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^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 1. mcbUSA Faculty-Student Luncheon with Professor Presti 2. 2/8, 5:30 PM, Pre-Vet Club meeting 3. Many research opportunities ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 1. mcbUSA Faculty-Student Luncheon with Professor Presti You are invited to come to mcbUSAs faculty-student luncheon with *Professor Presti* on Wednesday, March 1 at 11:30a.m. For those who are not familiar with Professor Presti, he is a lecturer in Neurobiology. Currently he is teaching MCB 61 and MCB 198. Come join us in a great opportunity at getting to know one of Berkeley's most popular professors. If interested, please RSVP by emailing [EMAIL PROTECTED] by Monday, February 22nd. Additionally, please turn in a $10 refundable deposit to the mcbUSA Luncheon Deposit box in the UAO (2083 VLSB) to hold your spot for the luncheon. This WILL BE RETURNED to you at the luncheon. Space is limited so please reply ASAP. Hope to hear from you soon, Ada Cheng mcbUSA ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 2. 2/8, 5:30 PM, Pre-Vet Club meeting Interested in Pursuing Veterinary Medicine? Want to find out more about what it means to be a Veterinarian? Come to the first general meeting of the semester for the Pre-Vet Club at UC Berkeley. The first meeting is Wednesday February 8th at 5:30 pm, meet at the corner of Oxford and Berkeley Way. Some of our events planned for the semester include application workshops, clinic visits and lots of other interesting things involving the veterinary profession. For more information please contact the Pre-Vet club through emailing [EMAIL PROTECTED] or contact me directly through [EMAIL PROTECTED], or you can check out or website at http://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~pvc/index.html Thanks and hope to hear from you. Rell Parker President ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 3. Many Research Opportunities Dear Undergraduates, So many opportunities -- and deadlines! Please scroll through this message carefully so you don't miss any golden opportunities that are coming your way. This newsletter contains: 1) Undergraduate research journals' deadlines for staff applications and submissions 2) An apprenticeship opportunity regarding increasing access to medical innovations in poor countries. 3) Research Program deadlines through early March. If you see one that interests you, read the web site carefully and then contact the program representative as soon as possible to begin preparing your application. Note that the Center for African Studies grant is BRAND NEW and has never been announced before. 4) Research program deadlines from March through the end of the semester -- sneak preview. All research programs are linked to http://research.berkeley.edu/ 5) Times and dates for the LAST RESEARCH WORKSHOPS that will be given this semester. These are also listed at http://research.berkeley.edu/haas_scholars/schedule.html ************************************************************************************************ 1. UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH JOURNALS DEADLINES: BERKELEY UNDERGRADUATE JOURNAL http://learning.berkeley.edu/buj/ Berkeley Undergraduate Journal is the premier undergraduate research journal in the social sciences and humanities, in publication since 1989. The journal is now seeking staff, submissions, and cover art for the issue to be published in the Fall of 2006. Interested in gaining editing and leadership experience? Apply to join the BUJ staff! Deadline Feb. 13 (see link on BUJ home page). A reception to honor the authors of the Fall 2005 issue will take place on the evening of February 9, in 320 Wheeler Hall. Come meet the current editors and learn more about the journal! Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] for more details. Have a research paper you're proud of? Turn it in to the BUJ: Submissions deadline is February 20. We are also looking for cover art for the next issue: Deadline April 17. BERKELEY SCIENTIFIC JOURNAL http://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~bsj/ Berkeley Scientific is the award-winning undergraduate science research journal of the University of California at Berkeley. Every semester, our undergraduate staff publishes independent research done by undergraduates at UC Berkeley, interviews with faculty members, reviews of recent scientific publications (books), and articles on current issues in science. All research papers are faculty-reviewed, and all interviews are conducted by the staff. We are now seeking staff and submissions. The deadline to inform us of your intent to submit a research paper for the upcoming issue is, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2006. You can do so online at: http://berkeleyscientific.org/ under "Intent to Submit". We accept undergraduate research papers and senior theses from a broad range of subject areas. The deadline for your the hardcopy submissions is FRIDAY, February 10, 2005. Research Paper Formatting: Please follow the guidelines listed under "Submissions" on the website when submitting your paper. CALIFORNIA ENGINEER http://caleng.berkeley.edu Want to publish your undergraduate research? Or... Looking for a productive and unique student group to join? Come try out California Engineer! California Engineer is a student-run magazine dedicated to publishing UC undergraduate research. We are internationally distributed and strive to create a professional quality publication. We encourage UC students from all disciplines to submit articles on engineering-related topics to our magazine. Submissions are accepted year round. We have staff positions open in a variety of areas: Layout, Graphics, Writing, Marketing, etc... Training is available in all departments. Practice networking skills with UC professors in Marketing, creative skills in Layout and Graphics or take a stab at journalism and get published internationally! For an application or questions: Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] For submission instructions: Visit http://caleng.berkeley.edu HARVEST MOON (Philosophy): http://hmjournal.org/ Submissions deadline: Probably February, 2006 CLIO'S SCROLL (History) http://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~clios/ Submissions deadline 2/18/06 THEMIS (Environment, Health, and Development) http://research.berkeley.edu/journals/Themisjournal.html Rolling deadline. ********************************************************************************************************* 2. APPRENTICESHIP OPPORTUNITY -- FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT (no deadline specified): INTERESTED in INCREASING ACCESS TO MEDICAL INNOVATION in POOR COUNTRIES? UNIVERSITIES ALLIED for ESSENTIAL MEDICINES (UAEM), a national student-run research and advocacy group, offers stipends to graduate or undergraduate students to complete part-time research projects pertaining to the effect of intellectual property laws and university technology licensing on access to lifesaving medical technologies in low- and middle-income countries. UAEM will help students arrange for academic credit in place of a stipend, at the student's preference. UAEM has developed a list of potential research projects and is open to projects of the researcher's own design. UAEM will provide an introduction to the subject-specific knowledge necessary to complete each research project. Students will be required to submit a final report to UAEM. Suggested projects include: i.Developing summaries of UC Berkeley patent licensing agreements for medical related technologies that address (1) involved parties (2) potential impact for global healthcare (3) provisions for essential medicine access ii.Imagining possible incentives for research on neglected diseases iii.Creating informational packets for scientific researchers on their rights and obligations under university intellectual property policies iv.Assessing concerns of parallel importation under agreements allowing for differential pricing of pharmaceuticals in developing countries. v.Feasability of open-source drug development models at UC Berkeley Undergraduate Students: $1750 Graduate Students: $2250 http://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~uaem/ Contact: M.A. Basit Khan [EMAIL PROTECTED] ************************************************************************************ 3. RESEARCH PROGRAM DEADLINES IN FEBRUARY AND EARLY MARCH: 02-10-06 deadline. QB3 UNDERGRADUATE BIOTECH INTERNSHIPS Competitive full-time salaries for 10 wks. Provides interdisciplinary biomedical research and development internships in local biotech companies, full-time, 10 wks of summer. For students interested in quantitative biomedical research; no seniors; bio/chem lab experience. Applicants must have completed one semester at UCB, 3.2 gpa; requires 2 recs, 1 from a UCB prof. For more info, contact Timmi Turley, [EMAIL PROTECTED], 643-0167, 281 Evans Hall. http://www.qb3.org/intern.htm 02-17-06 deadline. LESLIE LIPSON SCHOLARSHIP AND PRIZE PROGRAM Provides $4,000 research funds. Funds independent research or creative project. Projects must related to humanistic values and their implementation; apply soph. year To win research grant, must win one of the essay prizes. for more info, contact Anne Repp, 642-3498, [EMAIL PROTECTED], 210 Sproul Hall #1960 http://students.berkeley.edu/fao/prizes/Lipson/default.html 02-28-06 deadline. CENTER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS STUDENT FELLOWSHIPS Amount: $3,500 Fellowship to work with human rights organizations in the United States and abroad. Also includes a pre-fieldwork orientation; post-fieldwork get-together; fall conference presentation; final paper in May. Applicant must identify organization s/he will work with. Most fellows are grad students, but u.grads have been funded in the past. For more info, contact Rachel Shigekane, Senior Program Officer, The Human Rights Center, 460 Stephens Hall #2300; 642-0965 (Tel); (510) 643-3830 (Fax); [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.hrcberkeley.org/fellowships/index.html 03-03-06 deadline. HAAS SCHOLARS PROGRAM Amount: $12,600 Funds independent research in all majors and creative projects; June research retreat; fall weekly colloquium; April conference. Must be on campus fall semester, work FT on project in summer. Requires 3.5 UCB gpa; grad. F'06 or Spr/Sum 07; eligibility for need-based aid. For more info, contact Leah Carroll, 643-5374, [EMAIL PROTECTED], 345 Campbell #2922. This application requires a mentor letter and a 5-page research proposal. If you are interested, you need to talk to me right away! http://research.berkeley.edu/haas_scholars/ 03-?-06 deadline; early April, 2006; November 4, 2006. BIOLOGY FELLOWS PROGRAM Amount: $1800 ac. year, $3750 summer Student carries out research in lab in biological sciences; enrichment meetings (grad school advice, etc.) Applicant must graduate AFTER program; esp. for "needy" students, women, under-rep but all encouraged to apply. Project must be in the biological sciences, broadly defined, 2.7+ gpa. For ac. year fellowship, must have lab placement in order to apply.For more info, contact Caroline Kane, [EMAIL PROTECTED], 642-4118 http://research.berkeley.edu/Biology_Fellows/BFP.html 03-03-06 deadline; October 2006 CENTER FOR RACE AND GENDER Amount: $200-$1,000 Grants awarded for up to six months from start date. Covers direct costs related to project, but not for equipment or living expenses. Public presentation, and project description in newsletter. For research or creative projects that address issues of race and gender, especially on the Berkeley campus and its neighboring communities, but also in California, the nation, or the world. Applications are particularly sought from students majoring in areas where race and gender issues have not previously been of major concern. For Spring '06 deadline, student must graduate after 5/06. For more info, contact Center for Race and Gender, 642 Barrows Hall, MC 1074, [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://crg.berkeley.edu/programs/grants/grants.html 03-06-06 deadline. ROSBERG-GEIST U.GRAD RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP FOR TRAVEL TO AFRICA -- NEW! Amount: $3,000 Fellowships of up to $3,000 are available to defray the costs of travel to Africa to conduct research focused on Africa-related topics. Students with training in African studies and foreign languages, particularly African languages, will be given priority. For current UC Berkeley Undergraduate Students with an interest in Africa who will be registered in the 2006-07 academic year.For more info, contact: Center for African Studies, 342/356 Stephens Hall #2314 University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720-2314 phone, 510.642.8338 / fax, 510.642.0721 / email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://ias.berkeley.edu/africa/fellowships/Geist/UGtravel.htm 03-08-06 deadline. JUDITH LEE STRONACH BACCALAUREATE PRIZE Amount: $25,000 (max.) The prize supports intellectual and creative pursuits that strive to advance awareness and provide visibility for issues of social consciousness and the public good. The award aims to enable bright, ambitious students an opportunity to create and complete a project that extends and reflects upon undergraduate coursework and research conducted at Berkeley. Open to students who completed their undergrad. degree at UCB in December 05 or will complete it in May '06. For more info, contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://ls.berkeley.edu/StronachPrize/ 03-08-06 UCDC Program The University of California Berkeley Washington Program provides a unique opportunity for undergraduates from all majors to spend a semester (Fall or Spring) in Washington, D.C. pursuing full-time course work and an internship in their selected field. To apply, you must have a GPA of 3.0 or higher, and have junior or senior standing in the semester you plan to attend. You must also have taken at least two upper-division courses on the UC Berkeley campus, which provide background for the topic you intend to research. Internships are available in a wide variety of DC-based government agencies, nonprofit organizations, policy think-tanks, media outlets, and businesses. Students live in the brand new UC Washington Center at Scott Circle and UCB financial aid is transferrable to DC. Students earn a full semester of UCB academic credit. Information Sessions for Fall 2006 applicants will be held in 291 Barrows Hall: Thursday, February 9. 2006 - 4:00 P.M. - 5:30 P.M. Wednesday, February 15, 2006 - 4:00 P.M. - 5:30 P.M. ****************************************************************************************************** 4. SNEAK PREVIEW OF RESEARCH PROGRAM DEADLINES FROM MID-MARCH THROUGH THE END OF THE SEMESTER 03-15-06 deadline. CENTER FOR LATINO POLICY RESEARCH MINI-GRANT http://clpr.berkeley.edu/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=27&Itemid=74 03-17-06 deadline. SUMMER UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH PROGRAM (SURP) Ac. credit or stipend at discretion of mentor. Summer apprenticeship program in bio sciences. http://mcb.berkeley.edu/groups/SURP/ 03-24-06 deadline. BERKELEY SUMMER BIOENGINEERING RESEARCH PROGRAM Amount: $3,000. http://bioeng.berkeley.edu/bsbrp/ 03-24-06 deadline. SURF: Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships (L&S)Amount: $2,500 Funds independent summer research; http://research.berkeley.edu/surf/index.html Info sessions in 344 Campbell Hall at the following dates and times Friday, February 10th, 2 PM Thursday, February 16th, 1 PM Friday, February 24th, 10 AM Thursday, March 2nd, 2 PM Friday, March 10th, 3 PM 04-?-06 deadline. GROUP Summer Research Apprenticeships (Townsend Center) Amount: $2,500. Pairs faculty members and undergraduate students in summer research projects. Projects are in the humanities (and social sciences). http://townsendcenter.berkeley.edu/groupapprentices.shtml 04-?-06 BREAST CANCER RESEARCH TRAINING PROGRAM Amount: $4,000. Students work during the summer as an apprentice in one of four participating labs doing breast cancer research. http://research.berkeley.edu/otheropps/BCRTP.html 04-?-06 deadline CENTER FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF PEACE AND WELL-BEING UNDERGRADUATE FELLOWSHIPS Amount: $4,000.Applicant's work should relate to how people connect with each other and how we can reduce the tensions and alienation that get in the way of benevolent interactions. http://peacecenter.berkeley.edu/research_fellowships.html 04-04-06 deadline. DAVID SCHOLARS PROGRAM Amount: $18,500. Funds indep. research in the sciences; http://research.berkeley.edu/david/index.html Info sessions: Friday, February 10, 2006, 12:00p.m.-1:00p.m. 2063 VLSB Thursday, February 23, 2006, 1:00p.m.-2:00p.m. 2063 VLSB Tuesday, March 7, 2006, 2:00p.m.-3:00p.m. 2063 VLSB Monday, March 13, 2006, 12:00p.m.-1:00p.m. 344 Campbell Hall Tuesday, March 21, 2006, 11:00a.m.-12:00p.m. 2063 VLSB 4-28-06 deadline; TRAVEL GRANTS FOR UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH (L&S) Amount: up to $500 for travel for data collection or for presentation at professional meetings. http://research.berkeley.edu/travel rolling deadline UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH OPPORTUNITY PROGRAM (CNR) Amount: up to $2,000 Funds either apprentice or indepdendent research; http://cnr.berkeley.edu/site/research_ops.php rolling VIGRE Program Amount: $187.50-$375/month. Apprenticeship w/ faculty in Statistics dept. http://stat-www.berkeley.edu/users/vigre/ Deadline: rolling until $ is gone. ASUC Academic Opportunity Fund Grants Amount: usually up to $500. http://www.asuc.org/forstudents/index.php?s=grants Spring URAP: Undergraduate Research Apprentice Program Summer Award Amount: $2,000. Student must have participated 2 semesters in URAP. http://research.berkeley.edu/urap/index.html Deadline: Usually around 6th wk of semester, but soft deadline. HISTORY TRAVEL GRANT Amount: up to $600 http://research.berkeley.edu/otheropps/HistTravel.html ************************************************************ 5. LAST RESEARCH WORKSHOPS FOR THIS ACADEMIC YEAR! Workshop A, How to Get Started in Undergraduate Research -explore your intellectual interests -find a faculty mentor -investigate funding sources -plan ahead for a successful application The last Workshop As this academic year: Tues 2/7 3-4 Wed 2/15 1-2 Location: 344 Campbell Hall Workshop B, Writing a Research Proposal -define a research question -develop a plan -present your qualifications -create a budget Students are encouraged to attend Workshop A, which gives a general overview of research opportunities and strategies for getting started, before attending Workshop B. Students should come to the workshop with a specific topic in mind, and in the case of a laboratory project, should be in a lab before coming to the workshop. Dates in January-March, 2006 The last workshop Bs this year will be on: Wed 2/8 4:30-6 Fri 2/17 3:30-5 Fri 3/10 4-5:30 Location: 344 Campbell Hall None of these times work for you? Come by my office to get a packet, or make an appointment. You should especially be talking to me if you're interested in the Haas Scholars Program. For more information on these workshops, see http://research.berkeley.edu/haas_scholars/schedule.html or contact Leah Carroll, at [EMAIL PROTECTED], 643-5374, 345 Campbell Hall. --------------------- -- _________________________ Leah Carroll Haas Scholars Program Coordinator 345 Campbell Hall #2922 Phone: 510-643-5374 Fax: 510-642-4607 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://research.berkeley.edu/haas_scholars/ ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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-infoline" in the message body. 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