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Translation Study Abroad Program

Dear students,

The Center for Translation Studies is pleased to announce that the Translation Study Abroad program (TRST 401-3 undergraduate credits; 4 graduate credits) will take place during Summer 1 2013 (May 13-27, 2013).  Titled “Translation in the European Union” the program will travel to Paris, Strasbourg and Brussels for behind-the-scenes introductions to the work of translation and interpreting in key EU institutions, including the EU Commission, the EU Parliament, the Directorate General of Translation, NATO and UNESCO.  Our students will be exposed to the dynamics of the geo-political environment of the European Union and will receive hands-on experiences with the translator and interpreter’s role as mediator and communicator in today’s European multi-lingual and multi-cultural societies.  The course will be of particular interest to students in foreign languages, cultures, linguistics, political science, global studies,  international studies, EU Studies, law, and business. The course is open to undergraduate and graduate students in any major.  The experience can lead to internships in the EU. A little known fact is that the EU is in desperate need of qualified translators who can work INTO English from EU languages.

Estimated program cost is $2500, exclusive of air fare and personal expenses. Financial aid is available.  Apply through the Study Abroad office for LAS Study Abroad Scholarships.  The Center for Translation Studies will offer a limited number of travel grants. For information on those grants, please contact Prof. Elizabeth Lowe (elowe@illinois.edu).

The application deadline is March 1, 2013.

Translation Study Abroad 2013

GSLIS Lightning Talks – learn more about LIS

This is a great opportunity for undergrads to learn about the diverse, broad and exciting field of Library and Information Science from the #1 LIS program in the country.

What do the Fab Lab, an online collection of Japanese woodblock prints, and CU Wiki.net have in common? Your students can learn about these projects and other topics of interest to library and information science this Friday, October 19 at GSLIS in a Flash! Come join us as current GSLIS students present a series of Pecha Kucha style talks starting at 5:30 in LIS 126. For a full list of students presenting and an abstract of their talks, visit: http://www.lis.illinois.edu/events/2012/10/19/gslis-flash.

Department of Statistics Weekly Seminar

Wei Sun (University of North Carolina): Statistical methods for RNA-seq data
Date            Oct 18, 2012
Time            4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Location     156 Henry
Sponsor      Statistics Department
Event type   Seminar
 
RNA-seq is replacing gene expression microarrays as the most commonly used technique to assess genome-wide transcription abundance. RNA-seq delivers two novel features. First, it provides information on allele-specific expression (ASE), which is not available from gene expression microarrays. Second, it generates unprecedentedly rich data to study RNA-isoform expression. I will present statistical methods for joint study of allele-specific expression and total expression of a gene, transcriptome reconstruction, isoform abundance estimation, and Differential isOform usage Testing (DOT).

Study Abroad Info Session-Costa Rica

Dear Students,

Please drop by our Costa Rica Info Session with on-site Resident Director Henry Soto, who is visiting our campus! Learn about coursework, hear from returnees, and of course ask questions! For more information about this wonderful program, visit its online brochure page. 


Sincerely,

 
 
The Study Abroad Office
Student International Academic Affairs
910 S. Fifth St., 112 ISB, MC-480
Champaign, IL  61820
Phone: (217) 333-6322
www.studyabroad.illinois.edu

Department of Statistics weekly seminar

Yuan Ji, Ph.D. (NorthShore University HealthSystem): Bayesian Models for Next-Generation Sequencing Data on Histone Modifications
Speaker         Yuan Ji, Ph.D. (NorthShore University HealthSystem )
Date                Oct 11, 2012
Time               4:00 pm – 4:50 pm
Location         156 Henry
Sponsor         Statistics Department
Event type     Seminar
 
In this talk, I will describe how Bayesian models are successfully applied to the field of epigenetics, which is concerned about regulatory mechanism of gene expression. Epigenetics, one of the most heavily researched and challenging field in biology, increasingly draws attention from statisticians due to breakthroughs in bioengineer and biotechnology that allow large-scale and high-throughput experiments to be routinely conducted with affordable cost. A central topic of epigenetics is to understand the chromatin state — modifications to histones and other proteins that package the DNA. A complex mechanism called “histone code” is believed to dictate the dynamics of DNA expression. As a step towards deciphering the histone code, we develop Bayesian models based on genome-wide mapping of histone modifications. Such models are only initial attempts to decipher the complex histone code but highlight the need of Bayesian inference in the research of gene regulations, receiving relatively small amount of attention from statisticians. I will summarize our recent work and results using a comprehensive ChIP-Seq data set.

MATRIX Altgeld Bell Tower Tour TODAY!

Just a reminder that MATRIX is taking a tour of the Altgeld Bell Tower TODAY!

If you haven’t been to the Altgeld bell tower, or you want to hang out with the math club (MATRIX), or both, please go to the meeting TONIGHT at 5pm!  This is a pretty neat experience, and I can’t guarantee that our wonderful, very long-serving chimesmaster will still be doing this next year, so do this while you can!!

Details:
When: Today, 10/2 at 5pm
Where: Meet outside room 323 Altgeld Hall (near the big lecture hall and the advising office)
Also, MATRIX has a brand new facebook page so make sure to like it: http://www.facebook.com/UiucMatrixMathClub
Hope to see you there!

Michelle

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Michelle Klein
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Mathematics, Statistics, Business minor | 2013

Project Manager | Illinois Business Consulting
President | MATRIX Math Club

Department of Statistics Weekly Seminar

Heike Hofmann, Ph.D. (Iowa State University)
Speaker           Heike Hofmann, Ph.D. (Iowa State University)
Date                Oct 4, 2012
Time                4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Location          156 Henry
Sponsor           Statistics Department
 
A Discussion of Graphical Inference 
 
How do you know if something that you see in a data plot is really there? 
Statistical inference for exploratory data analysis allows us to quantitatively assess the strength of a visual finding, and places statistical graphics in the context of classical inference. New work builds on the lineup protocol, which puts graphics into an inference framework, that examines the data plot in relation to null plots. This talk describes various aspects of the development of graphics inference: definitions of terminology and concepts, experiments conducted to validate the lineup protocol, how to compute p-values and power. Applications of visual inference in practice will be discussed. This includes how to choose the best display and also includes scenarios where no classical test exists, because critical assumptions are violated.

Secondary Education Programs informational meetings this month!

Hello colleagues,

I wanted to send you the list of dates for the October Secondary Education Programs Informational meetings.  Please disseminate to your students freely and widely!  Many of them are informational meetings for students interested in teaching as we have seen in the past.  Please note that October 3rd and 4th are the first of several informational meetings slated for this month!

 

I also want to draw your attention to a meeting intended for students interested in earning endorsements.  If a student wants to teach more than one subject (many of them do) at the advanced/AP level, they should come to this meeting.   Endorsements can add to a student’s credentials, making them more employable.  All prospective and current secondary and BAT students are welcome.

 

 

Introduction to the Secondary Education minor for Freshmen

Wednesday, October 3rd 4-5pm in 1065 Lincoln Hall

Monday, October 15th 6-7pm at La Casa Cultural Latina

Tuesday, October 23rd, time and location TBA

 

 

Introduction to the Secondary Education minor for Sophomores and Juniors

Thursday, October 4th 4-5pm in 1064 Lincoln Hall

Monday, October 15th 6-7pm at La Casa Cultural Latina

Wednesday, October 24th, time and location TBA

 

 

Introduction to the Bachelor of Arts in Teaching Foreign Language (BAT)

Thursday, October 11th 5-6pm in 1064 Lincoln Hall

Monday, October 15th 6-7pm at La Casa Cultural Latina

 

 

**Brand New! Endorsement Informational Meeting – for all prospective and current secondary education minors and BAT.** 

Wednesday, October 17th 7-8:30pm in Room 2 Education Building

 

 

Biology Teaching Informational Meeting

Wednesday, October 31st 4-5pm Burrill Hall

 

 

Director of Secondary Education Programs

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

120 Education Building, MC-708 | 1310 South Sixth Street, Champaign, IL

(217) 333-2800 | (217) 244-9498 fax

steiner1@illinois.edu

http://go.illinois.edu/secondaryed

Resources for intl students at The Career Center

We wanted to be sure that you were award of career services and programs for international students provided by The Career Center.
 
·         INTLconnect website (www.INTLconnect.illinois.edu)
·         Weekly INTL newsletter (if you want to sign up, here is a link:  https://illinois.edu/gm/subscribe/10045
·         LinkedIn group: UIUC International Alumni and Students Network
 
In addition, we have prepared an updated career workshop series for international students. The 6 week series has been designed around specific learning outcomes and includes interactive activities and guest speakers. Students will get the INTL Career Certification (ICC) from the Career Center if they join 5 or 6 sessions.  You can check descriptions of each session at http://www.intlconnect.illinois.edu/tccservices. Attached are a quarter page flyer and descriptions of each session.
 
We would appreciate if you share this information with your international students.  If you have any questions, please contact Tori Spring, Assistant Director at vspring@illinois.edu or Un Yeong Park, GA at park351@illinois.edu.  
 
 
Regards,
 
Un-Yeong Park
GA for International Student Career Development and Job Search at the Career Center
Doctor of Education(EdD) Candidate at Human Resource Development
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Career for INTL students: http://www.intlconnect.illinois.edu/

Department of Statistics Weekly Seminar

Sewoong Oh (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign): Budget-Optimal Task-Allocation for Reliable Crowdsourcing Systems
Speaker           Sewoong Oh, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Date                Sep 27, 2012
Time                4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Location          156 Henry
Sponsor           Statistics Department
Event type        Seminar
 
This talk is on my ongoing research on designing reliable and cost-efficient crowdsourcing systems. Crowdsourcing is a novel paradigm for solving large scale problems by breaking them down into small tasks that are electronically distributed to numerous on-demand human contributors. In typical crowdsourcing, these tasks are submitted to an electronic labor market and completed by any worker choosing to pick it up for a small reward. However, since typical crowdsourced tasks are tedious and the reward is small, errors are common even among those who make an effort. Thus, all taskmasters need to devise schemes to increase confidence in their answers. A common approach is to assign each task multiple times and combining the answers in some way such as majority voting. For such systems, there is a fundamental problem of interest: how can we achieve a certain reliability in our answers at minimum cost? Under a general model, we provide an optimal algorithm based on low-rank matrix approximation and belief propagation. We prove that our approach significantly outperforms majority voting and, in fact, is asymptotically order-optimal through comparison to an oracle that knows the reliability of every worker. We also provide experimental results on synthetic and real datasets that support the optimality of our approach.