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Category: Undergraduate

Biology Week comes to Michigan Tech Campus

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Organized by Phi Sigma

Monday, March 23

BeTheMatch Bone Marrow Registry

12:00 – 5:00 in the Library

Hosted by PHAT

 

Tuesday, March 24

Undergraduate Research Presentation

7:00 pm in Fisher 125

 

Wednesday, March 25

Biology Jeopardy Night 

7:00 in DOW 642

 

Thursday, March 26

Peruvian Mobile Clinic Event

6:00 pm in Fisher 126

Hosted by MedLife

 

Biology Movie Night: Osmosis Jones

8:00 pm in Fisher 139

Hosted by Phi Sigma

 

Friday, March 27

Plant/Bake Sale

10:00 am in DOW

Hosted by Phi Sigma

 

PureWellness Showcase on Depression and Anxiety

3:00 pm in the Library

Hosted by Wellness

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Travis Wakeham is awarded the David S. Bruce Outstanding Undergraduate Abstract

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 Travis Wakeham is a David S. Bruce Outstanding Undergraduate Abstract Awardee! This award is based on the abstract that Travis submitted to the Experimental Biology Conference that will be held in Boston at the end of March, a personal statement written by Travis, and a letter of support from his mentor Dr. Durocher. Travis will receive $100 and a 2-year complimentary membership to the American Physiological Society as part of this award. He will also be eligible for an Excellence in Undergraduate Research Award at Experimental Biology based on his poster presentation. His abstract is titled “Obesity and neural cardiovascular responses to mental stress in humans.” Dr. Durocher has noted that “Travis always anticipates what needs to be done in the lab and he is extremely dedicated and reliable. He makes conducting a research study a seamless process.”

Congratulations Travis!

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Medical School Early Assurance Program

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Medical School

Early Assurance Program

What is it?The MSU College of Human Medicine (CHM) has partnered with Michigan Technological University to provide early assurance of medical school admission and enriched experiences for undergraduate students interested in becoming physicians in an underserved region or with an underserved population.

For more information see:

Early Assurance Program 2014 Announcment

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Students funded with SURF awards working in Biological Sciences

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Reprinted from Tech Today

This summer, the Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) program will fund 23 students from across the University with funds from the Vice President for Research and the Honors Institute. The total funding for the program this year is $80,500.

Congratulations to:

Jessica Karwosk working with Dr. Rupali Datta

Mark Keranen working with Dr. Thomas Werner

Jade Ortiz working with Dr. Amy Marcarelli

Additional SURF recipients,their project titles, and their advisors are listed online.
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Biological Sciences Announces Medical Laboratory Science Scholarship winners

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Karyn Fay, Director, Medical Laboratory Science Program in the Department of Biological Sciences, is pleased to announce the 2014 Medical Laboratory Sciences Scholarships.

This year’s scholarship winners are:


Jack Holland Endowed Scholarship: Larissa Kramer


Medical Technology “Tech Is” Award Scholarship: Luke Dalton


Soldan 4+1 Annual Scholarship: Brook Bedore


Congratulations to the recipients and many thanks to all who applied.


A brief description of the scholarships is as follows:


The Jack Holland Endowed Scholarship, established in honor of Dr. Jack Holland, Professor of Medical Technology (1966–1988), is awarded to an outstanding first-year medical technology/medical lab sciences student, based on professional attitude, communication skills, and academic grade point. Former students, upon Dr. Holland’s retirement, originally set up the endowment.


The Medical Technology “Tech Is” Award Scholarship was originally funded by three monetary awards received by the Society of Medical Technologists for first-place awards in the “Tech Is” student competition (1981, 1983, and 1986). The “Tech Is” program no longer exists, however the endowment provides a small scholarship to a junior-class student based on participation in the Society of Medical Laboratory Scientists (formerly Society of Medical Technologists), extracurricular activities, grade point, and faculty interviews.


The Soldan 4+1 Annual Scholarship will be awarded to a qualified senior Medical Laboratory Science student who is beginning their last semester at Michigan Tech.  They must be able to document acceptance into an accredited “+1” practicum and be enrolled in one of the following concentrations.


4+1 Medical Laboratory Science

4+1 Cytotechnology

4+1 Histotechnology


More information on these and other Departmental scholarships are available on our Department’s giving page

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