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*MCB News, Week of October 7, 2013 (Week 7)* *MCB News* - Important Dates/Events for fall 2013 - Randy Schekman wins 2013 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine - MCBcDNA hosts Pre-Med 101 - Buy some awesome MCBcDNA merchandise! *Other News * - October Career Center Programs for L&S students! - Pre-Health Society presents Lunch with Health Professionals - UC Davis Medical Center Department of Surgery: Pre-Medical Surgical Internship, Mentorship, & Research Program - B-Thalassemia Blood Drive - L&S Advising Save Your Semester workshop dates - Pre Nursing Society: UPenn Info Night - International Service Learning (ISL) at Berkeley - Walk with a Doc - Global Poverty & Practice Minor Information Session! ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* *Upcoming Important Dates/Events* - Pre-Health Tuesdays (Career Center's pre-health advising), 3060 VLSB, 1030a-230p - October 7, Sp14 Schedule of Courses, Tele-BEARS Appointments and Advisor Codes available - October 21, Tele-BEARS Phase 1 begins ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* *Randy Schekman wins 2013 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine* Congratulations for MCB Professor Randy Schekman! For more information, see http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/10/07/randy-schekman-awarded-2013-nobel-prize-in-physiology-or-medicine/ . ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* *MCBcDNA hosts Pre-Med 101* Applying for medical school? Want to know how to get started? Come to Premed 101 Night to learn more about the medical school application process! We will have guest speakers from Kaplan and Princeton Review as well as students panelists to give you their insights into the application process and the ins and outs of the MCAT. During the event we will have free food and a silent auction for a MCAT course starting at 1000$ (the regular price is around $2000). The event is from Oct 17, 7-9pm in 219 Dwinelle, so be sure to mark your calendars. We look forward to seeing you there! ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* *Buy some awesome MCBcDNA merchandise!* Interested in representing and supporting your MCB department? Buy some awesome new MCB merchandise from MCBcDNA, an MCB department sponsored undergraduate club! Order MCB shot glasses, water bottles, and sweatshirts online at http://mcb.berkeley.edu/groups/mcbcdna/merchandise.html ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* * * *Other News* ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* *EMPLOYER CHAT FOR L&S: Consulting Careers and Resume Strategies* Wed., October 2 Career Center Blue Room, 12-1pm A successful management consultant and Cal alum, Vikram Wadhwani, from Accenture, will share information about consulting careers and resume strategies for marketing your education and experience for consulting. Best for first--third year students, all majors welcome. Bring your lunch and questions! RSVP on Callisto<https://career.berkeley.edu/CareerApps/Callisto/CallistoLogin.aspx> ! * * *CAREER LAB FOR L&S*: Getting a job or internship takes planning and dedicated effort! Use your lunch hour to develop important career planning skills to help you choose, find, and successfully land that internship or job. Each session begins with a brief overview of the topic followed by exercises and group interactions to develop your career savvy in a variety of areas: - Connecting Your Classes to Careers: Oct, 10, 12-1pm - Building & Marketing Your Skills: Oct. 17, 12-1pm - Gaining Experience & Growing Your Network; Oct. 24, 12-1pm - Launching Your Job or Internship Search: Oct. 31, 12-1pm All majors welcome. RSVP on Callisto<https://career.berkeley.edu/CareerApps/Callisto/CallistoLogin.aspx> ! *CAREER SPEED DATING FOR L&S MAJORS!* If you don't know what you want to be when you grow up, this interactive event is for you! We'll be hosting up to 20 Cal alumni and working professionals from a wide variety of career fields whom you can meet in a speed connecting format. Learn if what they do is a fit for you too. Career Fields represented may include: * Healthcare * Consulting * Finance * Human Resources Management * Marketing * Law * Government * Foreign Service / Diplomacy * Nonprofit and Social Service * Theater / Drama * Video / Film * Gaming * …and many more! Attire is campus casual, and SPACE IS LIMITED! All majors welcome! RSVP on Callisto<https://career.berkeley.edu/CareerApps/Callisto/CallistoLogin.aspx> ! *GO GOVERNMENT WEBINAR SERIES:* *** How to Create a Strong Federal Resume *** Tuesday, Oct. 8, 1-2pm Career Center Gold Room All majors welcome. RSVP on Callisto<https://career.berkeley.edu/CareerApps/Callisto/CallistoLogin.aspx> ! *** What Makes a Federal Job Application Stand Out *** Thursday, Oct. 17, 11am-12pm Career Center Gold Room All majors welcome. RSVP on Callisto<https://career.berkeley.edu/CareerApps/Callisto/CallistoLogin.aspx> ! ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* *Pre-Health Society presents Lunch with Health Professionals* Ever wish you had the connections to speak with a doctor to find out what it really takes to get into medicine? Pre-Health Society invites you to Lunch with Health Professionals, where you will have the opportunity to ask various health professionals any questions about their experiences in medicine. The event will be held on this *Sat., 10/12* at *12 PM* in *189 Dwinelle*. Featured speakers include: a *radiologist*, *ER physician*, and *occupational therapist*. Refreshments will be provided! Please RSVP by completing this form: tinyurl.com/LunchWithHP<http://www.tinyurl.com/lunchwithHP> If you have any questions, please direct them to ucb...@gmail.com ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* *UC Davis Medical Center Department of Surgery: Pre-Medical Surgical Internship, Mentorship, & Research Program *The UC Davis Pre-Medical Surgical Internship offers a unique set of opportunities for pre-medical students to work with and be mentored by surgeons and physicians at the nationally recognizedUC Davis Medical Center located in Sacramento, California. This is not a mere volunteering position; the program provides an opportunity to interact directly with physicians in the Department of Surgery. You would be working with them every step of the way from seeing patients in the pre-operational consultation to observing procedures performed in the Operating Room, from rounding in the early hours of the day to spending afternoon in the clinics. In addition, you will attend bi-monthly workshops involving talks from medical school professors, hands-on suture and cardiology labs, a presentation from the Director of Admissions of the UC Davis Medical School, and more! Information Sessions: - Wednesday, October 16, 6-7p in 251 Dwinelle - Wednesday, October 30, 6-7p in 130 Dwinelle For more information, please visit our website:www.premedsurgery.org ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* *B-Thalassemia Blood Drive* * * Donate Blood - Save Lives! Phi Delta Epsilon is partnering with the Northern California Thalassemia Center at the Children's Hospital Oakland to raise awareness about thalassemia, a genetic blood disorder that affects tens of thousands of people worldwide. Support us by donating blood on: * * *Tuesday, October 8 10AM-3PM* Look for Bloodmobile parked on *Kroeber Plaza* All donors will receive a free tshirt! For more information about thalassemia visitwww.thalassemia.com . You can also schedule your life-saving appointment atwww.bloodheroes.com by using the sponsorcode: thal. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* *L&S Advising Save Your Semester workshop dates* L&S Advising is having three Save Your Semester workshops the week of October 28. These policy driven workshops are open to all L&S students (not just those on probation). They are designed to help L&S students in academic difficulty understand the policy options available to them at this time in the semester and to help students determine their next steps. Resources and support services are also discussed. The policies addressed include grading option changes, exceptional change petitions for those with extenuating circumstances, withdrawals, requesting incomplete grades of instructors, and planning for next semester (repeating courses, requesting reduced study lists, readmission if the student decides to withdraw). The dates are as follows: Tuesday, October 29 3:30pm-4:30pm, 262 Evans Hall Tuesday, October 29 7:30pm-8:30pm, 105 Chavez Wednesday, October 30 6:30pm-7:30pm, Unit 1 All Purpose Room ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* *Pre Nursing Society: UPenn Info Night* Hello Bears! The Pre Nursing Society welcomes Filomena Circelli; the Associate Director for the admissions office for the Nursing School at UPenn, to speak to us about UPenn's various graduate nursing programs as well as the general admissions process and what they look for in applicants. This is a great chance to get familiar with the process, ask questions and start preparing for your future in Nursing school! This informational evening will be on: Thursday, October 10th @ 7pm in 179 Dwinelle We hope to see you all there, Pre Nursing Society prenursingsociety.wordpress.com ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~** * *International Service Learning (ISL) at Berkeley* Pre-health? Interested in volunteering abroad? Then come out to International Service Learning at Berkeley’s Infosession! We will be holding two infosessions. They will have the same information, so if you can’t make one, come out to the other! Tuesday, October 8, 2013, 7:30-8:30pm | 122 Wheeler International Service Learning (ISL) is a nonprofit organization that offers health services to underserved populations around the world. We are currently recruiting students for medical/pharmacy, dental, and optometry trips. Before the trip, we will hold workshops to learn about diagnosis and treatment of common health problems, medical Spanish, and basic techniques relating to your field. We also plan to fundraise to help subsidize the cost of the trip and collect donated supplies and medications. This is a really great experience for anyone interested in the health field, as you will gain hands-on experience while helping communities that lack healthcare and resources necessary for their basic well-being. You will work closely with health professionals and you will interact directly with patients. We are open to all majors. Questions? Visit https://callink.berkeley.edu/organization/internationalservicelearning Or contact us at islatberke...@gmail.com. We hope to see you there! ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* *Walk with a Doc<http://www.walkwithadoc.org/wp-content/uploads/Berkely-Single-09-13.pdf> * Did you know that walking as little as 30 minutes a day can help reduce the risk of diseases such as coronary heart disease, breast and colon cancer, and Type 2 diabetes? This simple exercise can also improve blood pressure, enhance your mental well-being, and help you to live a healthier and wholesome life! That is why we at Walk with a Doc would like to invite you to the 1st Monthly Walk in Berkeley, CA where you will be walking alongside community members and medical professionals who are also looking to improve their health. Take out your sneakers and join us for a 2-mile walk around the city, and listen to our keynote speaker, Dr. Janet Berreman, MD, MPH, and Director of Health/Health Officer of Berkeley, who will talk about the importance of physical activity and nutrition. This event is FREE with blood pressure screenings, giveaways, healthy snacks, and a chance to win raffle prizes for all participants! Join us on Saturday, October 19th, 9am (registration and bp screenings), 10am(health talk and walk) - 12pm, at San Pablo Park, 2800 Park Street in Berkeley. Walk-ins and pets are welcome! If you would like to volunteer by helping out at the event, provide blood pressure screenings and/or give health advice, or would like more information about Walk with a Doc, please contact Mint Bhetraratana at wwad.berke...@gmail.com. Pre-register using this link<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1z3TM0xzLIOh5mo6AwUTffmV_pgFa_gXycu_YvjircTk/viewform>, and visit our Facebook page <https://www.facebook.com/wwad.berkeley> and website <http://www.walkwithadoc.org/our-locations/berkeley/> for more info. We look forward to walking with you! ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* *Global Poverty & Practice Minor Information Session!* Cal Students, You are invited to attend a Global Poverty & Practice Minor Information Session! The GPP Minor introduces students to the theoretical frameworks, methods, and practical skills necessary to engage with global poverty and inequality in imaginative and effective ways. The "Practice Experience" is a central component of the Minor in which students partner for a minimum of five weeks, with non-governmental or community organizations, government agencies, or other poverty or development programs, on various dimensions of poverty action – from community health and food security to economic justice and grass-roots political power. This real world experience, which can take place domestically or internationally, allows students to connect theories and practices of poverty action. Fellowship funding is available to support students’ practice experiences. *The deadline to declare the Minor this semester is Thursday, October 17th. There are no prerequisites to declare.* The Declaration Form and additional information about the Minor can be found at: http://blumcenter.berkeley.edu/gppminor. Our Information Sessions will provide an overview of the Minor and demonstrate how students from all disciplines can benefit from it. Unless otherwise noted, all sessions will be held in Blum Hall 100A/B<http://www.berkeley.edu/map/3dmap/3dmap.shtml?blum>, on the following dates: Friday, October 11th, 11am – 12pm Tuesday, October 15th, 12pm -1pm *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. Contact GPP Minor Advisors at gppmi...@berkeley.edu with any questions or meet with an Advisor during the following drop-in hours in 100H Blum Hall<http://www.berkeley.edu/map/3dmap/3dmap.shtml?blum> : Monday, Wednesday: 10:00am - 12:00pm; 1:30pm - 4:00pm Tuesday, Thursday: 1:30pm - 4:00pm Friday: 10:00am – 12:00pm ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* -- James S. 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