This MCB listserve is for the purpose of sending out information about UCB student club activities. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1. MCAT Night with Kaplan, 11/2 2. Field Study Internship Applications 3. LiveRight On The Go 4. Alternative Breaks - Info Session 10/30 5. STELA Colloquium 10/27 6. Asian American Health Society ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 1. MCAT Night with Kaplan, 11/2
MCAT Night with Kaplan November 2nd (Thurs) 6-7 pm 20 Barrows MedCluster is teaming up with Kaplan to bring you MCAT Night, an informational session with a focus on the new, computerized MCAT. Kaplan representatives will discuss how the new MCAT will differ from the previous version as well as other topics such as picking the right test date for you and what the Kaplan MCAT program has to offer. Our advisors will also be there to talk about how they studied for the exam and what materials they found helpful. This is open to ALL, so bring friends! Are you considering a career in medicine? Want to shadow a doctor? Interested in learning about current social and political issues in medicine? ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 2. Field Study Internship Applications Field Study Internship Applications now available at <http://hmap.berkeley.edu> hmap.berkeley.edu. The internship consists of shadowing a doctor for 6-8 hours a semester and attending a two-hour weekly discussion section. Prerequisites are passing PH 116 (formerly IDS 130) by the time you enter the internship as well as obtaining a letter of recommendation from your PH 116 TA. More information is available on our website. The application deadline is Friday, October 27, 2006 at 5pm outside 309 Eshleman. Please direct your questions to Jody at <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>[EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Jody L. Lin Field Study Internship Coordinator 2006-2007 ----------------------------------- Field Study Internship Health and Medical Apprenticeship Program PH 97/197 309 Eshleman Hall UC Berkeley Berkeley, CA 94720 Office: (510) 643-6100 <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sponsored by the School of Public Health and the ASUC ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 3. LiveRight on the Go LiveRIGHT On the Go is the 2nd annual 5K Run/Walk to fight hepatitis B and liver cancer, jointly hosted by the Asian Liver Center at Stanford University and the Answer to Cancer Foundation. Hepatitis B takes a life every 30 seconds. Over 10% of Asians and Asian Americans have chronic hepatitis B (HBV) infection, which often leads to fatal liver cancer or cirrhosis if left unchecked. The greatest tragedy is that most individuals with chronic HBV do not know it, and their doctors do not look for the early signs of liver cancer or cirrhosis. Also, since most HBV vaccination in the U.S. occurs without screening, many young Asian Americans are still at risk for fatal liver complications. The Asian Liver Center at Stanford and the Jade Ribbon Campaign at UC Berkeley work to encourage awareness and the screening of all Asian and Asian American individuals. Proceeds also go towards running vaccination and screening programs in mainland China and in Chinese American communities. This is an excellent opportunity for a group service event, and if you have 10 or more participants, please register as a team! ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 4. Alternative Breaks - Info Session 10/30 Ever wonder about what life is like on a Native American reservation? Ever wonder about LA gangs? Ever wonder what goes on in Tijuana outside the bars? Ever wonder about inequity in the Katrina disaster? FIND OUT. ALTERNATIVE BREAKS = Service + Fun + Learning + Spring Break APPLICATIONS DUE NOVEMBER 9, 2006 Available online: http://calcorps.berkeley.edu Event: Info Sessions Date: October 30 and November 1, 7:30pm Location: 505 Eshleman Snacks Provided! Spring Break Focus Issues (detailed descriptions online): http://calcorps.berkeley.edu *Katrina Awareness, Relief & Education *Illegal Immigration in Tijuana *Gang Relations in Los Angeles *Healthcare Through Service: Campo Kumeyaay What is Alternative Breaks? Alternative Breaks is a program that provides opportunity for students to actively engage in service projects focusing on a particular social issue over spring break (March 24-April 1, 2007) or during a weekend. Breaks have centered on topics ranging from homelessness to rebuilding the Gulf to illegal immigration in Tijuana to migrant farmworkers in the Central Valley to health at Campo Kumeyaay. Sponsored by the Cal-Corps Public Service Center, Alternative Breaks program emphasizes learning about the social issues that perpetuate or relate to the social issue, and deeper understanding to inspire long-term sustainable change. Questions? [EMAIL PROTECTED] ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 5. STELA Colloquium 10/27 STELA (U.C Berkeley Working Group on Science, Technology, Ethics and Law), the S.T.S. center, and the College of Natural Resources presents its fall colloquium: The New Properties of Plants: Problems in Intellectual Property and Innovation Friday, October 27, 2006 4 - 6 pm / Chevron Auditorium, International House In recent years, there has been a marked development of the intellectual property system for plants and plant genetic material. Furthermore, new practices involving the construction and devolution of the public domain have remade the R&D landscape around plant innovation and agricultural biotechnology. Bringing together nationally recognized thinkers in this area to the College of Natural Resources at Berkeley, this colloquium aims to examine the implications of these regimes for global justice, the production of food and drugs, and environmental sustainability. Themes will likely include public vs. private domains, the creation of seed/germplasm banks for agricultural crops and bioprospecting, biotechnology-innovation-local knowledge tensions, agricultural biotechnology and justice. Key note talks by: Prof. Jack R. Kloppenburg, Jr., University of Wisconsin, Madison Prof. Madhavi Sunder, U.C. Davis Law School Commentary by: Brian Wright, U.C. Berkeley, Agricultural and Resource Economics Moderated Panel and Q and A: Prof. David Winickoff, U.C. Berkeley, ESPM More information can be found at: http://nature.berkeley.edu/stela/Fall%20Colloquium%20 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 6. Asian American Health Society Mentor Program Asian American Health Society - Mentor Program Signed Up and Recruiting! We provide Telebear Advice. Do you need advice for Telebear Phase I? Do you need to know more about Berkeley life as a new coming students? Do you want to know more about pre-med, pre-pharm, and other more health professions school? Come and sign up for our mentor program. Most of our mentors are experienced and friendly seniors or upper division students who are pre-health (pre-med, pre-pharm, pre-nursing, pre-grad, etc) professional students. Ask us ideas about lower division classes and advice of schedule planning. Share your feeling about Berkeley life with us and more... If you are interested, please send email to <https://calmail.berkeley.edu/webmail/src/compose.php?send_to=ucb_aahs%40yahoo.com>[EMAIL PROTECTED] to sign up. We are also recruiting pre-professional students (junior and senior preferred) to be mentors. Please apply via <https://calmail.berkeley.edu/webmail/src/compose.php?send_to=ucb_aahs%40yahoo.com>[EMAIL PROTECTED] . Deadline will be next Monday. Cheers, AAHS Officer Team Asian American Health Society [EMAIL PROTECTED] ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ The above message does not necessarily represent the views or opinions of MCBcDNA, mcbUSA, the MCB Department, or UC Berkeley. ----------------- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS LIST, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe mcb-clubs" in the message body. Please send questions or comments to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For a list of upcoming events and information about the student clubs: MCBcDNA http://mcb.berkeley.edu/groups/mcbcdna/ mcbUSA http://mcb.berkeley.edu/groups/mcbusa/
