Friday, October 31, 2014

GT Neuroscience Club

Moving Day Atlanta is coming up this Saturday, Nov 1. Moving Day, which was founded by the National Parkinson's Foundation, is a walk for Parkinson's Disease. Come join The Neuroscience Club as we walk for the fight against Parkinson's! You can join our team by clicking on the following link. While a donation is not necessary, it would be greatly appreciated. All proceeds go towards research for a cure and treatments of Parkinson's Disease.
When: November 1, 2014
9:00 AM - 12:15 PM
Where: Centennial Olympic Park

Join Our Team!!!
http://www3.parkinson.org/site/TR/MovingDayEvent/NationalParkinsonFoundationHQ?team_id=20612&pg=team&fr_id=1740
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Guest Speaker Event
Dr. T. Richard Nichols, Ph.D.
When: November 4th, 2014
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Where: Clough 123

Dr. Nichols will giving a lecture titled, How Do We Walk in the Real World? This lecture discusses the mechanisms by which central pattern generating circuits and sensory feedback are modulated to enable us to navigate irregular terrain.

RSVP for this event on our FaceBook page:
https://www.facebook.com/events/1552977938269119/?notif_t=plan_user_joined

Wednesday, October 22, 2014

hemistry-Biology Interface (CBI) Graduate Program at Johns Hopkins University

I am writing to seek your assistance in identifying prospective students for the Chemistry-Biology Interface (CBI) Graduate Program at Johns Hopkins University. The CBI Program provides students with research and academic training that enables them to carry out interdisciplinary research as independent scientists. Students completing the program receive a Ph.D. in Chemical Biology.

The CBI Program brings together 31 faculty from the Schools of Arts & Sciences, Engineering, Public Health and Medicine at Johns Hopkins University and provides a diverse selection of research projects for CBI students. In order to assist them in choosing a research advisor, first year graduate students are supported by a NIH Chemical Biology Training Grant. During this time the CBI students carry out three 10-week research rotations that enable them to broaden their research skills and make informed choices of research advisors.

Since its establishment in 2005, the CBI Program has received an enthusiastic response, and we have attracted an excellent group of students. Our program has grown to over 30 Ph.D. students. With your help, we hope to continue expanding and developing this exciting program. Please feel free to contact me if you or any students are interested in learning more about the Chemistry-Biology Interface Program at Hopkins. You may also browse the CBI website which describes many facets of the program at http://www.cbi.jhu.edu.  A pamphlet describing the CBI Program is available on our website. An image of the brochure is included below.  Please share our information with your colleagues and students.  Thank you for your assistance.

CBI Brochure 2014-2015

NUCLEAR FORENSICS UNDERGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM

Nuclear Forensics Undergraduate Scholarship Program
Application Instructions

Applications from previous years or from other scholarship programs may not be used.  Applications will be accepted through February 2nd for scholarships beginning the following summer.

A complete application consists of the following sections:

1.    Application Form
2.    References
3.    Transcripts
4.    SAT/ACT scores

Please Note: All parts of the application must be received by February 2, 2015. Late and/or incomplete applications will not be reviewed for awards.

1.  You cannot save the Application Form.  You must first gather all of the information needed for this application, fill out the form, and then submit it.  You will not be able to fill out parts of this form, save it, and come back to it later to complete it. Required fields have a red star next to them.  If any required fields do not apply to you, please type N/A in that field.   Please make sure that there is an answer in each one of the required fields or the form will not submit.  Be aware that you must attach a copy of your birth certificate or passport in PDF form to this application form.

2.  Please have three persons familiar with your academic preparation and your technical capabilities, preferably three faculty members who are familiar with your current academic work, fill out a reference form for you.  Instruct them to:

  1. Go to www.scuref.org/forms
  2. Click on the NFUSP tab
  3. Complete and submit the reference form. 

3.  All official undergraduate transcripts must be emailed, faxed or mailed to the address below directly from the university registrar:

South Carolina Universities Research and Education Foundation  
Nuclear Forensics Undergraduate Scholarship Program
1204 Whiskey Road, Suite F
Aiken, South Carolina 29803-4322

Fax: 803-642-4132

4.  SAT/ACT scores must be sent directly from the reporting agencies.  The SAT code is 7349 and the ACT code is 9067.  Scores earned before 2004 will not be accepted.


Contact gbumgarner@scuref.org or rhagen@scuref.org with questions or concerns.