Academics Abroad
Dean Malgorzata Hedderick
Wed Jan 28, 03-04:00pm, 3-133
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
It's time to decide where you're going to study abroad next year! Learn more about the Cambridge-MIT Exchange (CME) program and other exciting study abroad opportunities.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/geo
Contact: Dean Malgorzata Hedderick, 12-189, 253-0676, studyabroad@mit.edu
Sponsor: Global Education and Career Development
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All About UROP
Melissa Martin-Greene
Tue Jan 20, 03-04:00pm, 4-237
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Prereq: N/A
You are invited to come and learn about the Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP). All aspects of the Program will be addressed, including how to participate, what type of work is appropriate for UROP and what to expect from the program. Discussions will be led by UROP staff and will feature a panel of UROP students. Bring your questions!
Web: http://web.mit.edu/urop/
Contact: UROP Staff, 7-104, x3-7306, urop@mit.edu
Sponsor: Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program
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Amgen-UROP Scholars Program: Information Session
Michael Bergren, J. Alex Hoyt
Wed Jan 14, 03-04:30pm, 3-370
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Interested in summer research in the sciences and biotechnology? Come to this information session to learn about the Amgen-UROP Scholars Program.
As Amgen Scholars in summer 2009, students will conduct research in MIT laboratories, take part in networking and educational activities, and attend a mid-summer research symposium at UCLA. Participants receive competitive research wages, on-campus housing, and a food allowance.
For further information on eligibility requirements and program benefits, as well as access to the online application, visit the URL below. Applications are due by February 2, 2009.
For more information, contact UAAP staff (contact information below)
Web: http://web.mit.edu/urop/amgenscholars/index.html
Contact: UAAP Staff, 7-104, x3-7306, amgen-scholars@mit.edu
Sponsor: Office of Undergrad. Advising/Academic Programming
Cosponsor: Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program
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Assessment: How We May Sometimes Be Deceiving or Confusing Ourselves Based Upon The Statistical Assessment Methods and Empirical Methods We Use In Res
David Singer
Wed Jan 21, 12-02:00pm, 46-3015
No limit but advance sign up required (see contact below)
Essentially this two hour workshop will relate some of the common fallacies that sometimes exist in doing research in educational technology. This will be a highly participatory workshop, and we especially invite participants to bring their research designs for review and discussion. Pre-registration is required singerd@mit.edu
Contact: David Singer, singerd@mit.edu
Sponsor: Brain and Cognitive Sciences
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Assessment: How We May Sometimes Be Deceiving or Confusing Oursleves Based Upon The Statistical Assessment Methods and Empirical Methods We Use In Res
David Singer visiting scholar
Wed Jan 28, 12-02:00pm, 46-3015
No limit but advance sign up required (see contact below)
Essentially this two hour workshop will relate some of the common fallacies that sometimes exist in doing research in behavioral neuroscience. This will be a highly participatory workshop, and we especially invite participants to bring their research designs for review and discussion. Pre-registration is required singerd@mit.edu
Contact: David Singer, singerd@mit.edu
Sponsor: Brain and Cognitive Sciences
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BIOBASE Knowledge Library and Explain Analysis System Training
Courtney Crummett
Thu Jan 22, 09am-12:00pm, DIRC 14N-132
Enrollment limited: first come, first served
Limited to 20 participants.
Single session event
Save time and get more out of your data. Learn how to use BIOBASE Knowledge Library (BKL), licensed by MIT Libraries. BIOBASE offers curated databases and analysis tools designed to help biomarker, systems biology and life science researchers accelerate discovery processes. Included in this product is TRANSFAC®, TRANSPATH® and PROTEOME™ products. The BKL is great for research applications including gene set enrichment analysis, functional analysis, SNP analysis, gene expression analysis, and drug discovery. Also, learn about ExPlain Analysis Systems to perform gene regulation and systems biology focused biological interpretation of high throughput experiments like microarrays, proteomic data, and ChIP-chip experiments.
Web: http://libraries.mit.edu/get/biobase
Contact: Courtney Crummett, 14S-134, (617) 324-8290, crummett@mit.edu
Sponsor: Libraries
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Balancing the Scales: Getting the Most Out of Your Undergraduate Career
Elizabeth Young
No limit but advance sign up required (see contact below)
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
Want to learn what it takes to be a well-balanced student - personally, academically, and socially? Then this series is for you! Using a combination of discussion, short readins, and structured exercises, we will look at various issues undergraduates often face in the transition of life at MIT. These issues include time management, defining leadership, ethical challenges and communication. This series is designed to be participatory and lively.
Contact: Elizabeth Young, 7-103, 253-6786, ecy@mit.edu
Sponsor: Office of Undergrad. Advising/Academic Programming
Define a Leader
Elizabeth Young
Mon Jan 12, 12:30-01:30pm, 1-273
Communication: Refining Your People Skills
Elizabeth Young
Thu Jan 15, 12:30-01:30pm, 1-273
Skills for Academic Success
Elizabeth Young
Tue Jan 20, 12:30-01:30pm, 1-273
Degrees, Classes, Majors, Careers
Elizabeth Young
Thu Jan 22, 12:30-01:30pm, 1-273
Public Speaking
Elizabeth Young
Mon Jan 26, 12:30-01:30pm, 1-273
Ethics
Elizabeth Young
Thu Jan 29, 12:30-01:30pm, 4-145
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Bioinformatics for Beginners
Howard Silver
Wed Jan 14, 04-05:00pm, DIRC: 14N-132
Tue Jan 20, 05-06:00pm, DIRC: 14N-132
Enrollment limited: first come, first served
Limited to 20 participants.
Repeating event. Participants welcome at any session
The National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) Entrez family of databases is the foundation of knowledge for molecular level bioscience research. Class attendees will learn about the organization of key NCBI databases, understand the database record structure, and work with the BLAST search tool. The session is a hands-on practicum and an excellent starting point for people who are new to, or curious about bioinformatics research tools.
Contact: Howard Silver, 14S-134, x3-9319, hsilver@mit.edu
Sponsor: Libraries
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Do You Have What It Takes to Win a Rhodes, Marshall, or Other Distinguished Fellowship?
Kimberly Benard, Professor Linn Hobbs
Wed Jan 14, 03:30-05:00pm, 56-114
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
This session will introduce participants to distinguished fellowships’ application processes, including Rhodes, Marshall, Truman, and others. Former recent winners will be in attendance, as well as former national selection panelists. Here you will learn what is involved, and how to be successful in one of these competitions.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/scholarships/
Contact: Kimberly Benard, 12-189, (617) 253-4378, benard@mit.edu
Sponsor: Global Education and Career Development
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EHS -MS: Building a toolbox for the EHS Coordinator
Gerry Fallon, Pam Greenley, Mitch Galanek, John Archambault
Tue Jan 27, 02-03:30pm, N52-496
No limit but advance sign up required (see contact below)
Single session event
The DLC-EHS Coordinator plays a key role in the EHS MS and receives authority from the DLC Head to manage the EHS-MS functions within the DLC. This course will examine the specific requirements of the Coordinator position, review the web based Pi/Space registration, training, and level 2 inspection programs including reports, and a discussion with current EHS Coordinators of the skills and techniques (rep meetings, web page, auto emails) that have proven valuable in meeting the expectation of this role. Participants will be encouraged to share experiences, discuss strengths and examine opportunities to improve delivery of EHS-MS requirements to the DLC.
Contact: Melissa Kavlakli, N52-496, x2-3233, mjpotter@mit.edu
Sponsor: Environment, Health and Safety Office
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EHS Representative Orientation
Pam Greenley
Thu Jan 22, 01-04:00pm, N52-496
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Limited to 30 participants.
Single session event
Prereq: Register at http://mit.edu/environment/training/.
This is a training course for new and existing EHS reps on their role in the EHS Management System, their responsibilites under the EHS-MS, and a brief overview of EHS issues they may be asked about by their lab mates.
Topics include:
--- Interacting with your PI and labmates
--- Updating your lab's PI/Space registration database
--- Helping new people complete the Training Needs Assessment
--- Generating training reports for your lab group
--- How to conduct a Level I inspection
--- How is your lab evaluated during a Level II inspection
--- EHS issues and resources like finding MSDS's, how to set-up chemical storage, and what to look for in hazardous waste satellite accumulation areas.
Web: http://mit.edu/environment/training/
Contact: Melissa Kavlakli, N52-496, x2-3233, mjpotter@mit.edu
Sponsor: Environment, Health and Safety Office
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Eloranta Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship Information Session
Sara Nelson, Melissa Martin-Greene
Fri Jan 9, 01-02:00pm, 1-150
Wed Jan 14, 03-04:00pm, 1-132
Mon Jan 26, 02-03:00pm, 1-134
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Repeating event. Participants welcome at any session
The Eloranta Fellowship offers $6,000 stipends for MIT undergraduates (including graduating seniors) to spend the summer of 2009 on an independent investigation or to branch out in a new direction inspired by some previous work.
Recipients of the 2008 Eloranta Fellowship may be present to discuss their student-originated and directed work.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/eloranta/
Contact: Sara Nelson, 7-104, x3-0751, snelson@mit.edu
Sponsor: Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program
Cosponsor: Office of Undergrad. Advising/Academic Programming
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EndNote Basics
Peter Cohn, Howard Silver
Wed Jan 14, 12-01:00pm, 14N-132
Fri Jan 23, 03-04:00pm, 14N-132
Wed Jan 28, 05-06:00pm, 14N-132
Enrollment limited: first come, first served
Limited to 20 participants.
Repeating event. Participants welcome at any session
EndNote is a "personal bibliographic software" package which allows you to create and manage a database of bibliographic references.
Attendees will create a personal database of cited literature by importing references from resources such as Barton, Web of Science, PubMed, & other sources of published literature. Your database can be used to automatically generate in-text citations and bibliographies in your manuscripts. It can also help you organize and manage your PDF files.
Contact: Peter Cohn, 7-238, x8-5596, pcohn@mit.edu
Sponsor: Libraries
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Finding Research Datasets: ICPSR and the Harvard-MIT Data Center
Katherine McNeill
Wed Jan 14, 02-03:30pm, DIRC 14N-132
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 13-Jan-2009
Limited to 20 participants.
Single session event
Need data to answer a research question? Interested in analyzing raw datasets with micro-level records about individual respondents? This hands-on workshop will familiarize you with the resources of the Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) and the Harvard-MIT Data Center, which provide access to datasets in the social sciences and related fields. Topics will include the structure of data files, finding and downloading datasets, and understanding data documentation.
Web: http://libraries.mit.edu/guides/subjects/data/training/workshops.html
Contact: Katherine McNeill, E53-100, 253-0787, mcneillh@mit.edu
Sponsor: Libraries
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Going beyond Google Scholar: using the Web of Science and other citation searching resources to discover articles
Michael M Noga
Thu Jan 22, Tue Jan 27, 05-06:00pm, 14N-132 (DIRC)
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Repeating event. Participants welcome at any session
Prereq: none
The Web of Science has changed its search interface substantially in 2008. Learn about the new citation analysis and report features which enable you to quickly find relevant articles. Also learn about other Web sites that provide citation searching, a powerful tool in finding information for research.
Contact: Michael M Noga, 14S-134, 253-1290, mnoga@mit.edu
Sponsor: Libraries
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How to Find a UROP
Melissa Martin-Greene
Mon Jan 12, 03-04:00pm, 4-231
Tue Jan 27, 03-04:00pm, 56-114
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Repeating event. Participants welcome at any session
Prereq: N/A
Learn everything you need to know to find a UROP position! We will talk about approaching faculty supervisors, when and where to look for projects, UROP paperwork and registration procedures. Please bring your questions! Discussions will be led by UROP staff.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/urop/
Contact: UROP Staff, 7-104, x3-7306, urop@mit.edu
Sponsor: Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program
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Introduction to Company and Industry Research for Engineers and Scientists
Stephanie Hartman, Angie Locknar, Alex Caracuzzo
Thu Jan 15, 01-02:00pm, 14N-132
Enrollment limited: first come, first served
Limited to 25 participants.
Single session event
You may be a skilled investigator on the topic of science or engineering, but what do you know about business research? This session will introduce you to library-supported databases that cover company and industry information. We will use hands-on exercises to demonstrate strategies for researching two key components of a business plan: competitors and industry trends.
Contact: Stephanie Hartman, 10-500, x3-9361, hartman@mit.edu
Sponsor: Libraries
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Introduction to Scanning Electron Microscopy
Patrick Boisvert
Thu Jan 22, 10-11:00am, 13-2137
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
The lecture will provide an introduction to the basic principles of Scanning Electron Microscopy with an approach to EDX, EBSD, and BSE.
Contact: Patrick Boisvert, 13-1018, x3-3317, pboisver@mit.edu
Sponsor: Center for Materials Science and Engineering
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Keeping Current: Using RSS Feeds to Stay Ahead in Your Research
Darcy Duke
Fri Jan 16, 04-05:00pm, DIRC 14N-132
Enrollment limited: first come, first served
Limited to 25 participants.
Single session event
What's an RSS feed? How can I use it to keep up with new information in my field? We'll show you how RSS and other current awareness tools can help you stay up to date!
This will be a hands-on session on Windows PCs. You are also welcome to bring your own laptop.
Contact: J. Darcy Duke, 10-500, x3-9370, darcy@mit.edu
Sponsor: Libraries
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Make your Paper File Cabinets Searchable: How to Manage Paper and Electronic Documents Effectively
Ryuji Suzuki, Remlee Green
Thu Jan 29, 05-06:00pm, 14N-132 (DIRC)
Enrollment limited: first come, first served
Limited to 25 participants.
Single session event
With personal computers and scanners, paper documents can be easily digitized, efficiently managed, and integrated with electronic documents. Many drawers of documents can be stored in a laptop computer or a passport-sized pocket hard drive, together with electronic documents retrieved from online resources. Paper documents can be converted into PDF files and made searchable through character recognition software. Documents may then be found through a keyword search, and the original scanned images can be viewed and printed as needed. We will discuss the digitization of paper documents, search technologies, and document management, as well as how to combine the best properties of paper and digital media.
Contact: Remlee Green, 14S-134, (617) 253-4088, remlee@mit.edu
Sponsor: Libraries
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Managing Research Data 101
MacKenzie Smith
Thu Jan 15, 11am-12:00pm, 14N-132
Wed Jan 28, 04-05:00pm, 14N-132
Enrollment limited: first come, first served
Limited to 20 participants.
Repeating event. Participants welcome at any session
Prereq: None
For researchers struggling to manage their data, basic strategies will be provided for
-- best practices for retention and archiving
-- effective directory structures and naming conventions
-- good file formats for long-term access
-- data security and backup options
-- metadata, tagging, and citation
-- other relevant issues
Contact: MacKenzie Smith, E25-131, x3-8184, kenzie@mit.edu
Sponsor: Libraries
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Managing your references: Overview of EndNote, RefWorks and Zotero
Mathew Willmott, Remlee Green
Tue Jan 13, 12-01:00pm, DIRC: 14N-132
Wed Jan 21, 05-06:00pm, DIRC: 14N-132
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Repeating event. Participants welcome at any session
Using citation management software to create and maintain a collection of references is becoming more common and important in today’s academic world. These software packages allow users to search databases, retrieve relevant citations, and build a bibliography to be added to a paper or thesis or stored for future reference. But which software package should you use, and how do you get started? This session will focus on EndNote, RefWorks, and Zotero, the three major options for bibliographic software at MIT. We will include a discussion comparing and contrasting the three softwares, and we will introduce some of the basic concepts and functionality of each program.
20 computers are available; first-come first-served. Attendees are welcome to bring their laptops.
Contact: Mathew Willmott, 14S-134, 617.324.5855, willmott@mit.edu
Sponsor: Libraries
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Neuropharmacology Class
Daniela Tropea
Tue Jan 6, 13, 20, 27, 12-01:00pm, 46-3015
The Neuropharmacology course will discuss the drug-induced changes in functioning of the nervous system. The specific focus of this course will be to provide a description of the cellular and molecular actions of drugs on synaptic
transmission. This course will also refer to specific diseases of the nervous system and their treatment in addition to giving an overview of the techniques
used for the study of neuropharmacology.
This course is open to both graduate and undergraduate students with a basic knowledge of neuroscience principles.
Contact: Daniela Tropea
Sponsor: Brain and Cognitive Sciences
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On your way to 2012
UAAP Staff
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
Sophomore year is approaching faster than you think. Come join us for a discussion on what you can expect and how you can make a smooth transition into your sophomore year.
Be sure to see our posters around campus highlighting other important sessions held by other offices to help you on your journey through MIT.
Contact: UAAP Staff, 7-103, x3-6771, dwc@mit.edu
Sponsor: Office of Undergrad. Advising/Academic Programming
Get a Jump Start on Your Sophomore Year
UAAP Staff/MIT Students/UG Admins
This interactive session will include a student and staff panel that will tell you the real deal about what you need to know about academic changes, issues, and things to look out for in your sophomore year.
Wed Jan 14, 12:30-01:30pm, 1-273
How to Talk to Faculty: The Do's and Don'ts
UAAP Staff/MIT Faculty
Do you have trouble talking with faculty? Are you comfortable asking a faculty member to write a letter of recommendation? How do you establish a working relationship with your UROP supervisor?
Hear from MIT faculty on how to best approach their fellow faculty members.
Space is limited. Please RSVP by emailing dwc@mit.edu by January 16, 2009.
Wed Jan 21, 12:30-01:30pm, 1-273
Choosing the Right Major: Why it is More Than Just Numbers
Cancelled
UAAP Staff/MIT Students
Everyone needs a little guidance when it comes to picking a major. Stop by for advice and to hear how other undergraduates made the tough decision of which major to choose.
(Panel/Question and Answer Session)
Wed Jan 28, 12:30-01:30pm, 4-145
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Patent Searching Fundamentals
Darcy Duke, Howard Silver
Tue Jan 20, 12-01:30pm, DIRC 14N-132
Thu Jan 22, 03-04:30pm, DIRC 14N-132
Enrollment limited: first come, first served
Limited to 25 participants.
Repeating event. Participants welcome at any session
While you won’t come out of this session qualified to be a patent attorney, you will be able to successfully find patent references from all over the world and know how to obtain patent text and diagrams. The session will be a hands-on practicum that will help de-mystify the patent literature and expose attendees to key resources for finding patents through free resources available on the web.
Web: http://libraries.mit.edu/patents
Contact: Darcy Duke, 10-500, x3-9370, darcy@mit.edu
Sponsor: Libraries
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Publishing Smart: A Hands-on Workshop on Journal Quality Measures and Publisher Copyright Policies
Ellen Finnie Duranceau
Fri Jan 16, 02-03:00pm, DIRC (14N-132)
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Intended for graduated students or other interested MIT authors, addresses what copyright means to you as an author, how you can assess a publisher's copyright policies, and how you can use web-based tools that assess journal quality. Open access publishing models and the use of the MIT amendment to alter standard publisher agreements will also be discussed.
Contact: Ellen Finnie Duranceau, 14E-210A, x3-8483, efinnie@mit.edu
Sponsor: Libraries
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RefWorks Basics
Anita Perkins, Georgiana McReynolds
Thu Jan 15, 05-06:00pm, DIRC 14N-132
Thu Jan 22, 01-02:00pm, DIRC 14N-132
Fri Jan 30, 02-03:00pm, DIRC 14N-132
Enrollment limited: first come, first served
Limited to 20 participants.
Repeating event. Participants welcome at any session
RefWorks is a web-based resource designed to help you organize references and create a bibliography. RefWorks allows you to search, retrieve relevant citations, easily cite references as you write your paper, and build your bibliography. It allows users to create individual or group accounts.
Contact: Anita Perkins, E53-100, x2-1510, perkins@mit.edu
Sponsor: Libraries
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Statistics and Visualization for Data Analysis and Inference
Michael Frank, Edward Vul
Mon Jan 26 thru Thu Jan 29, 01-04:00pm, 46-3189
Fri Jan 30, 01-04:00pm, 46-3310
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
A whirl-wind tour of the statistics used in modern behavioral science research, covering topics including: data visualization, building your own null-hypothesis distribution through permutation, useful parametric distributions, the generalized linear model, and model-based analysis more generally. Familiarity with Matlab, Octave, or R will be exceptionally useful, prior experience with statistics will be helpful but is not essential. This course is intended to be a ground-up sketch of a coherent, alternative perspective to the "null-hypothesis significance testing" method for behavioral research (but don't worry if you don't know what this means).
Contact: Michael Frank, mcfrank@mit.edu
Sponsor: Brain and Cognitive Sciences
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Study Abroad Information Session.
Dean Malgorzata Hedderick
Thu Jan 29, 04-05:00pm, 4-231
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Are you interested in studying abroad for a semester, IAP, year or summer? This session will focus on cross-cultural communication issues and various study abroad opportunities for MIT students.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/geo
Contact: Dean Malgorzata Hedderick, 12-189, 253-0676, studyabroad@mit.edu
Sponsor: Global Education and Career Development
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