Undergraduate Announcement 2/10/17

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APPLICATION DEADLINE MONDAY FEBRUARY 13TH 

EnableTech, with the support of the Jacobs Institute, will be hosting the first of 11 TOM Makeathons being held on university campuses this year in North America. Join us for 72 hours of making for social impact. Tikkun Olam Makers, better known as TOM, is a global community of makers helping people with disabilities (aka - 'Need Knowers') develop custom, open-source technological solutions for personal challenges. Need Knowers from the campus community present a task they find difficult/impossible and a technical team of students and mentors will join them in creating an assistive technology to address this challenge. By creating one solution here, through TOM’s global network it can be shared to reach those with similar needs around the world.   

Join us March 17-19th for this exciting and impactful TOM Makeathon. The experience of working together to directly address immediate challenges has such apparent impact it is hard not to be enthusiastic.   

APPLICATION DEADLINE MONDAY FEBRUARY 13TH

Maker Application:

http://mms.tomglobal.org/applications/5884d48aea7b952d041fec67/create

Need Knower/Challenge application: http://mms.tomglobal.org/challenges/5884d48aea7b952d041fec67/create

Website and Facebook event for more details

http://www.berkeley.tomglobal.org/

https://www.facebook.com/events/374854539536562

Or email us at enabletechberkeley@gmail.com

The Student Technology Fund (STF) proposal submission process is now open for fast-track projects with a cap of $5000 per project. The deadline to submit project proposals is February 17, 2017.

ELIGIBILITY

Any student, faculty member, or staff member of the University of California, Berkeley is eligible to submit a proposal for consideration by the Student Technology Fund Committee. Individual students must obtain a fiscal sponsor to administer awarded funds, such as a registered student group, ASUC/GA, academic department, or other functional unit.

ALLOWABLE COSTS

This fee, assessed at $51 per semester, for seven years, provides funding to negotiate with commercial software vendors on behalf of students to secure volume licensing of software such as Microsoft Office, Adobe Creative Cloud, and Matlab.  It also provides funding to support additional student technology services and initiatives.  Fee funds are prohibited from subsidizing core information technology infrastructure.

Funding categories include:

• Applications and Software Development
• Commercial Software Licensing
• Hardware and Technology Equipment Acquisition
• Investigative and Planning Projects
• Technology Events
• Training, Support, and Access to Technology Programs

HOW TO APPLY

Before submitting a proposal, please review the Student Tech Fund Guidelines, proposal form, and reference materials located at http://techfund.berkeley.edu/apply

SUBMISSION DEADLINE

February 17, 2017: Online proposals due for the Spring 2017 Fast-Track review process

The complete calendar for 2016-17 can be found here:http://techfund.berkeley.edu/apply/deadlines

The Student Tech Fund Committee will be holding open office hours to advise applicants about their proposals on Friday 2/17 from 9-10am in Eshleman 212.  Note that this is the same date that submissions are due, so applicants who attend the session should come prepared with a fairly developed proposal.

REVIEW AND APPROVAL PROCESS

Proposals are due February 17, 2017. Proposals will be reviewed by the Student Technology Fund Committee (STFC) during the spring semester, with the intent of allocating funds in May 2017.

The STFC consists of student, faculty and staff voting members. More information about the STFC is available at http://techfund.berkeley.edu/about/committee

If you have any questions about the STF project proposal submission process, please email techfund@berkeley.edu.

Dear Student,

You are invited to participate in a research study evaluating the effectiveness of mobile phone-delivered exercise goals in getting individuals to exercise more (CPHS ID:2016-03-8609). The study involves 2 five-minute in-person sessions (1116 Etcheverry) and daily use of an iPhone app for 4 months. Participants will receive up to $25 via an Amazon Gift Certificate for participation in this study.

If you are interested in becoming physically active, own an iPhone 5s or newer model, are willing to keep your phone in your pockets during the day, are willing to install and use an iPhone app developed for this research, and speak and read English; then please go to https://berkeley.qualtrics.com/jfe5/form/SV_a3gqw9MIRNyq2oZ for a brief online form with questions to determine eligibility for the study.

If you would like more information or have any questions about participating, please contact Mo Zhou (mzhou@berkeley.edu).

Individuals meeting any of the following criteria are NOT eligible to participate.

1. Known medical conditions or physical problems that require special attention in an exercise program 

2. Planning an international trip during the next 4 months

3. Pregnant/gave birth during the past 6 months

4. Severe hearing or speech problem

5. History of an eating disorder

6. Current substance abuse

7. Current participation in lifestyle modification programs or research studies

8. History of bariatric surgery or plans for bariatric surgery in the next 12 months