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1. Teach for America, deadline February 4, 2011.
2. Big Ideas @ Berkeley Competition now open! - Deadline 3/7/2011
3. MCB Honors Research Program (H196B) Deadline -- Friday, February
18th (5^th week)
4. Student Survey for Operation Excellence, Deadline of February 1
5. *Summer Sessions* Registration for UCB Students begins February 1
6. *DeCal*: Stem Cell Outreach and Education, begins 2/1/11
7. *MCBcDNA* is selling a Kaplan MCAT course for $1500
8. Buy sweatshirts and shot glasses to support *MCBcDNA*!
9. *mcbUSA* Summer Undergraduate Research Program
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*1. Teach for America*
Teach For America <https://www.teachforamerica.org/index.htm> is the
national corps of outstanding recent college graduates and
professionals---of all majors, backgrounds, and career interests---who
commit to teach for two years in urban and rural low-income communities
and become lifelong leaders in expanding educational opportunity.
As you may already know, only a small faction of children growing up in
low-income communities will have math and science teachers who hold at
least a minor in a relevant subject. Because of this math and science
achievement is one of the lowest scores seen in schools across the
country. You have the power to change this and inspire future
generations of doctors, scientists, engineers, and mathematicians.
Right now, 8,200 corps members
<http://www.teachforamerica.org/corps/index.htm> have begun teaching in
39 regions
<http://www.teachforamerica.org/corps/placement_regions/placement_regions.htm>
across the country, while over 20,000 Teach For America alumni
<http://www.teachforamerica.org/alumni/index.htm> continue working from
inside and outside the field of education for the fundamental changes
necessary to ensure educational excellence and equity.
Join the movement and*apply
<https://www.teachforamerica.org/online/info/signUp.wbfl?_flowId=signUp-flow&_flowExecutionKey=e1s1>*
to the 2011 Teach For America corps.**
*FINAL Application Deadline: Friday, February 4^th , 2011*
Full salary and health insurance. Federal student loans deferred.
All majors and professional experiences.
Learn more: www.teachforamerica.org/compensation
<http://www.teachforamerica.org/compensation>
For more information contact the Cal Recruitment Team:
Raquel Lucente / [email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>
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*2. Big Ideas @ Berkeley Competition now open!*
$300,000 in prizes available to students!
Since its founding in 2006, UC Berkeley's annual Big Ideas Competition
has inspired innovative and high-impact student projects aimed at
solving the world's most pressing problem.By seeking out and supporting
smart and promising new ideas, Big Ideas has produced remarkable results.
This year's competition promises up to 300K in awards in 16 different
contests.
Categories include:Global Poverty Alleviation, Social
Entrepreneurship,Improving Student Life,Social Justice and Community
Engagement,Information Technology for Society, Energy Efficient
Technologies,New Media,Safe Water,Security and Trust,BioEnergy,Campus
Biodiesel, Emerging and Neglected Diseases,Science Technology and
Engineering Policy,Green Chemistry, and Synthetic Biology
To learn more visit the Big Ideas website
http://bigideas.berkeley.edu/contest/
Submissions are due by March 7, 2011.
We look forward to hearing about your Big Ideas!
--
Alexis M. Bucknam, MA
Phone: 510.666.9127
e-mail: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>
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3. MCB Honors Research Program (H196B) Deadline -- Friday, February
18th (5^th week) *
If you are graduating this spring and have at least two semesters of
credited research, have a cumulative UCB GPA of 3.3, and an MCB major or
upper division GPA of 3.5, you can sign-up for the MCB Honors Research
Program.As an honors student, you will enroll in H196B for a letter
grade, present your research at our MCB symposium or poster session, and
write an honors thesis.
For more information about the honors requirements, deadlines, events,
and application form, visit
http://mcb.berkeley.edu/undergrad/major/honors-program/honors/ .
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4. Student Survey for Operation Excellence*
Dear Cal Student,
You're invited to access the UC Berkeley Operational Excellence Student
Services Initiative's summary of what we learned from Cal students. Is
our "What Cal Students Want" list on target? Did we miss a critical
issue? Tell us what YOU think! Please access the summary and share your
thoughts by taking our quick and confidential survey here:
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/RYV92HZ
In order to consider your comments in our recommendations, we need to
hear from you no later than Tuesday, February 1.
Background Information
Gathering student insights is absolutely critical to improving student
services for all Cal students. The OE Student Services Initiative team
spent fall 2010 collecting student stories through a number of sources,
including:
-- http://studentperspectives.berkeley.edu
-- nine focus groups for undergrad, grad, and professional school students
-- meetings with student advisory groups, and
-- UCUES and Operational Excellence survey data.
These sources paint a consistent picture, revealing the set of common
themes found in the survey: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/RYV92HZ
To learn more about the OE Student Services Initiative, please visit:
http://campuslife.berkeley.edu/studentaffairs/sa-oe
Thank you taking our survey and making the most of this additional
opportunity to make your voice heard!
Go Bears!
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*5. Summer Sessions Registration for UCB Students begins February 1*
Registration begins for UC Berkeley students on Tuesday, February 1!
http://summer.berkeley.edu. Enroll early, especially for Integrative
Biology courses and Public Health courses!
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*6. DeCal: Stem Cell Outreach and Education, begins 2/1/11*
We'd like to share an exciting community outreach opportunity for Cal
students and researchers. We are offering a 1-unit DeCal called "Stem
Cell Outreach and Education." Participants visit high schools and
community colleges around the Bay Area and give presentations about
regenerative medicine and stem cell research.
This course is intended for undergraduates, graduate students, and
postdocs with a reasonably strong background in the biological sciences.
As a participant, you will not only have the opportunity to present to
high school biology students---you will help us refine our presentation
and build new teaching resources. The teaching tools we've developed in
the past include PowerPoint presentations, lessons, hands-on activities,
and labs. We are partnered with the California Institute for
Regenerative Medicine (CIRM), so the teaching materials produced will be
hosted on the CIRM website <http://cirm.ca.gov/Stem_Cell_CIRM_Hosted>,
with the potential to be accessed by educators anywhere. Last semester,
a number of our volunteers received acknowledgment for their
contributions to the CIRM website.
A major emphasis of our group is to teach budding scientists and doctors
how to engage lay audiences with current topics in stem cell research,
medicine, ethics, and policy. This involves weekly meetings in which we
will discuss our existing presentation, as well as our stem cell
education curriculum, which was recently featured in the SF Chronicle
<http://articles.sfgate.com/2010-07-31/news/22005326_1_stem-regenerative-medicine-cell>.
If you are interested, please drop by *2066 VLSB* on *Tuesday, February
1^st , 7-9pm* for an information session. CCNs will be given to students
at the first meeting. We are happy to allow students to audit the
course; those who wish to take the course for credit will be required to
participate in giving at least two presentations per semester. If you
have any questions, feel free to contact us at
[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>. The
meetings are ADA accessible and snacks will be provided.
Thanks,
Nathan Zuzow
DeCal Facilitator
Lisa Bashkirova
DeCal Facilitator
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*7. MCBcDNA is selling a Kaplan MCAT course for $1500*
MCBcDNA is selling a Kaplan MCAT course for $1500. (Sold to the first
responder.) Voucher can be used towards any MCAT course and has no
expiration date. Contact [email protected] if interested!
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8. Buy sweatshirts and shot glasses to support MCBcDNA!*
MCB Department Sweatshirts and Novelty Glasses on sale. They are a perfect
memorabilia for anyone wanting to sport some MCB pride.
Sweatshirt: $35;
Novelty Glass: $3 for one/$5 for two.
Fill out an order form online: http://mcb.berkeley.edu/groups/mcbcdna/.
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*9. mcbUSA Summer Undergraduate Research Program*
Attention all students interested in obtaining research experience this
summer!
mcbUSA's Summer Undergraduate Research Program filing period is now
open. Please visit http://mcbusa.berkeley.edu/surp.php for the
application form, projects that you may apply for, and follow the
directions for submitting all forms. The deadline to submit applications
is February 28th midnight. The mcbUSA mailbox is in 2083 VLSB. Any
questions may be directed to [email protected]
Thank you and best of luck in applying.
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Anne Aaboe
Manager, Undergraduate Affairs Office
Molecular & Cell Biology
2083 VLSB
Berkeley, CA 94720
510.643.7473
http://mcb.berkeley.edu/undergrad/
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MCB Undergraduate Affairs Office
2083 Valley Life Sciences Building
http://mcb.berkeley.edu/undergrad/
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