SOURCE is pleased to host a wide variety of educational seminars, events and information sessions including:
"All About Finding Research and Creative Endeavors" Information Session
Looking for Research? Attend this info session! Offered virtually, this 50-minute information session provides you with the basic information for finding research on and around CWRU during the academic year and provides some guidance for students looking for summer research. Registration via Handshake will be available soon.
Fall 2023 Schedule:TBD
Summer Learning Sessions
Summer Learning Sessions are available to all students participating in undergraduate research at CWRU during summer 2023. Sessions are designed to help students build skills, learn about the research community at CWRU and in Cleveland, and share their own work.
Sessions are offered on Tuesdays and Wednesdays throughout the summer. Consult the scheduled below for detailed information.
Tuesday Sessions
Most sessions start at either 9 a.m. or 4 p.m. ET and all sessions are virtual via Zoom. *Denotes a Tuesday session that occurs at a different time other than 9 a.m. or 4 p.m. **Denotes a session that occurs on a different day than Tuesday.
CWRU Students: To attend any (or all) of the Tuesday sessions, register via Handshake.
| Date | Time | Title | Presenter(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| June 6 | 4 p.m. | KSL Resources for Summer Research | CWRU Kelvin Smith Library Research Services Librarians Karen Oye, Evan Meszaros and Daniela Solomon |
| **June 7 | 9 a.m. | Ethics for Undergraduate Researchers | TBD |
| June 13 | 4 p.m. | Introduction to Intellectual Property | Daniel Pendergast, senior director of operations, CWRU Technology Transfer Office |
| June 20 | 4 p.m. | Applying to Medical School and the Admissions Process | Tom McKenzie, assistant director of admission at CWRU Medical School and Liz Myers, director of admissions and financial aid at Cleveland Clinic |
| June 27 | 9 a.m. | Organizing for Success: Navigating Graduate School Applications (for STEM Majors) | Ina Martin, MORE Center director of operations, Department of Physics |
| July 11 | 4 p.m. | CWRU LaunchNet - Moving Ideas Forward | Bob Sopko, director of CWRU LaunchNet |
| July 18 | 9 a.m. | Preparing for Intersections: Improving Presentation Skills and How to Make a Poster Presentation | Shaun Hoverston, assistant director of academic resources |
| July 25 | 4 p.m. | Tips for Resume Building | Laura Papcum, associate director of employer relations |
| Aug. 1 | 4 p.m. | Fellowships and Scholarships | Jason Morris, dean and Honor's College director at Abilene Christian University, Office of Competitive Scholarships and Fellowships |
| Aug. 3 | 10 a.m. | Summer Intersections | Summer Student Researchers |
Wednesday Sessions
Most sessions start at either 9 a.m. or 4 p.m. ET and all sessions are virtual via Zoom. *Denotes a Wednesday session that occurs at a different time other than 9 a.m. or 4 p.m. **Denotes a unique session.
CWRU Students: To attend any (or all) of the Wednesday sessions, register via Handshake.
| Date | Time | Title | Presenter(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 31 | 9 a.m. | Metabolic Requirements During Bone Marrow-Derived MSC Chondrogenesis | Harihara Baskaran, Department of Chemical and BioMolecular Engineering |
| **June 7 | 9 a.m. | Ethics for Undergraduate Researchers | TBD |
| *June 7 | 2 p.m. | Multiplex strategies for designing tissue engineering scaffolds for cells | Sam Senyo, Department of Biomedical Engineering |
| June 14 | 4 p.m. | Better living through electricity: Circuit-based neuromodulation in the treatment of neurological disease | Kenneth Baker, Department of Neuroscience |
| June 21 | 9 a.m. | The neuroscience of fly flight | Jessica Fox, Department of Biology |
| June 28 | 9 a.m. | Genetic and environmental contributions to neurodegenerative disease | Aaron Burberry, Department of Pathology |
| July 5 | 9 a.m. | TBD | Roger Quinn, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering |
| July 12 | 4 p.m. | Social Factors Increasing Risk for Psychosis | Sarah Hope Lincoln, Department of Psychological Sciences |
| July 19 | 9 a.m. | Neighborhood Health Research Methods | Adam Perzynski, Department of Sociology |
| July 26 | 4 p.m. | The Human Genomics Revolution: Biomedical Research Becomes Quantitative | Thomas LaFramboise, Department of Genetics and Genome Sciences |
| Aug. 2 | 4 p.m. | Mitochondrial Fission in Cell Health and Disease | Jason Mears, Department of Pharmacology |
| Aug. 3 | 10 a.m. | Summer Intersections | Student Summer Researchers |
Preparing for Intersections: Improving Presentation Skills and How to Make a Poster
Date: Summer Session, TBD.
This is an in person session and will be presented by James Eller, Associate Director, Student Advancement and Academic Resources. It will provide information on how to present in person, how to prepare your PowerPoint and how to make a poster.
Graduate School Prep Workshops
The Graduate School Admission Process in STEM Fields: Organizing for Success
This workshop will cover many components of the graduate application process, with a particular focus on STEM students. Also, a panel of faculty share in depth knowledge of the graduate admissions process.
Date: Fall Schedule, TBD.
Tailoring Personal Statements for Graduate School
This session will feature Dr. Gabrielle Parkin, Director of Writing Center and Department of English Faculty Member.
Date: Fall Schedule, TBD.
Applying to Graduate School in Social Sciences - and Writing Those Pesky Personal Statements
Offered Virtually! This workshop will have a particular focus on personal statements for students who plan to pursue graduate education in the Social Sciences field.
Date: Fall Schedule, TBD.
Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR)
Conducted each Fall and/or Spring semester, the Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) is a 4-part seminar series focused on research ethics for undergraduate researchers. Students who complete all four sessions receive a Certificate of Completion. Each RCR installment will be held virtually and sessions are 50 minutes. Dates: TBD for Fall 2023
Session 1: Communication & Collaboration in Research
Session 2: Lab Safety
Session 3: Humans & Animal Research
Session 4: Data Management
RCR is co-sponsored by the Office of Research Administration and SOURCE.
Resources
Past presentations and resources are available for download. Review the information on your own time!
- All About Finding Research s2023
- How to Find Summer Research
- Humanities Summer Research
- Cleveland Clinic research
- Research Abroad
- Networking for Introverts
- Graduate School Admissions Process for STEM students
- How to Write Personal Statements for Social Science students
- Medical School Admission Process
- UG human subject research guidelines
- Presentation Skills Handout
- Improving Presentation skills and How to Make a Poster