SUMMER 2010
UNDERGRADUATE
RESEARCH ENRICHMENT PROGRAM Tentative |
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Wednesdays
4
to 5 PM 205 Brown Lab |
June 24 & July 28 NOON-1:30 PM |
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On-line
On your own |
What
do you need to know about
Safety in the Research Laboratory? Please note: You need to have completed safety instructions in your research laboratory and/or on-line before you start work in a laboratory. If you have questions, contact Occupational Health and Safety. |
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Thurs June 10 4:00-5:30 Gore Hall |
Undergraduate
Research Ethics
Conference Dr. Thomas Powers, Department of Philosophy and co-director of the Science, Ethics, and Public Policy program administered by the Delaware Biotechnology Institute, and graduate students |
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June 16 | What are you doing here this
summer? Introduction to Research and issues you may encounter. Dr. Harold White (Dept. Chemistry & Biochemistry, Director UD's HHMI Undergraduate Science Education Program). Dr. David Usher (Dept. of Biological Sciences, Assoc. Dir. UD's HHMI Undergraduate Science Education Program) |
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June 23 | Student Voices. Students who have
done undergraduate research for more than a year describe their
experiences. Megan
Kissig, Nick
Marze, Michael
Napolitano, Wuroh
Timbo, and Justin
DiAngelo BS Biology '02, PhD
UPenn '10 (F 2010
begins Asst. Prof. Cell Biology at Hofstra University.) |
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Thurs June 24 (optional) |
Dealing with America's Health
Disparities Problem - Part I Socioeconomic and Cultural Factors Drs. David Usher, Robert Sikes (Dept. of Biological Sciences), Jacqueline Aldridge (NUCLEUS Program), and Cynthia van Golen (Delaware State University), and Susan Safford (Lincoln University) Special optional session in 243 Wolf Hall from 12-1:30 PM. Food Provided. Readings: Disparities and Discrimination in Health Care-an Introduction Health Care Disparities Reading List Abstracts. |
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June 30 | Don't stop now-Other University
opportunities? Susan Serra, Service Learning Coordinator and Katharine Kerrane, Senior Associate Director, Honors Program, and undergraduate panelists discussing National and International Scholarship Opportunities, Semester Abroad, Service Learning, and related opportunities. (Goldwater, Marshall, Mitchell, Rhodes, and Truman Scholarships, Fulbright Fellowships) |
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July
7 |
How are things going? Mid-Session Perspectives. Dr. David Usher (Dept. of Biological Sciences, Assoc. Dir. UD's HHMI Undergraduate Science Education Program), Dr. Harold White (Dept. Chemistry & Biochemistry, Director UD's HHMI Undergraduate Science Education Program). |
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July 14 |
How do I get into Graduate
School? (Must attend this session
and/or the July 21 session) Dr. David Usher, (Dept. of Biological Sciences), Dr. Melinda Duncan, (Dept. of Biological Sciences), Dr. Brian Bahnson, (Dept. of Chemistry and Biochemistry) Dr. John Pelesko, Dept. of Mathematical Sciences) |
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July
20 Tuesday lunch (Optional) |
Dealing
with America's Health
Disparities Problem- Part II Race-based Medicine Drs. David Usherand Robert Sikes (Dept. of Biological Sciences), Jacqueline Aldridge (NUCLEUS Program), Dr. Cynthia van Golen (Delaware State University), Dr. Susan Safford (Lincoln University) Special optional session in 243 Wolf Hall from 12-1:30 PM Reading: Should Racial Profiling have a Role in Cancer Prognosis? |
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July 21 |
Career biographies from academic and industrial scientists. Erica Selva and Kenneth van Golen, Department of Biological Sciences, Charles Riordan, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, and Easley Wallace, Jr. , Principal Investigator, DuPont. |
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July 28 |
How
to
communicate your Results - Conferences (Talks and Posters)
Megan Kissig, BS Biology, and Michael Napolitano, BS Biochemistry Judging Rubrics for the ASBMB Undergraduate Poster Competition 2007 A good site for instructions on poster preparation. Another good site. |
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August 4 |
How do I get into Medical or other professional Schools? |
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Aug 11 |
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