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Frank Laski
Chair of Life Sciences Core
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Jamie Lloyd-Smith
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
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2016 Distinguished Teaching Award Winners
CEILS is proud to share the news that two faculty members from the Division of Life Sciences are recipients of the 2016 Distinguished Teaching Award, awarded by the Academic Senate Committee on Teaching: Dr. Frank Laski (MCDB and the LS Core) and Dr. Jamie Lloyd-Smith (EEB).
Frank and Jamie are among six award recipients this year, in a large field of nominees with extraordinary records in the classroom, which is a testimony to their accomplishments as teachers, mentors, and colleagues. The Distinguished Teaching Award honors individuals who bring respect and admiration to the scholarship of teaching.
Congratulations, Frank and Jamie!
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Neil Garg among one of three UCLA professors named 2016 Guggenheim Fellows
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Garg, professor of chemistry and biochemistry, and the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching’s 2015 California Professor of the Year, develops new chemical transformations that enable the synthesis of important organic molecules. His Guggenheim research project will focus on new chemical reactions catalyzed by non-precious metals.
Garg’s innovative teaching techniques help students master difficult concepts and solve complex problems. He enlivens his courses with interactive online tutorials that combine real-life examples of organic chemistry, human health and popular culture. Garg, who also serves as the department’s vice chair for education, plans to expand the interactive online tutorials to students and educators worldwide.
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Neil Garg
Chemistry & Biochemistry
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CEILS Journal Club for STEM Education Research
Fridays from 2:00 – 3:00 PM Location:
1100 TSLB
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About Journal Club: CEILS members explore relevant education literature in more depth and develop greater understanding of assessment techniques and data analysis. Presenters select a paper and lead a discussion about how education researchers have documented the relationship between effective teaching practices and their impact on student learning, knowledge retention, and persistence in STEM majors. Faculty, graduate students, and post-docs are welcome to participate!
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Upcoming Journal Club Topics:
- May 6, 2016 | Tony Friscia, Assistant Adjunct Professor in the Department of Integrative Biology & Physiology will present the following paper: J. Kibble and T. Johnson (2011) “Are faculty predictions or item taxonomies useful for estimating the outcome of multiple-choice examinations?” Adv Physiol Educ 35(4): 396-401
- * Special Guest * May 13, 2016 | William Gehring, Professor of Psychology, University of Michigan and Visiting Scholar at UCLA Graduate School of Education and Information Studies and Department of Psychology, will be presenting, "College for All? What Administrative Data and In-Class Analytics Can Tell Us About the Learning and Ecperiences of Underprepared Students" Please see the flyer for his seminar here.
*There will be a happy hour in Westwood at 4:30p, following this presentation.
- May 20, 2016 | Beth Goodhue, Associate Director for Engaged Teaching, UCLA Center for Community Learning will present along with graduate student Robbin Jeffries about the role that community learning plays in the Human Biology & Society major and examples of undergraduate research projects that have grown out of student internships. View the syllabus for the Society & Genetics 195CE course here.
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Research Talk and Curricular Development Seminar
April Hill, University of Richmond
Monday, May 16, 2016; 12-1pm PST, Molecular Sciences 3440, UCLA
Tuesday, May 17, 2016; 4-5pm PST, BSRB 154, UCLA
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Professor April Hill
Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology University of Richmond
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*** Dr. April Hill will also deliver a plenary address at the 2016 SENCER Summer Institute, titled “SENCER, Transforming STEM for Majors, and it's About Time, Too,” This year’s Institute will be held at Roosevelt University in Chicago, Illinois July 28 - August 1, 2016. Learn more...
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Higher Education Research Institute at UCLA (HERI):
Summer Institutes 2016
Institutes take place here at UCLA with presentations by faculty and researchers.
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Coming Soon (Register Now, Save the Dates)...
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13th Annual Teaching Professor Conference
June 3-5, 2016
, Renaissance Washington Hotel - Washington, DC
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First Annual Higher Education Flipped Learning Conference
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2016 SMTI/NSEC National Conference - Center Roles in Improving Undergraduate STEM Education
June 9-10, 2016
, Hotel Contessa in San Antonio
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June 2016 Engineering Community Engagement Workshop
An exciting opportunity to learn about integrating community-inspired design and community engagement experiences into your engineering curriculum.
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Center for Undergraduate Research Biennial Conference 2016
Advancing Undergraduate Research: Collaboration and Innovation in a Global Society
June 26-28, 2016
, University of South Florida
Learn more and register online.
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Society for the Advancement of Biology Education Research National Meeting
July 14-17, 2016, University of Minnesota- Twin Cities
SABER fosters Biology Education Research (BER) and its dissemination by defining the standards for BER practice, supporting the BER community through training and faculty development programs, and fostering collaborations among BER investigators
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International Symposium on Biomathematics and Ecology Education and Research (BEERS)
College of Charleston, Oct. 14-16, 2016
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Problem-Based Learning (PBL) 2016 International Conference
September 8-10, 2016, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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UCLA climate scientists Aradhna Tripati and Alex Hall featured on Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Tripati and Hall were among 6 climate scientists featured in Kimmel's late night show.
Jimmy takes a moment to talk about climate change and the confusing political argument that has emerged around it. NASA says that 97 percent of climate scientists agree that the warming we are experiencing is very likely due to human activity.
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CIRTL Cross-Network Courses for Spring 2016
Registration through May 9!
Every semester, CIRTL offers a variety of online courses that leverage the expertise and diversity of faculty from across its 21-university network. As courses are finalized, the Upcoming Courses page displays the details of each new semester's courses for registration.
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Professional Development
Post-Docs & Graduate Students
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Two Great Resources for Learning About Opportunities in Science
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Science.gov has recently created a new pair of web-based portals to help undergraduates and graduate students alike search for Federally-sponsored opportunities in STEM. If you are interested, please see the links below.
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The
O*NET program
is the nation's primary source of occupational information, containing information on hundreds of standardized and occupation-specific descriptors. The database provides the basis for the Career Exploration Tools, a set of assessment instruments for workers and students looking to find or change careers.
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The EnCorps STEM Teaching Fellowship - alternative pathway to (paid) teaching or volunteer tutoring
The EnCorps STEM Teachers Program Fellowship (www.encorps.org) is a way for science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) professionals to explore if teaching at the middle or high school level might be a potential career pathway. Choose from two programs: transition to teaching or volunteer tutoring. Currently there is a severe shortage of high-quality teachers and enduring gaps in STEM access for high-need students and communities. EnCorps transitions STEM professionals into teaching with opportunities to tutor or guest teach, professional development and training, scholarships for obtaining a teaching credential, and access to our network of schools. Find out more by joining one of their monthly free EnCorps 101 webinars at http://encorps.org/webinar/ or inspire tomorrow's innovators, engineers and scientists by applying online at www.encorps.org/apply.
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Biomedical & Life Science Graduate Student Professional Development Workshops – Spring 2016
RSVP for any of these events at http://www.uclagradprofdev.eventbrite.com
- Tuesday, May 17, 2016 - Exploring Careers in... University Administration
8:30-10:30a; CNSI Auditorium
- Monday, May 23, 2016 - Nailing the First Impression: How to Succeed in The Interview
12:00pm, Career Center Room 200
- Tuesday, June 7, 2016 - Exploring Careers in... Social Entrepreneurship
8:30-10:30am, CNSI Auditorium
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STEM Manager, Graduate Student Career Services (SAO IV)
UCLA Career Center (UCLA Position)
[Application Deadline: May 26, 2016]
► UCLA Campus Human Resources (https://hr.jobs.ucla.edu), Requisition No. 23806
Assistant Professor in Chemical Education Research
University of Nebraska, Lincoln
[Application Deadline: June 20, 2016]
► jobs.sciencecareers.org/job/405799/assistant-professor-in-chemical-education-research/
Assistant Director for Teaching Assistant (TA) Development and Recognition
Center for Teaching and Learning, University of Georgia
[Application Deadline: May 27, 2016]
► http://www.cirtl.net/JobPosting-UGA-AssistantDirectorforTADevelopmentandRecognition
Helmsley Postdoctoral Teaching Scholar in Physics
Yale University
[Application Deadline: Open Until Filled]
► http://ctl.yale.edu/employment-opportunities/helmsley-postdoctoral-teaching-scholar-physics
Assistant Director of Biology Teaching and Learning
The Division of Biology at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville
[Application Deadline: May 23, 2016]
► http://www.cirtl.net/JobPosting-UTK-AssistantDirectorofBiologyTeachingandLearning
Associate/Professor in STEM Education
The College of Education, College of Natural Science, College of Engineering, and the Lyman Briggs College at Michigan State University
[Application Review begins August 1st, 2016]
► http://www.cirtl.net/JobPosting-MSU-Associate/Professor
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Center for Education Innovation & Learning in the Sciences | UCLA
For more information about CEILS events and resources, including a list of STEM education events from previous mailers, please visit the CEILS website at
www.ceils.ucla.edu
or stop by the CEILS office in Hershey Hall (Rooms 122 & 126).
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Please note, this Bi-Monthly Newsletter is circulated through many departmental listservs. Most other CEILS correspondence, including special event announcements and reminders, are sent to CEILS mailing list recipients only. Thanks!
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