From the Student Academic Center:
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Our workshops are open to all students and they do not need to sign up in advance to attend. However students are advised to arrive early to get seating. Questions and/or concerns can be addressed to Sharon Chertkoff, Outreach Coordinator, SAC, 855-7313.
Monday, 11/3, How To Succeed in Accounting A100, [...]
Archive for October, 2008
FREE Student Academic Center workshops – through 11/12/08
Posted in Advising Announcements on October 31, 2008 | Comments Off
Presentation on Medical Physics
Posted in Advising Announcements, Career, Research Opportunities, Student Meetings on October 30, 2008 | Comments Off
PRESENTATION ON MEDICAL PHYSICS
DR. SUSAN KLEIN
Thursday, November 6 – 5:30 PM – Ballantine Hall 228
Medical Physics provides a fulfilling career opportunity that is relatively unfamiliar to many people and often overlooked. The field includes biomedical engineering, biophysics, physical therapy, and other applications of physics to medicine and biology, but it is primarily divided into two [...]
Interested in grad school in the biomedical sciences?
Posted in Advising Announcements, Career, Research Opportunities on October 30, 2008 | Comments Off
Curious About Options in the Biomedical Sciences?
Come to a presentation by:
Dr. Simon Rhodes, IU School of Medicine Associate Dean for Graduate Studies
November 11 – 5:30 PM – Ballantine Hall, room 148
The ten IU School of Medicine biomedical science Ph.D. programs participate in an “open enrollment” system named The Indiana University School of Medicine BioMedical Gateway [...]
Taking on the Challenges of Climate Change
Posted in Advising Announcements, Student Meetings on October 30, 2008 | Comments Off
Taking on the Challenges of Climate Change
A lecture by Dr. Lara Hansen
Chief Scientist, Executive Director and Co-Founder of Eco Adapt
Former Chief Scientist and Director, Climate Change Program, World Wildlife Fund
Tuesday, November 11, 2008 4-5 PM
IMU, Frangipani Room
Come take a journey around the planet to projects that are endeavoring to take on the challenges of [...]
Deadline approaching – Goldwater Scholarships
Posted in Scholarships Links on October 30, 2008 | Comments Off
Please note: The Goldwater scholarship candidates from IU are selected by the the College of Arts and Sciences, so you cannot apply for the scholarship on your own. This is a VERY difficult scholarship to earn (average GPA = 3.9), so it is important to follow the selection process carefully. If you [...]
Upcoming Biotech lectures
Posted in Research Opportunities, Student Meetings on October 30, 2008 | Comments Off
“The Uphill Battle for New Antibiotics In Spite of Increasing Drug Resistance”
Dr. Karen Bush
Johnson & Johnson
Adjunct Professor
Indiana University
http:www.bio.indiana.edu/facultyresearch/faculty/Bush.html
Jordan Hall 239
October 30, 2008
6 pm
Refreshments provided
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Pandemic flu and other human maladies: mining the natural human antibody repertoire for the cure
Dr. Lee Adams
Spaltudaq Corporation
Seattle, WA
Jordan Hall 239
November 6, 2008
6 pm
Refreshments provided
Dr. Adams has a PhD in microbiology [...]
TODAY is the last day to drop full semester courses!
Posted in Important Stuff! on October 29, 2008 | Comments Off
Dear Biology Majors:
This is your final reminder that today, October 29, is the last day to drop your 15-week class and receive an Automatic W. Later drops take Dean’s Permission, which is given out only if the student is faced with extenuating circumstances beyond the student’s control. Examples of acceptable extenuating circumstances include catastrophic [...]
E-drop and e-add important info!
Posted in Advising Announcements, Important Stuff! on October 29, 2008 | Comments Off
eDrop/eAdd will be disabled for full term courses at 12:01 AM on Thursday, October 30th. If you need to drop a full semester course, you will need Dean’s permission. If you need to add, you will need to obtain an add slip from the College Recorder.
eDrop/eAdd will continue to be available for second eight-week courses [...]
Teach for America alumni panel
Posted in Career, Volunteer Opportunities on October 29, 2008 | Comments Off
If you’re interested in teaching and in service to your community, check out the upcoming Teach for America alumni panel:
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Teach For America is the national corps of outstanding recent college graduates and working professionals – of all academic majors, backgrounds and career interests – who commit two years to teach in urban and rural public [...]
CMLT-C340: Women in/and Medicine
Posted in Cool Classes on October 28, 2008 | Comments Off
Need an A&H and/or Culture Studies credit? Take a look!
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CMLT-C340 (25704): Women in World Literature
Topic: Women in/and Medicine
Prof. Vivian Halloran
TR 9:30-10:45
Class carries A&H and CS credit
This class will introduce students to the field of the medical humanities by analyzing how women portray their roles as doctors, nurses, patients and caregivers within the [...]
HPSC-X 123 – Sickness and Health
Posted in Cool Classes on October 28, 2008 | Comments Off
This is a great way to get an S&H credit if you’re considering the health professions:
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*HPSC-X 123 PERSPECTIVES SCI:SOCIAL&HIST (3 CR)*
01:00P-02:15P TR
TOPIC : SICKNESS & HEALTH: THE HISTORY OF MEDIEVAL & RENAISSANCE MEDICINE
Course Description:
In an age of penicillin, CAT scans, hand sanitizer, stem cells, and other medical godsends, it is difficult for [...]
Pre-med preparation program in Australia
Posted in Career on October 28, 2008 | Comments Off
Our office just received the following message regarding a pre-med preparation program in Australia. Please read everything (including the statement of accreditation) carefully, and talk to HPPLC if you’d like to see if this is a good idea.
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The School of Medicine of the University of Queensland, Australia, has joined with Ochsner Health System in [...]
Need to declare a Chemistry minor?
Posted in Important Stuff! on October 27, 2008 | Comments Off
Then follow this link: http://calmweb.chem.indiana.edu/chemminor/
You must declare all minors before you graduate, or else you will not receive your minors!
Second 8 weeks starts TODAY!! Drop deadline is Wednesday!
Posted in Advising Announcements, Important Stuff! on October 27, 2008 | Comments Off
Attention Biology Majors!
We have two big announcements for this week:
Today, Monday October 27, is the first day of the Second Eight Week Classes. If you’ve signed up for a 2nd Eight Week Class, then remember to add that class to your weekly schedule.
Wednesday, October 29, is the LAST DAY to drop a class and [...]
Summer Fellowship with the CDC
Posted in Career on October 22, 2008 | Comments Off
From the Centers for Disease Control – a fellowship opportunity. Click on the image for a better view:
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Below is a recruitment flier for undergraduate summer fellowships at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Center for Environmental Health (NCEH), Division of Laboratory Sciences (DLS) in Atlanta, GA. This fellowship is open to [...]
Vote early!
Posted in Important Stuff! on October 21, 2008 | Comments Off
If you’re interested, you can still vote early if you’re voting in Monroe County. For more information, check out the Political Science blog here.
Habitat for Humanity needs help!
Posted in Volunteer Opportunities on October 21, 2008 | Comments Off
Habitat for Humanity needs help in their local retail outlet store, ReStore. You can learn more about this volunteer opportunity here.
Neat study abroad opportunity in Russia
Posted in Cool Classes, tagged Overseas Study on October 21, 2008 | Comments Off
Interested in global health care? Check out this study abroad program in Russia!
Danta overseas experiences in Costa Rica
Posted in Research Opportunities on October 21, 2008 | Comments Off
These are non-IU Overseas study experiences. See the contact information for details.
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Do you have a keen interest in conservation, primate behavior, ornithology, or tropical ecology?
Are you looking to gain valuable experience in the field?
If so, one of our month-long field-based training courses is for you!
Danta: Association for Conservation of the Tropics and its academic affiliates [...]
Student Academic Center FREE workshops – 10/20-10/29/08
Posted in Advising Announcements on October 21, 2008 | Comments Off
Student Academic Center workshops
Workshops are open to all students, and they do not need to sign up in advance to attend. However students are advised to arrive early to get seating. Questions and/or concerns can be addressed to Sharon Chertkoff, Outreach Coordinator, SAC, 855-7313.
Monday, 10/20, Emergency Test Preparation: A Systematic Approach to [...]
