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*MCB News, Week of October 13, 2014* *MCB News* - *Spring 2015 Tele-BEARS: Come In for Advising!* - *UAO Launches Twitter Feed* - *MCBcDNA Hosts: Research Night * - *Purchase awesome MCB merchandise! * *Other News* - *UC Berkeley Volunteers Around the World- Medical Brigade Opportunity * - *Cal-in-Sacramento Fellowship * - * Global Health Disparities Research Fellowship * - *UC Davis Medical Center Department of Surgery: Pre-Medical Surgical Internship, Mentorship, & Research Program* - *Tyron Lecture 2014* - *David Nelson seminar, Lyman Laboratory at Harvard University* - * American Bone Health* - *Audeamus UC-Wide Multidisciplinary Honors Journal - now open for submissions* *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~** *Upcoming Important Dates/Events* - October 3, Sp15 Schedule of Classes and Telebears appointments released. - October 20, Telebears Phase 1 begins - October 31, Deadline to change grading option from letter grade to P/NP or from P/NP to letter grade *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~** *Spring 2015 Tele-BEARS: Come In for Advising!* Believe it or not, it's almost time to sign up for spring classes. All MCB majors are required to use an advisor code (A/C) to log on to Tele-BEARS and start the registration process. Once you've review ed the MCB spring 201 5 class listing , <http://mcb.berkeley.edu/undergrad/courses/courses/fall/> http://mcb.berkeley.edu/undergrad/courses/courses/spring *,* and the UCB Schedule of Classes, http://schedule.berkeley.edu, stop by 3060 VLSB during drop-in advising hours (Monday - Thursday 9-12 & 1-4, Friday 9-12 & 1-3) to meet with a staff advisor. Some important dates to remember are: >October 6 -- Schedule of Classes is available online >October 6 -- Students receive their Tele-BEARs appointments >October 20 -- Tele-BEARS Phase 1 begins Students who meet with an advisor after October 6 will receive their adviser code during the meeting. Students who recently declared the major and/or met with an advisor before October 6 will receive their advisor code by email during the week of October 13. Questions, just email us at mcb...@berkeley.edu. *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~** *UAO Launches Twitter Feed* Can't get enough MCB? Follow our new Twitter feed, @MCBatCal, to stay up to date on the latest MCB news and fun updates from your MCB Peer Advisors! *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~** *MCBcDNA Hosts: Research Night* Interested in doing undergraduate research? MCBcDNA will be hosting *Research Night *on Thursday, October 16th. Come hear from a panel of speakers, including a professor, about their research and what it takes for an undergraduate student to secure a research position. Afterwards, we will have a Q&A session in which you may ask the speakers any questions that you have. Food and refreshments will be provided! *Date: *Thursday, October 16 *Time:* 7-9PM *Location:* 123 Wheeler Feel free to e-mail mcbc...@gmail.com with any questions that you may have. *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~** *Purchase awesome MCB** merchandise!* Interested in representing and supporting your MCB department? MCBcDNA is selling brand new quarter zip sweaters, sweatshirts, water bottles, and shot glasses this semester! Check out pictures of our merchandise and order online at http://goo.gl/forms/H93SdYURK <http://goo.gl/forms/H93SdYURKr>. If you have questions, please email mcbcdnafundrais...@gmail.com. *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~** *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~** *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~** *Other News* *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~** *UC Berkeley Volunteers Around the World- Medical Brigade Opportunity* Medical Brigade Travel Opportunity: UC Berkeley VAW (Volunteers Around the World) is a medical service organization that has traveled to multiple countries providing medical service and care to those in need. This winter break we will be traveling to The Philippines for two weeks during which time we will set up and run mobile clinics, teach local children about health and hygiene, execute a public health project, and culturally immerse ourselves. This is an amazing opportunity for students who are pre-med, pre-health, or are just passionate about traveling and public service! If you are interested in joining Berkeley VAW and attending our winter trip, submit an application by visiting: http://berkeleyvaw.weebly.com/?fb_action_ids=1478028649114077&fb_action_types=weeblyapp%3Ashare If you have any questions, please email berkeley...@gmail.com *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~** *Cal-in-Sacramento Fellowship* The Cal-in-Sacramento Fellowship program sends approximately 30 Cal students to intern in public service in California’s capital every summer! All Cal undergraduates are eligible to apply, and we work with every student admitted into the program to find them an internship in Sacramento that allows them to apply their academic interests and skills to public service. Cal-in-Sacramento Fellows work for eight weeks in internships in the offices of Senate and Assembly members, the governor's office, state agencies, or nonprofit groups. The program provides free housing and transportation for students, and stipends to help defray living expenses are available on a need basis. Applications are due November 10th at 5 pm. Click here for more information <http://igs.berkeley.edu/matsui-center/cal-in-sacramento-fellowship> or contact Camille atck...@berkeley.edu. Click here for an application <http://www.tinyurl.com/calinsac>. Click here to RSVP to our Info Session <https://www.facebook.com/events/834081316623132/> on October 14th at 5PM. *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~** *Global Health Disparities Research Fellowship* We are excited to announce that the 2015 Minority Health/Global Health International Research Fellowship application is now open. The application deadline is *November 1st 2014.* The Minority Health/Global Health fellowship is a fully-funded program, an initiative of the NIH, that seeks to empower under-represented minority students in the health sciences by providing them opportunities to engage in short-term *international research* and mentorship aimed at increasing diversity in the fields of basic science, biomedical, clinical and behavioral sciences. All majors are welcome! Please visit http://globalhealth.berkeley.edu/mhirt/training.html to learn more about 2015 opportunities, application instructions, eligibility criteria and more. *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~** *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 recognized UC 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! *Application Deadline: November 15th, 2014. *For more information, please visit our website: www.premedsurgery.org *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~** *Tyron Lecture 2014* The Grandmother and Human Evolution: William Tryon Lecture Series Lecture | October 15 | 3-4:30 p.m. | Alumni House Speaker: Kristen Hawkes, Professor, University of Utah Sponsor: Department of Psychology Hunter-gatherer ethnography, evolutionary life-history theory and mathematical simulations point to ancestral grandmothering as a key to the evolution of human life history. Possible consequences of grandmothering extend from distinctively human sociality to patterns of male competition and pair bonds. Questions about how we do it continue to uncover surprises. *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~** *David Nelson seminar, **Lyman Laboratory at Harvard University* *FRIDAY 10/17 @11am in **TAN HALL 775* *David Nelson from the Lyman Laboratory at Harvard University* *DISLOCATION AND ELONGATION OF BACTERIA* Recent experiments have revealed a remarkable growth mechanism for rod-shaped bacteria: specialized proteins associated with cell wall elongation move at constant velocity in clockwise and counterclockwise directions on circles around the cell circumference. We argue that this machinery attaches to dislocations in the ordered peptidoglycan cell wall, and study theoretically the dynamics of these interacting defects on the surface of a cylinder. Unlike the dislocations typical in materials science, the motion is predominantly climb (glycan strand extension) instead of glide. The activated motion of these dislocations and the resulting dynamics within a simple kinetic model show surprising effects arising from the cylindrical geometry, with important implications for bacterial growth. * ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~** *American Bone Health* American Bone Health is the most effective resource for communities to end the suffering associated with osteoporosis. We promote independence, mobility and quality of life by preventing fractures along all stages of life. We see healthy children growing up with bones strong enough to carry them through a healthy, vibrant lifetime. These children, their parents and their health care providers will know what to do to build and keep strong bones. Step 1. Sign up. Go to http://www.americanbonehealth.org/ and click on “What you can do” to fill out our form. Or call our Bone Health Hotline at 888-266-3015. Step 2. Get trained. Our program will give you the tools and know-how to help others. Step 3. Make a difference. Share your wisdom at community events, such as health fairs, fundraisers or a hospital lecture series. In addition, we are also planning to form a student organization on campus, which would be a Berkeley Team that would do outreach events regularly in nearby communities. Aside from simply becoming a volunteer, if you are willing to spend time founding a student organization with us, please email cchang820...@gmail.com with a brief introduction of yourself and your past volunteering/leadership experience. *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~** *Audeamus UC-Wide Multidisciplinary Honors Journal - now open for submissions* University Honors at UC Riverside is very proud to announce open submissions for *Audeamus*, the UC-wide Multidisciplinary Honors Journal. Deadline for submissions is *November 8, 2014**.* The* Audeamus* journal was started at University Honors, UC Riverside in 2007and formerly published the works of undergraduate Honors students across the UC system (this requirement has changed to include all students who have at least a 3.0 GPA). The students chose to name the journal *Audeamus*, which means “Let us dare” in Latin, as it “dares” to publish an eclectic journal each year to showcase works of highest merit, no matter what it is (as long as it is reproducible on paper). Categories include: (1) non/fiction; (2) research papers; (3) poetry; (4) artwork/photography; and (5) other. *Audeamus* has since published 8 journals and is excited to begin the search this year for its 9thedition. *To be eligible to submit, students are required to:* 1.) Be a CURRENT undergraduate student* enrolled (full time or part time) at a UC school (UC Berkeley, UC Davis, UC Irvine, UC Los Angeles, UC Merced, UC Riverside, UC Santa Barbara, UC San Diego, UC Santa Cruz); AND 2.) Have a 3.0 GPA at the time of submission, please email Audeamus staff advisor Jane Kim at jane....@ucr.edu if a student has questions about this requirement. ** NOTE: Students who just graduated (in the 2013-2014 academic year) from the UC schools listed above are eligible to apply for this year's journal if they have, for example, a senior thesis paper/project they completed upon graduation and would like to submit this piece to the journal. Entries from students who graduated further back than the previous academic year are not accepted.* The *Audeamus* website can be found here: www.audeamus.ucr.edu Please take a moment to look through the website, and we’d greatly appreciate it if you could forward the website on to any others that may be interested. A pdf flyer is also attached to this email. We look forward to everyone’s submissions— we can't wait to read them! *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~** *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~** *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~** *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~** *MCB News/Infoline Submission Guidelines* Members of the campus community are invited to submit information about their group, event, etc for the weekly email. Submissions may not be longer than 8 sentences maximum, must include a link/contact email for additional information, and should not include attachments. The MCB News email will be sent to subscribers once each week (Monday morning) during the academic year. You must email your submission no later than 4 p.m. Friday to guarantee inclusion for the following Monday's email. We cannot guarantee inclusion for items submitted after the deadline. 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