01. Administrative (dept moves/closes, employee info, Admin announcements)
RecycleMania 2020
Week 1 is in the books! Join in with the SBU community in the Race To Zero Waste!
SBU is competing with hundreds of colleges from around the world in this year’s 8-week long RecycleMania tournament, running from February 2 to March 28.
Individuals and departments interested in recycling services may utilize the university FIXIT system by visiting www.stonybrook.edu/fixit/.
If you have questions, please contact Mike Youdelman at 631-632-9673 or by e-mailing michael.youdelman@stonybrook.edu.
Career Center Update: Leveraging Recognition to Improve Student Performance
Tara Campbell currently serves as the Student Employment Specialist for the Stony Brook University Career Center. Tara is currently collecting nominations for the 2020 Student Employee & Supervisor of the Year Awards. [Deadline for nominations: February 15, 2020] To learn more about the work Tara does in the Career Center, read her recent article titled “Leveraging Recognition to Improve Student Performance”
https://www.stonybrook.edu/commcms/career-center/about/_news/leveraging_recognition.php
02. East Campus/Hosp/HSC Admin AnnouncementsThe Program in Public Health is looking for new students and new preceptors for Fall 2020!
Our Master of Public Health and Master of Health Administration programs are accepting applications for Fall 2020. Evening and online classes, FT/PT available. Have a placement in your department for an MPH or MHA student experience? Current students are seeking experiential opportunities. For more information on becoming a student or preceptor, visit our table outside of the HSC LVL 5 cafeteria on Tuesday, Feb 18th, 12 pm to 2 pm or email publichealth@stonybrookmedicine.edu.
https://publichealth.stonybrookmedicine.edu/
03. Workshops/Courses/Training (work related; HR, EAP, DoIT, etc…)University Libraries Presents : Data Analysis Workshop Part II
In this dynamic follow up to Jonathan O. Cain’s lecture on “Centering the Libraries as a Space for Technology-Based Equity,” please join us in our Special Collections Seminar Room for Part II, a Data Analysis Workshop. In honor of Love Your Data Week 2020 (February 10 – February 14), the University Libraries welcomes faculty, students, and staff to an introductory workshop of data science using R, Rstudio, and the Tidyverse.
https://library.stonybrook.edu/library-events/university-libraries-presents-data-analysis-workshop/
HRS 101 Part 1: Performance Management, February 25, 2020, 9:30am-11:30am in Wang 301
Comprehensive overview of the complete performance management process; from preparation to administering the annual appraisal.
Target Audience: Managers and supervisors responsible for managing the performance of others on West Campus, South Campus, HSC, Manhattan, and Southampton. *This is only open to HSC and University Campus Supervisors*
College Teaching Seminars: How Do Selected Learning Theories Inform Pedagogy?
In this session we will discuss a selection of current learning theories and strategies/considerations for your teaching. We will also discuss how thinking about thinking and learning can help both you and your students.
Graduate TAs and postdocs, register below to attend.
https://stonybrookuniversity.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_2l5ecGbnTGfS1iR
College Teaching Seminars: Putting It All Together, Different Student Populations & Institution Types
Wed. 3/4, 3-4:30pm in the CIE Conference Room join us for this session of the College Teaching Seminars: Putting It All Together, Different Student Populations & Institution Types. We will discuss the ins and outs of applying the teaching strategies you have developed, working with different student populations and tips for different types of institutions. Graduate TAs and postdocs, register below to attend.
https://stonybrookuniversity.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_2l5ecGbnTGfS1iR
Title Ix: When Are Faculty Required To Report?
OIDE workshop Tuesday, February 11 12-1 in the Faculty Commons (Melville Library E1332)
Title IX: When are Faculty Required to Report? This program will provide an overview of Stony Brook’s policies that prohibit sexual misconduct and the reporting requirements of Faculty members under P106: Sexual Misconduct & Reporting Policy.
Register here: https://stonybrookuniversity.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6LtWNJ2DkYjNx77
How To Grow Your E-Commerce Website
Thursday, March 12, 2020
9am – 11am
Stony Brook Small Business Development Center
Henry Bramwell, of “Visionary Marketing” is back!
This informative workshop will give you tools that will help you compete in the online retail marketplace.
This workshop will show you how to:
-use DIY websites such as Spotify and Woo Commerce
-get your products on Google (Google Merchant)
-use Google My Business and Social Media to drive sales
Be sure to register for this FREE workshop!
https://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/eventReg?oeidk=a07egw27kml8b20b42e&oseq=&c=&ch=
Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) Free Orientations
Wondering if Mindfulness- Based Stress Reduction could benefit you? The next onsite 8 week course starts in March. Attend one of the Free Orientations:
Friday, Feb. 14, 1-2:30 p.m., Hospital Lobby Conference Room B
Friday, Feb. 28, 4:30-6 p.m., West/Main Campus
Register here https://www.stonybrook.edu/commcms/eap/wellness/mbsr.html
or Call Colleen Stanley at 631-632-6085.
Webinar: Make Your Multiple Choice Questions HOT
There are ways to write multiple choice questions that tap into students’ higher order thinking skills. We’ll show you how.
Register today to join us Wed. 2/12 at 10am for this webinar.
https://stonybrookuniversity.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_bPWRkoko4NYezFX
Authentic Student Assessment
This workshop will allow faculty to reflect on their current assessments and consider ways for integrating more authentic assessments into their courses. We’ll discuss how incorporating authentic assessments can assist in stimulating student engagement and encourage higher order thinking skills.
Register today to join us Wed. 2/19 at 10am in Frey Hall 209.
https://stonybrookuniversity.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_bPWRkoko4NYezFX
Make Your Multiple Choice Questions HOT
There are ways to write multiple choice questions that tap into students’ higher order thinking skills. We’ll show you how.
Register today to join us for this in person workshop on Thurs 2/20 at 10am in Frey Hall 209.
https://stonybrookuniversity.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_bPWRkoko4NYezFX
NYS & CSEA Partnership for Education and Training – Online Learning Certificate Program
The NYS & CSEA Partnership for Education & Training is pleased to announce four new online learning certificate programs for CSEA-represented NYS employees. These four certificate programs will also serve as alternatives to the four mandatory in-person courses required for the new Administrative Assistant Traineeship. For further info, follow link to Partnership’s website at www.nyscseapartnership.org.
http://www.nyscseapartnership.org
Digication webinars on learning, teaching, and assessment using ePortfolios.
Did you know that Digication’s ePortfolio system is available to all Stony Brook students, faculty & staff?
If you are interested in learning more about the use of ePortfolio’s in learning, teaching & assessment, register for one (or all) of Digication’s free Spring 2020 Scholars Webinar sessions.
Have questions about ePortfolio’s? Contact CELT @ 631.632.2358 or email us at: celt@stonybrook.edu
https://resources.digication.com/digication-scholars/spring-2020-webinars
Save the Date! SBU Inspirations Showcase – Faculty & staff are welcome! Wednesday 5/6/20
Faculty & Staff are invited to attend the SBU Inspirations awards ceremony to see how Stony Brook students are using technology both in and outside of the classroom.
SBU Instructors are encouraged to nominate a student who you believe should submit a video of how they use technology to complete an assignment or showcase their learning experiences.
For more details (including nomination forms) click on the optional URL
http://go.stonybrook.edu/sbuinspirations
Mini Byte: New Gmail Feature to Send/Forward Emails as Attachments (DoIT Training online session)
Have you ever wished you could forward multiple emails at once, attached to an email? For example, if you have 3 emails you send to new employees, wouldn’t it be great if you could attach them to the new employee’s welcome email so s/he has everything in one place? You can now do this in Gmail. Join us online Wed., 2/19 10:00-10:30 to learn how this new feature works and to try it for yourself.
Selling to the Government and 8(a), HUBZone and WOSB Certifications
You could be leaving thousands or even MILLIONS of dollars on the Federal Government Table…but there is assistance for socially and economically disadvantaged businesses. Find out if YOUR business should do business with the Federal Government!
Attend this FREE workshop to learn more!
Wednesday, March 4, 2020
10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Stony Brook Small Business Development Center
Register TODAY
https://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/eventReg?oeidk=a07egwatl4i767c256f&oseq=&c=&ch=
04. East Campus/Hosp/HSC Workshops/TrainingResearch Data Management Workshop
How well is your Research Data managed? Funders and Publishers are requiring more rigor and transparency than ever before in reporting research data. SBU Libraries is here to help with data management tools and strategies to organize, document and store your data more effectively. This workshop is designed for everyone involved in a research project, from research assistants to principal investigators.
Presenters: Jessica Koos, Laurel Scheinfeld, Clara Tran
https://library.stonybrook.edu/library-events/data-management-workshop/
Research Workshop: Navigating the IRB Process
This workshop will provide an overview of the IRB process, how to determine if a project requires IRB oversight, an overview of various research categories (exempt vs expedited), and provide participants with helpful resources. There will be ample opportunities to ask questions related to your research project.
Please register: https://stonybrookuniversity.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_5vuPwJKhW9DhmjH
Presenters:
Jessica Lasebikan
Emily Capak
Jamie Fuellbier
Join us for Lunch and a Cultural Competency Conversation on February 19, 2020
The goal of the Cultural Competency Conversation scheduled for February 19, 2020 is to engage in a discussion among colleagues about ways to increase our cultural knowledge across our campus and to promote cultural competency and inclusion throughout Stony Brook for the purpose of achieving the University’s educational purpose, goal, and mission.
Lunch will be in HSC L-4, Room 4-223 and begin at 11:00am and conclude at 1:00pm. RSVP to Tina at 631-638-8508 or email maria.manning@stonybrook.edu.
https://renaissance.stonybrookmedicine.edu/hscdiversity
05. Conferences/Seminars/LecturesBiochemistry and Cell Biology Seminar Series
Please join Dr. Nancy Hollingsworth who will be hosting seminar speaker and faculty candidate Dr. Amanda Amodeo from Princeton on February 13 at 4:00 p.m. in Room 038 of the Life Sciences Building! Dr. Amodeo will present “Chromatin control of cell size & embryonic development “.
Refreshments will be served at 3:30 p.m.
University Libraries Presents : STEM Speaker Series : Word and Graph Embeddings with Dr. Steven Skiena
“Representing Knowledge Through Word and Graph Embeddings,” with Dr. Steven Skiena. Please join us in the Melville Library’s Special Collections Seminar Room at 1:00 on February 11, 2020, as we welcome Dr. Skiena.
Libraries are about representing large quantities of knowledge to make them useful. Word and graph embeddings provide powerful ways to reduce large text corpora to concise features readily applicable to a variety of problems in NLP and data science.
University Libraries Presents : MLA / AHA Forum
In our Special Collections Seminar Room on February 12, 2020 from 4:00-5:30pm, please join colleagues from across campus for an interdisciplinary forum as they deliver lightning-talk versions of their presentations from the recent Modern Language Association and American Historical Association conventions. Presenters TBA. Registration requested.
https://library.stonybrook.edu/library-events/university-libraries-presents-mla-aha-forum/
Program in Public Health Seminar – February 11, 2020 – 3:00pm-4:00pm
The Program in Public Health invites you to attend the following Seminar given by our faculty candidate:
Megan O’Grady, Ichan School of Medicine at Mt. Sinai
Title: Improving Quality of Care in Substance Use Disorder Treatment: Challenges and Solutions
Tuesday, February 11, 2020
3:00 – 4:00 PM
HSC L2-232
University Libraries Presents : “Centering the Libraries as a Space for Technology-Based Equity”
Please join us in our Special Collections Seminar Room as we welcome Jonathan O. Cain, Interim Director of Digital Strategies at the University of Oregon Library. University of Oregon Libraries has used data services to help fulfill the University’s objectives of preparing students who are equipped to meet the needs of a data-intensive world, professionalize diverse data experts, and offer opportunities to students from non-traditionally represented disciplines and communities.
TAOS Seminar
Please join us on Feb 12th for TAOS seminar given by Erica Fischer from Oregon State University with the subject of “Performance of schools and hospitals in the California Camp Fire” in 120 Endeavour Hall at 12pm. Lunch will be provided.
Department of Microbiology & Immunology Seminar Series
Please join Dr. Patrick Hearing who is hosting seminar speaker Dr. Daniel Salamango from University of Minnesota today Monday 2/10/20 at 12 noon in Room 038 of the Life Sciences Building. Dr. Salamango will present “Stop You’re under Arrest!: HIV-1 Innate Immune Defense Mechanisms and Cell Cycle Arrest”.
Neuroscience SPECIAL Seminar
On Tuesday, February 11, 2020 @ 12:00 noon in Laufer Center Lecture Hall, the Department of Neurobiology & Behavior will be hosting a SPECIAL seminar entitled: “Humanizing the Mouse Brain: Reorganizing Cortical Circuits through Modified Synaptic Development” speaker is Dr. Ewoud Schmidt, Associate Research Scientist, Columbia University.
Faculty Host: Dr. Joshua Plotkin – 632 3573
Commercialization Conference ~ March 12, 2020 ~ 9:00am – 12:30pm
SBU Economic Development is hosting a Technology Commercialization Conference that will showcase potentially commercializable technologies created by SBU faculty, staff and graduate students. The audience will include: potential investors/investor groups; companies that are potential licensees or strategic partners; and individuals with experience or a strong interest in innovation. Go to our website to submit for consideration by Feb. 14, 2020. Event is free, but registration is required.
https://www.stonybrook.edu/ecodev/
Ecology and Evolution Seminar
Ecology and Evolution Seminar, Coffee at 2:30 P.M., Seminar begins promptly at 2:45 P.M., Wednesday, February 12, 2020, Life Sciences Building, Room 038, “Rodent Population Connectivity in Coffee Agroecosystems,” Dr. Beatriz Otero Jimenez, Centre ValBio, Stony Brook University. Host: Dr. Patricia Wright. If you need a disability-related accommodation, please call the Department of Ecology and Evolution at (631) 632-8600.
“All Respect For All” Keynote and Panel Presentation, Feb 20, 5 pm, SAC
All Respect For All | WISE Speaker Series | Keynote & Panel Presentation
Thu, Feb 20, 2020 | 5pm – 8pm | Student Activities Center
The keynote speaker is Diana Parry from University of Waterloo. The panel will be moderated by Interim President Michael Bernstein. Panelists include Fotis Sotiropoulos, Dean of CEAS, Nicole Sampson, Interim Dean of CAS, Kenneth Kaushansky, Dean of the School of Medicine, and Chief Diversity Officer, Judi Brown Clarke. RSVP using link below. All welcome.
https://forms.gle/JE2EantuUe5ZJqzy8
MIC Distinguished Lecture Series: “Autoethnographic Narratives of Traveling through Languages and Cultures”
Professor Karen Ogulnick (Director, TESOL/Bilingual Education, Long Island University) will explore the intersections of travel, language learning, power, and identity (re)construction on Wednesday, February 26, 2020 at 12:00 pm, Wang Center Lecture Hall 1. Lecture is free and open to all. For details, see:
STRIDE: Brown Bag – Xena Ugrinsky
Enterprise AI – Field Guide to the New Business Normal
https://calendar.stonybrook.edu/site/iacs/event/stride-brown-bag-lunch-xena-ugrinsky/
IACS Seminar Speaker: Gonzalo Mateos, University of Rochester
ABSTRACT:
Advancing a holistic theory of networks necessitates fundamental breakthroughs in modeling, identification, and controllability of distributed network processes – often conceptualized as signals defined on the vertices of a graph. Under the assumption that the signal properties are related to the topology of the graph where they are supported, the goal of graph signal processing (GSP) is to develop algorithms…Check out the link for more information!
IACS Student Seminar: Pitor Sokol
Exploding and vanishing gradient are both major problems often faced when an artificial neural network is trained with gradient descent. Inspired by the ubiquity and robustness of nonlinear oscillations in biological neural systems, I will discuss the properties of their artificial counterpart, neural networks with stable limit cycles. Check out the link for more of Pitor’s work he will be showcasing!
https://calendar.stonybrook.edu/site/iacs/event/iacs-student-seminar-speaker-piotr-sokol/
IACS LGBTQ+ Panel
Please join us for an LGBTQ+ Panel Event. Allies are welcome and encouraged to attend. To register and submit any questions, please click below!
https://calendar.stonybrook.edu/site/iacs/event/iacs-lgbtq-panel-event/
IACS Seminar Speaker: Adam Siegel
IACS Seminar Speaker: Adam Siegel
Computational Methods in Aircraft Engine Design
Click link for abstract and more info!
https://calendar.stonybrook.edu/site/iacs/event/iacs-seminar-speaker-adam-siegel/
IACS Seminar Speaker – Alice Harpole
Alice Harpole is a postdoc in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at Stony Brook University. Her research interests include high performance computing, astrophysical fluid dynamics and, as a fellow of the UK’s Software Sustainability Institute, open source software. She has an MSci in Natural Sciences from the University of Cambridge and received her PhD in Applied Mathematics at the University of Southampton. Link below for Alice’s abstract!
SoMAS Seminar 2/14 at noon by Carrie McDonough, SBU Department of Civil Engineering. Topic: Organic Contaminants Impact Aquatic Ecosystems a
Please join us for an Oceans and Atmosphere Colloquium by by Carrie McDonough, SBU Department of Civil Engineering. Her seminar, “Organic Contaminants Impact Aquatic Ecosystems and Human Health”, will be presented on Friday February 14, 2020 at 12:00pm at the School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences in Endeavour Hall, Room 120 (South Campus).
https://you.stonybrook.edu/somas/seminars/oceans-and-atmosphere-colloquium/
06. East Campus/Hosp/HSC Conferences/Seminars/LecturesScience And Research Awareness Series (SARAS)
The Department of Anesthesiology will be organizing the 17th Annual Science And Research Awareness Series (SARAS) in July 2020. This summer program runs for 3 weeks (July 6 to 24) and consists of lectures, experts views, video workshops and hands on workshops. This program is designed for high school and undergraduate students. Register early, as seats are limited. Program details, photos, students and parents comments, video excerpts and application material can be found at SARAS website.
https://sites.google.com/a/stonybrook.edu/saras/
Grand Rounds- The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks: Continuing the Legacy
The Center for Medical Humanities, Compassionate Care & Bioethics presents:
Alfred Carter Jr., Grandson of Henrietta Lacks
Wed. March 4, 2020
4:30pm- 6:00pm
HSC, Level 2, Lecture Hall 2
Click link for details
https://www.stonybrook.edu/commcms/bioethics/events/#2020
BMI Grand Rounds Spring 2020: Anupama Reddy, PhD, Prism Bioanalytics LLC, “Precision Medicine through the Lens of Machine Learning”
Wednesday, Feb 12, 2020 3pm—4pm Health Science Center L3-LH6
https://bmi.stonybrookmedicine.edu/node/710
Dept. of Psychiatry & Behavioral Health Grand Rounds-Tues., February 11, 2020, Dr. David Steffens, UConn SOM
“Linking Late-Life Depression, Cognitive Impairment and Dementia”, 11-12 pm, MART Auditorium
08. Culture And Entertainment (Sports, Movies, Events, etc…)University Libraries Presents: Screening of “Lone Survivor” in Honor of the Murph Challenge
Lone Survivor is a film which tells the true story of a US Navy SEAL team in Afghanistan in 2005. Lt. Michael Murphy from Long Island died during a heroic operation, along with all the other SEALs from the team but one. This screening is intended to complement The Murph Challenge, an annual worldwide fundraising event in honor of Lt. Murphy. Stony Brook University is an official site for the Murph Challenge. SBU’s Murph Challenge is sponsored and planned by the Office of Veteran’s Affairs.
09. For-Pay Workshops/Courses (SPD, Weight Watchers, Craft Center, etc…)Stony Brook Toastmasters Club – Improve Your Public Speaking & Leadership Skills!
Do you want to practice public speaking, improve your communication and build leadership skills in a fun, friendly and supportive environment? Be a guest at our next Toastmasters meeting on February 13th from 5:15-7pm (N101 – Social & Behavioral Sciences) and see what we’re all about! You don’t have to be a member to attend. Guests are always welcomed! For more info, please visit the web site below or contact brian@lispeakers.com
https://stonybrookspeechwolves.toastmastersclubs.org/
10. Research (Studies, Testing, etc…)Seed Grants for AI and Music
The AI Institute is pleased to announce a call for proposals to seed projects in AI and Music. The call is available at: https://ai.stonybrook.edu/research/music/call
Proposals are due 3/15/20. Each project will ideally represent a collaboration between someone in a computational science and someone in the music/arts/social sciences. Each seed grant will be between $20K-$40K, and up to two projects will be supported.
Please contact Steven Skiena at skiena@cs.stonybrook.edu with any questions.
https://ai.stonybrook.edu/research/music/call
Recruiting Participants for Studies on Cognition & Aging
The Cognitive Aging & Memory (CAM) Lab is recruiting participants aged 60+ for ongoing studies in our lab examining how people remember information across the lifespan, and strategies to facilitate memory. Community participants will be paid $10 per hour for their participation, and on campus parking will be provided. If you interested in participating, please contact us by phone: (631) 632-7579, email: cogagingmemorylab@gmail.com, or fill out the form at the link provided below.
https://forms.gle/FHW6sJFpScUnZALR7
12. MiscellaneousStony Brook Campus Child Care is Available
Stony Brook Child Care is an NAEYC accredited Preschool, Infant-Toddler Center with caring, professional early childhood teachers, low child-to-teacher ratio, and sliding fee scales. SBU affiliated and non-affiliated families are welcome. Call 631-632-6930 for more information and to arrange a visit.
https://www.sunysb.edu/childcare/
Announcing Balfour Ring Days
Two Days Only
Order your Official Stony Brook Ring to ensure ceremony delivery!
Wednesday, February 12 Noon – 5 pm, Melville Library Lobby
Thursday, February 13 Noon – 5 pm, SAC
Spring 2020 OVPR Seed Grant Program
The Spring 2020 OVPR Seed Grant Program competition is open, and Letters of Intent are due this week!
The seed grant program aims to give Stony Brook University faculty a competitive edge in securing external research funds by supporting and fostering innovative scientific and scholarly activities that will lead to the development of highly competitive proposals for extramural funding.
Letter of Intent (LOI) strongly encouraged, due February 12, 2020.
Full proposals due March 4, 2020.
https://research.stonybrook.edu/ovprseedgrantprogram#ovpr-seed-grant-program-overview
Nominations for the Jerrold L. Stein Student Life Awards is open!
Nominations for the 2020 Jerrold L. Stein Student Life Awards are now open! If you know an outstanding student leader or program, we encourage you to complete a nomination today. For all information on the Student Life Awards visit the Student Life Awards Website. To complete a nomination, please visit the Student Life Awards Nomination Form under Campus Links on SBEngaged.
https://www.stonybrook.edu/commcms/studentaffairs/sac/Awards/student-life-awards.php
Benefits & Resources Fair for Seniors – Saturday, April 25th, 2020 – 9 AM to 1 PM
Benefits & Resources Fair for Seniors
Date: Saturday, April 25th, 2020
Time: 9 AM to 1 PM
Location: Long Island State Veterans Home
100 Patriots Road, Stony Brook, NY
Multi-Purpose Room
The event is Free and Open to the public!
Over 50 service representatives will be present including experts in VA benefits, managed care, Medicaid, housing, home care, assisted living, legal counseling, mental health, long-term care, banking, finance, burial and health screenings.
For info, call 631-444-8606
Benefits and Breakfast Lecture Series: What is in store for NY Medicaid in 2020 – Asset Protection Update – Saturday, March 21st, 2020
Benefits and Breakfast Lecture Series: What is in store for NY Medicaid in 2020 – Asset Protection Update
Date: Saturday, March 21st, 2020
Time: 9 AM – 10:30 AM
Speaker: David R. Okrent, Esq. – Elder Law Expert
Topics:
2020 Medicaid & laws effecting your Estate Plan
Understanding Estate Plans & Asset Protection
Location: Long Island State Veterans Home
100 Patriots Road, Stony Brook NY
Multipurpose Room
Event is free and continental breakfast will be served.
For more info, call 631-444-8606.
