This list is managed by the Undergraduate Affairs Office and is used to
communicate with majors in the Department of Molecular & Cell Biology.
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*MCB UAO News and Updates
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* *IMPORTANT DEADLINES*
* *Commencement - May 2012 - no date set yet*
* *Pre-med advising in the UAO
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*MCB CLUB NEWS
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* *MCBcDNA's Emphasis Night: Thursday, September 15 from 7-9 pm *
* *MCBcDNA Water Bottles on Sale! *
* *MCBcDNA Fall 2011 Recruitment! *
* *mcbUSA Officer Applications Now Available! (Due 9/15/11) *
*Other NEWS*
* *Berkeley Scientific Journal Meeting, Thursday, September 8, 7-8 pm*
*NEWS, WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 5*
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*IMPORTANT DEADLINES*
* 9 September: Deadline to add without a fee
* 23 September: Add/drop deadline for fall 2011, including research units
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*Commencement - May 2012 - no date set yet
*We have received many phone calls from you and from your parents asking
about the date of our graduation ceremony for spring. We hope to have
this for you by the end of September, but we are waiting for Cal
Performances, which manages the Greek Theater, to let us know and since
they manage a large percentage of the campus's ceremonies, we can't rush
them.
As soon as we have the information, we'll post it on the MCB Undergrad
home page at http://mcb.berkeley.edu/undergrad/
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*Pre-med advising in the UAO
*A pre-med advisor from the Career Center is advising out of the the UAO
Tu/We 11-1 and a pre-med peer advisor is here Tu/We 1-2. Stop by for a
short appointment.
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*MCBcDNA's Emphasis Night: Thursday, September 15 from 7-9 pm *
Interested in the MCB major, but confused about the differences between
the emphases? Come find out what MCB is all about at MCBcDNA's Emphasis
Night on *Thursday, September 15 from 7-9 pm in 109 Dwinelle*! We will
present a panel of guest speakers, including MCB professors and
advisors, each representing one of the five emphases: BMB, GGD, CDB,
Immunology, and Neurobiology. This is a great chance for you to learn
about the different emphases within the major and to meet MCB faculty
and students. All are welcome to attend. Free food will be provided!
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MCB Water Bottles on Sale!
MCBcDNA is now selling water bottles! These eco-friendly bottles bear
Cal colors along with the MCB Department logo! They are perfect
memorabilia for anyone wanting to sport some MCB pride while going
green. Along with water bottles, sweatshirts and shot glasses are also
on sale while supplies last.
- Water Bottle: $10 each
- Sweatshirt: $35 each
- Shot Glass: $3 each; 2 for $5
To order, submit an order form online at
http://mcb.berkeley.edu/groups/mcbcdna/ - MCBcDNA
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MCBcDNA Fall 2011 Recruitment!
MCBcDNA is currently recruiting members for the fall semester! MCBcDNA
is a student organization supported by the MCB Department, and we serve
the needs of the undergraduate community interested in biology by
providing our peers with the resources for success. Not to mention a
host of socials to keep fun acceptably high, and stress acceptably low!
Check us out online (see below) and join today! For application
information and more, please visit our website: bit.ly/mcbcdna
Applications are due at 3 pm on Wednesday, September 7, 2011.
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mcbUSA Officer Applications Now Available! (Due 9/15/11)
The Molecular and Cell Biology Undergraduate Student Association
(mcbUSA) is now recruiting officers for the 2011-2012 academic year. If
you are interested in helping mcbUSA plan events and want the chance to
interact with fellow MCB students and faculty, then apply to mcbUSA! The
application along with more information about our organization is
available on the following website: http://mcbusa.berkeley.edu/join.php
Download the application form and* send your completed application to
[email protected] no later than* *September 15th at 5pm*. In your subject
line please use the following format: "[YOUR NAME]_mcbUSA Officer
Application 2011". If you are invited to interview for a position, we
will inform you in a separate email, along with the interview date(s)
and time(s).
Thank you and good luck!
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*Berkeley Scientific Journal Meeting, Thursday, September 8, 7-8 pm*
Hi BSJ members!
We hope you are enjoying your first week of classes! You are receiving
this email because you expressed interest in joining BSJ either last
year or this year. Our first general meeting will be held on *Thursday,
Sept. 8* in *79 Dwinelle *from *7:00-8:00pm.* Our first meeting is a
great way to meet new people and learn more about what aspect of the
journal you can get involved with. The respective chairs of the
interviews, features, research, and design committees will be present to
answer specific questions you may have.
If you are interested in submitting a research article to be published
in our next journal, we are now accepting submissions. Undergraduate
researchers can submit their original work to: [email protected]
for review. We are happy to answer questions about the review and
selection process via email or in person at the general meeting.
We hope to see you at our first meeting! Free food will be provided!
Best, Prashant Bhat Publicity Chair
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Anne Aaboe
Manager, Biological Sciences Division
Molecular& Cell Biology / Integrative Biology
3060 VLSB
Berkeley, CA 94720
510.643.7473
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MCB Undergraduate Affairs Office
3060 Valley Life Sciences Building
http://mcb.berkeley.edu/undergrad/
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