If you’re interested in teaching high school science – read on!
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Knowles Science Teaching Foundation
Do you have a passion for teaching high school science or math? Are you committed to becoming an outstanding professional teacher? A Teaching Fellowship from the Knowles Science Teaching Foundation can make all the difference.
Applications are now being accepted for one of [...]
Archive for October, 2009
CALL FOR APPLICANTS: Knowles Science Teaching Foundation 2010 Teaching Fellowships
Posted in Career, Scholarships Links on October 30, 2009 | Comments Off
CJSA Fall Speaker Series: are you interested in law school? Don’t miss this!
Posted in Career, Student Meetings on October 30, 2009 | Comments Off
Criminal Justice Student Association
Fall 2009 Speaker Series
Director of the Health Professions Prelaw Center, Mac Francis
If you are interested in law school and need to start planning, don’t miss this event!
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
Woodburn Hall 003, 7pm
CJSA provides a great way to get involved on campus, meet peers, network, participate in community service, and learn about [...]
TOPT-V 153 Ophthalmic Dispensing – a great elective!
Posted in Career, Cool Classes, Health Professions Links on October 28, 2009 | Comments Off
A Chance to Explore Optometric Topics and Learn a Marketable Skill!
The Optician/Technician Program is seeking part-time or full-time students for the two-year Associate of Science degree. Any student may sample optometry-related topics by taking one or more of our courses. A popular course for spring semester is TOPT-V 153 Ophthalmic Dispensing (4 credits). [...]
FREE Student Academic Center workshops – week of 10/26/09
Posted in Advising Announcements, Student Meetings on October 27, 2009 | Comments Off
Contact the Student Academic Center for more details. These workshops are open to all students and focus on a variety of college-level learning strategies. Students do not need to sign up in advance to attend but are advised to arrive early to get seating.
Monday, 10/26/09, Emergency Test Preparation: A Systematic Approach to [...]
IU Global Medical Brigades 2nd Callout Meeting: Wednesday October 28 8:30pm BH003
Posted in Student Meetings on October 27, 2009 | Comments Off
IU Global Medical Brigades will be having a 2nd Callout Meeting this Wednesday October 28 at 8:30pm in BH003. This meeting will be for those who are interested in becoming involved in IU Global Medical Brigades, and receiving more info about our Medical trip to Honduras. If you are interested in becoming involved in the [...]
27th Sonneborn Lecture: Sonneborn Lecture: “Differential DNA Replication as a Developmental Strategy and Replication Model”
Posted in Advising Announcements on October 27, 2009 | Comments Off
You are cordially invited to attend the twenty-seventh Sonneborn Lecture:
“Differential DNA Replication as a Developmental Strategy and Replication Model”
By Professor Terry L. Orr-Weaver, of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Thursday, October 29, 2009, 4:00 p.m., Myers Hall 130
Dr. Orr-Weaver’s research group investigates how the two fundamental steps in cell division, DNA replication and chromosome segregation, [...]
Second eight weeks starts Monday – Semester withdrawal deadline is Wednesday!!
Posted in Advising Announcements, Important Stuff!, Registration Info on October 23, 2009 | Comments Off
Second Eight Weeks Courses start on October 26. If you plan to take a 2nd 8 week class and have not already enrolled, now is the time to do so!
Wednesday, October 28 is the Drop Deadline for the Automatic W. After Wednesday, you will need Dean’s Permission to drop. Please be aware that [...]
USPIRGS INFORMATION SESSION
Posted in Career on October 23, 2009 | Comments Off
USPIRGS INFORMATION SESSION
Monday, October 26, 7 – 8:30 p.m.
Career Development Center, 625 N. Jordan Ave.
Come and learn how USPIRGS address’s real problems and gets meaningful results. If you want a job where you can work to solve problems each day, consider a job with the state Public Interest Research Groups (PIRGs). The state PIRGs are [...]
Junior Fellows Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace – accepting applications NOW!
Posted in Career, Overseas Study, Scholarships Links on October 23, 2009 | Comments Off
If you are a graduating senior who is interested in international affairs (especially environmental issues), read below!
You MUST APPLY TO IU FIRST if you’re interested in this program. If you have any questions or need additional information about this exciting opportunity, please do not hesitate to contact Dean Terri Greenslade by phone at 855-8245 or [...]
National Organization of Gay and Lesbian Scientists and Technical Professionals, Inc. (NOGLSTP) call-out meeting
Posted in Student Meetings on October 23, 2009 | Comments Off
The National Organization of Gay and Lesbian Scientists and Technical Professionals at Indiana University (NOGLSTP at IU) is now an official Indiana University Student Organization and a regional group affiliate of NOGLSTP.
NOGLSTP at IU Fall Callout
Tuesday, October 27, at 6:00 pm
Ballantine Hall Room 144
Are you Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, or Ally?
Are you enrolled in [...]
Boren Scholarship meeting – Oct. 26 (Monday) – scholarships for study abroad
Posted in Overseas Study, Scholarships Links on October 23, 2009 | Comments Off
On Monday, October 26th from 3:15-4:30 p.m. in the Great Room of the Hutton Honor’s College a representative from the Institute of International Education will be speaking with interested students about the David L. Boren Scholarships and Fellowships.
Boren Awards provide a unique funding opportunity for U.S. students to study world regions critical to U.S. interests [...]
Proctor and Gamble positions available
Posted in Career on October 20, 2009 | Comments Off
Proctor and Gamble is looking for Biology graduates for full-time positions and undergrads for summer internships.
Please visit www.experiencePG.com to search for jobs. Also, the flier below has more information on the specific job requisitions that may be of interest to Biology majors (RND00001671 and RND00001674).
How to Apply – P&G
Film Screening: Sick Around the World
Posted in Student Meetings on October 20, 2009 | Comments Off
See below for more details – this may be of interest to pre-health students
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Film Screening: Sick Around the World
In this episode of FRONTLINE, Washington Post foreign correspondent T.R. Reid investigates the health care systems of five other capitalist democracies (Britain, Germany, Japan, Taiwan, and Switzerland). The successes and failures of the systems in these [...]
U of Penn VMD-PhD program – cancer research in animals and humans
Posted in Grad School Links, Research Opportunities on October 19, 2009 | Comments Off
For all you Micro majors, or for anyone interested in comparative cancer research:
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Osteosarcoma – Prostate Cancer – Breast Cancer – Lymphomas – Melanoma
Did you know that these spontaneous cancers in dogs and cats share many features with human cancers? Chemotherapy, radiation therapy, hypothermia and immunotherapy are all used to fight cancer in [...]
Advocates for Community Engagement (ACE) positions available
Posted in Career, Volunteer Opportunities on October 19, 2009 | Comments Off
Are you passionate about community service, leadership, and advocacy? Do you want a job that makes a difference?
Apply to be an ACE! The Advocates for Community Engagement (ACEs) are IU undergraduates who serve as liaisons between service-learning classes and local non-profits. Through the support of paid undergraduate assistantships with the Office of Service-Learning, [...]
BIOLOGY M416: Biology of the AIDS Virus Prerequisite Correction
Posted in Bio Courses on October 19, 2009 | Comments Off
BIOLOGY M416: Biology of the AIDS Virus Prerequisite Correction
Biology M416: Biology of the AIDS virus has an incorrect prerequisite listing. The current prerequisite is L311: Genetics. This is incorrect. Dr. Hardy has told us that students should have ONE of the following prerequisites: L311: Genetics OR any microbiology course beyond the 200-level. This change should [...]
Biology Undergraduate Teaching Intern positions – Spring 2010
Posted in Advising Announcements, Career, Important Stuff!, Volunteer Opportunities on October 19, 2009 | Comments Off
Biology Undergraduate Teaching Intern (UTI) applications are now being accepted for Spring 2010. Contact Tammie Wise at twise@indiana.edu for more information.
The Biology Department is now accepting Undergraduate Teaching Intern (UTI) applications for Spring 2010. The deadline for submitting applications is Friday, October 30 (note: early submission of application means earlier consideration for hire).
Minimum requirements include [...]
Seminars in Biotechnology – The secret life of inbreeders: How a model met its match
Posted in Student Meetings on October 15, 2009 | Comments Off
If you are interested in working with plants, next week’s Biotechnology seminar should be of interest!
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Seminars in Biotechnology
October 22, 2009
The secret life of inbreeders: How a model met its match
Susan J. Lolle, PhD
University of Waterloo
Jordan Hall 239, 6:00 pm
For more information contact:
Nancy Magill, Ph.D.
Biotechnology Training Program
Bloomington, IN 47405
ngmagill@indiana.edu
Refreshments served at 5:45 pm.
James P. Holland Memorial Lecture: “The High-Stakes Evolutionary Game of ‘Rock, Paper, Scissors’ Between Primates and Viruses”
Posted in Student Meetings on October 15, 2009 | Comments Off
You are cordially invited to attend the tenth James P. Holland Memorial Lecture:
“The High-Stakes Evolutionary Game of ‘Rock, Paper, Scissors’ Between Primates and Viruses”
By Harmit Singh Malik, Ph.D., of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Monday, October 19, 2009, 4:00 p.m., Whittenberger Auditorium, Indiana Memorial Union
Dr. Malik is interested in the genetics of evolutionary conflict. [...]
29th Joan Wood Lecture:“Structural Studies of Adeno-Associated Viruses Towards Improved Gene Delivery”
Posted in Student Meetings on October 15, 2009 | Comments Off
You are cordially invited to attend the 29th Joan Wood Lecture:
“Structural Studies of Adeno-Associated Viruses Towards Improved Gene Delivery”
Presented by Professor Mavis Agbandje-McKenna, Director of the Center for Structural Biology at the University of Florida College of Medicine
Wednesday, October 21, 2009, 4:00 p.m., Myers Hall 130
There will be an opportunity to meet the speaker following [...]
