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1. Pictures
at an Exhibition, or maybe it’s Pictures Of Exhibitionists – photos from the
FIRST-EVER Ape Olympic Biathlon!
2. St.
Vincent's Medical Center in Bridgeport, Connecticut, invites college students
considering the health professions to join their research team for a Summer
2007 experience in the emergency department (ED) as Research Associates (RA).
3. One student’s observations on the January
MCAT CBT administrations. (Thanks
to Barbara Huntington, PHP Director at SDSU, for sending me this.)
4. San Diego
State University offers a summer MHIRT program at the University of Cape
Coast, Ghana to do ethnobotanical research. (Thanks to Barbara Huntington, PHP Director
at SDSU, for sending me this.)
5. The University
of Colorado at Boulder is accepting applications for the 2007
SMART (Summer Multicultural Access to Research and Training) program.
6. SACNAS
e-nouncements: Society for Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science, Published
on February 14, 2007
7. I can think
of two captions: 1)What
it feels like to have Giardia lamblia;
2)Possible consequences to being a Chili Cook-off Judge.
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1.
Pictures at an Exhibition, or maybe it’s
Pictures Of Exhibitionists – photos from the FIRST-EVER Ape Olympic
Biathlon!
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I.
Coconut Shot put
Checking wind speed and direction (Dr. Ogilvie)
The wind-up (Jeremy Armstrong)
The release (Jeremy Armstrong)
La Presidenta preparing for a throw (Ashley Prevost)
Chelsey Molpus with the windup
Chelsey Molpus with the release
Measuring the distance (Dr. Eisen)
II.
Mating Call
Mating Call Preparatory (Thomas Turner)
The winner of the Mating Call contest, showing both audibility and
clarity…(Jeremy Armstrong)
Chuckie’s Birthday Cake:
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2. St. Vincent's Medical Center in Bridgeport,
Connecticut, invites college students considering the health professions to
join their research team for a Summer 2007 experience in the emergency
department (ED) as Research Associates (RA).
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Colleagues:
Here is a unique opportunity for your students to have an
evaluated, clinical research experience this summer. St. Vincent's Medical Center
in Bridgeport, Connecticut, is inviting college students
considering the health professions to join their research team in the
emergency department (ED) as Research Associates (RA).
From 2 June to 12 August, RAs will be volunteering a
minimum of one 4-hour shift per week in the ED:
·
identifying and enrolling patients who are eligible for various
research studies
·
obtaining demographic and historical data
·
being involved in the informed consent process
·
facilitating the production of the research
In the summer semester, RAs are allowed to serve
additional shifts as long as they are not taking more than one other summer
school course.
Since studies looking at primary health care screening in
the ED form the core of the research effort, RAs will be interacting with
large numbers of patients presenting with the range of problems seen in an
inner city ED. Their performance will be evaluated on each shift by
emergency physicians and nurses. These shift evaluations will be
collated into an end-of-semester letter of assessment that will be sent on to
you as their pre-health adviser.
From this basic activity, the potential for additional research
and didactic opportunities at this major teaching affiliate of the University
of Connecticut School of Medicine is limited only by the student's
initiative.
With the addition of the academic components of a formal
internship, the summer program will be offered as a pass/fail, one credit
course through the St. Vincent’s
College. The cost for the course is
$330, with an $80 administrative fee, which includes drug testing, and a $25
application fee.
On-campus housing will be available at the University of Bridgeport.
Complete information can be found on our web site, www.RAprogram.com. This includes application materials and
required health forms. Potential RAs will need a simple letter of
endorsement from their pre-health adviser on official stationary. For
your convenience, a sample letter with the elements that we require is also
on the web site.
If you have any questions or need additional information,
or if you would like to explore the possibility of developing a similar
program in collaboration with academic or community hospitals in your area, I
look forward to your contact.
For more information, contact:
Keith Bradley, MD
203 254 4000 x 3238
kbradley@mail.fairfield.edu
web site of program:
http://www.raprogram.com/index.html
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3. One
student’s observations on the January MCAT CBT administrations. (Thanks to Barbara Huntington, PHP Director
at SDSU, for sending me this.)
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- Highlighting and strikeouts work as expected. The search
function
wasn't anywhere to be found. When you go back to review your answers,
your highlighting disappears, but your strikeouts persist.
- Staggered start times for test-takers. Since we all didn't
start
at once, some people started their Writing section before or after
others. This was sort of distracting to me because I did not
anticipate hearing heavy typing while I was at the end of my verbal
section, and at the beginning of my bio section. I heard some places
offer earplugs, but my test center had headphones.
- No scroller button on the mouse
- Periodic table hovers over you screen and
you can move it around.
- I heard some test centers give whiteboards instead of scratch
paper. Might be worthwhile to check what your test center does.
That's all I could think of. I had questions about some of these
details before I took the test, so now that I know the answers -
thought I could pass it along.
-Wonita-
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4.
San Diego State University offers a summer MHIRT
program at the University of Cape Coast, Ghana to do ethnobotanical
research. (Thanks to Barbara
Huntington, PHP Director at SDSU, for sending me this.)
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The San Diego State
University (SDSU) branch of the Minority Health Disparity International
Research Training (MHIRT) program is pleased to announce that it will offer a
fantastic research opportunity for students majoring or minoring in the
sciences interested in doing ethnobotanical research in Ghana during
the upcoming summer!
MHIRT is an international research experience that prepares students for a
career in biomedical research. The long-term objective is to increase the
number of underrepresented minority faculty in biomedical science.
ELIGIBILITY We are looking for students that
can fulfill the following requirements by the time the summer program begins:
- Be an American citizen
or a permanent resident.
- Be at least a rising
junior (that means they must have completed their sophomore year by end
of June 2006) or more (even graduate students are welcome to apply).
- Be a science major or
minor
- Have completed 1 year
of general chemistry
- Have completed at
least 1 organic chemistry class
- Have completed at
least 2 Afrikana, African or African American Studies classes
Students will be using organic chemistry techniques to study some of the
plants used to treat diabetes in Ghana. This is why we ask that
all the students have taken an organic chemistry class, since everyone comes
with different life experiences. We also want to maximize the amount of time
students are actually doing research and not learning how to do techniques.
One of the major goals of this MHIRT program, also, is for all the students
to have the same/similar experience(s). One way to make sure this happens is
to have everyone arrive and leave Ghana at the same time, live in
the same house, work cooperatively in the laboratory, go on field trips
together and interact with the Ghanaian people.
WHAT IS COVERED BY MHIRT plane fair, room and
board in Ghana
(this money doesn't go directly to you), $800/month stipend for
undergraduates, lab supplies (this goes to the lab and not to you directly).
For other coverage check the website for frequently asked questions by
accepted students.
APPLICATIONS and other questions you may have
are available online at <<http://www.sci.sdsu.edu/osrsp/mirt/>> and is open to all students in the USA. Applications are due at
4:00 p.m. PST on Friday, March 9, 2007. There are four modifications that
students applying for the SDSU MHIRT program should take care to note.
1. If you already have a legitimate passport please note it on your
application.
2. Two letters of recommendation instead of one is required. At least one of
these letters should be from a faculty member who has supervised you in a
laboratory setting.
3. Neither a letter from a potential international mentor nor a proposed
research project is required. The type of research SDSU MHIRT summer scholars
will be ethnobotanical as stated above.
4. Students should note when their spring semester/quarter ends and when
their fall semester/quarter begins.
INTERVIEWS of potential finalists will begin
on March 16, 2007.
FINAL DECISIONS will be made and students
notified by March 30, 2007.
TENTATIVE DEPARTURE DATES from San Diego will be
between June 4 and June 8, 2007.
TENTATIVE RETURN DATES is between August 13
and August 17 to San Diego.
These dates were chosen because many schools are on the semester system (as
is SDSU) and traditionally their classes begin in mid to late August. We're
hoping this will give students enough time to regroup before classes begin at
their parent institutions or give them enough notice so they can make
arrangements with their parent institutions about arriving after the semester
begins.
After reading the website noted above, if you have more questions feel free
to email Dr. Estralita Martin at <<<mailto:esmartin@sciences.sdsu.edu>esmartin@sciences.sdsu.edu>>
with a letter of interest or telephone either Mr. Guy Nelson or Dr. Robert
Pozos at (619) 594-2581.
Sincerely yours,
Dr. Estralita Martin
--
Estralita Martin, Ph.D.
Assistant Dean for Student Affairs
College of Sciences
San Diego State
University
5500 Campanile Drive
San Diego, CA 92182-4616
TEL: 619-594-5350
FAX: 619-594-3590
E-mail: esmartin@sciences.sdsu.edu
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5.
The University of Colorado
at Boulder
is accepting applications for the 2007
SMART (Summer Multicultural Access to Research and Training) program.
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Paid internships are available in areas of science, math,
and engineering.
All expenses are paid plus a stipend of 3K is awarded.
For more information, please visit our website at
http://www.colorado.edu/graduateschool/SMART/SMARTWebsite.
If students need more time after the February 15 deadline, please let us
know.
Regards,
Kawanda Rembert
Colorado Diversity Initiative/SMART Program
University of Colorado-Boulder
347 UCB
Boulder Co,
80309-0347
303-735-3122
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6.
SACNAS
e-nouncements: Society for Advancement of Chicanos
and Native Americans in Science, Published on February 14, 2007
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SACNAS e-nouncements
Society
for Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science
Published
on
February
14, 2007
Table
of Contents
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SACNAS National Conference
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SACNAS News
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New Job Listings
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Undergraduate/Graduate Scholarships, Internships and
Fellowship
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Postdoc, Junior/Tenured Faculty and Professional
Opportunities
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K-12 Opportunities
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Upcoming Conferences and Events
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General Announcements
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e-nouncement Info
SACNAS
National Conference
Call
for Session Proposals - Deadline March 15
SACNAS
invites members of the professional scientific, higher education, precollege
education and career advancement training communities to submit proposals for
professional development sessions, scientific symposia, K-12 teacher
workshops, special interest forums and preconference workshops for the 2007
SACNAS National Conference, October 11-14, in Kansas City, Missouri . In
addition, SACNAS is looking for individuals to lead mentoring and orientation
sessions for undergraduate and graduate students and other conference
attendees.
To submit a session proposal go to MySACNAS and log into your existing account (or
create a new account if you are new to SACNAS), find the links entitled
“create a proposal” and proceed. For more information on proposal submissions
go to Call for Proposals. To learn about serving as a
mentor/orientation session leader, contact SACNAS at: marilu@sacnas.org
Deadline: 3/15/07
Website: www2.sacnas.org/confNew/confClient/current/session/ProposalInfo.asp
Contact
Info >>
Name
Marilu Chavez
Address
P.O. Box 8526
Santa Cruz, CA 95061
Phone
831-459-0170 Ext. 234
Email
marilu@sacnas.org
Education Seat Recruitment - Monterey
Bay Sanctuary Advisory
Council
The Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary is seeking applicants for the following
vacant seat on its Sanctuary Advisory Council (council): Education Primary.
Applicants are chosen based upon their particular expertise and
experience in relation to the seat for which they are applying; community and
professional affiliations; philosophy regarding the protection and management
of marine resources; and possibly the length of residence in the area
affected by the sanctuary. The advisory council meets every other month in
daytime public sessions held in varying locations along the coast bordering
the sanctuary.
The Education Primary seat, which was vacated by the previously appointed
representative before the end of the term, will begin their term in April
2007 and should expect to serve until February 2008.
Application kits may be obtained from the following Web address; http://montereybay.noaa.gov/sac/2007/recruit07v1/012207covlet.html or through the
Sanctuary office at 299 Foam
Street, Monterey, CA 93940.
Completed applications should be sent to the same address.
Deadline: 2/23/07
Website: montereybay.noaa.gov/sac/2007/recruit07v1/012207covlet.html
Contact
Info >>
Name
Paul Chetirkin
Address
299 Foam Street
Monterey, CA 93940
Phone
(831) 647-4210
Email
paul.chetirkin@noaa.gov
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SACNAS
News
Job
Opportunities at SACNAS
SACNAS
is currently recruiting for the following regular-full-time positions.
Click on the link to find out more.
For all positions, forward letter and resume to:
SACNAS
P.O. Box 8526
Santa Cruz, CA 95061
marina@sacnas.org
Contact Info >>
Name
Marina Bobadilla
Phone
877-SACNAS-1, ext. 333
Email
marina@sacnas.org
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View the rest of the February 14, 2007
issue of the SACNAS
e-nouncements online at: http://www.sacnas.org/enouncements.cfm
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SACNAS
e-nouncements: Online Submissions
SACNAS
is pleased to announce the addition of new online tools to streamline and
simplify submission of information targeted for the SACNAS audience. To share
information on your summer research opportunities, fellowship programs,
conferences, meeting, events and other materials with SACNAS members, submit
an announcement online a minimum of one day prior to the upcoming publication
date.
e-nouncements Policies
- Announcements are posted
free of charge for two weeks.
- Announcements received less
than one day prior to the publication date of the next edition will be
considered for the following issue.
- Announcements
of jobs/professional positions are not accepted for free inclusion in
the e-nouncements. (contact webads@sacnas.org
for paid job postings)
- SACNAS reserves the right to
decline or edit submitted material for any reason.
- Inclusion of an announcement
does not indicate an endorsement by SACNAS or its board of directors.
Website: www.sacnas.org/submitEnouncement.cfm
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SUBSCRIBE:
to subscribe to the SACNAS e-nouncements, send name, complete contact
information including email, to info@sacnas.org
UNSUBSCRIBE: To unsubscribe from the SACNAS e-nouncements, log on to your MySACNAS account and select
the Subscriptions link to access/change your current requests. Or send a
request, including your name and the email address to be removed from the
e-nouncements list, to info@sacnas.org
Questions or Concerns
Please address questions or concerns to:
Email: info@sacnas.org
Mail: SACNAS, P.O. Box 8526; Santa Cruz, CA 95061-8526
Phone: 831-459-0170
Toll free phone: 877-SACNAS-1
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7.
I can think of two captions: 1)What it feels
like to have Giardia lamblia;
2)Possible consequences to being a Chili Cook-off Judge.
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