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*MCB News, Week of November 24, 2014* *MCB News* - *UAO closes at 11:30a on 11/26 and reopens at 9a, 12/1* - *UAO hosts Toys for Tots and Food Drive Bins* - *Summer Research and Graduate Funding: Resources * - *Purchase awesome MCB merchandise!* *Other News* - *Golden Bears in Golden Years * - *The UCB Student Learning Center is Recruiting Writing Tutors for Spring * - *US Teaching Assistantship Austria 2015-16 * - *OSU RNA Center Summer Research internship* - *Alpha Epsilon Zeta Fraternity Presents **EPIDEMIC: Ebola Unmasked* - *Berkeley Scientific Journal Call for Papers* - *Health Education and Liaison Program in Roatan, Honduras - Internship Abroad* - *Seeking Biology Majors for Cal Poly MPS in Dairy Products Technology* - *AUDEAMUS UC-WIDE MULTIDISCPILPINARY HONORS JOURNAL EXTENDED DEADLINE * - *2015 summer programs at Columbia University * *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~** *Upcoming Important Dates/Events* - November 27-28, Thanksgiving Break - University Closed - December 5, Last day of formal instruction - December 8-12, RRR Week - December 15-19, Final Exams Week *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~** *MCB UAO hosts Toys for Tots and Food Drive Bins* It's time once again for the Holiday Food and Toy Drive! This year the locations are: Barker Hall Stockroom LSA Mailroom for Food and 165 for Toys VLSB 3060 Undergraduate Affairs Office Reception Area! Final day for Drop Off is December 12th! Thank you all for making this so successful over the years! *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~** *Summer Research and Graduate Funding: Resources* *For Undergraduates:* Summer Research Opportunities on the MCB Website <https://mcb.berkeley.edu/undergrad/research/research/summer-research> Paid Summer 2015 Undergraduate Research Placements: Over 800 programs – REU, NASA and other paid summer research opportunities for undergrads http://www.pathwaystoscience.org/undergrads.aspx *For Financial Support in Graduate School:* Fellowships and graduate programs in a wide variety of STEM disciplines: http://www.pathwaystoscience.org/grad.aspx *For NASA-supported internships, fellowships and scholarships: * http://intern.nasa.gov *For tips on applying and associated resources:* http://www.pathwaystoscience.org/toolbox.aspx *For opportunities specifically in the Ocean Sciences:* http://www.pathwaystoscience.org/oceanscience.aspx *For opportunities specifically in Engineering:* http://www.pathwaystoscience.org/engineering.aspx *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~** *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* *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~** *Golden Bears in Golden Years* The San Gabriel Valley Chapter of the California Alumni Association proudly announces “Golden Bears in Golden Years”, a new informational, mentoring, and networking program to connect current Cal students with Cal alumni. The inaugural event will be held at Monterey Hill restaurant in Monterey Park, CA (Los Angeles area) during the Cal winter break from 6:00 PM – 9:30 PM on Wednesday, January 14, 2015. It will feature a free gourmet dinner, multimedia lecture, fun, mentoring, and networking for current Cal pre-medical and pre-pharmacy students. Dr. David Lieu (Cal chemistry and MBA alumnus, physician, and UCLA clinical faculty member) will host the event and present a multimedia lecture entitled “The Road to Become a Physician: A View from the Baby Boomer Generation.” Students will learn what Cal was like in the 1970s, listen to music from that era, relive the most important events of the Baby Boomer generation, understand why medical school was the goal of so many students, and learn about current medical school admission requirements, costs, curriculum, the national internship and residency match, specialization, and medical practice. It will make you laugh. It will make you cry. But most of all, it will make you think. After the lecture and dinner, students will have an opportunity to network with practicing physicians and pharmacists attending the event. The event is free for current Cal students but registration is required. Space is limited and the deadline to register is January 4, 2015. To RSVP, please visit the San Gabriel Valley Cal Alumni Club homepage and click on Golden Bears in Golden Years in the event pages section: http://my.berkeley.edu/site/Clubs?club_id=1162&pg=main You can go directly to the event page for Golden Bears in Golden Years at: http://my.berkeley.edu/site/Clubs?club_id=1162&sid=22771&pg=event You can go directly to the EventBrite sign-up page for the event at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/golden-bears-in-golden-years-tickets-13939195509 Join us for an exciting evening of delicious food, fun, camaraderie, friendship, and mentoring that shows why Berkeley is and always will be the greatest public university in the world! Dr. David Lieu practices medicine in Alhambra, CA. He is a cytopathologist and operates a fine-needle aspiration clinic. He specializes in performing ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration/core-needle biopsy of masses and microscopic examination of pathology slides to diagnose cancer. *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~** *The UCB Student Learning Center is Recruiting Writing Tutors for Spr 15* Multidisciplinary and multilingual students encouraged to apply! *Deadline: November 30, 2014* *Download the application here! <http://slc.berkeley.edu/become-writing-tutor>* Are you passionate about writing? Do you enjoy working with other students to help improve their writing? Do you want to enhance your own writing and communication skills? Then apply to join the Writing Program at the SLC! We are a diverse and dynamic community of 50 peer tutors and 4 professional staff working to support the writing needs of Cal undergraduates. Our trained tutors work one-on-one with fellow students to help them gain confidence and develop their writerly voices while meeting the rigor of Cal’s academic standards. As a tutor, you will provide individualized support to your fellow student writers. You will also attend a weekly training seminar in which you will acquire culturally and pedagogically relevant tools to guide your practice. Best of all, you will be able to set your own schedule, ensuring your flexibility around classes, athletics, as well as other extracurricular commitments. Apply today! We look forward to hearing from you. *Benefits* - Education 97/197 or English 310 credit (2 units) or Pay ($13.57/hour) - Flexible hours - Opportunity to improve your writing and communication skills *Responsibilities* - Meet with student writers one-on-one - Attend a 2-hour weekly training seminar - Assist in workshop facilitation and design, as needed - Provide program support to professional staff, as needed *Qualifications* - Fulfilled UCB writing requirement - *Field Studies Tutors *must be enrolled in or must have satisfied UC R1A requirement - Interest in collaborative learning models - Passion for writing and the writing process - Ability to work with students from a variety of backgrounds and with a variety of learning styles - Ability to devote at least 5 hours/week - No more than two "Incomplete" grades - Not on academic probation - Cumulative GPA of 3.0 or better *No experience tutoring? No problem!* Students who are interested in the position but: 1. have not yet completed the UCB writing requirement, or 2. have little to no prior tutoring experience are encouraged to apply for the Education 97/197 seminar. As a Field Studies Tutor, you will: - Learn tutoring skills and theory - Observe current tutors - Gain training and knowledge that will ideally put you in a position to work with students the following semester For more information, visit us online at http://slc.berkeley.edu/writing *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~** *US Teaching Assistantship Austria 2015-16* Since 1962, the US Teaching Assistantship Program in Austria has provided US college and university graduates with opportunities to work at secondary schools throughout Austria as teaching assistants. You can find more information about the program, including how to apply, on our new website http://www.usta-austria.at/ Only online applications will be accepted. *Please note that the application deadline for the program year 2015-16 is January 15, 2015.* The following link directs you to our website, where you can find the *program description* and download an *informative flyer* about the program for 2015-16: https://www.usta-austria.at/site/programdescription/program The flyer can then which can be posted or distributed to interested students, either electronically or in paper copy. US teaching assistants not only enhance the instruction of English as native speakers; they are also important resources for first-hand information about the United States and the "American way of life." The Austrian Federal Ministry of Education and Women’s affairs (BMBF) finances this program, which is administered by the *Austrian-American Educational Commission* (Fulbright Commission). While the participants in this program contribute to the Fulbright goal of promoting mutual understanding, *this is not a Fulbright grant program*. For information on the Fulbright student program in Austria, please consult the Institute for International Education at http://us.fulbrightonline.org/or the website of the Austrian-American Educational Commission athttp://www.fulbright.at/ *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~** *Big Ideas Courses for spring--all have seats * Looking for a great spring course that will stretch your mind and fulfill breadth? The Big Ideas Courses for spring all still have seats available. Full details are on our website <http://bigideascourses.berkeley.edu/>, and brief details are below: Art and Activism, * co-taught by Cecilia Lucas (Global Poverty) and Tamara Roberts (Music) * satisfies Arts and Literature breadth * instructor approval; see website for details Origins in Science and Religion * co-taught by Ron Hendel (Near Eastern Studies) and Kevin Padian (Integrative Biology) * satisfies Philosophy and Values breadth Time * co-taught by Walter Alvarez (EPS), Raphael Bousso (Physics), and Mark Richards (EPS) * satisfies Physical Science breadth * instructor approval; see website for details *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~** *OSU RNA Center Summer Research internship* RNA is a messenger that carries information from genes to proteins. It is a regulator of gene expression, it holds genes for many viruses and it can be an enzyme as well. RNA research spans biology, medicine, agriculture, mathematics, physics, and chemistry. Ohio State’s Center for RNA Biology houses the single largest group of RNA experts in the country – more than 200 faculty, staff, students, and postdocs. The center’s mission is to advance life sciences research and education at the university by building on existing strengths in RNA biology, developing synergies through interdisciplinary initiatives and outreach, attracting and retaining outstanding faculty, and bringing the best students to the university. What do participants do? • Work with a faculty mentor from the center • Earn 2 semester credits for graduate school 4501 • Earn a $3,000 stipend for the 9-week session • Participate in weekly science talks by our center faculty • Participate in weekly journal club Program Eligibility Requirements: • 3.5 or better G.P.A. • Interest in pursuing a PhD in RNA biology • Students in junior or senior standing Application Process: Applications are available by request. Contact Zack Mikesell at mikesell...@osu.edu Application Deadline: Applications must be submitted by 02-10-2015 *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~** Alpha Epsilon Zeta Fraternity Presents *EPIDEMIC: Ebola Unmasked* A discussion about the global spread of the Ebola virus When: Wednesday, November 29 | 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM Where: 2040 Valley Life Sciences Building (VLSB) Free Food and Beverages provided by Sliver, Chipotle, La Burrita, and many more! In a matter of months, the Ebola virus had catapulted to the forefront of world news, permanently affecting the lives of many. Alpha Epsilon Zeta Fraternity, Incorporated is holding a Professional Reality Forum, discussing developments in research and policy surrounding the virus. Our panel includes speakers that provide perspectives from research, industry, and treatment. Speakers: 1. Dr. Ann Petru – Director of Infectious Diseases and the Chief of Infection Prevention at the Oakland Children’s Hospital Currently developing an Ebola Response Process to implement in hospitals around the Bay Area. 2. Dr. Arthur Reingold – Head of Epidemiology at UC Berkeley School of Public Health Featured on many news sources to discuss various experiences in working with Ebola patients in Africa. 3. Dr. Colin Bucks – Clinical Assistant Professor at UC Berkeley Recently returned from treating patients in Liberia 4. Dr. James Maclean – Principal Investigator at Planet Biotechnology, Inc. Developed vaccines and therapeutic antibodies. His company is involved with producing a drug to combat Ebola Moderated by Dr. Michael Eichberg, Executive Director at Henry Wheeler Center of Emerging and Neglected Diseases at UC Berkeley You can RSVP to our event via Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/events/357240417770858/>. *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~** *Berkeley Scientific Journal - Call for Papers* Hey student researchers! The Berkeley Scientific Journal is an undergraduate science research journal at UC Berkeley. Every semester since 1996, our undergraduate staff has published independent research done by undergraduates at UC Berkeley, interviews with faculty members, and articles on current issues in science. At this time, we are accepting undergraduate research papers, including honors theses, for publishing in out Fall 2014 and Spring 2015 issue. Each paper submitted will be peer reviewed by a faculty member. Note: If you're graduating this semester, you can still submit your paper for next semester's issue. Please email research....@gmail.com for submission. Specific directions can be found on our website: ocf.berkeley.edu/~bsj. Best wishes, BSJ Research Department research....@gmail.com *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~** *Health Education and Liaison Program in Roatan, Honduras - Internship Abroad* Allow me to introduce myself. I am the coordinator for an internship program for Global Healing, an international non-profit focused on setting up long term health care programs in areas where modern medicine is not readily available. One of our programs, the Roatan Volunteer Pediatric Clinic ( rvpc.globalhealing.org), is offering an opportunity for undergraduate students to volunteer there from 1-3 months at a time in conjunction with pediatric attendings and residents at to gain valuable international development and clinical experience abroad at our Clinic Esperanza pediatric clinic. The program has been in operation since 2004 and has had dozens of volunteers from across the United States. We have openings specifically for the new year, starting in January, and interns are able to suggest their own preferred dates (minimum of 4 weeks at a time). We only ask that the student is: -Responsive to emails -Efficient in obtaining passport, Visa, and other travel accommodations -Fluency in Spanish *Please forward this email to any undergraduate student listservs and mailing lists where this can be visible!* To learn more about this program, including details, application process, costs, and preparation, please visit our website at rvpc.globalhealing.org or reply directly to me with any questions, comments or concerns. If interested, please email h...@globalhealing.org, or reply directly to this email! http://rvpc.globalhealing.org/ *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~** *Seeking Biology Majors for Cal Poly MPS in Dairy Products Technology* *Program Description* Cal Poly's new MPS in Dairy Products Technology program is a one-year Master's degree program that provides students with the skills and credentials needed to become leaders in the dairy manufacturing sector. Graduates of our program will find employment opportunities with large cheese and yogurt producers, fluid milk operations, ice cream manufacturers, and whey processors. We developed this program in response to requests from our industry partners, who tell us there is a strong need for trained leaders in their industry. Some key points: - We're training students for management positions in large-scale dairy processing facilities - We seek critical thinkers with analytical degrees - Dairy processing is technologically-sophisticated and science-driven - Dairy processing is a high-growth, international industry resistant to economic downturns - There is strong industry demand for our graduates - Dairy experience is not required - Our program is designed in partnership with and is guided by employers - Students will interface with high-level industry executives - Starting salaries for our graduates average $60,000-70,000 - Students will participate in paid internships after only nine months - Students will graduate with a Master's degree in only 12 months - San Luis Obispo is a beautiful town located on California's Central Coast - a great place to spend the year! We have assembled an all-star advisory council, with representatives of Leprino, Nestle, Safeway, Kraft, Hilmar, Schreiber, Land O’Lakes, Dean Foods, Tetra Pak, DFA, and others guiding our curriculum and program development. These same partners recruit directly from our program. Our program involves nine months of coursework, on campus in San Luis Obispo, followed by a three-month internship with a large-scale dairy processor. During their internships, our students will earn $20-30/hour. Graduates of our program can expect beginning annual salaries in the $60,000-$70,000 range. The ideal candidate for our program is a college graduate with critical thinking skills and leadership potential, as well as an analytical degree (chemistry, physics, biology, engineering, dairy science, food science). Please share the news about our program with professors and students within your department. If you have students who might be a good fit, please have them contact me as soon as possible. We seek 24 qualified students for the 2014 cohort and will begin reviewing applications in the coming weeks. Below is a link to more information about our program: http://mpsdairy.calpoly.edu Thank you. We look forward to hearing from you! Tom Johnson, Program Manager (970) 215-3459 *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~** *AUDEAMUS UC-WIDE MULTIDISCPILPINARY HONORS JOURNAL EXTENDED DEADLINE* University Honors at UC Riverside will be extending the submissions deadline for *Audeamus*, the UC-wide Multidisciplinary Honors Journal to *December 5, 2014.* The *Audeamus* journal was started at University Honors, UC Riverside in 2007 and 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! *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~** *2015 summer programs at Columbia University* Do you love science and math? Do you enjoy doing research? Do you want to spend the summer in New York City? If you answered yes to all of these questions, then you may be a good fit for an eight-week summer program in the Department of Biostatistics at the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health! In the *B*iostatistics *E*pidemiology *S*ummer *T*raining *(BEST)* Diversity Program and the*C*olumbia *S*ummer *I*nstitute for Training in *B* iostatistic*S* *(CSIBS)* Program, students explore how to apply quantitative methods to investigate important health issues both in and out of the classroom. Students also get a chance to learn about opportunities for graduate study, additional training and career opportunities. To learn more about BEST, CSIBS and program eligibility, please visit the following sites: BEST: http://www.mailman.columbia.edu/academic-departments/biostatistics/best-diversity-program CSIBS: http://www.mailman.columbia.edu/academic-departments/biostatistics/csibs-program *The application deadline for both programs is Friday, March 6, 2015!* *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~** *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~** *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~** *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. 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