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PROPOSALS DUE JUNE 16th First Responder UAS 3D Mapping Challenge Launched on April 18, 2023, by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Public Safety Communications Research (PSCR) Division, the First Responder Uncrewed Aircraft Systems (UAS) 3D Mapping Challenge (UAS 5.0) is offering up to $987,500 in prize awards for contestants who successfully design, build, and operate a cost-effective UAS solution that enhances situational awareness and image detection for forest responders prior to entering a building. Specifically, winning solutions will leverage a technological mapping method, such as simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM), to provide an ac curate, high-quality 3D map in real-time for locating missing person(s) and life-threatening obstacles in an indoor, low-light, GPS-denied, or otherwise constrained environment. For an additional overview of the challenge, please visit:  2023 First Responder UAS 3D Mapping Challenge | NIST . Interested in joining the

INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITY Apply to be an i ntern engineer in Marvell's Post-Silicon Validation group here in Boise.  Marvell is  responsible for proving that their cutting-edge chips function as designed after production but before they are released publicly. Every day is something new to learn and something new to stress. The ideal candidate would: - Like embedded work: SPI, I2C, eMMC, low-level stuff. If lighting up an LED on a new Arduino board sparks joy, this is for you. - Like programming, with experience in C and Python. - Like digging in to solve a problem. If they're not familiar with the subject matter, they're willing to learn about it.   interviewing urgently , with a start date of 6/20. There is also the potential for this to become an ongoing internship (with reduced hours) through the school year.  If interested, email  Cameron Stewart  at  cstewart@marvell.com

 New internships are open!  Two Graduate internship openings at Intel and two undergraduate  internship openings at Micron. All are located in Boise. Links to all here:  System Validation Engineering Graduate Intern Job in Boise, ID at Intel (ziprecruiter.com) Graduate Internship - Electrical Engineering (MS/PhD) Job in Boise, ID at Intel (ziprecruiter.com) Intern - DRAM Product Engineer Job in Boise, ID at Micron (ziprecruiter.com) Intern - DRAM Product Engineer Job in Boise, ID at Micron Technology, Inc. (ziprecruiter.com)

Graduate Student Showcase Registration Extended The Graduate College has extended the registration period for the Graduate Student Showcase by a week. Registration will now close on  March 17 at midnight . This year, we are offering separate in-person and virtual events. The virtual event is restricted to students enrolled in an online-only graduate program. All other students will participate in the live event in the Student Union. The same registration process is used for both events and is a two-step process. Register today to indicate your interest in participating! No actual poster submissions are requested at this time.   Graduate Student Showcase Tuesday, April 11, 2023   Please share this link with your students so they can reserve their spot!    Register for Showcase Graduate Assistant (GA) Separations As part of the GA Health Insurance Process Improvement Project and FY22 GA health insurance reconciliation, the Controller's Office identified several GAs whose health insur

The 2023 Voyager Scholarship for Public Service application closes in under a month, so if you know a rising college junior who may be interested in this opportunity, please read on and encourage them to apply.  The Obama Foundation is looking for 100 rising college juniors from every corner of this country who share a curiosity about the world and the conviction to want to make positive change within it. Students should have a passion for helping others, experience serving in or building community, and an expansive view of what’s possible through public service. If this sounds like you or someone you know, please start your application or forward this email on to a college student in your life. 100 undergraduate students will be selected for the Voyager Scholarship for Public Service. Voyagers will receive: Up to $50,000 in financial aid:  Students will receive up to $25,000 per year in “last dollar” financial aid for their junior and senior years of college.  Summer Voyage:  Students

  Asia Biztech Summer in Taiwan 2023 (3 or more credits) Would you like to be a pioneer in a cutting-edge program to speed start your career at the center of business, technology, and globalization in Taiwan this summer? Professor Jack Marr of the College of Business and Economics will lead the program and we will select up to twelve exceptionally motivated and talented students for the third annual Asia Global Biztech Summer in Taiwan program from May 15- August 1 st  2023. Asia Biztech is a unique chance for students to accelerate their careers in business and technology at the heart of the action in East Asia through meetings with top business, technology, government, and cultural leaders, practical, skill building classes, and an intensive internship at one of Taiwan’s top global firms or institutions. All students will be required to take Dr. Marr’s INTBUS 497 Asia Biztech Practicum in Taiwan (3 credits) over the course of the summer forming academic the heart of the program as we