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11/05/2009 - RESEARCH OPPORTUNITY: BIGELOW LABORATORY FOR OCEAN SCIENCES - 2010 RESEARCH EXPERIENCE SUMMER RESEARCH PROGRAM
RESEARCH OPPORTUNITY
BIGELOW LABORATORY FOR OCEAN SCIENCES
2010 RESEARCH EXPERIENCE FOR UNDERGRADUATES (REU)
SUMMER RESEARCH PROGRAM
Research Experience for Undergraduates: Gulf of Maine and the World Ocean
Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences invites undergraduates to apply for the 2010 Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) summer research program, Gulf of Maine and the World Ocean. We are looking for promising students from colleges and universities around the country interested in gaining hands-on research experience.
Areas of research include the marine microbial food web, ocean biogeochemistry, optical oceanography, remote sensing, sensory biology, climate change and fisheries oceanography.
Eight students will be selected and each paired with a Bigelow scientist/mentor based on mutual research interests. Participants will spend ten weeks (June 7 - August 13) working closely with their mentors on current research projects. Participants receive a stipend and food, housing, and travel allowances.
Undergraduates in their sophomore year or later may apply; applications are due January 15, 2010.
More information and application materials are available at http://www.bigelow.org/education/reu/.
Prospective applicants may also contact Rebecca Fowler with questions, reu@bigelow.org or (207) 633-9632.
Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences is located in West Boothbay Harbor, Maine and conducts research on topics ranging from microbial oceanography at the molecular level to global ocean processes.
Our mission is to understand the key processes driving the world's ocean ecosystems, their evolution, and their fundamental relationship to life on Earth.
- UCLA CAREER CENTER: PRE-MED AND PRE-HEALTH MOCK INTERVIEW PRACTICE SESSIONS - SPOTS AVAILABLE
UCLA CAREER CENTER
PRE-HEALTH AND PRE-MED MOCK INTERVIEW PRACTICE SESSIONS
SPOTS AVAILABLE!
All Class Standings May Participate: Get Prepped for the Interview Process
There are a few slots left for the pre med and pre-health (pharmacy/dentistry/optometry mock interviews!)
Sign up today, they will go quickly!
These are one hour practice sessions with a career counselor.
Sign ups available on a first come, first serve basis.
Register through BRUINVIEW at career.ucla.edu
Allied Health
Friday, November 13, 2009
9am-4pm
Career Center, 2nd Floor
“Allied health” includes medicine, pharmacy, dentistry, optometry, physical therapy, chiropractic medicine, naturopathic medicine, and other health professional fields.
- COMMUNITY SERVICE AND VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY: UCLA HABITAT FOR HUMANITY - COLLEGIATE CHALLENGE IN NEW ORLEANS
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY
No plans yet for Spring Break 2010? UCLA Habitat for Humanity is participating in Collegiate Challenge and volunteering in New Orleans! Come join us!
Five years after Hurricane Katrina, parts of New Orleans still has yet to be rebuilt and families have yet to return to their homes. We will be re-building damaged homes or helping build new homes for displaced families near Slidell, Louisiana (about 30 miles outside of New Orleans).
We have an information session on Tuesday, November 10 at 7:30 PM in Bunche 3178. Come and find out more information about trip itinerary, costs, and logistics and hear from experiences of students who went on the trip last year.
Due to a limited number of spaces, there will be a short application for those who apply.
If you can't make it to the info session, feel free to contact uclacollegiatechallenge@gmail.com to receive information and updates about applying.
Thank you and see you on Tuesday!
Jamie Mei Cheng
President
Habitat for Humanity, UCLA Campus Chapter
- SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITY: CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF WOMEN - RENAISSANCE AWARD
CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF WOMEN
www.csw.ucla.edu
Award Opportunities for Graduate and Undergraduate Students
RENAISSANCE AWARD
This ,000 undergraduate award rewards the renewed academic aspirations among women whose college careers were interrupted or delayed.
The student must be a UCLA undergraduate woman who returned or is returning to college after a period of years.
Community college junior transfers and continuing UCLA undergraduates are encouraged to apply.
Must be eligible for financial aid or student loans.
DEADLINE: Thursday, November 12 at 5:30 PM
For additional information, please visit our website at www.csw.ucla.edu and click the “Funding Opportunities” link.
To apply, follow the detailed guidelines and complete the required application materials as listed on the website.
- CLINICAL EXPERIENCE OPPORTUNITY: INTERNATIONAL SERVICE LEARNING - DECEMBER 2009 AND JANUARY 2010
INTERNATIONAL SERVICE LEARNING
International Health Teams
For Pre-Health Students interested in International Health Care Experience:
International health teams through International Service Learning planned for this December and January to Central and South America, the Caribbean, and Africa.
Teams starting Dec 26, Jan 2, and Jan 10.
Last year we utilized over 1,200 pre-health students (and med students) from over 100 universities on our teams. To view a printable flier with more information on these health trips, click here (PDF file). For additional information, please visit our web site at www.islonline.org
Additionally, we are looking for students to be representatives on campus as a way of earning a free trip. We can also set up a trip for your school or organization.
If you are interested in being a rep or setting up a team or putting a group together please contact Kyle Winston at kyle@ISLonline.org or 361-334-9690.
We still have space available on the following teams:
Before Christmas (for quarter schools)
*Dec. 12-20 – Costa Rica, Nicaragua
*Dec. 12-22 – Costa Rica/Nicaragua, Costa Rica
*Dec. 13-21 – North Central Mexico
After Christmas (for semester schools)
*Dec. 26- Jan. 3 – North Central Mexico
*Dec. 26-Jan.8 –Costa Rica/Nicaragua, Costa Rica/Panama, Dominican Republic
*Dec. 28-Jan. 17 – Tanzania
January 2010
*Jan. 2-10 – Panama, Belize, Costa Rica/Nicaragua
*Jan. 3-11 - Mexico
*Jan. 4-13 - Costa Rica – Globalization (see www.ISLonline.org)
*Jan. 10-18 – Panama
To view a printable flier with more information on these health trips, click here (PDF file). For more information or visit our website at www.ISLonline.org. Financial aid available for all trips. Contact ISL about setting up a team and reducing your trip cost.
Our 2009-2010 Schedule is available on our website at www.ISLonline.org Just click on Team Schedule. We have teams scheduled throughout the year.
If you have any questions please contact Pepper Tucker at Pepper@ISLonline.org.
For professional/program references and information, please contact Pepper Tucker at pepper@ISLonline.org, 816-767-0481 or see our web site at www.ISLonline.org