POSSIBLE ALTERNATIVES TO MARINE BIOLOGY QUARTER
The Education Aboad Program The OBEE Program encourages its students to participate in the University of California's Education Abroad Program. Students are able to take Biology courses at many international universities and receive UC credit. Studying abroad enables students to gain a greater understanding of issues relevant across cultures and societies. Adding an international dimension to students' education also enhances their career opportunities. Explore the options for study through EAP on UCLA's web site or view faculty recommendations of specific opportunities for Biology students on the university-wide EAP site. Also, check out the Education Abroad program's guide to opportunities in Enviromental Studies and Enviromental Sciences
Mote Marine Laboratory, Sarasota, FL, In Summer 2003, Mote Marine Laboratory (MML) will host a 10-week program focused on providing research experiences in estuarine science to 8 advanced undergraduate students. Students will be paired with MML researchers contributing to a laboratory-wide, collaborative study on the health of Charlotte Harbor, one of Florida's largest and most ecologically and economically important estuaries. Students will assist MML scientists in estuarine research, develop and complete an independent research project related to their mentors' interests, and present their research findings in written and oral form. Students also will participate in research seminars, discussion groups, and a variety of educational and cultural activities.http://www.mote.org/~jimg/reu.htm
BOSTON UNIVERSITY MARINE PROGRAM, Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, Massachusetts. Interested undergraduates are encouraged to apply for research internships in the coastal bays of New England. Much of the research examines linkages between terrestrial and adjoining estuarine ecosystems. Interns participate in weekly group meetings with scientists leading research in the project and present their findings at the Marine Biological Laboratory's annual summer meetings, resulting in an abstract submitted for publication in the journal Biological Bulletin. A stipend will be provided for the summer, and a portion of travel costs will be reimbursed. Applicants must be undergraduates who will have completed at least two years of study toward a bachelors degree; only U.S. Citizens or permanent residents can apply. For an application form, write, phone, fax or download: REU, CBNE/Boston University Marine Program, MBL/Woods Hole, MA 02543, phone: 508-289-7615, fax: 508-5487295, e-mail: REU@mbl.edu, http://www.mbl.edu/REU/.
THE JACKSON LABORATORY, BAR HARBOR, MAINE offers a summer student program in interdisciplinary biomedical research. Applicants must have completed 11th or 12th grade, or be full-time undergraduate students with at least one semester remaining, and be US citizens or permanent residents. To apply, contact Training & Education/600 Main Street/Bar Harbor, Maine 04609, phone: 207-288-6250, e-mail training@lax.org. Applications are also available at the program's web site, www.jax.org.
BAMFIELD MARINE STATION, BRITISH COLUMBIA – Summer courses are offered in three blocks. Courses include Biology of Fishes; Assessing and Measuring Coastal Health, and the Ecology of Coastal Lakes and Streams. Directed Studies may also be undertaken at any time. For information, write University Program Coordinator, Bamfield Marine Station/Bamfield, BC V0R 1B0/ Canada, phone: 250-728-3301, fax 250-728-3452, e-mail: info@bms.bc.ca, http://www.bms.bc.ca.
THE BERMUDA BIOLOGICAL STATION FOR RESEARCH – 1999 summer courses include Biological Oceanography, Tropical Marine Invertebrates, and the Molecular Ecology and Physiology of Marine Symbioses. Course dates vary; for more information, consult their web site at www.bbsr.edu , or write: The Bermuda Biological Station for Research/Ferry Reach/St. George's GE 01 Bermuda, phone 441-297-1880, extension 238.
SHANNON POINT MARINE CENTER – NSF Research Experiences for Undergraduates. SPMC is a facility of Western Washington University located in Anacortes, Washington. Applicants must be US citizens or permanent residents; students between their junior and senior years will receive precedence. Applicants are required to submit a letter describing their general background and interests in pursuing a research experience, undergraduate transcripts, and one letter of reference from an individual familiar with the student's academic performance to Dr. Stephen D. Sulkin, Director/1900 Shannon Point Road/Anacortes, WA 98221; fax: 360-293-1083. SPMC's web site is at http://www.ac.wwu.edu/~spmc/index.html.
TROPICAL MARINE BIOLOGY -- at the Bahamian Field Station, San Salvador, Bahamas. The objective of this course is to provide an overview of typical marine ecosystems and their biological communities with a special focus on coral reefs and coral reef organisms. There will be a strong emphasis on systematics, taxonomy, and the ecology of dominant taxa and species. Each day will consist of lectures and trips to the field. A large portion of the time in the field will be spent snorkeling on near-shore patch reefs and surveying coastal and inland environments. Four hours of undergraduate or graduate credit may be obtained from the University of South Carolina at Aiken at an additional cost. For additional information and registration forms, contact Bahamian Field Station/c/o Twin Air/1100 Lee Wagener Blvd., Suite 113/Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33315, phone 242-331-2520, fax 242-331-2524.
BOSTON UNIVERSITY MARINE PROGRAM - Visiting students may apply for this program held at Woods Hole, Massachusetts. For information, write Nancy Olson, Program Coordinator, Boston University Marine Program/5 Cummington Street, Room 301/Boston, MA 02215, telephone 617-353-2429, e-mail olson@bu.edu, or http://www.bu.edu/bump.
CATALINA MARINE BIOLOGY SEMESTER OF CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY is held each Fall Semester, beginning in August and ending in mid-December, at the Wrigley Marine Science Center on Santa Catalina Island. Applications are taken until all open spaces are filled. Non-CSU students register through CSU Long Beach's Extended Education Program. For information, see http://www-rcf.usc.edu/~smi/Sites/catalina.html, or contact Ms. Kristy Kull, Catalina Semester, Ocean Studies Institute, 830 S. Seaside Ave., Terminal Island, CA 90731-7330, 310-519-3172, kkull@csulb.edu.
EAST-WEST MARINE BIOLOGY PROGRAM, sponsored by Northeastern University, is a year of field and laboratory studies at three marine laboratories in the Pacific, Caribbean and Atlantic Oceans. Students explore the environment at Friday Harbor Marine Lab in Washington's San Juan Islands, Discovery Bay Marine Laboratory in Jamaica, and the Mraine science Center in Nahant, Massachusetts. Since this is a year-long program, students receive credit equivalent to the UCLA Marine Biology Quarter plus other courses. (At least six upper division courses on the major must be completed at UCLA.)