UCLA Civil and Environmental Engineering Graduate Student Announcements

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES GRADUATE STUDENTS WHO ARE FIRST IN THEIR FAMILY TO ATTEND 4-YEAR COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY Sponsored by UCLA Graduate Division, Graduate Student Resource Center, First To Go Are you a graduate student who is also a first-generation college student (i.e., a domestic or foreign-born student whose parents/guardians have not received a four-year U.S. bachelor's degree)? If so, please join one of our focus group discussions to help us develop campus resources for first-generation graduate students. This initiative builds off the recent programs established by the University of California Office of the President (UCOP) and UCLA to assist first-generation students to feel connected to the University and succeed at their studies. Each 90-minute focus group will have 8–10 graduate students, facilitated by a first-generation faculty or staff member. Lunch or dinner will be served. A special 30-minute information session on seeking extramural funding, designed ...

CALL FOR RESEARCH PARTICIPANTS     As part of  CSW ’s  Gender and Everyday  Water  Use  project, we are seeking families (particularly households with children ) in MacArthur Park, Koreatown, Beverly Hills, and Inglewood.   Researchers will visit your home twice, once for an introduction and a second time for a 1-2 hour interview. Additionally, they will ask household members to record how you use  water  over 4 days in a week.   Each participating household will receive a $100 gift card!   To ask questions or volunteer to participate, send an email to  thinkwater@ucla.edu  or leave a message at  (310) 825-0590 .

We are researchers at Arizona State University. We hope that you will consider participating in and/or helping disseminate the following survey opportunity. This study has been approved by the IRB (Approval ID: STUDY00002954). Would you like a chance to win one of SEVEN Amazon gift cards?   Are you a current student at a U.S. university/college? Are you currently registered for or attending at least one on-campus/in-person class OR have you previously attended at least one on-campus/in-person class during your current college/graduate training program?  Please note: Students who are attending their  college/graduate training program  exclusively online are not eligible to take this survey. Are you between the ages of 18 – 28 years? If so, complete a survey about sociocultural aspects of college life, financial experiences and stressors, mental health, drinking behavior, and academic attitudes and experiences. The survey i...

Do you identify yourself as Asian American? Are you making decisions about what you will do professionally after college/graduate school? I would very much like to learn about your experiences if you have answered yes to any of these questions.   You may be eligible to participate in a research study I’m conducting. I am a graduate student at University of Missouri-Columbia and I am currently working on my dissertation, which explores Asian American college students’ career decision-making process.   Any Asian American student attending a U.S. college or university and who is at least 18 years old is eligible to participate in this study. The survey may take 15-25 minutes, is confidential and 100% voluntary. Here is the link for the survey: https://missouri.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_6ng68zSs5J50uwJ Participation in this survey is completely voluntary. Participants will be invited to enter a raffle for a chance to win one of thirty $20 Amazon gift cards. For co...

The UCLA Graduate School is updating the navigation on our site. In order to understand where current students expect to find things, we'd like to learn how you categorize those things. We're offering $25 Starbucks gift cards (or a $25 dollar credit to your BruinCard) to 10 randomly selected participants who complete a 7-minute game. Just enter your name at the end, and we'll announce the winners on the UCLA Graduate School's Facebook page. The game works like this: We provide 30 cards, each containing a few words or a question describing something unique that UCLA graduate school offers. You then drag-and-drop these cards into logical piles. Throughout the exercise, you'll be asked to name each pile you create. By merging 100 results, we'll have a user-generated data architecture that reflects how students organize and name UCLA's offerings. So when the next twenty-thousand students visit our site, our services will be where they expect. Each student m...

De Tal Palo Tal Astilla A UCLA Dissertation Study on Chicana/Mexicana Mother-Daughter Pedagogies ·        Do you identify as a woman of Mexican ancestry? ·        Are you a first-generation college student? (Your parents highest level of education is a high school diploma or less) ·        Do you identify your mother as integral to your educational achievement? ·        Are you currently enrolled in the advanced stages of a Ph.D. program (3 rd  year or beyond) or a recent Ph.D. graduate (1 year or less post graduation) from UCLA, USC, or Claremont Graduate University? ·        Do  you and your mother  live in the Los Angeles area? ·        If so, would  you and your mother  be interested in sharing more about what role she has played in your education? ...

Are You A UCLA Student with a Disability? Share Your Experiences! The Student Affairs Information and Research Office (SAIRO) is conducting interviews with UCLA students who identify as having a disability. The purpose of the study is to learn more about the experiences of students with disabilities at UCLA in order to provide programs and services that support their success. We would like to hear about your experiences at UCLA!  Who is eligible to participate? This study is open to UCLA undergraduate, graduate, and professional students living with a disability. Disabilities may include but are not limited to: Learning Disabilities, Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, Traumatic Brain Injury, Psychological Disabilities, Autism Spectrum, Chronic Conditions, Temporary Disabilities, Deaf and Hard of Hearing, Blind and Low Vision, and Mobility Disabilities. Eligible participants must be 18 years of age or older.  If you would like to participate in this research...

NSF-funded Center for Nanotechnology in Society at the University of California, Santa Barbara  is conducting a national survey on both international and domestic STEM graduate students studying in the U.S. For international students, we are interested in which factors influenced their decision to study in the U.S. and which factors play a role in their decision to stay or leave the U.S. upon graduation. For domestic students, we are hoping to understand the factors that are involved in determining an individual’s career path after graduation. The survey should take approximately 10 minutes to complete. Survey Link : https://ucsbltsc.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_1KQx5JW5zC0m8OF Data from this study will not only contribute to academic publications and conferences but will also be used to prepare a Congressional policy brief regarding international graduate STEM students and the implications to the current immigration policy in the U.S. Contact Shirley Han f...

Sustainable Resource Center's Sustainable Survey is Available NOW!  Graduate students, we need your help! We want to know what you think about sustainability!  Please take a few minutes to fill out our short sustainable survey that will help us understand how to meet the sustainability needs of our UCLA graduate students. This is a great opportunity to share your ideas with us!  Take our survey from Nov. 1 - Nov. 30, 2014 and be entered to win a fabulous mystery prize!  CLICK HERE To Take the Survey! For more information about the SRC, visit our website https://sites.google.com/site/uclagsasrc/ and Facebook http://www.facebook.com/uclagsasrc ! Thank you for your help, Green Bruins!

ATTN: Latino, Hispanic, or Chicano and Mexican or Central American descent MS or PHD students   What: 60 minute interview to assist with a UCLA dissertation study for a student in the Graduate School of Education Contact: If interested contact Elvira Rodriguez at ejrodrig@ucla.edu