. If you need additional information regarding this program, please feel free to contact Jennifer D’Aquin at either (985) 871-6363 or jdaquin@tulane.edu.

COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS SCHOLARSHIPS

COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS SCHOLARSHIPS

 

Applications are now being accepted for merit-based, research, and study abroad scholarships for fall 2016!

 

See if you are eligible on the Liberal Arts scholarship website: 

 

bit.ly/CLAScholarships

 

Deadline for merit & research scholarships is October 17, 2016!

 

 

 

 

 

ARE YOU A LIBERAL ARTS STUDENT FROM ANY OF THESE TEXAS COUNTIES? 

 

Franklin 

Camp

Delta

Hopkins

Lamar

Red River

Titus

Upshur

Wood

Shelby

Sabine

Panola

St. Augustine

Nacogdoches

 

You may be eligible for these:

 

– Styles – Franklin County scholarship: bit.ly/CLAScholarships

 

– Strong – Shelby County scholarship: bit.ly/CLAScholarships

 

Applications are now being accepted!!  Deadline October 17, 2016

 

HRC Events: Conversation with John Pipkin on “The Blind Astronomer’s Daughter”

Event Title

Conversation with John Pipkin on “The Blind Astronomer’s Daughter”

Event date and Time

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 18, 7 P.M.

Event Cost/Admission

Free and open to the public

Please be aware that the Ransom Center’s Charles Nelson Prothro Theater seats 125. Line forms upon arrival of the first patron, and doors open 30 minutes in advance.

Description

Former Ransom Center research fellow John Pipkin, author of the critically-acclaimed “Woodsburner,” reads from his new novel “The Blind Astronomer’s Daughter” and discusses how his research in the Center’s Herschel family papers influenced the novel. Materials from the Herschel family papers will be on view during the reception and book signing that follow.

Location

Harry Ransom Center

HRC Events: Exhibition Curator Lecture: “Looking at Photographs: Visual Research in the Elliott Erwitt Photography Collection”

Event Title

Exhibition Curator Lecture: “Looking at Photographs: Visual Research in the Elliott Erwitt Photography Collection”

Event date and Time

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13, 7 P.M.

Event Cost/Admission

Free and open to the public

Please be aware that the Ransom Center’s Charles Nelson Prothro Theater seats 125. Line forms upon arrival of the first patron, and doors open 30 minutes in advance.

Description

Jessica S. McDonald, Nancy Inman and Marlene Nathan Meyerson Curator of Photography, presents “Looking at Photographs: Visual Research in the Elliott Erwitt Photography Collection,” a behind-the-scenes look at the visual detective work involved in researching photographs for the exhibition Elliott Erwitt: Home Around the World. She recounts how various tools—from contact sheets to Google Earth—helped shed new light on some of Erwitt’s best-known works. Following the talk, McDonald will be available for questions in the galleries. 

Location

Harry Ransom Center