New Web Address

May 18th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

The UB SEDS website has been relocated. For the latest information, go to ubseds.org.

SEDS Update

January 28th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | 1 Comment »

Yuri’s Night

Volunteers needed!

  • Distribute fliers/quarter sheets
  • Student Union Lobby - Friday 9-4
  • Saturday
    • 11-1  set up
    • 1-5 event
    • 5-6 clean up

UB Yuri’s Night 2008!!! Coming up on April 12th from 1pm to 5 pm in the Center for the Arts (UB North Campus) So far we have Dr. Crassidis who will give a talk on space sciences and space craft he has worked on. We are also working to set up a Space Art Contest, Space Games, and the event will be headlined by The Waves. These guys are awesome please check out their myspace, tell your friends, and come out for a good time!! We also hope to have FREE FOOD!!!! So stop by, bring your friends and have a good time celebrating space.
Club Acquisitions

  • Paperwork has been submitted - we will hopefully order the new telescope, video camera, and hard drive shortly.

GSA-MAE Yuri’s Night BBQ

  • Outside of Jarvis Hall (weather permitting) starting at 5 pm
  • Food and beverages (bring ID)

Project groups

    • Rocketry now has work space in Jarvis to construct rockets!! YAY!!
    • Propulsion has built a thrust gage to begin studying the thrust produced by the jam jar jets that they worked on earlier this semester
    • Ed. outreach is working with the Buffalo Science Museum to have another event before the end of the semester
    • Astronomy will begin planning a couple viewing events and contact the outdoor adventure club about a camping/star-gazing trip somewhere away from city lights
      • This event is being tentatively planned for after finals in May
      • Destination may be in the finger lakes about 2 hours from Buffalo and 45 minutes south of Rochester. More details coming soon.
  • Please help our friends at the Space Generation by taking their online space expectations quiz and spread the word to your friends. This is an important effort so that the Space Generation can show world leaders what the worlds youth feel about space! The quiz can be found at http://www.space-expectations.org/survey.php

Don’t forget to check out exploration news and information at www.explorerfish.com

Any suggestions or comments can be sent to suggestions@explorerfish.com

The seds webpage will be moving to a new host, url, and program soon. I promise! It will be easier for project groups to access and utilize and the url will likely be www.ubseds.org

See you all Wednesday at 5:30 in Furnas Room 206