Northwestern University Physical Sciences-Oncology Center Summer Research Experience for Minority Students

The Northwestern University Physical Sciences-Oncology Center (NU PS-OC) is one of twelve Physical Sciences-Oncology Centers funded by the National Cancer Institute. The mission of Northwestern's PS-OC is to apply concepts and methodologies from the physical sciences, mathematics, and engineering to elucidating how information encoded in nucleotide or amino acid sequences is read and interpreted and, importantly, how this process is altered in cancer cells. A center website with comprehensive information about the Center, including summer research opportunities, is set to launch within the week.

NU PS-OC invites applications to its eight-week summer program for under served college students with interests in both the physical and biomedical sciences. The program will allow students concentrating in engineering, mathematics, or the physical sciences to participate in research that applies physical sciences concepts and methodologies to problems in tumor biology. In addition to acquiring hands-on lab experience, participants will also attend weekly lunchtime seminars and a two-day workshop to gain a basic understanding of tumor biology and cancer detection, diagnosis, and treatment. The intent of this program is to encourage the next generation of physical scientists, mathematicians, and engineers to consider focusing their careers on cancer research.

Stipend
$3500
Free on-campus housing
Reimbursement of travel expenses

Eligibility
Must be a current college freshman, sophomore, or junior pursuing a major in engineering, applied mathematics, or a physical science, have completed at least on college course in biology by the program start date, be members of an under served population in the physical sciences (African-America, Hispanic, American Indian, individuals with disabilities, and first generation college students).

For a brochure or application, contact Dr. Shepler.

For more detailed program information, contact Dr. Bennette Phillips at 312-503-7883 or schallma@casbah.it.northwestern.edu. Dr. Phillips will be in the Altanta area in late January and may be available to meet.

INTA and ECON classes still avaialbe until Friday

INTA 4060
There is still space left in the joint undergraduate-graduate seminar on international law (INTA 4060/8803 MF2). The seminar meets Mondays, 9:05-11:55 AM. Below find the course description. For more information, permission, or a copy of the syllabus, please contact Professor Fabry at mfabry@gatech.edu. The seminar is normally only open to juniors and seniors and requires at least two substantive IR courses as pre-requisites, but Prof. Fabry is willing to let in other committed students as well.


The purpose of this seminar is to explore the place of international law within the larger context of world politics. It asks questions such as: What kind of law is international law and what needs does it fulfill? Where do particular legal rules come from? What role does international law play, and how does the interplay between law and politics operate, in actual decision-making of foreign policymakers and international organizations? Can international law be justifiably circumvented or defied? Can the world be changed and improved through it? The seminar is divided into two parts. The first part looks at different conceptualizations of the place of international law within international relations. The second part focuses on a number of contemporary issues in world politics with important legal dimensions, in particular those related to international security, human rights and governance in intergovernmental organizations.

ECON
The School of Economics has now opened its classes to all majors. We have several classes that may interest your students:

ECON 4360 Network Economics - How 'shape' of relationships affects resource allocation

ECON 4421 Regional Economics - Economics in self defined regions

ECON 4813 A Game Theory - The field of study pioneered by John Nash (A Beautiful Mind)

ORISE Opportunities

ORISE administers many programs that provides paid educational and research experiences and have eligibility requirements that vary from program to program. Students or faculty will need to go to the following link(s) and select the program that interests them. Each program's web page has instructions on eligibility requirements, application submission, and a link to the online application or a printable application. All ORISE programs require applicants to submit the appropriate application and supporting documentation. The program's web page also provides the name and e-mail address of a program specialist who can help answer any questions that students may have concerning eligibility requirements or submitting an application for a particular program. When e-mailing questions to the program specialist the program name should be included in the e-mail. When students choose a program that interests them, they will need to CAREFULLY read the eligibility requirements. Many of the programs administered by ORISE are open only to U.S. citizens or permanent resident aliens.

This web page is for the Higher Education Research Experiences at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (HERE). The program has an online application. Deadlines are stated but they are flexible for the HERE program. There are multiple academic levels in the HERE program, i.e., entering freshman, undergraduate, post-BS, a graduate student or a faculty member.

The students will find information about the Department of Energy's Science Undergraduate Laboratory Internship (SULI) as well as an electronic application which can complete online. The SULI program is for undergraduates and graduating seniors. At this site students can also find applications for the Community College Institute (CCI) and the Pre-Service Teacher (PST) programs.

The Nuclear Engineering Student Laboratory Synthesis (NESLS) program is a cooperative research initiative geared toward students working in physics and nuclear engineering applications. Through one- to three-year summer internships, NESLS offers engineering student on-the-job educational and research opportunities at a multidisciplinary national laboratory.

This link is the gateway to many of the education and research experiences offered through ORISE. The web page has links for faculty, recent graduates, graduates, and undergraduate students.

NASA Undergraduate Summer Research Program

Applications are due January 22, 2010.

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration Undergraduate Student Research Program (USRP) offers undergraduates across the United States mentored internship experiences at NASA Centers and research support facilities. The NASA Undergraduate Student Research Program is NASA’s largest nationwide internship program.

NASA USRP is an internship program that offers NASA research and development opportunities to undergraduate students. USRP internship opportunities give students the ultimate workforce preparatory experience for careers in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM). USRP is one of most highly comprehensive internship programs for undergraduate students within the STEM majors. Students work on practical problems that will see real applications in aerospace or on future NASA missions. These immersive NASA opportunities combine scientific research with professional hands-on engineering. A USRP internship will be the first step toward a career at NASA, or within the science and engineering workforce.

For more information and to apply, go here.

Graduate Level Courses Spring 2010

Don't forget that advanced undergraduates may be eligible to take graduate level (6000 and 8000) level courses. Check out the offerings, and let Dr. Shepler know if you are interested in signing up during Phase II.