CSE Undergrad News

Hello,

TL;DR — fill out https://catalyst.uw.edu/webq/survey/helenem/179736 to volunteer with K-12 students!

Our K-12 outreach program, DawgBytes, reached over 120 teachers and 1,000 students during last academic year. We offered classroom presentations, summer camps, programming competitions, teacher workshops and more. All of this was possible thanks to the involvement of over 40 undergraduate and graduate students — check it out: http://cs.washington.edu/dawgbytes

This year, we’d like to do even more and we need your help! We’re involved in outreach because as many of you know all too well, computer science is a subject that many students discover late and don’t understand well. This affects the diversity of our field as a whole and results in disappointed college seniors who discover they love CS but feel like they can’t switch majors so late in the game. We want to address this by making sure as many K-12 students as possible understand what CS is and know a bit about our department. In the next couple of months, we have several classroom visits, a programming competition and a computer science open house planned. Will you help us make them happen?

Please fill out this quick survey if you might be interested in volunteering at any time during the year:

https://catalyst.uw.edu/webq/survey/helenem/179736.

I look forward to working with many of you soon!

Best,

Hélène Martin
Lecturer, Computer Science & Engineering
University of Washington

See you then,

ELE

Greetings!

We are thrilled to announce the “Cornell Cup USA presented by Intel” 2013 student contest.

We would appreciate if you could help us distribute the below information and attached poster throughout your university networks. The deadline to apply is October 17, 2012.

Please don’t hesitate to let us know if you have any questions.

Thank you in advance for your support!

Regards,

Gabriela González

University Programs Office
Intel Labs
Desk Phone: 480-554-2973
Cell Phone: 602-505-8011
Facebook: Intel Labs
Web: Intel Labs

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We have officially announced the 2013 student contest!

The Cornell Cup USA, presented by Intel, is a college-level embedded design competition created to empower student teams to become the inventors of the newest innovative applications of embedded technology.

The competition culminates in an inspiring two-day summit event at Walt Disney World, where finalist student teams will attend exciting and even entertaining talks, network with leading engineering company sponsors, and ultimately showcase their original innovative entries.

The teams who are selected get free HW, access to Intel technical support, $2500 cash, access to Cornell support and an invitation to the final event on May 3 & 4, 2013, at Disney World, FL.

The grand prize is $10,000!

Please follow the following links to:

Ø Get general information about the contest

Ø Submit a Team interest form

Ø Check out highlights from the 2012 Cornell Cup USA, presented by Intel at Walt Disney World.

Hi UW CSE students!

Subject: Raise our Voice, Register to Vote!

Hi,

My name is Marc Walsh and I am the campus organizer with WashPIRG, the statewide, student directed, student funded advocacy organization. Our top priority this semester is to raise our voices by registering thousands of us young people to vote.

Register right now at studentvote.org to raise your voice!

On the website are simple instructions for how to register online, or to print out and mail in a voter registration form.

I suggest registering at your campus address, to make the actual process of voting much easier.

You should re-register at studentvote.org if:
1. You have changed your address any time in the last 2 years
2. You have never registered at your campus address
3. You have changed your name
4. You have never registered since turning 18

WashPIRG also offers volunteer and internship opportunities. If you would like to volunteer or intern for course credit, helping others raise their voices by voting, visit washpirgstudents.org/internships.

Thanks, and have a great day!

Marc
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Marc Walsh
WashPIRG Lead Organizer
marc@washpirgstudents.org
317-696-6649

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You can also access the King County Registration page:

http://www.kingcounty.gov/elections/registration.aspx

From Oren Etzioni

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From: UW Center for Commercialization <uwc4c@u.washington.edu>
Date: Thu, Sep 13, 2012 at 2:40 PM
Subject: [Faculty] [C4C Tools] 5 Commercialization Resources You’re Probably Not Using
To: faculty@engr.washington.edu

Whether you’re new to C4C or an experienced user, there are great resources that you may have overlooked or forgotten, and new offerings that you should know about. Here are five worth considering.

Free Consultations to Discuss Your Research Discovery or Innovation Ready to talk to someone about your concept? Even if you’re at the very earliest stages of discovery, we’re happy to meet with you. Our team of knowledgeable technology managers is devoted entirely to researcher relationships and support—from the first steps of exploration through the entire path to market. You can ask your technology manager for help with analyzing markets, identifying customers, and introductions to industry experts. Call 206.543.3970 to schedule a consultation, or complete the online request. Money for Your Commercialization Project Your invention may be exceptionally promising, but it takes more than the promise of the future to translate into a business venture. You need money. C4C’s New Ventures Group can help you find the money to build your prototype, test your concept, and scale production. An array of funds can bankroll important research across “the gap” from the lab to a viable business, including the Institute of Translational Health Sciences (ITHS), Coulter, Commercialization Gap Fund (CGF), Life Sciences Discovery Fund (LSDF), and the W Fund. Let us help you navigate the options and keep your project moving forward. Contact your technology manager directly, or call 206.543.3970 to get started. Patent Hotline Got questions about IP? We’ve got answers. Call us at 206.616.8776 to talk about: What’s patentable? Who owns patent rights? What’s the application process? How can I get a provisional patent in a hurry? With four patent agents on staff plus a copyright and trademark specialist, we are a great resource for you. Even before your research is ready to disclose, we can review documentation of your results and begin providing guidance on the best IP strategy. A New Way to Disseminate Your Research If you do not have the time or interest to actively pursue commercialization via licensing or launching a start-up, C4C offers a new way to get your ideas in front of audiences who can benefit. C4C’s Training Xchange is a program that can help you disseminate your programs, tools, or interventions and increase the visibility and impact of your research findings. We help design effective training materials and programs, market and promote them, handle materials production and registration, and provide outcome data about usage. Training Xchange’s experienced staff makes training highly effective and easy. Learn more or email with any questions. A Place to Grow Your Start-up What better place to launch your business than right here at UW? C4C’s New Ventures Facility (NVF) at Fluke Hall is a fantastic place to work alongside other UW entrepreneurial teams and get the support you need to solve common business challenges. NVF is dedicated space for translational research and early-stage business development of technologies en route to commercialization. UW start-up teams get office and/or lab space and share office equipment, meeting rooms, and Internet access, and they can participate in CEO roundtables, networking, and other useful training events. To learn more about how our New Ventures Group can help you find a new home, please contact Maren Ohaks, associate director of New Ventures at mohaks@uw.edu or 206.685.5591.