Multicultural Coexistence: Multicultural Showcase
Multicultural Coexistence (MCCE), a student organization at UCSD will be
hosting a Multicultural Showcase on June 1st from 6-8 PM in the Price
Center West – Ballroom B.
The event is open free to the public
and will feature a number of performancesfrom student groups, a variety of cuisines
(including vegan and sustainable options), and a raffle with several prizes
from local businesses. Join us for a night of cultural celebration through
thoughtful conversation, good food, and entertaining performances.
Formore information or to RSVP, please check our website at mcce.ucsd.edu or
contact us at mcce.ucsd@gmail.com
BSSA Senior Reception – submit your VOTE!
Hello My fellow biology majors,
We’re finally in week 8! For most of you, finals are your main concern from now on. For some of you, this means you are near the end of your undergraduate years. Either way, there is still the BSSA Senior Reception to look forward to NEXT WEDNESDAY on May 30th! Thanks to everyone who spent the time to send in the nominations! Here are all the lucky nominees. The deadline to vote is on Sunday, May 27th at midnight. Happy Voting!
VOTE HERE:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dHhYRG5rNDlnZ3J4emNQbHNjdEMwdHc6MQ#gid=0
And of course if you haven’t RSVPed yet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dDh2QUFfYlNFa0ttS2JYQm56Rk9XUWc6MQ#gid=0
Research Showcase 2012
Location: Bonner Hall 2130
Time: 4pm
Date: Wednesday, May 16
Frontiers in Science & Technology – May 31, 2012
Synthesis at the Interface of Chemistry and Biology: From Stem Cells to the Genetic Code Featuring Dr. Peter Schultz, pioneer of synthetic biology
Presented by:
Dr. Peter Schultz
Director of Calibr; Professor, Chemistry, The Scripps Research Institute
Program Overview:
As a pioneer of synthetic biology, Dr. Peter Schultz fuses the interface of biology, chemistry, and materials science. Learn about his synergistic approach and insights into the complex biological and chemical systems including the chemical and physical properties of genetic codes to the identification of small molecules that control stem cell self-renewal and directed differentiation, and the reprogramming of somatic cells. This fascinating work has led to the founding of numerous start-up companies and the California Institute for Biotechnology Research (Calibr). Calibr, which introduces a new model of academic to industry collaboration, was partnered by Merck with academic scientists and biotechnology entrepreneurs, and is led by Dr. Shultz.
Who Should Attend:
Scientists, engineers, physicians, healthcare leaders, venture capitalists, technology and life sciences professionals, services providers and business leaders.
About the Speaker:
Dr. Peter G. Schultz is currently the Scripps Professor of Chemistry and Director of Calibr. His contributions to science include the discovery of catalytic antibodies, and their use to study fundamental mechanisms of biological catalysis and the evolution of binding and catalytic function; the development and application of methods to add new building blocks (beyond the common twenty amino acids) to the genetic codes of prokaryotic and eukaryotic organisms; and the development and application of molecular diversity technologies to problems in chemistry, biology and medicine, including the generation of combinatorial materials libraries and the use of chemical, genomic and protein libraries to identify and characterize molecules and genes related to regenerative medicine and orphan and neglected diseases.
In addition to being awarded numerous prestigious awards and publishing hundreds of scientific periodicals; Schultz also established the Genomics Institute of the Novartis Research Foundation in 1999 in La Jolla (and served as its Director until 2010).
Schultz has an illustrious academic career that includes Caltech, MIT, University of California, Berkeley and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute.
Date: Thursday, May 31, 2012
Time: 12:00 – 1:30 p.m.
Location: AMN Healthcare
12400 High Bluff Drive # 100
San Diego, CA 92130
Lunch will be provided for participants
Fees:
CONNECT Members: $20
Non-Members: $30
Students: $10
At the Door: $40
Contact:
Darci Manzo, Program Manager
dmanzo@connect.org
Melissa Reisor
Program Administrator
CONNECT
8950 Villa La Jolla Drive, Suite A-124
La Jolla, CA 92037
Phone: 858.964.1336
Fax: 858.964.1301
Email: mreisor@connect.org
CONNECT has assisted in the formation and development of more than 3,000 companies in the San Diego region and is widely regarded as one of the world’s most successful organizations linking inventors and entrepreneurs with the resources they need for commercialization of innovative products in high tech and life sciences. The program has been modeled in more than 50 regions around the world. CONNECT has been recognized by Time, Inc. and Entrepreneur magazines and in 2011 won the national State Science and Technology Institute’s 2011 Excellence in Tech Based Economic Development Award for Building Entrepreneurial Capacity. In 2010 CONNECT was the recipient of the Innovation in Economic Development Award from the U.S. Department of Commerce for creation of Regional Innovation Clusters. CONNECT manages the San Diego, Imperial Valley, Inland SoCal Innovation Hub (iHub) designated by the state of California Governor’s Office of Business & Economic Development in 2010. Key to our success has been the unique “culture of collaboration” between research organizations, capital sources, professional service providers and the established industries.
USC – Ostrow School of Dentistry,Dental Explorers Program, please forward the attached application, or visit:
<http://dentistry.usc.edu/community/initiatives/>
http://dentistry.usc.edu/community/initiatives/ and scroll down to Dental
Explorers.
The application deadline is Friday, June 8, 2012 before 5:00 pm (PST).
This two-week USC Dental Explorers Program offers an exciting learning
opportunity for exceptional and motivated college-bound high school students
with a parallel core offering for currently-enrolled college students. The
goal of this program is to assist in the development of a diverse pool of
future professionals by introducing talented students to the dental
profession.
The curriculum includes team building exercises, clinic shadowing
experiences, a variety of hands-on clinical exercises and lectures on
topical dentistry issues. All participants are expected to attend all
sessions of the program and keep a daily journal of activities. A luncheon
reception for participants and their parent(s) or guardian(s) will be held
on the final day of the program.
There is no fee for the program and no stipend is provided. Participants are
required to provide their own lodging, transportation and cover any parking
fees and other personal costs. A $5.00 lunch voucher, accepted only at
on-campus dining venues, will be provided daily.
The program will begin on July 23 through August 3, 2012 (Monday through
Friday only). The program will run from 8:45 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. daily.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Ryan Pineda, DEP
Coordinator & Admissions Counselor at (213) 740-2851 or by email at
rcpineda@usc.edu
A distinguished UCSD Alum, Dr. Eleanor Mariano, is speaking on Monday, May 14th 6 p.m. at the Natural Science Building Auditorium.
Dr. Eleanor Mariano was the personal physician to Presidents Bush and Clinton. She was the first woman to lead the White House Medical Unit and the first graduate of USUHS (Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences), the military’s medical school, to reach the rank of Admiral.
She will speak about how UCSD impacted her career, lessons as a military physician and lessons from a 9 year tour in the White House as the president’s doctor.
She has written a book, the White House Doctor, and has appeared on the Daily Show with Jon Stewart.
Special thanks to the Division of Biological Sciences and the Alumni Association for their support.
