Undergraduate Biology Newsletter 9/27/22
Upcoming Events & Deadlines
Application Due: October 1, 2022
Explore Coral Reefs and Marine Ecology & Diversity over Winter Break in Roatan Island, Honduras!
- Scuba dive and snorkel on the coral reefs to explore the ecology and diversity
- Daily lectures in coral reef and general marine biology
- Night dives and snorkeling to observe bioluminescence
For more information Check out the Marine Biology in Rotan webpage or attend the Study Abroad Fair Tuesday, September 13.
Check out this video that shows student experiences in Roatan!
EEB Seminar: Dr. Johnathan Bloch
September 27, 2022
Topic: BIO3 Seminar Series – Time Travel in the Bighorn Basin: Documenting the Mammalian Response to Extreme Global Warming – Dr. Jonathan Bloch, Florida Museum of Natural History
Date, Time, and Location:
- Tuesday, September 27, 2022
- 3:30 p.m. for social, 3:45 p.m. for start of the seminar
- Haworth Hall, Room 1005 & Zoom
Join Zoom Meeting: https://kansas.zoom.us/j/93939159470
Meeting ID: 939 3915 9470
Passcode: 471090
Pharmaceutical Chemistry Seminar: Dr. Rebecca Whelan
September 27, 2022
Topic: Applying Bioanalytical methods to the Characterization of MUC16 (CA125)
Dr. Whelan’s research is focused on achieving improved clinical outcomes for cancer patients will require discovery of new biological markers and improved understanding of biomarkers already in use. To this end, the Whelan lab employs diverse analytical methods including proteomics, microscale separations, bioinformatics, and affinity reagent development. Areas of ongoing research focus include:
• Characterization of ovarian cancer biomarker CA125 using bioanalytical methods
• Development and application of nucleic-acid affinity reagents
Date, Time, and Location:
3:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Sept 27, 2022
Simons Auditorium (Rm. 100)
Join Zoom Meeting
https://kansas.zoom.us/j/96378904686?from=addon
Passcode: 686840
KU Graduate School Admissions Workshop
Application Deadline: September 30,2022
Join this online workshop Saturday, October 22nd to learn about graduate school in the sciences.
Learn about career possibilities, graduate student life and the application procedure. Get help writing your personal statement and CV. Spend time with current graduate students. This one-day event is designed for college seniors not yet enrolled in a graduate program (applying Fall 2022). Juniors are also welcome to attend. Preference will be given to students who self-identify as being from a group historically underrepresented in the sciences. These include, but are not limited to: first-generation college students, African-American, Latinx, Native American, LGBTQ+, etc.
For more information check out the program website
Study Abroad: Race, History & Health in Brazil
Deadline: October 16, 2022
Check out this new winter break study abroad opportunity in Salvador Brazil! The program runs from January 3, 2023 to January 14, 2023.
Learn more here: https://studyabroad.ku.edu/race-history-health-brazil
Program Summary
Brazil is the largest country in South America and is often compared to the U.S. due to its considerable African Diasporic population and a past shaped by centuries of racism. Salvador, located in the state of Bahia, is the city with the largest Afro-descendant population outside of Africa. Brazil's legacies of slavery, colonialism, and segregation, along with its stark socio-economic inequalities, have disproportionately affected the health and well-being of its Afro-Brazilian communities. At the same time, the country is known for its leadership in universalizing access to healthcare, including life-saving HIV treatments. Grassroots activists and organizations operate both alongside of and in opposition to state responses to ongoing epidemics, including COVID-19. Brazil's therapeutic landscape is further complicated by a sophisticated system of traditional medicine that serves as alternative and complementary treatments to widespread biomedical options. The country-and especially the city of Salvador--is thus a critical location for the study of race, history, and health.
Undergraduate and graduate students will earn 3.0 credits in their choice of departments: AAAS, GEOG, GIST, HIST, HNRS, LAC, or PORT. All students, regardless of residence, receive in-state tuition rates and will live with host families who provide three meals daily. The school is usually within walking distance of students' residences. Excursions and other activities are covered by tuition and fees. Study Abroad offers individualized financial aid planning and advising for students.
**Apply for a study abroad scholarship of $500 (applications due October 1, 2022).
Feel free to reach out to Katie Rhine (krhine@ku.edu) if you have any questions!
General News
Submissions open for Kiosk 67: Organism
Reach into your internal nebulae and retrieve the common coordinate that magnetizes you to the ground. We are all indebted to breath, to the complexity of anatomy, to chemistry, to the demise-cycle of organic computers that return to earthbeds with stories to tell, to the layers of atmospheric gentleness that have allowed for the cultivation of our habitation.
We have all been witness to the step-hop of the Alive circling us.
Let your hands birth the truth of your organism. As you morph into your renaissance, oceanic bivalves gargle their days away and on the other side of the earth, Japanese volcanoes blossom. Organic never halts; prove it. Send us anything Alive.
Submissions ranging from art and literature to biology homework is welcome! Send it in an email to thekioskmagazine@gmail.com.
Check the following link for a collection of KU faculty who are looking for Undergraduate Researchers in their Labs
There are a multitude of other research positions available at KU that do not appear on this list. Be sure to do your own research and reach out to professors who have interests that align to yours.
Remember: The best way to get into a research lab is to be proactive and contact faculty members you are interested in working with directly!
Find the current lab postings here https://biology.ku.edu/open-labs
ASBMB Meeting: How to get involved in research
Join American Society For Biochemistry and Molecular Biology for a club event on How to get involved in Research.
Today, Tuesday, September 27, 2022
Brosseau Commons in the Nunemaker Center
5:30 PM
Contact club president, Chris Kywe for more information christopher.kywe@ku.edu
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OMA – Office of Multicultural Affairs
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