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FORD FOUNDATION FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMS

Published November 2, 2012 by Eric Pamintuan

Through its Fellowship Programs, the Ford Foundation seeks to increase the diversity of the nation’s college and university faculties by increasing their ethnic and racial diversity, to maximize the educational benefits of diversity, and to increase the number of professors who can and will use diversity as a resource for enriching the education of all students.

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MESA Research Academy, funded by the California Space Grant Consortium

Published October 24, 2012 by Eric Pamintuan

Twenty MESA students (10 from City College and Southwestern College, each) attended a 1-week Research Academy at San Diego State University (SDSU) in July 2012. The Academy was designed as a “trainer the trainer academy for understanding ‘what is research?'” The Academy was designed and implemented by 3 SDSU graduate research students. The Academy schedule included:

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Thomas R. Pickering Fellowship Program

Published October 23, 2012 by Eric Pamintuan

As one of the United States’ top fellowship providers, the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation offers programs that cultivate talent and drive change in the nation’s high-need fields. We are excited to announce the opening of the 2013 Thomas R. Pickering Foreign Affairs & Graduate Foreign Affairs Fellowships competition! We seek highly motivated and academically excellent college juniors and graduating seniors or college graduates who have an interest in pursuing a Foreign Service career in the U.S. Department of State.

Funded by the U.S. Department of State, the programs honor Career Ambassador Thomas R. Pickering, one of the country’s most respected Foreign Service Officers. The goal of the programs is to attract outstanding students from all ethnic and social backgrounds who are dedicated to representing America’s interests abroad. Women, members of minority groups historically underrepresented in the Foreign Service, and students with financial need are encouraged to apply to one of the two Programs

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REU in Renewable Energy at Colorado School of Mines

Published October 22, 2012 by Eric Pamintuan

The Renewable Energy Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (REMRSEC) REU program invites exceptional undergraduate math, science, and engineering students to participate in a ten-week summer research program addressing fundamental materials issues related to the science and technology of renewable energy. These highly interdisciplinary studies focus on multiple areas that are open to all materials science, engineering, physics, chemistry, mathematics, chemical engineering, and computer science majors.

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Science Undergraduate Laboratory Internship Program (SULI) at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL)

Published October 17, 2012 by Eric Pamintuan

ORNL is the largest science and energy laboratory in the Department of Energy system. Scientific programs focus of materials, neutron sciences, energy, high-performance computing, systems biology and national security. Visit http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSCdUJ8cavw to discover some exciting reasons why ORNL offers a great internship experience!

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Summer 2013 research programs at UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas

Published October 15, 2012 by Eric Pamintuan

For the 20th consecutive year, UT Southwestern Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences is sponsoring the Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) Program. The goal of SURF is to give students an intensive, 10-week, research experience in a world class research environment. Students immerse themselves in the laboratory and work on individual research projects with UT Southwestern Graduate School faculty. Most areas of modern cancer biology, cell biology, molecular biology, biochemistry, immunology, microbiology, neuroscience, and pharmacology are represented. In addition to research, SURF provides seminars, GRE prep, social events and an end-of-program poster session. We have increased the number of fellowships for SURF to 85. The SURF website and on-line application can be found at http://www.utsouthwestern.edu/education/graduate-school/programs/non-degree-programs/surf.html .

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Stanford Recruiter at SDSU

Published October 10, 2012 by Eric Pamintuan

Come learn about summer research programs and PhD graduate school options at Stanford University.

Thursday, October 18, 2012 at12:30pm – 2:00pm at SDSU Room GMCS 602

If you are interested in learning more about PhD programs in Biosciences at Stanford University, opportunities for summer research at Stanford, or guidance on how to prepare and apply to PhD programs, this will be a great info session for you!

OPEN TO ALL STUDENTS

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Harvard Graduate Program Recrutiment Visit with Dr. Sheila Thomas

Published October 2, 2012 by Eric Pamintuan

You are invited to attend this informal networking and information session about summer research and graduate programs at Harvard University.

Meet Dr. Sheila Thomas, Ph.D., Assistant Dean for Diversity and Minority Affairs, from the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences at Harvard University and the Division of Medical Sciences at Harvard Medical School (HMS).

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NASA’s Pathways Intern Employment Program

Published October 1, 2012 by Eric Pamintuan

This announcement is for intern positions in the Scientific, Technical, Engineering, Mathematics (STEM), occupations. Opportunities include multiple types of positions within these occupational areas at NASA, Dryden Flight Research Center. Basic Education Requirement: Student must be seeking a degree from an accredited college or university with major study in engineering, physical science, math:

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