Student eNews is a weekly newsletter dedicated to helping Jacobs School students further their professional development and co-curricular involvement by announcing, events, internships and job opportunities, scholarships and fellowships, and beneficial on-campus resources. These listings are just one of the many ways students can get involved and make the most out of their education here at UC San Diego. http://www.jacobsschool.ucsd.edu/student/student_involved/involved_newsletter/ en-us Copyright 2013, Regents of the University of California. ess@soe.ucsd.edu ess@soe.ucsd.edu Fri, 14 Jun 2013 14:20:28 PDT Fri, 14 Jun 2013 14:20:28 PDT Tue, 04 Jun 2013 16:08:02 PDT http://www.jacobsschool.ucsd.edu/student/student_involved/involved_newsletter/item.sfe?type=feed&item_id=2189&feed_id=0&item_type=feed Facebook is committed to helping advance women in technology, and we are very excited to announce the 2013 Facebook Grace Hopper Women in Computing Scholarship. smeghani@eng.ucsd.edu (Sana Meghani) http://www.jacobsschool.ucsd.edu/student/student_involved/involved_newsletter/item.sfe?type=feed&item_id=2189&feed_id=0&item_type=feed UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering IDEA Student Center: Recent News Diversity Scholarships and Fellowships Mon, 11 Mar 2013 16:29:32 PDT http://www.jacobsschool.ucsd.edu/student/student_involved/involved_newsletter/item.sfe?type=feed&item_id=2121&feed_id=0&item_type=feed Rising Leaders Scholarship open to all UCSD students who have taken economics courses in the hopes of entering the professional business arena. The Rising Leaders Program, selects students who are majors or minors in Economics or related areas and helps them find internships as well as provides professional development skills. Selected students also receive a $1,500 scholarship. smeghani@eng.ucsd.edu (Sana Meghani) http://www.jacobsschool.ucsd.edu/student/student_involved/involved_newsletter/item.sfe?type=feed&item_id=2121&feed_id=0&item_type=feed UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering IDEA Student Center: Recent News Diversity Scholarships and Fellowships Mon, 11 Mar 2013 16:21:45 PDT http://www.jacobsschool.ucsd.edu/student/student_involved/involved_newsletter/item.sfe?type=feed&item_id=2120&feed_id=0&item_type=feed Detailed program and application submission information is available at http://www.nsbri.org/FUNDING-OPPORTUNITIES/Current-Announcements/. The application deadline is June 7, 2013. Questions may be directed to Dr.Amanda Smith Hackler at hackler@bcm.edu or by phone at 713-798-3013. smeghani@eng.ucsd.edu (Sana Meghani) http://www.jacobsschool.ucsd.edu/student/student_involved/involved_newsletter/item.sfe?type=feed&item_id=2120&feed_id=0&item_type=feed UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering IDEA Student Center: Recent News Diversity Scholarships and Fellowships Mon, 11 Mar 2013 15:54:59 PDT http://www.jacobsschool.ucsd.edu/student/student_involved/involved_newsletter/item.sfe?type=feed&item_id=2119&feed_id=0&item_type=feed 2013 Google SVA Scholarship for Student Veterans Deadline to Apply is March 31, 2013 smeghani@eng.ucsd.edu (Sana Meghani) http://www.jacobsschool.ucsd.edu/student/student_involved/involved_newsletter/item.sfe?type=feed&item_id=2119&feed_id=0&item_type=feed UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering IDEA Student Center: Recent News Diversity Scholarships and Fellowships Mon, 04 Mar 2013 15:59:53 PDT http://www.jacobsschool.ucsd.edu/student/student_involved/involved_newsletter/item.sfe?type=feed&item_id=2118&feed_id=0&item_type=feed Center for Science of Information (CSoI) is accepting applications to its academic year REU program for the 2013-2014 academic year. Awardees receive @ $4,200/yr, and spend 12-15 hrs/week on their project. For more information about the program and to apply, please visit the website below: https://sites.google.com/site/csoisummerreu smeghani@eng.ucsd.edu (Sana Meghani) http://www.jacobsschool.ucsd.edu/student/student_involved/involved_newsletter/item.sfe?type=feed&item_id=2118&feed_id=0&item_type=feed UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering IDEA Student Center: Recent News Diversity Scholarships and Fellowships Mon, 04 Mar 2013 15:22:40 PDT http://www.jacobsschool.ucsd.edu/student/student_involved/involved_newsletter/item.sfe?type=feed&item_id=2117&feed_id=0&item_type=feed Apply Now through March 10th (the earlier you apply, the sooner you can be evaluated and selected)How: Send your application to education@jpl.nasa.govWhat to Include:--Resume--Unofficial Transcript--Cover Letter (please include if you are available this summer, year round, or both)Questions: Contact Tehseen Lazzouni, California Space Grant Consortium, tlazzouni@ucsd.edu smeghani@eng.ucsd.edu (Sana Meghani) http://www.jacobsschool.ucsd.edu/student/student_involved/involved_newsletter/item.sfe?type=feed&item_id=2117&feed_id=0&item_type=feed UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering IDEA Student Center: Recent News Diversity Scholarships and Fellowships Mon, 11 Feb 2013 15:14:59 PDT http://www.jacobsschool.ucsd.edu/student/student_involved/involved_newsletter/item.sfe?type=feed&item_id=2095&feed_id=0&item_type=feed The application period is now open and the deadline for applications is March 1, 2013. More information may be found on the GSA website at http://gsa.ucsd.edu/InterdisciplinaryAwards and on the attached is a flyer. Selected students will be recognized at the Interdisciplinary Awards Celebration that will be held on April 4, 2013 as part of National Graduate and Professional Student Appreciation Week http://www.nagps.org/events/graduate-student-appreciation-week. smeghani@eng.ucsd.edu (Sana Meghani) http://www.jacobsschool.ucsd.edu/student/student_involved/involved_newsletter/item.sfe?type=feed&item_id=2095&feed_id=0&item_type=feed UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering IDEA Student Center: Recent News Diversity Scholarships and Fellowships Mon, 28 Jan 2013 11:11:02 PDT http://www.jacobsschool.ucsd.edu/student/student_involved/involved_newsletter/item.sfe?type=feed&item_id=2092&feed_id=0&item_type=feed The California Space Grant Consortium (CaSGC) is pleased to announce its 2012-2013 Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program (UROP) for Juniors and Seniors attending CaSGC affiliate member institutions.Scholarships: $1,500 scholarships will be awarded to California college and university students studying Science, Technology, Engineering or Math.Application Submission Period: January 24, 2013 ? March 4, 2013 mirose@soe.ucsd.edu (Melinda Rose) http://www.jacobsschool.ucsd.edu/student/student_involved/involved_newsletter/item.sfe?type=feed&item_id=2092&feed_id=0&item_type=feed UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering IDEA Student Center: Recent News Diversity Scholarships and Fellowships Mon, 28 Jan 2013 10:35:24 PDT http://www.jacobsschool.ucsd.edu/student/student_involved/involved_newsletter/item.sfe?type=feed&item_id=2091&feed_id=0&item_type=feed Do you dream of being an entrepreneur or your own boss? ACS Webinars and the UC San Diego?s von Liebig Entrepreneurism Center have joined forces to nourish those attainable dreams by creating the 2013 Chemical Entrepreneurship Series. Connect with our subject matter experts, Neil Senturia and Barbara Bry, as well as other innovative trendsetting business minds, as they delve into the ins and outs of becoming successful entrepreneurs. http://acswebinars.org/chemical-entrepreneurship-2013 mirose@soe.ucsd.edu (Melinda Rose) http://www.jacobsschool.ucsd.edu/student/student_involved/involved_newsletter/item.sfe?type=feed&item_id=2091&feed_id=0&item_type=feed UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering IDEA Student Center: Recent News Get Involved Grad Channel Mon, 28 Jan 2013 10:22:05 PDT http://www.jacobsschool.ucsd.edu/student/student_involved/involved_newsletter/item.sfe?type=feed&item_id=2090&feed_id=0&item_type=feed February 4th - Statement of Intent Submission Deadline EXTENDEDDo you have a clean energy technology? Are you interested in starting your own company? Would you like to receive $40,000 in funding + $15,000 in advisory services?Apply for the SoCal Clean Energy Fellowship! http://www.jacobsschool.ucsd.edu/vonliebig/cleanenergy/ mirose@soe.ucsd.edu (Melinda Rose) http://www.jacobsschool.ucsd.edu/student/student_involved/involved_newsletter/item.sfe?type=feed&item_id=2090&feed_id=0&item_type=feed UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering IDEA Student Center: Recent News Diversity Scholarships and Fellowships Tue, 22 Jan 2013 17:05:17 PDT http://www.jacobsschool.ucsd.edu/student/student_involved/involved_newsletter/item.sfe?type=feed&item_id=2086&feed_id=0&item_type=feed The BOEING-IDEA Scholarship is awarded annually for the purpose of recruitment and retention of students in the Jacobs School of Engineering who demonstrate a commitment to the ideals of inclusion, diversity, excellence and advancement. In addition to a monetary stipend, the scholarship includes an potential summer internship with BOEING. smeghani@eng.ucsd.edu (Sana Meghani) http://www.jacobsschool.ucsd.edu/student/student_involved/involved_newsletter/item.sfe?type=feed&item_id=2086&feed_id=0&item_type=feed UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering IDEA Student Center: Recent News Diversity Scholarships and Fellowships Wed, 09 Jan 2013 15:33:57 PDT http://www.jacobsschool.ucsd.edu/student/student_involved/involved_newsletter/item.sfe?type=feed&item_id=2084&feed_id=0&item_type=feed Interested in a 2013 summer internship?Consider the Science Undergraduate Laboratory Internship Program (SULI)and Community College Internship Program (CCI)at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL)!The deadline to apply is January 10!Apply online now at http://science.energy.gov/wdts/! smeghani@eng.ucsd.edu (Sana Meghani) http://www.jacobsschool.ucsd.edu/student/student_involved/involved_newsletter/item.sfe?type=feed&item_id=2084&feed_id=0&item_type=feed UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering IDEA Student Center: Recent News Diversity Scholarships and Fellowships Wed, 09 Jan 2013 14:35:12 PDT http://www.jacobsschool.ucsd.edu/student/student_involved/involved_newsletter/item.sfe?type=feed&item_id=2083&feed_id=0&item_type=feed Program OverviewSummer research experience with a stipend of $4,850Partial travel support will be provided.Opportunity to work on an interesting interdisciplinary topicWork under the mentorship of a faculty member and a graduate studentParticipate in workshops on giving effective presentations, writing reports, applying to graduate school, and ethics in engineering and scienceOn-campus housing is provided at no or minimal costPeriod: May 25 to August 3, 2013 smeghani@eng.ucsd.edu (Sana Meghani) http://www.jacobsschool.ucsd.edu/student/student_involved/involved_newsletter/item.sfe?type=feed&item_id=2083&feed_id=0&item_type=feed UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering IDEA Student Center: Recent News Diversity Scholarships and Fellowships Wed, 09 Jan 2013 14:11:45 PDT http://www.jacobsschool.ucsd.edu/student/student_involved/involved_newsletter/item.sfe?type=feed&item_id=2082&feed_id=0&item_type=feed The Dwight Look College of Engineering at Texas A&M University invites students from your program to apply for the 2013 Undergraduate Summer Research Grant (USRG) Program. During this summer research experience, participants work closely with faculty members on current or individual research projects, attend development and GRE workshops, make a formal poster presentation of their research experience, and submit a final written report describing the results of their research. smeghani@eng.ucsd.edu (Sana Meghani) http://www.jacobsschool.ucsd.edu/student/student_involved/involved_newsletter/item.sfe?type=feed&item_id=2082&feed_id=0&item_type=feed UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering IDEA Student Center: Recent News Diversity Scholarships and Fellowships Diversity and Inclusion Mon, 26 Nov 2012 16:59:15 PDT http://www.jacobsschool.ucsd.edu/student/student_involved/involved_newsletter/item.sfe?type=feed&item_id=2061&feed_id=0&item_type=feed The Mickey Leland Fellowship Program is now open for application. Please post the attached flier and forward this e-mail to interested departments, professors, and students. If you have questions please contact the Mickey Leland Program at MLEF@hq.doe.gov. smeghani@eng.ucsd.edu (Sana Meghani) http://www.jacobsschool.ucsd.edu/student/student_involved/involved_newsletter/item.sfe?type=feed&item_id=2061&feed_id=0&item_type=feed UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering IDEA Student Center: Recent News Diversity Scholarships and Fellowships Mon, 26 Nov 2012 16:50:48 PDT http://www.jacobsschool.ucsd.edu/student/student_involved/involved_newsletter/item.sfe?type=feed&item_id=2060&feed_id=0&item_type=feed Association for Women in Science Scholarship is awarded to community college, undergraduate, and graduate women in San Diego County pursuing their degrees, conducting research projects, or assisting with additional educational expenses, with an emphasis on STEM fields where women are underrepresented. Each recipient receives a $1000 Scholarship Award. smeghani@eng.ucsd.edu (Sana Meghani) http://www.jacobsschool.ucsd.edu/student/student_involved/involved_newsletter/item.sfe?type=feed&item_id=2060&feed_id=0&item_type=feed UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering IDEA Student Center: Recent News Diversity Scholarships and Fellowships Mon, 26 Nov 2012 16:36:05 PDT http://www.jacobsschool.ucsd.edu/student/student_involved/involved_newsletter/item.sfe?type=feed&item_id=2059&feed_id=0&item_type=feed Apply Now for the DOE Scholars Program!The application period will be open from October 15, 2012 through January 4, 2013. smeghani@eng.ucsd.edu (Sana Meghani) http://www.jacobsschool.ucsd.edu/student/student_involved/involved_newsletter/item.sfe?type=feed&item_id=2059&feed_id=0&item_type=feed UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering IDEA Student Center: Recent News Diversity Scholarships and Fellowships Mon, 24 Sep 2012 22:38:28 PDT http://www.jacobsschool.ucsd.edu/student/student_involved/involved_newsletter/item.sfe?type=feed&item_id=2033&feed_id=0&item_type=feed DES is in the midst of some very exciting work in the transformation of the human services delivery model in Arizona. The case competition addresses a current mission-critical challenge that DES is facing, providing students a chance to think innovatively and apply theory to practice. In addition to the opportunity to compete nationally against other top schools, the winning team will secure a cash prize, and summer internship position at Arizona DES. smeghani@eng.ucsd.edu (Sana Meghani) http://www.jacobsschool.ucsd.edu/student/student_involved/involved_newsletter/item.sfe?type=feed&item_id=2033&feed_id=0&item_type=feed UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering IDEA Student Center: Recent News Diversity Scholarships and Fellowships Diversity and Inclusion Tue, 26 Jun 2012 10:18:41 PDT http://www.latimes.com/news/science/sciencenow/la-sci-sn-gigapixel-camera-may-revolutionize-photography-surveillance-20120620,0,2131750.story Say cheese: Engineers have created a new camera with the capability of capturing over a gigapixel of data, a resolution that is significantly better than normal human vision. Pixels represent individual points of data in an image, so the more pixels in a single image, the more details can be resolved within that image. The average retail camera currently captures only about 8 to 10 megapixels. aawhite@soe.ucsd.edu (Auntwanette White) http://www.latimes.com/news/science/sciencenow/la-sci-sn-gigapixel-camera-may-revolutionize-photography-surveillance-20120620,0,2131750.story UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering IDEA Student Center: Recent News Get Involved Press Clips Tue, 26 Jun 2012 10:16:46 PDT http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2012/jun/21/ucsd-lens-could-see-everyone-stadium/?sciquest UC San Diego has helped create the lens for a large experimental camera that researcher Joseph Ford says could "take a snapshot of a football stadium that's clear enough to let you recognize every single person in the stadium." aawhite@soe.ucsd.edu (Auntwanette White) http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2012/jun/21/ucsd-lens-could-see-everyone-stadium/?sciquest UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering IDEA Student Center: Recent News Get Involved Press Clips