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communicate with majors in the Department of Molecular & Cell Biology.
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*MCB News, Week of October 1, 2012* /*(Week 7)
MCB News*/
* *Important Dates/Events for Fall 2012*
* *Changes to Advising Office Hours*
* *Advisor Codes are now available!*
* *MCB/IB-sponsored DeCal proposals for spring 2013 are due October
17, 2012
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* *MCBcDNA presents MCAT Night and MCAT course silent auction (10/11,
7-9pm)
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* **Check out MCBcDNA's MCB Merchandise **
/*Other News*/
* *Fiat Lux Event: Out of Frame: Past and Present Visions of the UC's
City of Intellect Chris Newfield & Seth Rosenfeld*
* *Berkeley Suicide Prevention Walk Team*
* *Global Poverty & Practice Minor Info Sessions*
* *Pre-Health/Pre-Med Advising Options
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* *10th National AMSA ARC/UCD Pre-Medical and Pre-Health Professions
Conference
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* *Upcoming Program Info & Deadlines - MCNAIR, BFP, Berkeley Big Ideas
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Upcoming Important Dates/Events*
* October 1, Telebears Appointments, Advisor Codes, and Sp13 Schedule
of Courses available.
* October 15, Telebears Phase 1 begins
* November 12, Academic Holiday - University closed.
* November 13, Telebears Phase 2 begins
* October 26, Deadline to change grading option
* November 19, MCB Undergraduate Poster Session, 3-5p, Location TBA
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**Changes to Advising Office Hours**
* No changes to office hours. Any changes will be be posted to the MCB
undergraduate homepage.
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*Advisor Codes now available - beat the rush!
*Believe it or not, it's almost time to sign up for spring classes. All
declared MCB majors are required to use an advisor code (A/C) to log on
to Tele-BEARS to start the registration process.
Check our spring class listings:
https://mcb.berkeley.edu/undergrad/courses/courses/class-schedule-spring/,
and the Schedule of Classes, http://schedule.berkeley.edu and then come
into our office in 3060 VLSB (M-Th 9-12 and 1-4, F 9-12, 1-3), sign in,
and we'll be able to help you.*
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MCB/IB-sponsored DeCal proposals for spring 2013 are due October 17,
2012****
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Planning to facilitate a MCB- or IB-sponsored DeCal course in spring
2013? All required paperwork, including a meeting with the DeCal
coordinator, James Depelteau, are due to the UAO by 3pm on Friday,
October 17, 2012. Please visit the following link for more information.
http://mcb.berkeley.edu/undergrad/courses/courses/de-cal/
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MCBcDNA presents MCAT Night and MCAT course silent auction (10/11,
7-9pm)****
***Are you worried about the MCAT? Hear from representatives from Kaplan and
Princeton Review and from a panel of student speakers who have taken the
MCAT to have all your questions answered about the exam and how to prepare.
We will also be having a silent auction for MCAT prep coures---SAVE UP TO
$1000!! Free food will be provided.
*Sponsored by the MCB Dept. and the ASUC. ADA accessible.
Like us on Facebook for updates!
Check out our website: Bit.ly/mcbcdna***
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***Check out MCBcDNA's MCB Merchandise **
Want MCB merchandise for a friend, for yourself, or just for fun? Want a
Sweater, Reusable Water Bottle, or Shot Glass labeled with Molecular
Cell Biology?
Purchase anyone of these wonderful items from MCBcDNA by using this link:
http://mcb.berkeley.edu/groups/mcbcdna/about5.html
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/Other News/*
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*Fiat Lux Event: Out of Frame: Past and Present Visions of the UC's City
of Intellect Chris Newfield & Seth Rosenfeld
*Monday, October 1, 2012 - 17:00
Maude Fife Room, 315 Wheeler Hall, UCB
Through the Fiat Lux project, Ansel Adams pictured one of the most
turbulent periods in UC history, the 1960s. Yet his photos give little
evidence of tumult. The university appears as a pristine, calm, sparsely
populated place. Seth Rosenfeld, author of the new book Subversives: The
FBI's War on Student Radicals, and Reagan's Rise to Power, and Chris
Newfield, author of Unmaking the Public University: The Forty-Year
Assault on the Middle Class, will reflect on Adams' framing of the "City
of Intellect," exploring what these images reveal, disguise, and
foretell about the UC's past and present. Co-sponsored by the Berkeley
Faculty Association and the Making UC Futures Townsend Center Working Group.
* reception to follow
This event is free and open to everyone on a first-come, first-seated
basis.*
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Apply to become a part of the UC Berkeley Suicide Prevention Walk Team
*Apply to become a part of the UC Berkeley Suicide Prevention Walk Team!
Opportunities include committees in publicity, admin, finance,
recruitment and volunteer coordination.
Last year, we held our first walk supporting the American Foundation for
Suicide Prevention (AFSP). We had over 180 participants, and raised more
than any other California AFSP Campus Walk. This allowed us to support
programs such as the Interactive Screening Program (ISP), which is being
used right here at Cal to help more students get the support they need.
This year we want to reach an even larger audience and build even more
support for issues of mental health and suicide prevention, and we
encourage you to help build upon this effort!
Team members will be expected to commit 3 hours per week during the fall
semester, which will include one hour of meeting time and two hours of
outside work for their team. During the spring semester the commitment
will vary from 4-5 hours per week.
Come to one of our INFO SESSIONS - Location: 183 Dwinelle
1. October 1 at 6:30pm
2. October 8 at 6:30pm
Fill out your online application here, due October 12th:
http://tinyurl.co/ucbsuicidepreventionteam
Email any questions to sanjalachit...@gmail.com.
www.facebook.com/Ucbcampuswalk
https://www.facebook.com/groups/youmeanmore/
http://www.afsp.org**
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*Global Poverty & Practice Minor Info Sessions
*The Global Poverty & Practice Minor is the largest Minor on the UC
Berkeley campus, providing students with the knowledge and real-world
experience to become dynamic participants in the fight against poverty.
The Minor is organized around five courses and a Practice Experience,
through which students are given the opportunity to connect the theories
and practice of global poverty alleviation. The Practice Experience may
be completed in the U.S. or abroad and financial support is available
for students.
Students from all disciplines are encouraged to undertake the Minor and
investigate the ways in which the requirements supplement their major
field of study.
We encourage you to learn more about the Minor by visiting our website:
http://blumcenter.berkeley.edu/gppminor and attending a GPP Minor Info
Session on one of the following dates:
Wednesday, October 3* 12:00pm – 1:00pm
Monday, October 8 1:00pm – 2:00pm
All info sessions will be held in Blum Hall B100A/B unless otherwise
noted. Blum Hall can be located on the following map:
http://bit.ly/Blum-Hall-Map
*Held in the Transfer, Re-entry, and Student Parent Center (105 Cesar
Chavez). This session will have a special emphasis on completing the
Minor as a Transfer student, but all students are welcome to attend.
The application to declare the Minor can be downloaded from the GPP
Minor website and the deadline to submit it this semester is Wednesday,
October 10th. Students may declare without having taken any of the
courses; additionally, there are no pre-requisites.
Feel free to contact the GPP Minor Advisors at gppmi...@berkeley.edu
with any questions.
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***Pre-Health/Pre-Med Advising Options - INCLUDING DROP INS AT VLSB, CNR
& SLC!!
*There are several ways you can get Pre-Med/Pre-Health advising:
1. Schedule a 30-minute appointment to meet with a Pre-Med Advisor at
the Career Center.
To schedule an appointment, log in to Callisto at
https://career.berkeley.edu/CareerApps/Callisto/CallistoLogin.aspx and
select "Pre-Med/Pre-Health Advising" from the Shortcuts menu.
Appointments can be scheduled up to two weeks in advance.
2. Pre-Health/Pre-Med Tuesday Drop Ins - for students with quick
questions will be held in 3060 VLSB, Tuesdays 10:30a-2:30p.
Pre-Health/Pre-Med Tuesday Drop Ins will continue through the last week
of classes, Fall Semester.
3. Pre-Health/Pre-Med Peer Advising is also available at the SLC (141
Chavez Student Center), in the science tutoring section, and at CNR
(Mulford rm 260):
Fall 2012 Semester (beginning 9/4/12)
Tues: 2-3:30pm @ SLC
Wed: 10am - noon & 1-3pm @ CNR, and 1-3pm @ SLC
Thurs: 2-3:30pm @ SLC
Fri: 10am -noon @ SLC
You can also look online for updates:
https://career.berkeley.edu/Health/Health.stm for more information.*
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10th National AMSA ARC/UCD Pre-Medical and Pre-Health Professions Conference
**The 10th National AMSA ARC/UCD Pre-Medical and Pre-Health Professions
Conference provides community-college, university, post-bac, and high
school students, parents, and counselors with the information and skills
necessary to succeed in the medical and health-professions school
admission process. It provides a unique opportunity for direct contact
with deans of admission, admission officers, financial aid officers,
faculty, and staff from those institutions.
This year we will host deans of admission from some of the top medical
schools across the country, medical students, and present over 120
dynamic pre-med workshops — a hallmark of the conference led by deans
and admission directors. The speakers and events will provide you with
in-depth information on issues ranging from the medical school
curriculum, admission requirements, financial aid, and MCAT preparation,
to public policy and clinical and research opportunities.
Over 100 medical schools and 25 public health schools are scheduled to
attend this year. Moreover, representatives from over 300 programs will
be present to directly answer questions during the Pre-Health
Professions Fair.
The 10th National AMSA ARC/UCD Pre-Medical and Pre-Health Conference is
scheduled to take place October 6-7, 2012 at the University of
California, Davis, in the UC Davis Pavilion. Check out
http://www.amsaarcucd.org/ for more information.
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Upcoming Program Deadlines - UCDC, MCNAIR*
10/11/2012 (estimated deadline)
MCNAIR SCHOLARS PROGRAM (all majors, for students considering pursuing a
PhD)
The McNair Scholars Program prepares selected UC Berkeley undergraduates
for graduate study at the doctoral level. Twenty to thirty McNair
Scholars are selected each year to participate in both academic and
summer activities. The McNair Scholars Program aims to increase the
numbers of first-generation, low-income, and underrepresented students
in doctoral programs.
http://aap.berkeley.edu/mcnair.shtml *
*11/1/2012 Estimated deadline
BIOLOGY FELLOWS PROGRAM
http://bsp.berkeley.edu/bfp.html*
*11/06/2012
Berkeley Big Ideas--Emerging and Neglected Diseases Competition
http://bigideas.berkeley.edu/contest/emerging-neglected-diseases-competition*
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James S. Depelteau, M.A.
Academic Advisor
MCB Undergraduate Affairs
University of California, Berkeley
Molecular and Cell Biology
Office: 3060 Valley Life Sciences Building
Mailing: 1005 Valley Life Sciences Building, #3140
Berkeley, CA 94720-3200
P: 510-643-8895
F: 510-643-0365
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http://mcb.berkeley.edu/undergrad
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