This week …
1) WHAT DID YOU DO THIS SUMMER?
2) GET READY FOR CAREER NIGHT!
3) INTERNSHIPS
4) MARINE BIOLOGY – Winter Break 2008
5) STUDYING FOR THE MCAT
6) INTEGRATIVE PHYSIOLOGY OF EXERCISE COURSE
7) WINTER BREAK WORKSHOP
8) TASK FORCE ON INNOVATION SPONSORS VIDEO
COMPETITION ON HOW SCIENCE HAS
CHANGED AMERICAN LIFE
1) WHAT DID YOU DO THIS SUMMER?
Did you have a great internship experience this summer, attend challenging workshops, shadow a physician, volunteer or work in your chosen career field? Help other students with the same interests find out about opportunities for next summer. Send me a paragraph describing what you did, and how to find out about this opportunity…if you can send along a few photos that would be great also. We will display these on the 1st floor near 1005 Haworth. I would like to have the description/photos by Friday, August 24 (e-mail to: jelder@ku.edu), but this date is flexible.
2) GET READY FOR CAREER NIGHT!
Hello everyone! Each fall, the Biological Sciences Alumni Advisory Board has sponsored a Career Night where participants from area biotech related companies and organizations have been present to discuss career opportunities and advice with our biology majors. In anticipation of this year's event, we would like to add beneficial features if possible and as such seek your suggestions of what you would be interested in at Career Night. We also request that you send us your CV or resume to collate in a book and have available for our Career Night participants. This fall's Career Night is set for Wednesday, October 17, so there is plenty of time to put a CV together if you do not have one. You may email your Career Night suggestions and send your CV as an attachment to pmcelroy@ku.edu or you may drop a printed copy at the Biology offices in 2045 Haworth. Thank you! -- Pam McElroy
3) INTERNSHIPS
Internship with Kansas Streamlink (Fall)--The initial intention of the internship opportunity is to help build the experience and knowledge base of those considering relevant careers. Coming to the program with diverse academic and practical backgrounds, the majority of our interns begin the program having completed bachelors degrees, are in the process of making graduate school decisions, or are non-traditional students working through mid-life career changes. Typically, interns are here for 6 to 18 months and are a part of at least one field sampling season. They work along side full-time staff members and are assigned tasks based on their interest and abilities. This includes fieldwork in diverse stream settings, public relations, teaching/public presentations, data-basing, website maintenance, web research, and writing for a variety of purposes. By representing the organization at various meetings, interns establish professional relationships and develop a proficient operating knowledge of current environmental pressures affecting stream health and/or the interlacing environmental education process in Kansas. We work very hard with our interns so that they leave the program with the confidence and skills necessary to succeed in stream ecology or environmental education professions. This half-time internship will involve working with teachers, water quality professionals, landowners, and the general public. The intern will in some cases lead a group of 5 to 100 K-12 students through a set stream sampling protocol or hands on learning activity. You must be physically able to get creek-side. During the off season when our outdoor obligations wane, you will be involved in a variety of StreamLink program maintenance and curriculum projects. Web design experience is a plus. You will be a representative of a large organization of partners in which each views the environment in a slightly different way. You will need to have tact, patience, a fair degree of common sense and be ever mindful of the greater goal of improving our environment. You must have strong computer skills, a driver’s license and reliable transportation for occasional statewide travel. Some evening and weekend hours will be expected. Location: Lawrence, Kansas. Applications accepted until: Aug 31, 2007; information available through the University Career Center (http://www2.ku.edu/~ucc/cgi-bin/index.php). Marine Science Intern, Mote Marine Laboratory. Mote Marine Laboratory, a nonprofit organization, was founded in 1955 as a place “where people can learn more about the sea.” Today Mote, one of the few remaining independent marine research facilities, serves as a center for research, scientific collaboration, and public education focused on our marine environment. Mote has gained international recognition through the quality and diversity of its research conducted in over 50 countries by its multidisciplinary staff of recognized scientific research leaders. Unique to Mote is an adjacent public aquarium open daily with over 400,000 worldwide visitors annually and over 200 displays and educational programs originating from the Laboratory’s research. Internship Description: Internships are available year-round. Duration of an internship runs from 8 to 16 weeks, with longer periods of time considered. Mote offers a wide variety of internships in seven different research centers, the Marine Policy Institute, as well as several support areas. The internship areas encompass aquaculture; coral reefs; environmental chemistry; coastal ecology; fisheries; marine policy; marine mammal, sea turtle, and shark research. Research interns get hands-on experience in the field and laboratory with specific duties depending on research area, but include surveys, acoustic monitoring, data processing and analysis, field collection, lab testing and maintenance. Support area interns gain valuable experience working in our animal care, public aquarium, communications, library, and education programs. Internship Financial Information: Internships are unpaid. However a limited scholarship program is available. Mote provides assistance in locating housing but interns should plan on spending $75-$100 per week for housing, plus food and entertainment. Interns should arrange for their own transportation due to limited public transportation. Application Deadline and Contact Information: Mote has a rolling application process, but deadlines apply for scholarship submittals. Summer and scholarship applications should be submitted as soon as possible due to high demand. Additional information regarding Mote, intern opportunities, and applications is available online at www.mote.org, or by contacting: Dana O’Mara – College Intern Liaison (danaomara@mote.org, 941-388-4441, Ext. 462) Mote Marine Laboratory, 1600 Ken Thompson Parkway, Sarasota, FL 34236.
4) MARINE BIOLOGY – Winter Break 2008
Field Studies on Caribbean Coral Reefs in Bonaire, a tropical island in the Netherlands Antilles off the coast of Venezuela. Students must enroll in BIOL 420 or 701 (3 credit hours) for this 15-day field course led by Dr. James Thorp. Although the trip will be exciting and fun, this is a formal course with lectures, tests, field trips, and research projects. Field trips will consist of exploration of marine (reefs, sea grass beds, intertidal zones, and mangroves), terrestrial, and inland aquatic habitats. Students will investigate the fringing coral reef during boat dives (12 dives) and unlimited shore dives. Grades will be based on one or more tests, a field notebook, and small-group research projects conducted in the island’s marine habitats. We will stay in a beach-front hotel with multiple students per room; some of the meals will be prepared in our kitchens by our group. Enrollment for the trip is limited to ~12 students because of transportation issues. Students need to be scuba certified (contact Dr. Thorp at thorp@ku.edu) for more information about scuba programs and requirements). Application deadline is October 1. Contact the Study Abroad Office in 108 Lippincott Hall (864-3742; osa@ku.edu) for estimated costs and payment schedule.
5) STUDYING FOR THE MCAT
There are several ways and resources you can use to prepare for the MCAT. We have received a set of publications used for the Examkrackers, Inc. Comprehensive MCAT Review course. I have placed this set in the BTRC for student use. If you are planning to take the MCAT this school year, you might want to look through this material before you sign up for a MCAT review course. If you want information about this program, cost, etc. go to their web site: http://www.examkrackers.com/.
6) INTEGRATIVE PHYSIOLOGY OF EXERCISE COURSE
“I am planning to teach a new physiology course this fall. The course "Integrative Physiology of Exercise" will be a systems based physiology course designed to provide a broad foundation in physiology for incoming students in the department. We will use exercise as a model to explore the regulation and interaction of various physiological systems. Class will be one afternoon per week for 2 hours. The course will be taught in seminar style with students presenting at least one lecture over the fall semester. Relevant papers will be assigned and discussed. Grades will be based on participation and presentation of lecture material.” If this course is of interest to you, contact Dr. Geiger directly for additional information. Paige C. Geiger, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, University of Kansas Medical Center, 3038 Wahl East, 3901 Rainbow Boulevard, Kansas City, KS 66160-7401 (ph: 913-588-7408; fax: 913-588-7430).
7) WINTER BREAK WORKSHOP
Marine Resources Population Dynamics Workshop presented by the National Marine Fisheries Services and Virginia Tech, January 5-11, 2008; the workshop will be conducted at the Mote Tropical Research Laboratory on Summerland Key, Florida. The week-long workshop will provide training about the dynamics of marine populations; these dynamics will be explored in the context of case studies, one involving harvested fish species and one involving sea turtles or marine mammals. The workshop is designed for sophomore, junior, and senior students with strong quantitative backgrounds and interests, and a basic understanding of ecology. All expenses will be paid for those students selected; including travel, housing, meals, supplies, etc. Applications are now being accepted for the competitive selection process; download application and information at: http://www.nmfs.vt.edu/. Application deadline: October 1.
8) TASK FORCE ON INNOVATION SPONSORS VIDEO
COMPETITION ON HOW SCIENCE HAS
CHANGED AMERICAN LIFE
The Task Force on Innovation, in which AAU participates, is sponsoring a YouTube video contest in which individuals—particularly students—are invited to submit three-minute videos that in a funny or clever way show how federally funded research has resulted in scientific innovations that have changed our lives. The top prize is $1,000 and an all-expenses-paid trip to Washington, D.C. The winner will participate in a Capitol Hill event on October 4 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Sputnik. The top five videos will be shown at the event. Information about the competition is available at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tuGBNNCwkfs. Information about the Task Force on Innovation is available at: http://futureofinnovation.org. Jan
Jan Elder
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Undergraduate Biology
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