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Undergraduate Research Opportunities Showcase: Sep 28, 10am to 1:30pm
by Eva Fernandez 24 Aug '16

24 Aug '16

Dear colleagues: If you want to recruit undergraduates to work with you on your research, consider presenting at the upcoming Undergraduate Research Opportunities Showcase, scheduled for September 28, 10am to 1:30pm, in the Science Building Atrium. Faculty from all divisions are encouraged to participate. Participants present lightning talks or posters about their work. If you're interested, please fill out this brief form: http://goo.gl/forms/3AvG1bVJe04DK0Jn1 And don't forget to encourage your students to attend! If you have any questions, please reach out to John Dennehy, our Director of Undergraduate Research (john.dennehy(a)qc.cuny.edu) Have a great beginning of the semester, Eva Eva M. Fernández Acting Assistant Provost Queens College, City University of New York http://efernandez.qwriting.qc.cuny.edu ------------------------------- From: Socrates [mailto:socrates-bounces@lists.qc.cuny.edu] On Behalf Of John Dennehy via Socrates Sent: Monday, July 25, 2016 9:08 AM To: socrates(a)lists.qc.cuny.edu Subject: [Socrates] Undergraduate Research Opportunities Showcase The Office of Undergraduate Research and the Division of Mathematics and Natural Sciences are hosting an Undergraduate Research Opportunities Showcase on Wednesday September 28 from 10 am to 1:30 pm in the Science Building Atrium. Our objective is to provide an opportunity for undergraduate students to meet faculty and learn about research opportunities under their guidance. We invite faculty to present a poster or give a lightning talk (5 min) on your research and scholarship (or that of a group of QC investigators you collaborate with) to our undergraduate students and recruit students to assist with your research activities. To participate, please fill out the form located at the website: http://goo.gl/forms/3AvG1bVJe04DK0Jn1 For more information, contact John Dennehy at john.dennehy(a)qc.cuny.edu. -- John J. Dennehy, PhD Associate Professor of Biology Director of Undergraduate Research Queens College and The Graduate Center of CUNY john.dennehy(a)qc.cuny.edu Office SB E104 (718) 997-3411 Lab SB E117 (718) 997-3419 or 3420 dennehylab.org http://ougr.qc.cuny.edu/

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FW: CUNY MATLAB and Simulink Seminars
by Michelle Fraboni 23 Aug '16

23 Aug '16

Hello everyone: Almost in time for the new semesterŠ, CUNY will be hosting two (free) seminars (September 13, 2016, 9:30 am 12:30 pm & September 15, 2016, 9:30 am 12:30 pm) to introduce faculty to MATLAB and Simulink software, recently purchased by CUNY for use by faculty, students and staff University-wide. More details about the workshops and registration are listed below. Best - Michelle ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ CUNY will be hosting two (free) seminars to introduce faculty to MATLAB and Simulink software, recently purchased by CUNY for use by faculty, students and staff University-wide. This mathematical computing software is used in an array of disciplines, including engineering, physics and other sciences, math, computer science, and statistics. Please distribute this information broadly to faculty in these fields and help us publicize this opportunity to your interested faculty and staff. Those wanting to attend session 1 should register at: www.mathworks.com/seminars/cuny2016 http3A__www.mathworks.com_seminars_cuny2016&d=CwMGaQ&c=mRWFL96tuqj9V0Jjj4h4 0ddo0XsmttALwKjAEOCyUjY&r=mvVjo_jL6j5it_w6GbofbSM8WrWLf7QWWAl5VPPNKI4&m=UL5 CQpsseWTGvumebVgOE3p8aJ-q7E_QH2eC4L8RgI8&s=dwi831jfdtIQ_NcAHD7A1-SR842Z7pJW FEItODy-sbA&e= <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.mathworks.com_semi nars_cuny2016&d=CwMGaQ&c=mRWFL96tuqj9V0Jjj4h40ddo0XsmttALwKjAEOCyUjY&r=mvVj o_jL6j5it_w6GbofbSM8WrWLf7QWWAl5VPPNKI4&m=UL5CQpsseWTGvumebVgOE3p8aJ-q7E_QH 2eC4L8RgI8&s=dwi831jfdtIQ_NcAHD7A1-SR842Z7pJWFEItODy-sbA&e=>> Those wanting to attend session 2 should register at: www.mathworks.com/seminars/cunysept2016 <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.mathworks.com_semi nars_cunysept2016&d=CwMGaQ&c=mRWFL96tuqj9V0Jjj4h40ddo0XsmttALwKjAEOCyUjY&r= mvVjo_jL6j5it_w6GbofbSM8WrWLf7QWWAl5VPPNKI4&m=UL5CQpsseWTGvumebVgOE3p8aJ-q7 E_QH2eC4L8RgI8&s=wAjYT8rbLSmjm6QFe4WiiDB62bmaV02MILyJAUXdpN8&e=> You are welcome to attend both sessions. Walk-ins are also accepted for those unsure of their availability. SEMINAR 1: September 13, 2016, 9:30 am 12:30 pm 395 Hudson Street, New York, NY, 5th Floor TECH@Central This free seminar will provide basic information on using MATLAB and Simulink to develop algorithms, visualize and analyze data, and perform numeric computation. Overview of MATLAB: This session will provide live demonstrations of the following: € Accessing data from many sources (files, other software, hardware, etc.) € Using interactive tools for iterative exploration, design, and problem solving € Automating and capturing work in easy-to-write scripts and programs € Sharing results with others by automatically creating reports Overview of Simulink: This session shows how Simulink can provide multi-domain simulation and Model-Based Design for dynamic and embedded systems. This session will provide demonstrations of the following: € Creating a new model from scratch € Using libraries of pre-defined blocks € Creating your own reusable sub-systems € Incorporating MATLAB code into Simulink models SEMINAR 2: September 15, 2016, 9:30 am 12:30 pm CUNY Advanced Science Research Center 85 St. Nicholas Terrace New York, NY 10031 5.210 Data Visualization Room, 5th Floor This free seminar is more advanced, intended for those with some experience with MATLAB/Simulink or those who attended the first seminar on September 13th. It will be especially helpful to those conducting research. The two topics covered in this session are: Machine Learning with MATLAB This session will explore the fundamentals of machine learning, a computational technique that takes data and produces a model to make predictions. Highlights include: € Accessing, exploring, analyzing, and visualizing data in MATLAB € Feature selection and feature transformation € Specifying cross-validation schemes € Training, evaluating and using many different machine learning models € Integrating trained models into applications such as computer vision, signal processing, and data analytics Optimizing and Accelerating your MATLAB Code This session will demonstrate simple ways to improve and optimize your code that can boost execution speed. It will also address common pitfalls in writing MATLAB code, explore the use of the MATLAB Profiler to find bottlenecks, and introduce programming constructs to solve computationally and data-intensive problems on multicore computers, clusters and GPUs. Specifically, this session will show: · Leveraging the power of vector and matrix operations in MATLAB · Identifying and addressing bottlenecks in your code · Converting MATLAB code to C/C++ using MATLAB Coder · Utilizing additional processing power available in multicore machines, clusters, and clouds Michelle C. Fraboni Queens College Center for Teaching & Learning

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Fall New Faculty Orientation, August 25, 10:30am to Noon
by Rowena Li 12 Aug '16

12 Aug '16

The Center for Teaching & Learning and the Office of the Provost are pleased to invite you to an orientation for new faculty Things You Need to Know to Teach at Queens. Thursday, August 25, 10:30am - 12:00noon, Q-side Patio Room. Representatives from around campus will discuss resources and services you need to know about in your new capacity as faculty: * Using library resources * Accessing instructional technologies * Teaching online * Reporting attendance and grades * Encouraging academic integrity * Union benefits * Seeking professional development opportunities * Resources for your students you should know about We have set up an orientation page and uploaded introduction video clips at http://ctl.qc.cuny.edu/new-faculty-orientation-fall-2016. You are encouraged to visit the page and get to know the key representatives before coming to the orientation. Please join us on August 25th for information, conversation, and some refreshments. We encourage you to bring along a colleague: a full-time faculty member, a not-new adjunct, or your departmental chair. Simply share this email, and ask your colleague to RSVP. To help us better plan the event, please RSVP at https://goo.gl/eeHzlb?<https://goo.gl/eeHzlb>. For questions, please contact Rowena Li at rowena.li(a)qc.cuny.edu<mailto:rowena.li@qc.cuny.edu> or Jean Kelly at jean.kelly(a)qc.cuny.edu<mailto:jean.kelly@qc.cuny.edu>.

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New Tap Dance course - Fall 2016!
by Edisa Weeks 11 Aug '16

11 Aug '16

There is a new Tap Dance course in Fall 2016!!! Sign-up for TAP I with Prof. Marshall Davis Jr. on Tues/Thur from 1:40-2:55pm Dept. of Drama, Theatre and Dance - Rathaus Hall Dance Studio 101B If you were ever curious about tap, want to learn the essentials of rhythm comprehension and begin to develop an innate ability to hear and play the dance as music, then this course is for you! ABOUT Marshall Davis Jr. (hoofer) was born in Miami Beach, Florida. He began tap dancing at the age of 10 at the African Heritage Cultural Arts Center. By the age of 11, he was a finalist in the Philip Michael Thomas Rising Star Competition and was the 1989 Florida winner for the Tri-Star Pictures Tap Day contest, a promotion for the movie Tap starring Gregory Hines and Sammy Davis, Jr. At age of 13, he accepted a check from Ed McMahon for winning the coveted 1991 Star Search Teen Dance Champion. Since winning, he has performed in Europe, Japan and throughout the United States. Marshall's dancing is most heavily influenced by his mentor, the late Steve Condos of the CONDOS BROTHERS. He has also received training from Buster Brown, Edwin Holland, Paul Kennedy, Ted Levy, Lavaughn Robinson and Sam Weber. He performed in the Tony award-winning Broadway and touring production of Bring in Da' Noise Bring in Da' Funk starring and choreographed by Savion Glover. Prior to that he performed at the Guthrie Theater as Pocket in Babes in Arms directed by Garland Wright. Named "Most Unusual Dance Soloist" by The Miami Herald for his rendition of the Morton Gould Tap Concerto, Marshall is also the recipient of Isaac Hayes' Breaking the Barrier Award for his achievements at such an early age. He was most recently honored by Savion Glover "for giving tirelessly to the Spirit and Legacy of Tap Dancing." He performed at the Joyce Theater and is touring with Savion Glover.

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