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David Harold Blackwell Summer Research Institute

Application Now Open

Deadline: February 1st, 2025

 

The David Harold Blackwell Summer Research Institute is a six-week competitive summer activity designed to provide research experience to talented undergraduate students. Students will conduct research in Applied Probability, Analysis, or Theoretical Computer Science, under the supervision of faculty members who are experts in these areas.

 

We aim to honor Blackwell’s legacy by attempting to increase the number of undergraduate students who aspire to achieve his level of excellence and widen the participation of African Americans in obtaining PhDs in the mathematical sciences.

 

The program will run from June 16, 2025 to July 25, 2025.

 

During the program, each participant will:

  • Conduct research on one of the California campuses under the direction of a faculty member.
  • Receive funding for six weeks of lodging, meals, and incidentals.
  • Receive funding for one round-trip travel to California.

After the six-week program, each participant will continue receiving advice from their program mentor for graduate school application and get connected as needed to students with more experience.

 

 

Applicants must be undergraduate students. Preference will be given to applicants in the 2nd, 3rd or 4th year. 

 

 

If you have any questions, please email DHBSRI@math.ucla.edu.

Mathematics Education Careers Information Session

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Math for LA offers a variety of opportunities for undergraduates interested in a rewarding career in mathematics education.

 

Join us to learn more about undergraduate courses and pathways designed for students interested in careers in instruction, curriculum, and/or assessment in K-12 mathematics. Meet like-minded students, alumni, and instructors! Get your questions answered over Diddy Riese cookies!

 

 

Date: November 4th

Time: 4 – 6 PM

Location: MS 6221

 

 

MCAT Strategy Session: Princeton Review

In this workshop, Princeton Review staff will provide information about the MCAT test (structure, content, length, etc.). Attendees will also receive practical tips/suggestions on how to prepare for the test.

 

This workshop is sponsored by Princeton Review and a 50% off scholarship for a Princeton Review course will be raffled off among attendees.

 

Monday, Oct 28

12:00pm – 1:30pm

Via Zoom

 

 

RSVP

*RSVP* AAPI Month Lunch & Learn – Thursday, May 16th at 12:30 pm | MS 6620

Join us this May to celebrate Asian Pacific American Heritage Month! We will be hosting two events: an AAPI Lunch & Learn and a Documentary Screening, please see the attached flyers for more details.*

*Please note due to changing campus operations, the event is subject to rescheduling or cancellation.

The first event is this coming Thursday, May 16th. Details below: 

AAPI Month Lunch & Learn

What is a Lunch & Learn? Lunch & Learns are informal/semi-casual events, meetings, or workshops to provide space for collaboration and to learn from one another. 

There will be cultural presentations by student groups while attendees can enjoy a diverse meal from various parts of the world! 

Schedule

12:30 – 1:00 pm – Lunch Served
1:00 pm – 1:15 pm –  “Serendipitous” || “ආවර්ජනය” (2016) Short Film By Gunindu Abeysekera
1:15 pm – 1:30 pm – Chinese Cultural Dance Club: Solo and Group Dance 
1:30 pm – 2:00 pm – Closing

Date: Thursday, May 16th, 2024

Time: 12:30 pm to 2:00 pm

Location: Room MS 6620 | UCLA Mathematical Sciences Building, 520 Portola Plaza, Los Angeles, CA, USA

Please RSVP at https://bit.ly/AAPILunch by Monday, May 13th, 2024. Lunch will be provided.

Details on the screening will be released closer to the date. If interested, please RVSP at https://bit.ly/AAPIScreening.

[exploretech.la] Volunteer Application

Interested in tech and engineering? Want to share your passion with underserved high school students? exploretech.la is back for another year and looking for volunteers and applications are now open!

This year, exploretech.la is a two-day event filled with exciting workshops and panels in computer science, engineering, and technology. We seek to engage students from underserved areas in Los Angeles, introducing them to the thriving tech scene at UCLA and inspiring them to pursue these possibilities.

Volunteers will be responsible for providing mentorship for high school students through our brand new College Buddy Chat sessions and facilitating workshops. All majors and backgrounds are welcome, no prior knowledge in engineering or tech is required!

When: April 10 and 11, 2021 10:00AM-1:30PM

Where: Online!

Applications are due on Monday, March 1st at 11:59 PM PST!

Apply to be a volunteer today!: https://tinyurl.com/exploretechla2021volunteer

Check out our event at: https://www.facebook.com/events/174393870804142

Learn more about us at: www.exploretech.la

Student Writing Opportunity, Harvard Synthesis

Good afternoon,

My name is Colman Freel; I represent the Harvard University Department of the History of Science journal, Synthesis. We are the nation’s only peer-reviewed undergraduate history of science journal. 

This semester, we have started a blog series to offer more students an opportunity to showcase their outstanding research in the history of science. In an effort to include work from students at a range of universities, we are reaching out to history and STEM departments to share submission information. We would greatly appreciate it if you could share our flyer, submission form, and contact information (below) in any newsletters or announcements your department distributes. 

Thank you so much for your time!

Submission Form

Harvard Synthesis Webpage

Contact Information

Colman Freel, Blog Committee Chair: cfreel@wisc.edu

General Synthesis Journal Contact: hsharvardsynthesis@gmail.com

Summer program in Epidemiology and Biostatistics 2021

If you have any questions about the program, you can send them to harvardepisummer@hsph.harvard.edu We are looking forward to reviewing your application!

Undergraduate Town Hall Leads to New Ticketing System for Department

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The UCLA Mathematics Undergraduate Student Services office supports over 2,000 math majors and manages 20,000+ general course enrollments. Like many departments at UCLA, they are made up of a small team and are consistently inundated with requests. Managing a high volume of emails in a shared inbox is cumbersome and inefficient for both staff and students waiting to receive a response.  

Last fall, the Department hosted its first virtual town hall specifically for undergraduate students to voice their concerns to the Department Chair (Prof. Mario Bonk) and Undergraduate Vice Chairs (Profs. Don Blasius and Michael Hill). One of the main student concerns was the long response times for email requests.  

Leadership immediately began working with the Mathematics Computing Group (MCG) who proposed a helpdesk ticketing system as a viable solution. Zendesk, a SaaS (Software as a Service) cloud-based ticketing system, is used by many departments in the UC system. When an email is sent to ugrad@math.ucla.edu, it becomes a ticket on the Zendesk platform. Through the Zendesk administrative portal, undergraduate staff can view status in real-time and organize, respond to, and manage support tickets.  

The official roll out of Zendesk in the Department took place during winter quarter. The hope is that this new system will increase efficiency and result in a better customer service experience for undergraduate students. 

Undergraduate town halls will continue to be hosted quarterly as part of a larger effort to create a more inclusive and supportive environment for all students. To learn more about the town halls and other action items the Department is taking, please visit: https://ww3.math.ucla.edu/undergraduate-townhalls/.

High school Teaching Job for Graduating Seniors

The Lawrenceville School, a 9th-12th grade boarding school of about 820 students, shares a border with Princeton, New Jersey, and is 40 miles from Philadelphia and 55 miles from New York City. Each year we hire a Mathematics Fellow, typically a recent college graduate with an interest in teaching math. The position is a 2-year, full-time salaried contract and includes housing and healthcare benefits. Candidates would be interested in teaching various levels of math and coaching 2 interscholastic sports. The 2-year program also includes graduate coursework, and the Fellows earn a Master’s degree in Education from UPenn concurrently.

We would appreciate it if you could advertise this opportunity to math majors and minors. Please let me know if you are the right person to reach out to about this, and if not, who I should contact. 

Candidates should apply directly using the link below, or through The Lawrenceville School’s website (About tab, Employment tab). All are welcome to reach out with questions!

School website link

Application Link

Best wishes,

Ian Mook

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Ian Mook | Mathematics Teacher, Kennedy Asst. Head of House

The Lawrenceville School | www.lawrenceville.org | 914.462.6315

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