UCLA Civil and Environmental Engineering Graduate Student Announcements

The Delta Science Fellows Program was established to bring together graduate students and postdoctoral researchers with Bay-Delta agency scientists and senior research mentors. Fellows work on collaborative data analysis and research projects applicable to the California Bay-Delta system. The goal of funding this research is to invest in knowledge that will fundamentally advance the understanding of the complex environments and systems within the Bay-Delta system to aid policy-makers and managers, and to train the next generation of research scientists for water issues in California. A combined total of approximately six postdoctoral and graduate fellowships are anticipated to be  awarded for proposals addressing the 2017 priority research topics. Application Deadline: September 23, 2016, 4:00 p.m. PST https://caseagrant.ucsd.edu/fellowships/delta-science-fellowship

International and Area Studies 1. Introduction to International and Area Studies Instructor: Adam Moore Lecture time: Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3:30-4:45 Discussions times: Mondays 9:00-9:50 and 2:00-3:50. Course description: Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Introduction to international and area studies from interdisciplinary framework, covering themes related to international politics and markets, as well as international societies and cultures, to illuminate and clarify profoundly international character of world we live in and to introduce set of contemporary issues and challenges that cross borders and affect every region of world. P/NP or letter grading.   This TAship is a 50% time position. TAs will be required to attend lecture and teach three discussion sections. Background in courses (undergraduate or graduate) pertaining to international relations, and international institutions is preferred. Prior experience as a TA at UCLA is also preferred but not ...

This workshop will cover dissertation proposal structures and how proposal structure may vary across discipline. We will also focus on writing the dissertation proposal components, including global introduction and background sections, as well as methods and abstracts. In addition, we will address issues related to the oral portion of the proposal. Please bring an outline of your proposal and an abstract if you have them. Recommended for people currently working on their dissertation proposal, but all are welcome.   Monday, July 25, 5:30 – 7:30pm  Location: Conference Room 4, Student Activities Center (basement level)   ( map )

The 2016 UCLA Women in Technology Conference  is coming up, and we are looking for volunteers to help out the day of the event! The conference takes place on  August 12, 2016  from 8:00 am – 3:00 pm in the UCLA Pauley Pavilion Club. This is a great opportunity to attend an invite-only summit that will convene more than 250 leaders and stakeholders to discuss the gender and diversity gap in the tech sector.  Speakers include Jonah Peretti , CEO of Buzzfeed,  Yolanda Mangolini , Director of Global Diversity and Inclusion at Google, Jeanne Holm , Deputy CIO of the City of LA,  and many more! To learn about the different volunteer opportunities available, please  click here . To become a volunteer: ...

About the Award The K. Patricia Cross Future Leaders Award recognizes graduate students who show exemplary promise as future leaders of higher education; who demonstrate a commitment to developing academic and civic responsibility in themselves and others; and whose work reflects a strong emphasis on teaching and learning. The awards honor the work of K. Patricia Cross, Professor Emerita of Higher Education at the University of California-Berkeley.  From 1996 through 2005, the K. Patricia Cross Future Leaders Awards were administered by the American Association for Higher Education, where Professor Cross had served as Chair of AAHE’s Board of Directors. The Association of American Colleges and Universities became the partner association in 2006 and is pleased to continue the tradition of this prestigious award. Eligibility All doctoral level graduate students who are planning a career in higher education are eligible, regardless of academic department. Graduate students in fie...

Global Studies 1: Globalization: Markets <https://sa.ucla.edu/ro/Public/SOC/Results/ClassDetail?term_cd=161&subj_area_cd=GLBL%20ST&crs_catlg_no=0001%20%20%20%20&class_id=022004130&class_no=%20001%20%20> Exploration of world economy. Topics include trade, colonialism, Industrial Revolution, and ever-increasing integration of local and national markets into truly global economy. Instructor: Cai, Siyu READER DUTIES: * Readers are appointed on an hourly basis to assist with the reading and grading of students' papers and exams under the guidance and supervision of faculty members. * Service as a reader does not count as qualifying experience for TA or GSR appointments. * The primary duty of appointees in these titles is assistance in grading. Such duty may include limited advising and demonstration work related directly to grading. These duties are performed under the supervision of faculty "instructors of record...

Chemical Entanglements Blog: Call for Contributions Throughout the 2016-2017 academic year, CSW will be hosting Chemical Entanglements <https://csw.ucla.edu/wp-admin/_wp_link_placeholder> , a research initiative that will culminate in a public symposium on May 5, 2017. This interdisciplinary initiative will convene feminist scholars, scientists and community based researchers, artists, documentarians, and policy makers to assess the gendered impacts of environmental toxins on human populations and reproductive justice. Background on the project is available here <https://csw.ucla.edu/cswresearch/chemical-entanglementsaims/> . As part of this initiative, CSW is launching a Chemical Entanglements blog. We invite contributions from UCLA students, faculty, staff, and members of the community. We are open to a wide range of formats and topics, including but not limited to: * interviews with scholars, activists, and clinicians * reports on new research in the humanities...

UCLA IRB Review: Policy and Procedures Paul Lillig, UCLA Office of the Human Research Protections Program (OHRPP) This workshop will provide an overview of the UCLA IRB application process and related policies and procedures.  Thursday, July 14th ,  2:00-2:45pm Location: Conference Room 4, Student Activities Center (basement level)   ( map )

Writing the Fulbright U.S. Fellowship Application Jay Johnson, Fulbright Recipient, Graduate Writing Center Consultant Cherie Francis, Graduate Division Fellowship Services This workshop will cover strategies for writing the Fulbright U.S. fellowship application. We will address writing tips for fellowship applications as well as specific advice for this Fulbright fellowship. We will discuss the structure and content of key documents using examples.  Tuesday, July 12th ,  1:00-2:45pm Location: Bunche Hall, Room 6275  Registration here:   https://grad.ucla.edu/deans/event/?Event=FLBRGHT2016A

What is the Test of Oral Proficiency (TOP)? The Test of Oral Proficiency is for students who plan to work as teaching assistants (TA) at UCLA and are international students; they must pass the TOP before working as a TA in any department at UCLA. The TOP is designed to test oral English ability in the context of normal TA duties.   It does not test teaching skills or subject matter knowledge. Raters TOP Raters evaluate four aspects of oral English ability: Pronunciation , Vocabulary and Grammar , Rhetorical Organization , and Question Handling .   In addition to assigning scores on each of these dimensions, Raters must provide documentation to justify their scores.   Raters are part of the TOP test session, scoring and documenting test-taker performance in real time. Raters typically have experience or a background in TESL/TEFL or Linguistics.   While we provide training to ensure reliable scoring and appropriate documentation, Raters must have adequ...

Self-Editing Strategies for Non-Native Speakers of English This workshop will provide concrete strategies and online tools to enable non-native speakers of English to make appropriate vocabulary choices and approach issues like article and preposition usage in their own writing projects. Thursday, July 7th, 3:00-5:00pm Location: Conference Room 4, Student Activities Center (basement level)   ( map ) Four-Week Writing Group (STEM and Quantitative Social Sciences) The GWC will facilitate writing groups for graduate students working on dissertations, theses, and article manuscripts. Schedule: Fridays, July 15th – August 5th, 2:00–4:00pm.  Interested graduate students should fill out  the Google application form linked here (your application will be kept confidential)   by no later than  Tuesday, July 12th.