It is with great excitement that the Ellison Center for Russian, East European and Central Asian Studies would like to announce the launch of the Vladimir Gross Memorial Endowed Fund to honor the legacy of Vladimir Gross, Senior Lecturer in the Department of Slavic Languages and Literature, who taught Russian language at the UW for nearly four decades.

REECAS would like to request applications for the new, annual Gross Undergraduate Fellowship for exceptional undergraduate students interested in studying in Russia. Priority will be given to undergraduates to travel to Russia to study the Russian language, but funds may also support undergraduate students to travel to Russia to study the country’s history, literature or culture.

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Reminder: No heat in the Allen Center on Saturday! CSE and other places on campus will be affected by repair of the campus steam system. Read on for more info. (more…)

UW AMGEN SCHOLARS SUMMER PROGRAM APPLICATION DEADLINE: FEBRUARY 2, 2009

Interested in learning more about science and biotechnology research as a career? The deadline for the UW Amgen Scholars Program is fast approaching!  The UW Amgen Scholars Summer Program provides an opportunity for undergraduates to explore and prepare for careers in science and biotechnology. For more information, visit: http://www.washington.edu/research/urp/amgen.

Best,

URP Staff
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Undergraduate Research Program
Center for Experiential Learning
120 Mary Gates Hall
VM: 206.543.4282/206.616.2168
FAX: 206.616.4389
http://www.washington.edu/research/urp/

Ed Lazowska asked us to tell you all:

Thanks for the GREAT turnout at the recruiting day on Wednesday afternoon.  The 20 Affiliate companies were really thrilled with the quality and quantity of students.

CS Ugrads,

As you go through the career fair today, be aware that companies will be handing out invitations to the ACMW-hosted dinner at 6:30. If you receive an invitation from a company, congratulations! You have just won yourself the opportunity to casually talk to several companies at the dinner.

Please only accept the invitation if you are planning to attend the dinner, and be respectful to other students by only taking one invitation. Hope to see many of you tonight!

Thanks,
ACMW

Kauffman, the Foundation of Entrepreneurship, will select five students with a background in engineering, science, or technology to study at Nanyang Technological University from the last week of May 2009 to the end of October 2009. “The scholars will focus on how to take innovative ideas developed in the laboratory and turn them into businesses with growth potential and strong appeal for the rapidly expanding Asian marketplace.” The Kauffman Foundation will cover tuition, room and board, and travel expenses.

Online application: http://sites.kauffman.org/job_view.cfm?jobID=195

Eligible students meet the following criteria:
-Major in engineering, technology, or science field
-Will earn a baccalaureate degree in Spring 2009 or have earned a baccalaureate degree or master’s degree with the last 3 years
-Have academic or professional experience helping to bring a new technology to market, resulting in creation or expansion of a business enterprise
-Possess a current US passport or are eligible to receive one
-students enrolled in postgraduate programs also are eligible
-strong preference for students whose science, engineering, or technology interests converge with formal business study

Kauffman is particularly, though not exclusively, interested in funding students who are citizens of Kansas or Missouri.

PHYSICS FRONTIERS
Thursday January 29 12:30PM PAA A114

Quantum Computing with Single Atoms

Prof. Boris Blino

After placing first in last years Pacific Rim Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition (PRCCDC), the UW CSE team is looking to add a few members to its ranks for the 2009 competition. We’ll be competing against other regional schools, and have the opportunity this year to advance to the national competition.

Contrary to popular belief, you don’t need to have studied “computer security” to be valuable to the team. We’re looking for undergrads who have any number of skillsets. (more…)

Hi all,

I know this is pretty short notice, but we’re going to have a short informational meeting Thursday evening, January 22nd, for our two departmental study abroad programs.

KTH in Stockholm, Sweden: http://www.cs.washington.edu/education/KTH.html
ETH in Zurich, Switzerland: http://www.cs.washington.edu/education/ETH.htm

Students who are interested in attending either of these schools during the 2009-2010 academic year should definitely plan to attend, but the session is also appropriate for those of you who are thinking about it later on down the line. Professor Borning will give a brief overview of the KTH program, and we hope to have students who have participated in both the ETH and KTH programs there to talk about their experiences and help answer questions. Shortly after the meeting, the application for the CSE study abroad programs will go online at  http://www.cs.washington.edu/education/exchanges.html, and we’ll select students in February.

KTH & ETH Info Session
Thursday, January 22nd
5:30p.m.
CSE 303

Light snacks will be provided.

Please send me a quick email RSVP (mreardon at cs) if you plan to attend, so I can make sure we have a big enough room. If you cannot make it to the session but would like to be considered for either program, let me know.

Thanks!

Megan