NSCI/NSCS Updates
NSCI/NSCS Updates
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In celebration of International Education Week, I will be hosting two info sessions via Zoom to share details about two global service-learning trips coming up in the Spring for undergraduate students of all majors. Over Spring Break, students will have the opportunity to travel to Guatemala to put the finishing touches on a primary school we’ve been building for the past few years. Right after finals in May, students will have the opportunity to travel to rural Costa Rica for 10 days to support sustainable coffee farming practices and restoration of the Cloud Forest.
Info Sessions this Week:
11/18 from 5-5:30pm (Zoom: arizona.zoom.us/j/86531560701)
11/19 at 12:30-1pm (Zoom: arizona.zoom.us/j/86531560701)
Both trips include service work in the morning and several excursions and cultural experiences for travelers in the afternoons. Students do not earn U of A academic credit and there is no language requirement.
Join us for an evening of exploring entertainment technology in the space sciences! This is a free event for all majors, dinner included!
We'll start with a showcase of the student-made short film, Glass Planet. UA students Gaël Baup (Film Major) and Matthew Maxim (Physics Major) teamed up to create a sci-fi short that proves you don't need a big budget, Hollywood VFX team to produce stunning visuals. After the screening, you can pick their brain to find out what inspired the creation of the perilous, uncharted planet featured in the film.
In the second hour, fly to the (virtual) moon with Rami el Eli (College of Information Science). Virtual reality (VR) is a new media technology that is able to do something no other medium can do: elicit a sense of presence. In this presentation we’ll begin by examining the sense of presence that makes VR technology distinctive, then consider different ways of using VR in the space sciences. This includes giving us educational experiences of being in outer space, allowing us to navigate challenging distant environments from a first-person point of view, experiencing real-time simulations of cosmic events at any scale, and collaborating in a single space across large distances. We’ll also end with some hands-on VR demonstrations, see you there!
All friends and majors welcome!
The Samuel & Jean Frankel Cardiovascular Center | University of Michigan Health (Frankel CVC) is offering a 10-week summer undergraduate research fellowship where students will be matched to a laboratory led by an Frankel CVC faculty member and participate in nationally recognized, basic science research in areas such as atherosclerosis, genetic cardiomyopathies, blood clotting disorders, cardiac arrhythmias, vascular biology, and heart failure.
Applicants can click here to apply OR visit our website to learn more.
My name is Jesse, and I’m reaching out on behalf of the Livermore Lab Foundation (LLF), a nonprofit philanthropic partner to Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), a U.S. Department of Energy national security laboratory in Livermore, California. LLF is dedicated to advancing scientific knowledge and inspiring the next generation of science and technology leaders through research and student fellowship opportunities.
LLF is currently recruiting fellows for Summer 2026, and the attached flyer includes details about how to apply.
Our fellowship program connects undergraduate students with LLNL’s world-class research environment and mentors, helping them explore rewarding STEM careers and contribute to solving challenges of global importance.
The application window is now open, with details available on our website. Applicants must submit a statement of interest, resume, and a faculty letter of recommendation by January 9, 2026. Questions can be directed to fellowships@livermorelabfoundation.org. Thank you for helping us inspire the next generation of STEM leaders!
Dear Interested Participants,
My name is Megan Hokama, and I’m a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Educational Psychology at the University of Arizona. This winter, Dr. Kat Cheng and I are offering a free educational workshop, StatQuest—an introductory statistics and R-programming workshop with an educational game component. This workshop will be from December 15th to 17th from 10am to 12pm each day, online via Zoom.
Participation in the workshop is open to all students and is not part of a research study. However, we are also conducting a separate research study to help us evaluate whether learning experiences like StatQuest may enhance students' confidence and skills in research-related areas.
If you choose to participate in the research study, here's what that would involve:
Completing short surveys about your experiences throughout the workshop ($20 e-gift card for your time).
Participation in the research is completely voluntary and your decision to take part (or not) will not affect your access to the StatQuest workshop. Your responses will remain confidential, and the data collected will be used solely for research purposes. If you’d like to take part, please click the link below to access the survey and review the informed consent details:
👉 https://uarizona.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_25FhRK3lFq3HQX4
The research study [RA2] has been reviewed and approved by the Institutional Review Board [IRB #00006058] at the University of Arizona to ensure it meets ethical standards for research. For questions about your rights as a participant in this study, or to discuss other study-related concerns or complaints with someone who is not part of the research team, you may contact the Human Subjects Protection Program Director at 520-626-8630 or online at https://research.arizona.edu/compliance/human-subjects-protection-program.
If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to myself (meganhokama@arizona.edu) or Dr. Cheng (katcheng@arizona.edu)!
Best,
Megan Hokama
Ph.D. Candidate, Educational Psychology
University of Arizona
[RA1]Please update the script to separate out the workshop from the research study so it’s clear to subjects what’s part of the research and what’s not.
Additionally, it should be clear that the research component is being done for research purposes.
[RA2]I revised this for clarity as only the research study is approved by the UA IRB.
The Social, Cognitive, and Affective Neuroscience (SCAN) Lab under Dr. Killgore is seeking several Research Assistants to join our lab for the Spring 2026 semester, we offer directed research credit and volunteer hours.
The SCAN Lab conducts military health research sponsored by the Department of Defense, specializing in psychology and neuroscience. Our current active projects are studying:
Sleep deprivation and cognitive performance
Light therapy and mood
Virtual reality as a traumatic brain injury assessment
Transcranial magnetic stimulation as a treatment for insomnia
Please fill out the application found at https://forms.gle/nhaYggknFFheEwk46 or on the SCAN Lab website https://scanlab.arizona.edu/work-us, and contact Shivani Mann (shivani@arizona.edu) with any questions.
Project FOCUS:
Project FOCUS:
As the semester progresses, now is the perfect time to start thinking about internship opportunities for Spring 2026!
About Project FOCUS: Project FOCUS is an inclusive transition program for students aged 18–22 with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Our students take classes, work on campus, and engage socially with peer mentor interns like you.
Internship Details:
Peer mentor interns earn 3 units per semester.
Commitment: 9–10 hours per week (between 9:00 AM–4:00 PM, Monday–Friday).
Availability: At least 12 hours per week to allow scheduling flexibility.
Training: Initial training at the start of the semester, with ongoing training via D2L.
No prerequisites required.
Next Steps: To get started, please complete this application: https://forms.gle/9wfujcNEYvRdFfEt7
Contact Sylvi Gonzalez with questions: sylvig@arizona.edu
An internship with Project FOCUS is both fun and meaningful, here is a quick Peer Mentor recruitment video to show some enjoyable highlights! https://youtu.be/URgZom9yQNI
The Shark Pit
Submit your ideas to transform the future of mining. Contestants pitch their concepts—from cutting-edge technologies and safety solutions to sustainable practices—before a panel of industry “sharks” who bring real-world expertise and investment perspectives. The contest highlights creativity, problem-solving, and vision, offering participants the chance to gain feedback, recognition, and potential support to bring their ideas to life.
A student in any university discipline, graduate or undergraduate, must lead the pitch, but they can partner with companies, professors and other third parties.
Your pitch should be a compelling one page .pdf document with an idea – technology, safety improvements, innovative approaches – to accelerate mining in the United States. The format is up to you. You will include your team on the form submission, so you don’t have to detail who the team is in the pitch document, although you may.
Three to four finalists will be chosen to pitch their concepts to industry sharks at the Tucson SME Conference. Cash prizes of $6,000 and $4,000.
Important Dates and Deadlines
Friday, October 3, 2025: Pitch Documents are due
Monday, October 20, 2025: Finalist Contestants are notified December 7-8, 2025: Finalists make their pitches, time TBD
Questions: Contact Kray Luxbacher (kraylux@arizona.edu)
Click HERE to submit your pitch and team information
The Campus Health Hideaway is open for the new year! The Hideaway is located on the first floor of the Bear Down Building in room 130. Students can use the Hideaway Monday-Friday from 9am-5pm. Every day, the Hideaway offers art supplies and board games and a space to relax, study, and connect with friends.
This semester, the Hideaway has three recurring events listed below:
· Pa(w)se for Pets Therapy Dog Visit: Starting August 25th, a therapy dog team will visit the Hideaway every Monday from 2-4pm (excluding Holidays).
· Chats with Cats Kitten Visits: Join us for kitten time every other Tuesday from 1-3pm. Kittens will be visiting on 9/9, 9/23, 10/07, 10/21, 11/04, 11/18, 12/02.
· Art Workshop Wednesdays: Drop in every Wednesday from 2pm-4pm for a variety of art workshops featuring painting, fidget making, coloring and more. Feel free to bring your own supplies or use those provided.
· Reset after Sunset: Hideaway is open until 8 pm featuring games, crochet, art and more on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays.
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