The Xavier LA Experience

TeraGrid 2009 in D.C. in June

noreply@blogger.com (Dr. Marion Carroll) — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 14:40:00 +0000

TeraGrid 2009 still needs quite a few student volunteers and the deadline is Wednesday (day after tomorrow). If you are available June 22 - 25 and would like the possibility of a fully paid trip to the D.C. area hit the volunteer page and follow the directions. There isn't a financial aid application currently but we will contact all applicants as soon as we have created one.

Teach for America...Come on Young Teachers to be!!

noreply@blogger.com (Dr. Marion Carroll) — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 17:44:00 +0000

Only 46% of fourth graders in low-income areas can perform ‘basic’ math, such as adding whole numbers. As a math, science or engineering major, you are uniquely positioned to change this.

Teach For America seeks individuals from all backgrounds, academic majors, and career interests who possess the leadership skills and experience that will enable them to change the prospects of students growing up today and, ultimately, to effect fundamental change in our society that will make it a place of opportunity for all.

As a member of Teach For America, you will commit two years to teach in one of our country’s high-need public schools and will gain the skills, perspective, and experience that will help you make an impact over the long term and pursue your personal and professional goals, regardless of your career path.

We encourage you to apply to the 2009 Teach For America corps.
FINAL Application Deadline: Friday, February 13th, 2009.

To learn more, visit www.teachforamerica.org or contact admissions@teachforamerica.org.

Full salary and benefits. All academic majors.

Faculty and Student Teams in Research

noreply@blogger.com (Dr. Marion Carroll) — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 15:36:00 +0000

The DHS Summer Research Team Program for Minority Serving Institutions has research opportunities available for the Summer of 2009. This program provides a 10-week summer research experiences at DHS Centers of Excellence to early career faculty teamed with undergraduate and graduate students. U.S. citizenship is required.

Stipends plus transportation expenses to/from the internship location for faculty and students will be provided.

Follow-on funding of up to $50,000 for collaborative research between the DHS Center of Excellence and the Minority Serving Institution during the 2009-2010 academic year may be available.

Application Deadline: February 3, 2009

Read about our participant experiences:

Dr. Santosh Mandal, Dr. Patricia Hatch and Shawnta Lloyd focused their research on ricin, a natural toxin that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has designated as a possible agent of biological warfare. More...

Dr. Edu B. Suarez-Martinez hopes to lessen the probability of a pandemic flu occurring through her research of the distribution of avian influenza virus receptors in Puerto Rican wild, migratory and non-migratory birds. More ...

Dr. Terri Adams-Fuller and her undergraduate research team from Howard University studied the responsiveness of public safety officers during the Hurricane Katrina crisis. More...

This program is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Office of University Programs. The Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE) administers this program for DHS.

Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education
P.O. Box 117, MS 36
120 Badger Avenue
Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831-0117
science.education@orau.org

noreply@blogger.com (Dr. Marion Carroll) — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 20:15:00 +0000

Calling all undergraduate students (and some graduate students) interested in a Summer, 2009 Internship at NASA and related facilities.

The time to prepare your applications is NOW

Deadlines are fast approaching for NASA Academies, USRP and
Center specific internships for this coming summer. A list of
internships and their URLs is given HERE. If you are interested, please scan the list and note the due dates in January and early February.

Here also are unique summer research opportunities for undergraduates and a faculty-student team program that is a collaborative effort with the Faculty Resource Network at NYU.

For Students:
* Cutting-edge research
* $4,000 stipend + travel expenses
* Dormitory housing provided on vibrant Union Square!
* Professional development workshops
* Organized group activities with other undergraduate visitors

For Faculty:
* Expanding research horizons
* Cutting-edge research
* Permanent collaborations with NYU MRSEC groups
* Competitive stipends + travel expenses
* Dormitory-style housing
* New advanced methodologies
* Access to state-of-the-art facilities

For all these internships a cumulative GPA of at least 3.0 (out of 4.0) is recommended to be competitive. Some positions require higher GPA’s.

NASA internships are only open to U.S. citizens. (Some exceptions are made for the NASA Academies and internships sponsored by Cal Tech.)

First rate research opportunity!!

noreply@blogger.com (Dr. Marion Carroll) — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 23:53:00 +0000

Dr. Charles Nichols at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center is submitting a National Service Foundation (NSF) grant, and would like to partner with a faculty member at Xavier in recruiting 2-3 undergraduates to volunteer a few hours/wk in his lab. The grant focuses on GPCRs, namely serotonin receptors, and the use of Drosophila as a new system to probe biological function. The projects that the students would be working on would involve observing and scoring different behaviors (learning and memory, mating, locomotor assays), learning genetics, as well as working with a graduate student and a postdoc in the lab. The grant will be submitted on January 12, 2009, and upon acceptance, we would like to have the students in the lab beginning Fall 2009. We would also then apply for additional funding to provide stipends for the undergraduates. If this is an opportunity that you would like to be a part of, please let me know. At this time, we would only need a letter of support/participation to submit along with the grant on January 12, 2009. Again, your commitment would involve selecting students that may be interested, and they wouldn't start in the lab until Fall 09.

The students will have to travel to our lab, which is located at the LSUHSC downtown campus. We're generally in the lab Mon-Fri from 9am -5pm, and most of the behavioral experiments that the students will be involved with are done 11am-4pm.

Contact:

Oralee Johnson, Xavier Grad and PhD Candidate
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center
Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics
1901 Perdido Street
New Orleans, LA 70112
ojohns@lsuhsc.edu

Tulane-Xavier Minority Health International Research Training

noreply@blogger.com (Dr. Marion Carroll) — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 02:24:00 +0000

Program Description

The Tulane-Xavier Minority Health International Research Training (MHIRT) Program is sponsored by the National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities of the National Institutes of Health to provide short-term (10-12 weeks) research training opportunities for minority students interested in a career in international health research.

DOE Career Fair Registration

noreply@blogger.com (Dr. Marion Carroll) — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 02:16:00 +0000

Registration is open NOW through Jan. 21, 2009 for the Department of Energy (DOE) University Outreach Event and Career Fair/Interview Fair, which will be held in New Orleans in March 2009. Submit your résumé online. For additional info, visit the Department of Energy or contact Ms. Minnard in the Office of Career Services, U.C. Room 305 and 520-7364.

Important Deadline Extension

noreply@blogger.com (Dr. Marion Carroll) — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 18:58:00 +0000

The Washington Center scholarships have been secured for the Spring 2009 semester only. If students do not participate, we will loose these funds. Please announce this great opportunity to your classes and share this information as well as the attached flyer with your faculty.

The Washington Center offers students the opportunity to explore internships tailored to specific interests while also engaging in high quality academic courses, lectures by national leaders, and first class housing, all in Washington D.C. This program offers something for every major and every interest. There are scholarships currently available for Xavier students. Students must be a 2nd semester sophomore, junior or senior with at least a 2.75 GPA to apply. More information about the program can be found at www.twc.edu.

Students should Visit http://www.twc.edu/students/how_to_apply.shtml to apply. [The Washington Center also offers a printable application that can be viewed before starting the online application.] For more info contact Ms. R.J. Harrison, ext. 5751 or rjharris@xula.edu.

Application Fee Waivers are available, students must be on the verge of submitting the application in order to obtain access to the fee waivers. Once students have reached the end of the application they must contact Ms. Henry, during regular business hours (her information is below) of the Washington Center, and she will give them information on how to proceed.

Karen Henry
Director, Enrollment Services
The Washington Center for Internships and Academic Seminars
1333 16th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20036

Direct: 202-238-7958
Toll Free: 800-486-8921
Main: 202-238-7900
Fax: 202-238-7700
Karen.Henry@twc.edu
www.twc.edu

INTERESTED IN SUMMER RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES?

noreply@blogger.com (Dr. Marion Carroll) — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 01:54:00 +0000

Wednesday, November 19, 2008 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM NCF Room 236

Life Sciences Undergraduate Summer Research Programs:

- Molecular genetics & proteomics program
- Neuroscience program
- Heart, lung, and blood
- Global change ecology
- Microbiology: From atom to ecosystems
- IGERT: Risk analysis for introduced species and genotypes

Research Experience for Undergraduate Programs:

- Engineered Multiblock Polymers
- Organic Optoelectronic Interfaces
- Magnetic Heterostructures
- Nanoparticle-based Materials

UC Santa Cruz Ames Research Center Opportunity

noreply@blogger.com (Dr. Marion Carroll) — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 21:55:00 +0000

The Systems Teaching Institute (STI) is hosting a 10-12 week paid summer research program for GRADUATE STUDENTS in fields relevant to NASA Ames research. Selected students will gain hands-on experience working with cutting-edge research and development teams, an increased understanding of the NASA mission, and mentoring in research management skills. Besides working closely with Ames scientists and engineers, students will have the opportunity to attend seminars tailored to their level of expertise, career development workshops, and an end-of-summer symposium where they can share their results with other student interns. Awards (in the form of travel support to a national conference) will be given for the best symposium poster presentations.

Center for Undergraduate Research...try it!!

noreply@blogger.com (Dr. Marion Carroll) — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 14:14:00 +0000

It is the goal of CUR to facilitate faculty-student research on campus.

The Center for Undergraduate Research has compiled a registry of Xavier faculty members who are engaged in active research on campus. You, as a student, can tap this database to identify faculty members who might be willing to include students in their research.

In addition, CUR has funding opportunities for faculty-student research projects.

The registry is located on the CUR web site. Just click Faculty Research Database on the left.

Men's Advisor Council 2008

noreply@blogger.com (Dr. Marion Carroll) — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 17:46:00 +0000

Men’s Advisory Council started as an active group of male faculty, staff, and student members at Xavier University of Louisiana during the academic year of 2008. This program is developed to make sure that we retain our young men who made it to college and chose Xavier University of Louisiana. All too often we hear about the lack of African American males in college, and that more African American males are incarcerated than in college. This program, with your help, should provide our young men with an extra layer of service and support that is needed during THIS time in their lives that could ultimately affect their future.

If you would like to help, get evolved or need to make contact with a mentor please comment here or contact Mr. Travis Chase:

Travis Chase
Director, St. Michael Hall
Xavier University of Louisiana
504/ 520-7347
tchase@xula.edu

Domestic Exchange Program: Howard University

noreply@blogger.com (Dr. Marion Carroll) — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 18:08:00 +0000

The XU Domestic Exchange program offers students an opportunity to enhance their academic experiences while spending a semester taking classes at a different educational institution. Applications are currently being accepted for students interested in spending the Spring 2009 semester at Howard University, an HBCU located in Washington, D.C., which offers a diverse student body, dynamic professors, and a variety of courses, and the opportunity to explore its Medical, Dental and Law Schools as well as other
graduate school opportunities. Students can earn college credit in their academic major and pay only XU tuition, room and board. Applications are available in the Administration Building , Room 120, located next to the Adm. Auditorium. Seniors, juniors and sophomores with more than 30 credit hours are welcome to apply.

For more info contact Ms. Ronicka Harrison at 520-5751 or rjharris@xula.edu. The deadline is Oct. 30.

Become the 2009 MLK, Jr, Service Award Winner!!

noreply@blogger.com (Dr. Marion Carroll) — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 13:52:00 +0000

XU students interested in being recognized for their selfless,
generous acts of service throughout their undergraduate careers
are welcome to participate in the annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Week for Peace Community Service Award competition. Interestedstudents for the 2009 competition should submit an application including a personal statement, two letters of recommendation and a current university transcript to be eligible for this extraordinary award.
Applicants must be full time students, minimum GPA of 2.5, have good moral character with a strong community service background and have and continue to perform a consistent record of community service. Applications are available in the University Center, Room 316. The
application deadline is Nov. 14 at 5:00 pm. For more info contact David Bocage at 520-5132.

Across Curriculum Thinking...come join us!!

noreply@blogger.com (Dr. Marion Carroll) — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 15:44:00 +0000

Xavier's ACT (Across Curriculum Thinking) Program will hold its first Brown Bag of the semester on Wednesday, September 24 at Noon in the University Center Ballroom. Our own, Drs. Marion Carroll (Chemistry), James Chastain (Philosophy), Syed Muniruzzaman (Biology), and Mark Gstohl (Theology) will speak on different aspects of "Social Justice." All members of Xavier community are cordially invited.

TEACH FOR AMERICA

noreply@blogger.com (Dr. Marion Carroll) — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 03:09:00 +0000

Teach for America's mission is to enlist our nation's most promising future leaders in the movement to eliminate educational inequality. They are working to accomplish this by building a diverse, highly selective national corps of outstanding recent college graduates-of all academic majors and career interests-who commit two years to teach in urban and rural public schools in the nation's lowest-income communities and become lifelong leaders for expanding educational opportunity. It involves full pay and benefits and is an excellent job opportunity for outstanding students. The upcoming deadline to apply is September 19th. Other deadlines to follow.

Contact me by leaving a comment for more information.

Interested in Vanderbilt?...they are interested in YOU!

noreply@blogger.com (Dr. Marion Carroll) — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 14:07:00 +0000

Message from Dr. Mehrotra:

I hope your new academic year is coming along well and by now it is in full swing. Your seniors who are considering applying to graduate school this year, I request you to kindly encourage them to apply to the IGP (Inter Disciplinary Graduate Program) at Vanderbilt University. They can apply on line without incurring any expense, the website is http://bret.mc.vanderbilt.edu/igp/ The deadline for the applications is Jan. 15th, however, earlier they apply better it is for them. To be able to get more information about our biomedical graduate program they can go on the website http://bret.mc.vanderbilt.edu/bret/

I will greatly appreciate your help in passing the above information to your students, it will greatly benefit them. If they have any questions I am here to help them please tell them to contact me at Bharati.Mehrotra@Vanderbilt.edu or Dr. Michelle Grundy at Michelle.Grundy@Vanderbilt.edu

Thank you very much for your kind help and with best wishes

Bharati

Bharati Mehrotra,Ph.D.
Graduate Program Student Adviser
Biomedical Research and Education Training Program
340 Light Hall
Vanderbilt university
Nashville, TN 37232.
Phone No. 615 343 1021

Opportunity at University of Pennsylvania:

noreply@blogger.com (Dr. Marion Carroll) — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 13:47:00 +0000

MD-PhD Combined Degree Studies
University of Pennsylvania
School of Veterinary Medicine

Many Species: One Medicine

The University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine provides an outstanding environment for the training of future veterinary scientists through our combined VMD-PhD program. It's an excellent way for you to continue your education while impacting the future of medicine for humans and all species.

Who knows what today's research could do for future generations? Find out more by visiting www.PennVetPhD.org

CONTACTs:

Michael Atchison, PhD
Director, VMD-PhD Program
atchison@vet.upenn.edu

Michelle Darrah
Coordinator, VMD-PhD Program
darrahm@vet.upenn.edu

Green Chemistry and Donuts?

noreply@blogger.com (Dr. Marion Carroll) — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 00:50:00 +0000

If you've got a weakness for Green Chemistry and coffee come on out and join us:

HAVE YOU REGISTERED TO VOTE IN NOVEMBER!!

noreply@blogger.com (Dr. Marion Carroll) — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 16:18:00 +0000

Check your status at Vote for Change.

HPC: Everything you wanted to know...

noreply@blogger.com (Dr. Marion Carroll) — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 20:31:00 +0000

Students interested in High Performance Computer (HPC)come join me in our first HPC experience of this fall semester to be held on the big screensAccess Grid in the Information Technology (IT) conference Room. Bring your laptop:

Title: Welcome to HPC: Accounts, Allocations, Linux and Linux cluster environment

Date: Thursday, September 4, 2008
Time: 9:30 am until 12:30 pm
Place: NCF Room 201, IT Conference Room

Howard University Graduate School Visitation

noreply@blogger.com (Dr. Marion Carroll) — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 19:10:00 +0000

The Howard University Graduate School Visitation Program will provide undergraduate students in the STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) and SBES (social, behavioral, and economic sciences) disciplines with an opportunity to gain firsthand exposure to graduate education at Howard University. The SBES disciplines that are currently being supported are sociology, non-clinical psychology, political science and economics. The Visitation Program is designed to expose students with stellar academic performance to the advantages of attending graduate school at Howard University. Howard is the nation’s only historically black college/university (HBCU) classified by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching as a comprehensive doctoral research university - high activity. For more information on graduate programs at Howard University, visit: The application deadline for the Visitation Program is September 5, 2008. HURRY!!

CONTACT:
Dr. Kamla B. Deonauth
Program Director Alliance for Graduate Education and the Professoriate
Howard University Graduate School
(202) 806–5936 (voice) (202) 319 7838 (fax)
kbdeonauth@howard.edu

Its not just about achieving dreams...but about how to live life!

noreply@blogger.com (Dr. Marion Carroll) — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 19:24:00 +0000

July 25th, 2008

Randy died this morning of complications from pancreatic cancer. Read the CMU news story.

Carnegie Mellon Professor Randy Pausch gave his last lecture at the university Sept. 18, 2007, in a packed McConomy Auditorium at Carnegie Mellon. Yes, its an hour long, but before you begin your journey listen to some simple logic from a dying man to his kids in this moving presentation entitled, "The Last Lecture".

VMD-PhD Combined Degree Studies

noreply@blogger.com (Dr. Marion Carroll) — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 22:05:00 +0000

The information below may be of interest to students interested in biomedical research or medicine. Feel free to contact us for any other information through the contact information below.

VMD-PhD Combined Degree Studies
University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine

Many Species
One MedicineTM

Rabbits help lower cholesterol. Cats may lead to a breakthrough in the AIDS epidemic. And dogs have taught doctors new heart surgery techniques. Even lobsters help scientists understand Parkinson's disease. Since the turn of the century, animal research has helped wipe out such diseases as smallpox and polio while increasing the human lifespan by 28 years. Whether it's fighting epilepsy, finding a cure for Alzheimer's or making progress in brain and spinal cord trauma, the link between human health and animal health is absolutely crucial.

The University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine provides an outstanding environment for the training of future veterinary scientists through our combined VMD-PhD program. It's an excellent way for you to continue your education while impacting the future of medicine for humans and all species.

Who knows what today's research could do for future generations? Find out more by visiting www.PennVetPhD.org.

Michelle Darrah
VMSTP Coordinator
Penn VET
215-898-3800
darrahm@vet.upenn.edu

Fall 2008 Fast Approaching...

noreply@blogger.com (Dr. Marion Carroll) — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 18:00:00 +0000

Those of you unaware of the theme of the 2008 Freshman year at Xavier University of Louisiana it is "Why New Orleans Matters". The book of the same title by Tom Piazza is your summer reading requirement. If you haven't purchased your book you can find copies at reasonable prices on Amazon.com.

Like many tragedies in life as this mother and son certainly experienced, over time it is easy to forget them. Let's not forget without first learning a lifelong lesson and using it to become a vital part of a just and humane society.