Monthly Archive for January, 2011

Fifth Annual National Security Innovation Competition

Published on January 31, 2011 in Events, International and Misc.. 0 Comments

April 29, 2011

Colorado Springs, Colorado

Open to all U.S. and Canadian undergraduate and graduate students

The purpose of this competition is to stimulate college student interest to address national security problem solving by exposing their university-sponsored projects to a broad audience including industry, academic, and government organizations involved in aerospace, defense, security, and first responder activities. Students demonstrate their critical analytical skills to determine why their new concept or technology has the potential to meet an identifiable national security need. Up to ten finalist teams will be selected from all applicants to make presentations in front of a national panel of judges. Tech scouts from across industry will be attending to provide potential opportunities to further project development, funding, and student internships.  The top three projects will be awarded scholarship prizes and receive Continue reading ‘Fifth Annual National Security Innovation Competition’

NYC Turing Fellowship Program

Published on January 26, 2011 in Employment. 0 Comments

The NYC Turing Fellows Program is now accepting applications from top computer science and engineering students across the country for paid summer internships with NYC’s leading technology startups.

You can apply online for a NYC Turing Fellowship here: www.nycturingfellows.org/howtoapply.
The application deadline is February 7th and applications will be accepted and evaluated on a rolling basis. Continue reading ‘NYC Turing Fellowship Program’

Call for Applications – 14th Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium

Published on January 26, 2011 in Current Students and Undergrads. 0 Comments

Undergraduate Research Symposium 2011 posterDate: Friday, May 20, 2011, 12 noon – 5 pm in Mary Gates Hall

Deadline to Apply: February 25 at 5:00 pm

The Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium is a chance for undergraduates to present what they have learned through their research experiences to a larger audience.

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Seminar this Friday – Engineering User Love: Crafting Desirable Software Experiences

Published on January 26, 2011 in Community and Events. 0 Comments

HCDE logoPlease join us this Friday from 12:30 to 1:20 PM in Loew Hall, Room 206, for an engaging discussion with Kent Lowry.

Seminar Title: “Engineering User Love: Crafting Desirable Software Experiences”

I intentionally have both “engineering” and “crafting” as the verbs in the title of my talk. I’ll discuss how we approach the process of designing and shipping productivity useful and desirable software experiences. Continue reading ‘Seminar this Friday – Engineering User Love: Crafting Desirable Software Experiences’

Social Media: Emerging Issues of Open Information and National Security

Published on January 25, 2011 in Community and Current Students. 0 Comments

INSER logoAre you interested in learning more about WikiLeaks?  Privacy in social media space? INSER’s 2011 Intelligence Community Colloquium is designed for UW students to hear from UW faculty,  fellow students and industry practitioners on topics related to Social Media, Open Information and National Security.  Sessions include a luncheon keynote presentation from Dr. Bill Pike, Research Scientist, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory; a research presentation from Prof. Barbara Endicott-Popovsky (The Information School); and a panel on WikiLeaks, Privacy and National Security, moderated by Prof. Adam Moore (Philosophy and The Information School). Continue reading ‘Social Media: Emerging Issues of Open Information and National Security’

Global Law Symposium – Feb 25

Published on January 24, 2011 in Community, Current Students, Events and International. 0 Comments

Global Law Symposium ImagePlease mark your calendar: The University of Washington Law School is hosting a major symposium on “Global Law and its Exceptions: Globalization, Legal Transplants, Local Reception and Resistance” on Friday, February 25th!

Friday, February 25: Symposium on Global Law and Its Exceptions: Globalization, Legal Transplants, Local Reception and Resistance.  University of Washington Law School, William Gates Hall, Rm 138.

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Interactive User Experience Internship @ KCTS

Published on January 20, 2011 in Employment. 0 Comments

There is a cool internship opportunity at KCTS! For the details, please visit their jobs and internships website.

Project for Interdisciplinary Pedagogy

Published on January 19, 2011 in PhD. 0 Comments

Project for Interdisciplinary Pedagogy
Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences, University of Washington Bothell
The Graduate School Fund for Excellence and Innovation
2011-2012 Fellowship Opportunity
Deadline: January 24, 2011

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Seminar this Friday – Google I/O: Creating Positive User Experiences

Published on January 19, 2011 in Community and Events. 0 Comments

HCDE logoPlease join us this Friday from 12:30 to 1:20 PM in Loew Hall, Room 206, for an engaging discussion with Matt Shobe and John Zeratsky.

Seminar Title: “Google I/O: Creating Positive User Experiences”

Good user experience isn’t just about good design. Learn how to create a positive user experience by being fast, open, engaged, surprising, polite, and, well… being yourself. Chock full of examples from the web and beyond, this talk is a practical introduction for people who are passionate about user experience but may not have a background in design. Continue reading ‘Seminar this Friday – Google I/O: Creating Positive User Experiences’

Design Contest – $1000 Prize!!

Published on January 19, 2011 in Events and International. 0 Comments

The ubiquitous computing research group at the University of Toronto is conducting an application design contest as part of doctoral research. We have developed a Web-accessible Activity Service that can tell you:

  • potential activities (e.g., drink coffee, ride bike, appreciate art) a person can perform in an place or environment
  • specific places where a person can potentially perform an activity

We want to find out what type of applications YOU would develop with the Activity Service! You do not have to build an application; just tell us about your novel and interesting design! Continue reading ‘Design Contest – $1000 Prize!!’