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*MCB News, Week of October 20, 2014* *MCB News* - *UAO Launches Twitter Feed* - *mcbUSA hosts Pumpkin Carving Social! * - *Purchase awesome MCB merchandise! * *Other News* - *CRAFTING A PRE-HEALTH ACADEMIC PLAN B (11/6) * - *OSU SUMMER PROGRAM FOR BIOMEDICAL STUDENTS * - *UC Berkeley Volunteers Around the World- Medical Brigade Opportunity * - * Autism Speaks U - General Meetings Every Tuesday at 7pm!Global Health Disparities Research Fellowship* - *UC Davis Medical Center Department of Surgery: Pre-Medical Surgical Internship, Mentorship, & Research Program* - *Opportunity for Berkeley Students -- Green Corps * - *American Bone Health* - *Audeamus UC-Wide Multidisciplinary Honors Journal - now open for submissions* *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~** *Upcoming Important Dates/Events* - October 20, Telebears Phase 1 begins - October 23, MCB Major declarations resume - October 31, Deadline to change grading option from letter grade to P/NP or from P/NP to letter grade *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~** *UAO Launches Twitter Feed* @MCBatCal is entering the twenty-first century with a new Twitter feed! Follow us to hear all about MCB news, research, and upcoming events! *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~** *mcbUSA hosts Pumpkin Carving Social!* Do you want to meet other students in your major in a low, key and fun setting? Come to mcbUSA’s Pumpkin Carving Event on Saturday, October 25th, 2014 at 283 Dwinelle Hall from 7-10 PM!! This event will be solely a student social. We will have music, food , pumpkins, and carving tools. All you have to do is RSVP here and show up ready to have a great time! RSVP HERE: https://docs.google.com/a/berkeley.edu/forms/d/1Tp_8gNqizAO9h3qALWItmw28yO-MkBIhDC9snFbXkFA/viewform FREE DINNER WILL BE PROVIDED!! AND THERE WILL BE PRIZES!!!Visit our website at mcbusa.berkeley.edu or email us at mcb...@gmail.com if you have any questions! *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~** *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* *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~** *CRAFTING A PRE-HEALTH ACADEMIC PLAN B (11/6)* Thursday, 11/6, 5 - 7PM Career Center, Blue & Gold Rooms If you are considering completing your pre-med/pre-health education through a post-bacc or need to enhance your grades before applying to health sciences graduate school, this program is for you. Representatives from a variety of post-bacc programs and SMP programs will describe their programs, how to identify which program(s) will best help you attain your health professional school goals, admissions requirements and give you tips for getting in. There will be current post bacc students of the programs sharing their experiences. Programs attending include: UC Berkeley Extension, UCSF Post-Baccalaureate/UC Consortium, Georgetown University, Drexel University, and Mills College. Please arrive on time, as space is limited. Please RSVP on Callisto <https://berkeley-csm.symplicity.com/track/c54e4ca9c8091be2d3ec7afc9b5d00e1/2711842082/realurl=callisto.berkeley.edu> . *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~** *OSU SUMMER PROGRAM FOR BIOMEDICAL STUDENTS* Did you know that The Ohio State University Medical Center has a Summer Program for biomedical students interested in the MD/PhD joint degree? The SUCCESS Program <https://berkeley-csm.symplicity.com/track/c54e4ca9c8091be2d3ec7afc9b5d00e1/2711842082/realurl=http://go.osu.edu/success> will enable students to participate in a 9-week enriching research experience hosted by the Medical Scientist Training Program (stipend and travel allowance provided). Students will take valuable professional development courses and learn from engaged mentors, all while working in state-of-the-art research facilities. The SUCCESS program seeks to identify outstanding students interested in pursuing graduate education (MD/PhD or PhD). The program seeks to enhance and foster all areas of diversity in graduate study in the biomedical and biological sciences.* The program especially encourages applications from African Americans, Hispanic/Latino Americans, Native Americans, Pacific Islanders, and others* whose backgrounds and experiences would bring diversity to the field. In order to be considered for SUCCESS, students must be graduating in the year of 2016 or 2017, enrolled in a U.S. 4-year undergraduate institution, and be an American citizen or permanent resident.Applications for the SUCCESS Program <https://berkeley-csm.symplicity.com/track/c54e4ca9c8091be2d3ec7afc9b5d00e1/2711842082/realurl=http://www.surveygizmo.com/s3/1818539/966834986af8> are available online now through January 23, 2014! *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~** *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 *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~** *Autism Speaks U - General Meetings Every Tuesday at 7pm!* Autism Speaks U at Berkeley aims to foster understanding and raise awareness about Autism Spectrum Disorders in our campus community. As a collegiate chapter of Autism Speaks U, our goals are to educate the Berkeley community about autism, to fundraise for autism research, and to volunteer in the Bay Area. We strive to create a welcoming and safe community for all those affected by ASD by facilitating a university accredited class on autism, and holding weekly meetings for members to come and share their different perspectives on autism. We also offer the opportunity for individuals to engage and work closely with individuals on the spectrum. *We meet every Tuesday at 7pm in 215 Dwinelle! *Check us out on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/autismspeaksucb! *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~** *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 *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~** *Opportunity for Berkeley Students -- Green Corps* *Green Corps* <http://www.greencorps.org/page/gc/fill-out-form-receive-2015-2016-application>* is looking for college graduates who are ready to take on the * *biggest environmental challenges of our day.* In Green Corps’ yearlong paid program, you’ll get intensive training in the skills you need to make a difference in the world. You’ll get hands-on experience fighting to solve urgent environmental problems — global warming, deforestation, water pollution, factory farming and many others — with groups like Sierra Club and Food & Water Watch. And when you graduate from Green Corps, we’ll help you find a career with one of the nation’s leading environmental and social change groups. For more information, read on or visit http://www.greencorps.org/findoutmore. <http://www.greencorps.org/page/gc/fill-out-form-receive-2015-2016-application> *In your year with Green Corps:* *Be trained by the best*: Green Corps organizers take part in trainings with leading figures in the environmental and social change movements: people like Adam Ruben, former political director and current board president of MoveOn.org, and Bill McKibben, author and founder of 350.org. *Gain experience across the country*: Green Corps sends organizers to jumpstart campaigns for groups such as Rainforest Action Network, Power Shift, and Environment America in San Francisco, Chicago, Boston and dozens of other places in between. *Make an impact on today’s environmental challenges*: Green Corps organizers have built the campaigns that helped keep the Arctic safe from drilling; led to new laws to support clean, renewable energy; convinced major corporations to stop dumping in our oceans; and much, much more. *Get paid!* Green Corps organizers earn a salary of $25,000. Organizers also have a chance to opt into our health care program with a pre-tax monthly salary deferral. We offer paid sick days and holidays, two weeks paid vacation and a student loan repayment program for those who qualify. *Launch your career*: Green Corps will help connect you to environmental and progressive groups that are looking for full-time staff to build their organizations and help them create social change and protect our environment. * ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~** *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. 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. Send a plain text email with the event and contact information to mcb...@berkeley.edu. 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