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October 7th, 2022

The Graduate School Pulse brings you upcoming events, news highlights, resources, and updates.

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Upcoming Events

PhD Shorts: Coding Interview Preparation

Oct 13, 2022
5:30 PM – 7:00 PM
INS-1140 Classroom (GP) and via Zoom (hybrid event)

"PhD Shorts" is a series intended to create an environment for graduate students to exchange knowledge and ideas. During meetings, we will have several short (~15min) talks by current PhD students, as well as invited experts on tools and resources relevant to graduate studies.

In PhD Shorts: Coding Interview Preparation we will have two speakers discussing tips for facing Data Science and Software Engineer coding interviews. Our speakers - Niranjana Deshpande (PhD student at RIT, ex-intern at Amazon Web Services @22) and Andre Scholtz (Software Engineer at FAANG) will share their tips and interviewing experiences.

Graduate Student Community Engagement Event

Oct 23, 2022*
7:30 AM – 10:00 AM
Strong Museum of Play, 1 Manhattan Square Drive, Rochester, NY 14607

Rochester Institute of Technology and University of Rochester graduate students have the opportunity to collaborate with Foodlink Community Kitchen, an organization that prepares thousands of meals each week for elementary and high school students in need. Volunteers will disassemble elaborate can structures and place them into their appropriate categories for transportation to Foodlink. Afterward, students are invited to Spot Coffee (200 East Avenue) for an optional social gathering.

*Please note the date of the event has changed from October 30th to October 23rd.

AWARE-AI NRT: Workshop on Collaborative Research

Oct 24, 2022
2:30 PM – 4:45 AM
GOL-2500

Workshop on Collaborative Research

Facilitator: Scott Franklin, Ph.D., Director of CASTLE, the Center for Advancing STEM Teaching, Learning & Evaluation

Website: https://www.rit.edu/directory/svfsps-scott-franklin/

AWARE-AI Trainees and other graduate students will learn about the principles of inclusive collaborative research, including how to identify, communicate, and resolve points of contention and approach others with diverse viewpoints and opinions in consensus-driven, humane ways that promote team-based problem-solving.

Hosted by the AWARE-AI NSF Research Traineeship (NRT) Program, this free workshop welcomes NRT Trainees and other RIT graduate students. The workshop requires registration.

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News + Updates

School of Film and Animation director's documentary uncovers family stories

Filmmaker Shanti Thakur was given a crinkled blue letter from her 86-year-old Indian father, Hari. He quietly told her, “Maybe you can do something with this.” It was a letter he received from his father — which was left unopened for 20 years after his father’s death.

Read the full story by Aaron Garland

New physics Ph.D. program in 2024 by RIT

Rochester Institute of Technology will begin offering a new Ph.D. in the fall of 2024 that is designed to prepare graduates to extend the frontiers of fundamental scientific knowledge and develop new advances in technologies at the forefronts of 21st century physics.

Read the full story by Luke Auburn

Interactive evening for graduate students at the DSA's Escape Room Event

Masters and PhD students came together to have a fun and interactive night at the Omega Escape Room followed by dinner at Neno's Gourmet Mexican Street Food on Sept 30th. "The most memorable part of the evening for me was when the Master's students whooped our (Ph.D students) behinds in the competitive escape room!" said Kevin Barkevich, DSA member and one of the organizers of the event. Plans for other similar graduate student social events are in the works.

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Resources

DOE’s Office of Science Is Now Accepting Applications for Office of Science Graduate Student Research (SCGSR) Awards

The SCGSR program supports awards to outstanding U.S. graduate students to conduct part of their graduate thesis research at a DOE national laboratory or host site in collaboration with a DOE laboratory scientist — with the goal of preparing graduate students for scientific and technical careers critically important to the DOE Office of Science mission. Since its inception in 2014, the SCGSR program has provided support to over 870 graduate awardees from 155 U.S. universities to conduct thesis research at all 17 DOE national laboratories across the nation.

The Office of Science Graduate Student Research (SCGSR) program is now accepting applications for the 2022 Solicitation 2 cycle
Applications are due 5:00pm Eastern Time on Wednesday, November 9, 2022
Students Will Perform Graduate Thesis Research at National Laboratories
The research opportunity is expected to advance the graduate students’ overall graduate thesis while providing access to the expertise, resources, and capabilities available at the host DOE laboratories
SCGSR is open to current Ph.D. students in qualified graduate programs at accredited U.S. academic institutions, who are conducting their graduate thesis research in targeted areas of importance to the DOE Office of Science

SCGSR application assistance workshop will guide through the application process will be held on October 20, 2022. Register here.

Tiger Tank 90-second Pitch Competition, Round 2

Calling All Innovators & Creators! Registration for round 2 is now open. Present your idea, and get valuable feedback for a chance to win cash prizes!

Do you have a BIG idea for a product, service, or cool invention you've always wanted to build? Would you like to win money to help turn your idea into a reality? Well, here's your chance!

Register for the next round of the Tiger Tank Pitch Competition! Come bring your innovation, ingenuity, and inspiration and pitch your early-stage idea for a chance to win cash prizes!

Pick your path:

• Pitch live on Friday, Oct. 14 at noon in Student Innovation Hall 87-1600

• Create a 90-second video pitch, upload it to YouTube, and submit the URL by Friday, Oct. 14

Urban Ecology in Sweden, Study Abroad Program

Students will examine examples of green infrastructure, sustainable design, and low-impact transportation systems in Sweden.

While in Sweden, students will participate in site visits, and hands-on workshops, and learn key practices that U.S. cities could adopt for more eco-friendly urban living.

Course Details:

ENVS 798 - Urban Ecology (graduate, 3 credits)

Students will be enrolled in a spring 2023 course at RIT and travel to Sweden in early summer.

Open to all undergraduate majors (2nd year and above) and graduate students.

No pre-requisites.

Student Information Meeting

Thursday, October 6th – 4 pm in Gosnell Hall, Room 2300

Application deadline: October 16, 2022

RIT Education Abroad Travel Grants are available for this program ($500-$1,000). Students would be considered for one of these grants during the application process and awards are based on financial need.

Learn more about the program

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