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Grad School Digest- 02/01

THE DIGEST
Your bi-weekly round-up of graduate student events, opportunities & resources.

 

Greetings all,

The winter quarter months can be long and cold, even without a pandemic. The UW Counseling Center has some great resources to help us take care of ourselves, whether it’s supporting our mental health during winter, coping with social isolation or navigating living at home again.

If you’re looking for safe entertainment amidst the cold, see below for free talks hosted by the Graduate School’s Office of Public Lectures, including a conversation with legendary sexpert, Dr. Ruth Westheimer, as well as a discussion with Meklit Hadero on music and well-being.

Information below subject to change. Please always refer to the source pages for the most up-to-date details on fellowships, jobs and events.

 

FUNDING
Pad your wallet

 

For more fellowships with upcoming deadlines, see the Graduate Funding Information Service blog.

The Jacobs Research Funds

  • Application Deadline: February 15, 2021
  • For studying indigenous languages and cultures of the peoples of North and South America
  • Priority areas are indigenous languages and cultures of the Pacific Northwest
  • One of the researchers should have a master’s degree or equivalent
  • Grants range from $3,000 to $9,000

Smithsonian Environmental Research Center Summer Internships

  • Application Deadline: February 15, 2021
  • For beginning graduate and undergraduate students
  • Research interests in environmental science and public engagement
  • Includes stipend of $600 per month

American Foundation for the Blind Scholarships

  • Application Deadline: February 15, 2021, 9:59 p.m. Pacific Time
  • For graduate students who are legally blind
  • Scholarships range from $2,000 to $7,500

Society of Women Engineers Scholarship

  • Application Deadline: February 15, 2021
  • For women graduate and undergraduate students
  • In engineering, engineering technology or computer science

UCLA Labor Center Dream Summer Fellowship

  • Application Deadline: February 19, 2021 at 12 p.m. Pacific Time
  • For immigrant youth and allies
  • No academic affiliation required
  • Open to social justice leaders and those wanting to learn
  • Includes a $5,000 fellowship award

Data Science for Social Good Summer Program

  • Application Deadline: February 15, 2021, 11:59 p.m. Pacific Time
  • For graduate students and advanced undergraduate students
  • Ten-week full-time applied data science projects
  • Stipend of $7,000
  • Restricted to international students with work visas, U.S. citizens and permanent residents

Harry Bridges Center for Labor Studies Research Grants for Graduate Students

  • Application Deadline: February 8, 2021
  • For UW graduate students
  • Research topics on work, workers and their organizations
  • Grants up to $5,000

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Grants for Health Services Research Dissertations

  • Application Deadlines: February 1, May 1, August 1 and November 1
  • For doctoral candidates
  • Conducting dissertation research in health services
  • Award budget is up to $40,000 in direct costs
  • Restricted to U.S. citizens and permanent residents

Tillman Military Scholars Program

  • Application Deadline: February 28, 2021
  • For veterans, active duty military service members and their spouses
  • For master’s, doctoral, professional and undergraduate students
  • Average award of $10,000 per academic year

ARDRAW Small Grant Program

  • Application Deadline: February 26, 2021
  • For master’s, Ph.D., and postdoctoral researchers
  • Topics relevant to Social Security work incentives and employment supports
  • One-year, $10,000 stipend
  • Restricted to U.S. citizens and permanent residents

LAGRANT Foundation Graduate Scholarships

  • Application Deadline: February 26, 2021, 5 p.m. Pacific Time
  • For master’s and doctoral students of color
  • In advertising, marketing and public relations fields
  • Award $3,750 and professional development
  • Open to DACA recipients, U.S. citizens and permanent residents

Danone North America Gut Microbiome, Yogurt and Probiotics Fellowship Grant 

  • Application Deadline: February 15, 2021
  • For graduate students
  • Topics including gut microbiome, probiotics and yogurt
  • Fields include biology, health sciences and nutrition
  • Award of $25,000

 

JOB HUNT
Make your next career move

 

To find jobs aligned with your interests and degree, login to Handshake with your UW NetID and use the filters underneath the “Jobs” tab. For more job-hunting tips, see this post. You can also reach out to handshake@uw.edu with questions.

Research Project Manager – Cancer Consortium Office of Community Outreach and Engagement – Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center

  • Job in Seattle, WA
  • Applications due: March 15
  • The Fred Hutch/University of Washington Cancer Consortium’s (the Consortium) Office of Community Outreach and Engagement (OCOE) is seeking a Research Project Manager to oversee research projects for the OCOE. The candidate will facilitate partnerships among Consortium researchers, OCOE faculty and staff, and external organizations on collaborative projects related to health equity in Washington State (WA) and beyond.
  • Seeking – Candidates with a master’s degree

Graduate Student Public Policy Intern, Energy and Environment – General Motors

  • Internship, Remote
  • Applications due: April 30
  • The Energy and Environment team within the Public Policy Center supports GM’s global product development and compliance efforts with government regulations affecting the auto industry. Interns will be prepared to quickly gather and evaluate information related to their project(s), conduct independent research, and perform quantitative analysis.
  • Seeking – Candidates seeking a master’s degree

SPPR Program Modeling and Analysis Scientist (Natural Resource Scientist 3) – Washington State Department of Ecology

  • Job in Shoreline, WA
  • Applications due: March 24
  • WA State Dept. of Ecology is building a highly collaborative modeling and analysis team to perform new scientific research. The SPPR (Spill Prevention, Preparedness, and Response) Program Modeling and Analysis Scientist position will be part of a first of its kind team at Ecology responsible for qualitative and quantitative analysis of risks related to the transportation of oil by vessel, rail, and pipeline.
  • Seeking – Candidates with a master’s degree in Mathematics, Statistics, Operations Research, quantitative analysis of natural resource topics, or a related field.

Handshake Tip of the Week: Fuel Your Job Search: Follow Employers

There are more than 500,000 employers hiring students on Handshake. From notable brand names to incredible organizations in your backyard, you can find the right employer for you. Check out Handshake’s blog post to learn how to follow employers.

 

GRAD CONNECTIONS
Events, activities, connecting

 

Reconstruction, Reconsidered: Belonging and Urban Contestation in Mogadishu’s ‘Building Boom’
Feb. 3, 12–1:30 p.m., online
Despite a remarkable post-war building boom and returning diaspora, Somalia’s capital city remains contested. Ballooning property values and the refurbishment of public and private spaces continue to embody the politics of urban belonging, memory and violence of the past three decades.Global Leadership Series: Dr. Anu Taranath
Feb. 4, 7–8:30 p.m. PT
Dr. Anu Taranath is a speaker, facilitator, consultant, author, and educator specializing in issues of diversity, racial equity and social change. She is currently a professor across English, Humanities, and Comparative History of Ideas (CHID) at the UW and has been teaching for over 25 years. She has collaborated with social change agents and innovative thinkers in 10 different countries, centering inclusivity and collaboration to amplify the voices of those who have not been heard.

Rethinking Israeli Citizenship: The Case of Ethiopian Jews and Their Struggle for Naturalization Between 1955-1975
Feb. 10, 9–10:30 a.m. PT, online
The story of Ethiopian Jewish immigration to Israel typically begins after 1975. But foregrounding the pre-1975 years offers a unique case study for understanding the Israeli-Jewish citizenship regime and immigrants who do not conform to the normative and racialized national character of citizenship.

Sexually Speaking: An Evening with Dr. Ruth
Feb. 1, 6:30 p.m., livestream
Join the Office of Public Lectures for an evening with behavioral therapist, sexpert and Alzheimer’s caregiving authority, Dr. Ruth Westheimer. Moderated by Dr. Pepper Schwartz.

Community Conversations: Stereotypes
Feb. 3, 7–8 p.m. PT
This winter, join other UW students in a series of conversations about who we are, who we want to be, and how we can better understand one another’s identities. We will center constructive, safe, and validating dialogue about different components of identity and intersectionality. This session will focus on stereotypes — What are experiences we’ve had with them? How are they harmful to us? How can we push back against their use in everyday life?

Meklit Hadero – How Music Connects Us: Belonging, Wellbeing, and Sonic Lineage
Feb. 4, 6:30 p.m., livestream
In this talk, Meklit Hadero explores how music knits people and communities together with personal history, behavioral psychology/neuroscience research, and post-COVID-19 landscapes.

Arming the Police and the ‘Social Source of Our Distresses’
Feb. 3, 6–7 p.m., Zoom
In this lecture, Associate Professor Bruce Hevly will investigate the use of handguns by American police officers beginning with Teddy Roosevelt’s tenure on the New York City Police Commission in the 1890s.

Digital Discontents, from the Age of the Mainframe to the Era of Big Tech
Feb. 10, 6–7 p.m., Zoom
In this talk, Professor Margaret O’Mara will tackle the unexpectedly long history of today’s worries about invasions of data privacy, untrammeled artificial intelligence, and the power of large tech platforms.

Patty Hayes – The COVID-19 Pandemic and the Impacts of Systemic Racism
Feb. 9, 6:30 p.m., livestream
COVID-19 has shone a spotlight on how racism impacts the health and well-being of Black, Indigenous and People of Color across our county and country. While Public Health’s mission is to improve the health all members of our community, institutional racism has meant that BIPOC communities are significantly and disproportionately impacted by COVID-19 despite public health efforts. Patty Hayes, Director of Public Health — Seattle & King County, discusses the impact of the pandemic on BIPOC communities and what systemic changes need to be made now to avoid long-lasting impact.

 

GRAD HACK
Guidance & strategies for navigating grad education

 

Better than Best Practices: Inclusive Data Visualization 
Feb. 2, 10–11:30 a.m.
Data visualization design “best practices” often do not prioritize (or outright reject) efforts to be inclusive. This workshop will establish new “best practices” and provide an opportunity to test them out in a visualization. Data visualization experience is not required, though some familiarity with accessing and using spreadsheet software may be helpful.Learn How to Fund Your Graduate Education
Feb. 4, 4:30–5:30 p.m.
GFIS works with current and admitted UW graduate students, helping them identify and locate funding opportunities for graduate school-related expenses including tuition, research, conference and research travel. In this session you’ll learn more about how you can fund your graduate education. Join the Graduate Funding Information Service for an overview of funding types, search tools, and search strategies.

UW Libraries Pressbooks Workshop: Introductory Session
Feb. 10, 10–11:30 a.m.
Learn how Pressbooks can be used to create textbooks, monographs, and teaching materials that can be published and exported in multiple digital and print formats that can help save students money!

Media Arcade Technical Help Hours
Office hours are most Wednesdays from 11 a.m.–12 p.m.
Get to know UW Libraries Media Arcade. They can help you with media-related projects and tools like Photoshop, Adobe, audio/video production software, and more. The Media Arcade team can also assist with technical troubleshooting and hardware issues. Stop by and say hello!

Weekly Drop-In Research Help from Foster Business Library
Daily sessions Monday to Friday, 12:30–1:30 p.m.
Get help from the Foster Business librarians. All business research questions welcome! No appointment necessary.

Digital Scholarship Project Help Office Hours
Office hours are most Fridays, 2:30-3:30 p.m.
Open to faculty and students, UW Libraries offers weekly office hours to advise on digital scholarship for research and course related projects. Examples include digital publishing, building digital exhibits, data research management, and more! Get help finding the right tools, resources and instruction whether you’re just getting started or are working on an on-going project.

 

COVID-19
Resources, FAQs, support

 

Teaching Everywhere blog
In response to the coronavirus outbreak—and without in-person classes—UW faculty have transitioning at warp speed to deliver instruction remotely. They are using technology, from Zoom to Canvas, in new and interesting ways to ensure their students are learning, no matter where they are located. Visit the Center for Teaching and Learning’s Teaching Everywhere blog to see what your colleagues are doing.Coping with Social Isolation, from the UW Counseling Center
The coronavirus pandemic has brought unprecedented challenges for daily life, including increased physical separation as a result of social distancing guidance. Humans have an innate need for connection and social contact, and research has demonstrated a significant association between social isolation and mental health concerns. Social distancing can feel like social isolation, but it does not have to. Here are some resources for coping with feelings of isolation as well as provide suggestions about how to remain connected to others while practicing social distancing.

Staying safe this winter
Throughout the academic year, our goals remain the same: provide a high-quality Husky Experience for every student, support the University of Washington’s vital research and service missions, and continue providing the outstanding medical care that keeps our community healthy. Information and resources for students and for staff, faculty and other academic personnel are available, and UW Bothell, UW Tacoma and UW Medicine also offer additional resources specific to their communities.

New supports for UW employee caregivers
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, UW Human Resources has worked with partners on-campus and in the community to increase resources for UW’s working and student caregivers. Additional caregiver supports are now available to benefits-eligible UW employees and UW students. Access to the services is being provided by Bright Horizons. Employees and students will continue to have nationwide access to Bright Horizons backup care services for children and adults/elders and to receive enrollment priority at Bright Horizons child care centers throughout the country.

Counseling Center’s Winter Toolkit: COVID-19 edition
This winter, the typical mental health concerns have an additional layer of complexity as we navigate through the continued pandemic. In developing the winter toolkit, we collected relevant information for those topics in the context of COVID-19. There are many gaps in information for some of the topics simply because the research cannot keep up with the changing experiences of the pandemic. However, there are many different coping strategies that we have gathered that may be useful in sustaining our mental wellbeing throughout the pandemic.

Emergency aid available for students
We understand life can be unpredictable. Unexpected costs and needs can cause significant stress and impact your academic success and personal well being. That’s why the three campuses of the University of Washington have Emergency Aid to support currently enrolled UW students.

 

CAREER & ACADEMIC DEVELOPMENT
Bulk up your C.V.

 

Advances in Higher Education Research Seminar
Feb. 9, 2:30–3:20 p.m., Zoom
Are you curious about holistic course redesign, making your course accessible to all, and alternative grading approaches? Join us for this Advances in Higher Education Research Seminar with St. Edward’s University Professor Santiago Toledo. Dr. Toledo will discuss his use of Marzano’s Taxonomy for drafting content-based student learning outcomes. This taxonomy provides students with a structure for their learning process and allows them to access course content expectations more transparently. After discussing ways to implement Marzano’s Taxonomy, Dr. Toledo will review an alternative grading scheme that leverages content-based learning outcomes and provides targeted and actionable feedback to both students and instructors. This approach makes use of Mastery-Based and Specifications Based Grading.

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