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Student Research Opportunities in Nebraska

There are a variety of summer undergraduate research opportunities available in Lincoln Nebraska.  See the website for more information.  http://www.unl.edu/summerprogram/

Summer 2012 programs include:

• Applied Mathematics
• Bioenergy Systems
• Biomedical Engineering
• Chemistry
• Nanomaterials and Nanoscience
• Optics and Laser Physics
• Redox Biology and Biochemistry
• Virology

Student Opportunity: Cancer Prevention Research Training (2/27/2012)

The Cancer Prevention Research Training Program at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center  is now accepting applications for our 2012 Summer Program in Cancer Prevention Research.  This program is open to all students who are US Citizens or Permanent Residents.    www.CancerPreventionTraining.org

IMPORTANT DATES:

Application Deadline: Monday, February 27, 2012
Notice of Acceptance to Applicant: Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Additional Application Documents Due: Monday, April 16, 2012
In-Person Check-In: Friday, June 1, 2012
Summer Program Start Date: Monday, June 4, 2012
Summer Program End Date: Friday, August 10, 2012

Student Opportunity: Environmental Microbiology Program in Las Vegas 3/9/2012

The UNLV summer Research Experience for Undergraduates in Environmental Microbiology program is now accepting applications.  This NSF supported program provides undergraduates with an opportunity to perform independent research under the guidance of a faculty mentor.  Students receive a $5,000 salary, round trip airfare, and complimentary housing in a UNLV dormitory.  The program dates are June 4 to Aug 10, 2012.  Find a list of mentors and the on-line application at http://faculty.unlv.edu/microreu.  A complete application includes a one-page statement of interest, transcripts (unofficial are fine), and one letter of recommendation from a scientist.  The deadline for applications is Friday March 9, 2012.  First generation college students, nontraditional students, members of groups under-represented in science and Post-9/11 veterans are strongly encouraged to apply.

Student Opportunities: Summer Research in Missouri (Deadline 2/10)

The University of Missouri offers a number of summer research opportunities for undergraduate students from other universities.  Check out their website.

Applications and letters of recommendation are due on Friday, February 10th.  The applications and letters can be sent by US mail, faxed (573-884-9395) or sent by e-mail to Pam Monroe (MonroeP@missouri.edu).  Unofficial transcript gladly accepted.

Student Opportunity: Science Undergraduate Laboratory Internship

Interested students should apply by January 10

ORNL summer interns work side-by-side with world-class scientists and engineers on cutting edge research. Outside of the lab you’ll have opportunities to interact with other students and scientists during luncheons, brown bag seminars, social activities, and weekend excursions.

The Science Undergraduate Laboratory Internship (SULI) program encourages undergraduate students to pursue science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) careers by providing research experiences at the Department of Energy (DOE) National Laboratories.  You must be a US Citizen or PRA enrolled at an accredited institution with a 3.0 GPA or higher and have completed at least one year as a matriculating undergraduate student at the time of applying.

Visit www.orau.org/ornl for information on both programs.  For general information, contact ornledu@orau.org.  Summer internship dates are June 4- August 10.

Applying for grants in the humanities

Russ Olwell of Inside Higher Ed offers 5 pieces of advice to potential grant applicants in the humanities.

Applying for a grant in the humanities or arts is a New Year’s resolution that often lasts as long as those to diet or exercise. For faculty in these less fundable areas, it is hard to work up enthusiasm for the hunt.

Read more: http://www.insidehighered.com/advice/2012/01/04/essay-how-humanities-faculty-members-can-apply-grants#ixzz1izKGhP5Q

Researchers sued in possible research ethics breach

A lawsuit has been filed against the Kennedy Krieger Institute in Baltimore for allegedly putting children at risk for lead poisoning.

New York Times
via The Non-Profit Quarterly

 

Becker receives Stanford fellowship

Trinity University psychology professor Carolyn Black Becker has been named a Residential Fellow at the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University for the 2011-12 academic year.

press release

Responsible research, according to Dr. Suess

Janet D. Stemwedel of San José State University takes a poetic approach to the responsible conduct of research in her Scientific American blog.

Look at the data!
Just look at it NOW!
I got it to support our ideas
somehow.
I can match RNA
and DNA too
I can even make
data from proteins come through!

We’ll publish and publish
we’ll write a grant, maybe three!
That’s just how easy faking data can be!

HHS institutes new Conflict of Interest policies

The Department of Health and Human Services has announced new policies about the responsibilities of institutions and individual PIs in reporting on and managing financial conflicts of interests.  Among the changes are new training requirements and lower financial thresholds for determining conflict of interest.  The NIH Office of Extramural Research has put together a table comparing the old and new policies.

Trinity will have to revise its own CoI policies and procedures this fall to comply with the new requirements.  Expect some announcements about this to be forthcoming later this fall.