Archived Webinars (2022)
The 2022 AAAS HBCU Making & Innovation Webinar - The application process
The AAAS HBCU Making and Innovation Team will present an informational webinar that will provide an overview of the 2022 HBCU Making & Innovation Showcase, important updates, timeline of events, frequently asked questions (faqs), and to go through the updated application process that includes submitting the 2022 Showcase PowerPoint template.
Sustainable Development Goals for Innovations at HBCU’s
This webinar will provide insights about the interconnected challenges of food and nutrition security, connecting two or more SDG’s (need for SDG-17: Partnerships for the Goals) to address grand challenges and to imagine a zero-hunger world!
Student Voices: Reflecting on Their Showcase Experience
The Philander Smith team will share their experiences from their 2020 Showcase journey from the faculty and student perspective.
Design Thinking Frameworks
Dr. Chinonye Nnakwe Whitley will provide an overview of Design Thinking, which centers around developing an understanding of the people/audience for whom entrepreneurs are designing their products or services for.
The Ins and Outs of Technology Transfer at HBCUs
The audience will learn about the benefits of university technology transfer as well as recommendations for working with the Tech Transfer office on your campus and what you can do if your campus does not have a Tech Transfer office.
Innovation and the Power of Transdisciplinary Collaboration
Attendees will have the opportunity to hear from two entrepreneurs, Dr. Ronald Williams, Director of the Center for Strategic Entrepreneurship at Coppin State University, and Dr. Diana Yousef, Founder and CEO of change:WATER Labs.
The AAAS HBCU Making & Innovation Webinar - The application process
The AAAS team is presenting a webinar to provide an overview of the 2021 HBCU Making & Innovation Showcase, important dates, schedule of events, frequently asked questions (faqs), and to go through the new application process that includes submitting the newly developed 2021 Showcase PowerPoint template.
Back to School and “Out” of School in a New Paradigm of Teaching, Learning, and Conducting Research
The ERN team is presenting a panel webinar with a community panel to discuss the challenges of education in the modern climate. The global pandemic has created a new paradigm in the education sector that affects, all aspects of teaching, learning, and conducting research. Our panel will delve into these subjects and talk about how they and their organizations seek to overcome the current landscape of obstacles and produce results.
The Making & Innovation Community's Response to COVID-19
In the second edition of the AAAS HBCU Making and Innovation webinar series, we will have presentations and a panel discussion featuring Dorothy Jones-Davis, Executive Director for the Nation of Makers, Nina Archie, Project Manager, and Diversity Tech Policy Advisor of The Commercializer, and Joey Womack, Founder of Goodie Nation and Startup Labs Manager, WeWork. Together they will share the importance of having a diverse set of problem solvers, who are engaged in the maker movement, technology and commercialization, and entrepreneurship to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic. Participants will learn the advantages and power of collaborations when addressing challenges on both a regional and global scale.
STEM and Social Entrepreneurship
This webinar is part of our inaugural HBCU Making and Innovation series. The speaker is Deirdre Robinson of Detroit, Michigan. Deirdre will share her journey in STEM and social entrepreneurship, as well as, advice and insights to support innovators of color and an inclusive innovation community of practice. Participants will also learn tips on how they can leverage their STEM expertise to address issues in their community and how they can adapt to and utilize this new paradigm we are in regarding how we learn, teach and work during a pandemic and social unrest.
Archived Webinars (2020)
COVID-19 DATA CHALLENGE: NAVIGATING LIFE AND WORK IN BORDER COMMUNITIES
Compete for $5,000 in prizes! Anyone can sign-up to participate in this data challenge organized by UC San Diego. Each team will have access to data sets and data science experts to accelerate progress.
Submit a project info sheet by September 13, 2020.
More information available here
SUSTAINABLE RESEARCH PATHWAYS
The recruiting process for the 6th Annual Sustainable Research Pathways (SRP) program has begun. Through SRP, faculty working with students from underrepresented and underprivileged backgrounds attend a Matching Workshop at Berkeley Lab to explore potential research collaborations. Matched faculty apply for funding for faculty/student teams or to send their students for collaborative research projects in the summer of 2021.
Applicants must be a full-time faculty member at an accredited U.S. degree-granting institution of higher education including: minority serving institutions, community, women’s, and liberal arts colleges, as well as high research institutions.
The Sustainable Research Pathways Program provides the chance to work in conjunction with Berkeley Lab staff, world leaders in computing and computational biology, physics, materials, chemistry, and energy sciences research.
Application Deadline: Friday, September 11, 2020
** This year it will be a 100% interactive virtual event **
For more information, visit: http://shinstitute.org/srp-application/
To apply visit: https://ssl.linklings.net/conferences/SHInstituteSRPF/
VANNEVAR BUSH FACULTY FELLOWSHIP
The Vannevar Bush Faculty Fellowship is open to distinguished tenured faculty and full-time research staff at accredited, doctoral degree-granting U.S. educational institutions. Applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents to be eligible for an award.
The application process will be carried out in three stages:
Online registration (required)
Submission of White Paper Package (required)
Submission of Proposal Package (via grants.gov) (by invitation only) and Confidential Letters of Recommendation (required)
The second stage requires applicants to submit materials through this website. In order to submit materials you must be registered on the website at least two days before the submission deadline.
CALL FOR PARTICIPATION FOR SEVENTH SC WORKSHOP ON BEST PRACTICES FOR HPC TRAINING AND EDUCATION (BPHTE20) @ SC20
Seventh SC Workshop on Best Practices for HPC Training and Education (BPHTE20) November 11, 2020 (10 a.m - 6:30 p.m EST)
Held in conjunction with SC20: The International Conference on High Performance Computing, Networking, Storage, and Analysis
This event is now inviting abstract submissions for papers, lightning talks and demos. Please view sample submission here.
Important Dates
Submissions Open: May 22, 2020
Abstract Submission Deadline: August 31, 2020
Notification of acceptance: September 15, 2020
Final paper submissions: October 9, 2020
Final Presentation (pre-recorded) Due: October 24, 2020
#BLACKINCHEM
Join OSU on Twitter for #BlackinChem week from August 10-15th! It’s a time to celebrate and highlight chemists of the past, present, and future. Any questions can be directed to @Devin_Eleven or swiner.2@osu.edu.
The events will be on Twitter and via Zoom. Only those that RSVP will receive the Zoom link.
Tuesday, August 11th, Undergrad101: https://lnkd.in/d8ckwuP
Wednesday, August 12th, Wine Down: https://lnkd.in/d3u2ENa
Thursday, August 13th, Elevator Speeches Competition Abstract Submission: https://lnkd.in/dxm_MZd
Thursday, August 13th, General Elevator Speech RSVP: https://lnkd.in/dZSUH8a
Saturday, August 15th, #BlackInChemJourney: https://bit.ly/blackinchem
DOD NDSEG FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM
The DoD NDSEG Fellowship Program, established in 1989 by direction of Congress and sponsored by the Army, Navy, and Air Force, serves as a means of increasing the number of United States citizens trained in science and engineering disciplines of military importance. This program is designed to encourage Baccalaureate recipients to enter Graduate school and ultimately gain Doctorates which align to the DoD services Broad Agency Announcements (BAAs) in research and development.
HOW TO PREPARE & SUPPORT STUDENTS FOR ONLINE LEARNING
Learn from one community college’s experience in creating a holistic approach to orienting online learners. Presenters will share solutions for developing programming that bridges the gap between student and faculty expectations. Attendees will leave with data outcomes & implementation plan.
Objectives
Examine the process for developing orientation/onboarding process for online learners
Analyze who should be involved at your institution to develop orientation resources for your online learners
Discuss the components of an effective orientation to online learning
Examine assessment results from orientation to online learning
STATEMENTS FROM AAAS CEO, SUDIP PARIKH
AAAS CEO Statement on #ShutDownSTEM and Black Lives Matter
NIGMS POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATE TRAINING PROGRAM
On Tuesday July 14 at 2 PM, NIGMS will host a webinar for the the NIGMS Postdoctoral Research Associate (PRAT) training program on Thursday, July 14 at 2 PM.
The webinar will be of special interest to graduate students likely to defend in the next year, recent Ph.D. graduates who may be interested in pursuing postdoctoral research at the NIH, or NIH postdocs who began their training on/after June 1, 2019. The PRAT Program is especially interested in ensuring the applicant pool reflects the diversity of the biomedical Ph.D. talent pool, and I am requesting your help in identifying potential candidates.
Webinar information: The webinar will be on Tuesday, July 14, 2:00- 3:00 p.m. Eastern Time. To access the webinar, visit the WebEx meeting page and enter the meeting number (access code) 126 419 4975 and the password PRAT. You can also attend by phone by calling 1-650-479-3208 and entering the meeting number. Slides will be posted on the NIGMS PRAT Program website following the webinar.
HOWARD UNIVERSITY WOMEN IN BUSINESS DIGITAL SUMMIT
The pandemic has shown us that we should be economically prepared in our ever-changing world. Join leading Howard University alumni and other notable speakers as they help you navigate through these unprecedented times as a business leader, innovator, and entrepreneur. The event is also designed to provide the next generation of female entrepreneurs with the keys to success.
NSF'S STEM DIVE VIDEO CHALLENGE
The National Science Foundation is inviting NSF grantees, past or present, to showcase, in the form of a short video (1 to 3 minutes), how forging partnerships, networks, or alliances has contributed to an increase in diversity and inclusion in STEM.
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR COMMUNITY COLLEGE ENTREPRENEURSHIP (NACCE)
NACCE is a member organization of over 300 community colleges representing nearly 2,000 staff. Presidents, educators, administrators and center directors are focused on igniting entrepreneurship in their community and on their campus.
TECHINCLUSION
Tech Inclusion takes an ecosystem approach to improving diversity and inclusion in the tech industry. Their work focuses on five major impact areas across the tech ecosystem: education, workplace, entrepreneurship, policy, press/media, and ecosystem.
PATHWAYS TO SCIENCE
Their mission is to increase diversity in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM).
FEDERAL RESERVE CONSUMERS & COMMUNITIES
The Federal Reserve advances supervision, community reinvestment, and research to increase understanding of the impacts of financial services policies and practices on consumers and communities.
WOMEN ENTREPRENEUR SUCCESS STORIES
Read the stories of inspiring startup founders, mid-stage strivers and established business leaders. Learn from the experiences of women business owners of every age, working in every industry, from around the world.
EMERGING RESEARCHERS NATIONAL CONFERENCE IN STEM LINKEDIN GROUP
Learn about current events, programs, workshops and network with members of the Emerging Researchers National Conference LinkedIn Group. Members are attendees of the ERN conference, and HBCU Making and Innovation Showcase.