This week …
1) ACTIVITIES
2) GTA AWARD NOMINATIONS
3) INTERNSHIPS
4) NEW INFORMATION ABOUT SPRING COURSE OFFERINGS…check these!
5) PRE-MED NEWS from Paul Crosby …
6) AWARDS AND SCHOLARSHIPS
7) END OF SECOND DROP PERIOD
1) ACTIVITIES
Monday, November 12 – Last day to withdraw from all classes!
Tuesday, November 13 – Internship Fair, Burge Union, 3:30 – 6:30 pm, Burge Union: Courtside, McCook, Relays Rooms. Intern Panel: 3:30 – 4:00 pm, McCook Room; Internship Fair: 4:00 – 6:30 pm, Courtside and Relays Rooms. This event provides an excellent opportunity for employers to meet and visit with students about their experiential learning opportunities and their organizations. Dress in business attire and bring copies of your resume! For more information (including a list of participating organizations) check: http://www2.ku.edu/~ucc/cgi-bin/internfair.php. University Career Center, 1601 Irving Hill Road, Burge Union 110, Lawrence, KS 66045 • (785) 864-3624 (www.ucc.ku.edu).
Wednesday, November 14 – Pre-Dental Club meeting, time/place to be announced. Dr. Reed, an orthodontist, will be presenting; there may be another speaker also.
2) GTA AWARD NOMINATIONS
Is your BIOLOGY TA one of the best TA’s ever? Then give them a pat on the back with a
nomination for a TA award!! Nomination forms can be downloaded from: http://www.kuub.ku.edu/ “Awards and Scholarships”, or are available from the Biology Office, 2045 Haworth, or BTRC, 1004 Haworth. Return the form to Jan Elder (2045 Haworth).
3) INTERNSHIPS
Information on these and other internships can be found in the Internship/Opportunity book in the Biology Office, 2045 Haworth, and in BTRC, 1004 Haworth.
Pollution Prevention Program Intern - University of Nebraska.Description: The Partners in Pollution Prevention Internship program places junior and senior engineering/science students with Nebraska businesses, to help the clients minimize their waste and save money. This assistance helps to minimize the cost of input materials; improves worker safety, and environmental compliance; and protects the environment. Student interns are provided with two weeks of pollution prevention training in Lincoln before they spend ten weeks working with an assigned business on a pollution prevention project. The students are supported in their technical assistance efforts by University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) faculty and staff, Nebraska Dept of Environmental Quality and US EPA officials. This program is funded in part by the US Environmental Protection Agency. Program dates: May 19 to August 12, 2008. Benefits that interns receive: Formal environmental training; Hands-on work experience; Professional contacts; College Credit (3 credit hours of senior engineering technical elective, tuition is paid by program); Stipend of approximately $5,300; Work-related travel expenses. Eligibility Guidelines: Currently enrolled in an accredited engineering or science program at a US college or university (includes Civil, Biological, Chemical, Mechanical, or Environmental Engineering; Biology, Chemistry, other science or engineering); Completed an introductory class in Environmental Engineering or Environmental Science before the summer of 2008; Preference given to juniors and seniors; Preference will be given to students who are US Citizens and who are residents of EPA Region VII (Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska). As many as fifteen internships are available. To be considered you must complete application available from the P3 program website. Application deadline is February 4, 2008. Website: For complete information on this summer program and for detailed description of application requirements, visit our website at: http://www.p3.unl.edu/. How to apply: Complete application available from the P3 program website at: http://www.p3.unl.edu/; requested documents: Resume, Transcript, Cover Letter, Other. See application instructions at the P3 program website at: http://www.p3.unl.edu/). Contact Information: Valdeen Nelsen, MPA, LMT, Program Staff, Partners in Pollution Prevention Program, 234 L. W. Chase Hall, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE 68583-0726 (Ph: (402) 472-1627, email: vnelsen2@unl.edu).
Wake Forest University School of Medicine in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, will be conducting a summer research program for underrepresented minorities. The focus of the program is on research training in the cardiovascular sciences with medical school faculty. The curriculum includes “hands-on” laboratory research, a lecture series that features presentations by faculty and guest speakers, and a research symposium at which the students present their research findings. Undergraduates with an interest in a biomedical research career are encouraged to apply. Eligibility: Underrepresented minorities, U.S. citizen/permanent residents of the United States; in good academic standing. Program Dates/Stipend: May 28 – July 25, 2008. Participants receive a stipend $1,731/month, room in one of the residence halls, and transportation costs. Information/Application: available on web at: http://www1.wfubmc.edu/Hypertension/Academic+Opportunity/EICS/index.htm. For more information, contact: Debra I. Diz, Ph.D. (ddiz@wfubmc.edu) or Nobi Sarver (nsarver@wfubmc.edu). 4) NEW INFORMATION ABOUT SPRING COURSE OFFERINGS…check these!
Additional BIOL 599 SEMINAR section--We have added a new section of BIOL 599 Senior Seminar (BIOL 599, #84014, 3:00 pm Friday). If you are an Organismal Biology or Ecology & Evolutionary Biology senior who has had trouble finding a senior seminar, here is one for you! PALEOBOTANY--Dr. Edith L. Taylor is offering Paleobotany (BIOL 640/641, #82775, 82776) in the Spring semester. The course covers the biology and evolution of fossil plants—from 3 billion-year-old microbes to modern flowers—the fossil history of plants and related groups. For anyone interested in a survey of all the plant groups, this course will cover that information! Lecture: MWF 9:00 – 9:50 am, laboratory M 1:00 – 4:00 pm; prerequisite: BIOL 413 or permission of instructor (etaylor@ku.edu).
PLANT ECOLOGY - BIOL 602 (TR; 1:00–2:15 pm; 3 credits)--Through lecture, class discussions and various on-campus excursions we will explore a variety of foundational and modern topics in the field of Plant Ecology. Topics will span multiple levels of ecological organization (genes – individuals – populations – communities – ecosystems – regional and global scales), and evaluate issues from ecological and evolutionary perspectives. Special emphasis will be placed on linking basic ecological concepts to problems of applied and societal importance (ecosystem functioning and services, conservation, restoration, agriculture, global change etc.). Instructor: Bryan Foster, EEB, bfoster@ku.edu.
5) PRE-MED NEWS from Paul Crosby …
KU School of Medicine Programs, November 9, January 11, January 12, March 1 OPEN HOUSE: Friday, November 9 and Friday, January 11. Register online at www.kumc.edu/som/openhouse
PRIMARY CARE WORKSHOP: Applications available at www.kumc.edu/som/primarycareworkshop. The winter workshop is being held on the KC campus on Saturday, January 12.
PREMEDICAL STUDENT CONFERENCE: Saturday, March 1, 2008 at the School of Medicine campus in Kansas City. Registration will be available online after winter break.
6) AWARDS AND SCHOLARSHIPS
Applications for the 2008 K-INBRE Undergraduate Scholarship Program are now being accepted. The K-INBRE program is a federally funded program that provides financial support to enable undergraduate science majors to gain intensive experience in biomedical related research. Six scholarships are competitively awarded each year. Scholarships will provide up to $1,000 for the Spring 2008 semester and $3,700 for Summer 2008. Detailed information about the program and the application packet can be found online at http://www.kinbre.ku.edu/. Applications are now being accepted at 2040 Haworth Hall and will be accepted through 5:00 pm Monday, December 3, 2007. For more information, please contact either Dr. Jim Orr (jorr@ku.edu ) or Emily Huckabay at emilych@ku.edu / 864-7316.
If you are considering attending graduate school and your cumulative grade point average is approximately 2.8 or above, consider applying to become a McNair Scholar. The program is designed to prepare undergraduate students for graduate study toward the Ph.D. The McNair Scholars Program is centered upon the Summer Research Internship (SRI), a two-month paid opportunity in which you conduct research under the supervision of a KU faculty member who serves as your mentor. Participants in the SRI receive a total of up to $2,800 in the form of a stipend. We also provide free services during the academic year that include: assistance with the graduate school application process; provision of waivers for GRE registration and graduate school application fees; opportunities to present at national and regional conferences; visits to graduate programs at other universities; workshops on a variety of topics related to graduate school; tutoring; advising; preparation for the GRE, and access to computers, printers, a photocopier and fax machine. To be eligible to apply, you must be EITHER a: low-income student whose parent(s) did not earn a bachelors degree OR a student who identifies with a racial/ethnic group that is underrepresented in graduate school (African American, Hispanic, or Native American). The application priority deadline is November 20, 2007. For further information on program eligibility or to receive an application, please call 864-3412 or stop by our office at 305 Joseph R. Pearson Hall. You can also send us an email at mcnair@ku.edu or visit our website: www.ku.edu/~mcnair.
The Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology has received funding from the Student Senate to provide undergraduate students an opportunity to conduct hands-on research with faculty in the Department during the Spring 2008 semester. A stipend will be paid to each student in the program (past awards have ranged around $1,000) and no prior research experience is necessary. This program is designed to provide independent research experience guided by faculty mentors. Important facilities for research in the department include the Natural History Museum and Biodiversity Research Center, which houses world-class systematic collections, and the Kansas Field Station and Ecological Reserves, which include terrestrial and aquatic experimental areas just outside Lawrence. Depending upon the project, students may also have the opportunity to use specialized laboratory equipment and state-of-the-art computer software. Departmental Information: The Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology includes more than 40 regular faculty and numerous affiliate faculty, divided into four programs: Ecology & Population Biology, Entomology, Plant Biology, and Systematics, Biodiversity & Macroevolution. The research interests of the faculty are very diverse, so please see the departmental web page to find an area of research that interests you: http://www.ku.edu/-eeb. Eligibility: All currently enrolled KU undergraduate students are eligible, although preference will be given to biology majors and those in related fields. Applicants must be able to demonstrate financial need (see further information on the application form). Applications are attached to the department web page: http://www.ku.edu/-eeb/ and are also available in the EEB Departmental office (2041 Haworth) and in the Biology office (2045 Haworth). Review of applications will begin November 28, 2007!
7) END OF SECOND DROP PERIOD
Note…If you are planning to withdraw from a class this semester, or need to swap a class, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 12, is the last day to do this. The signature of your instructor, who must also assign a WP or WF grade, is required on the Schedule Change Form.
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