Except the 1st session which is on Thursday, June 11, in Gore 102, 103, 104, and 116, the 7th session, Wednesday, July 22 in 007 Willard Hall, and the 9th session August 5 in 127 Memorial Hall.
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Except the 1st session which is on Thursday, June 11, in Gore 102, 103, 104, and 116, the 7th session, Wednesday, July 22 in 007 Willard Hall, and the 9th session August 5 in 127 Memorial Hall. |
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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. |
Thursday June 11 4:00-5:30 Gore Hall |
Undergraduate
Research Ethics
Conference Dr. Iain Crawford, Department of Englkish and Director of the Undergraduate Research Program Dr. Thomas Powers, Department of Philosophy and Director of the Center for Science, Ethics, and Public Policy administered by the Delaware Biotechnology Institute, and graduate students, Sponsored by the Undergraduate Research Program. There will be a Pizza Party (incuding UD ice cream) for Scholars in ISE Lab after the ethics session. |
| June 17 | What
should students expect from their research mentor and what should the
mentors expect from students? The Mentors' Perspective Faculty mentor of undergraduates in the sciences. Dr. Hal White (Chemistry and Biochemistry) |
| June 24 | Managing
a career in science, the academic Life. Career biographies of people with undergraduate degrees in science. Drs. Mary Watson, Dr. Jon Koh, and Dr. Catherine Grimes from Chemistry and Biochemistry; and Dr. Salil Lachke and Dr. Jennifer Nauen from Biological Sciences. |
| July
1 |
How
do I get into Graduate
School? (Must attend this session
and/or the July 15 session) Dr. Melinda Duncan (Biological Sciences), Dr. Don Watson (Chemistry and Biochemistry), and Dr. Justin DiAngelo (UD BS Biology 2002) |
| July 8 |
How are things going? Mid-Session Perspectives. Success and
Frustrations Drs. David
Usher and Gary Laverty
(Dept. of Biological Sciences)
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| July 15 |
Dr.
David Barlow, Dept. Health and Exercise Science), Dr. Barret Michalec (Associate
Professor, Sociology), and Faith
Brosch MD, OBGYN, Newark DEInformation about the 2015 MCATRatings of the Importance of Topics in the Natural Sciences, Research Methods, Statistics, and Behavioral Sciences to Success in Medical School - AAMC MR5 Advisory Commission 2010 |
| July
22 4 - 5:30 007 Willard Hall |
How
to
communicate your Results - Conferences (Talks and Posters)
Dr. David Usher, (Dept. of Biological Sciences), Lauren Genova, and Brooke Palus. Judging Rubrics for the ASBMB Undergraduate Poster Competition 2007 A good site for instructions on poster preparation. Other good sites: site 1 (UNC), site 2 (Ohio State) Copy of Dr Usher's ppt presentation of poster preparations. |
July 29 |
Managing
a career in science and alternative careers.What
can you do with a science degree? Career biographies of people with undergraduate degrees in science. Dr. Ray Yin (PhD UCLA ANP Technology) Dr. Jeff Safran, (PhD Biochemistry University of Texas, JD Temple University) Patent lawyer specializing in intellectual property, Dr. Vivadi M. Yusibov, (PhD University of Moscow) Executive Director of Fraunhofer Center for Molecular Biotechnology Dr. Nicole Hill Buist, (BS Biology UD 2002, PhD Organic Chemistry UC Santa Cruz) Principal Scientist, Merck |
| August 5 127 Memorial Hall |
Don't
stop now-Other University
opportunities? Lauren Barsky, Undergraduate Research coordinator, discussing National and International Scholarship Opportunities, Semester Abroad, Service Learning, and related opportunities. (Goldwater, Marshall, Mitchell, Rhodes, and Truman Scholarships, Fulbright Fellowships) |
| Thursday, August 13 ISE Lab |
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