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Cognitive, Computational and Systems Neuroscience Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (C-SURE) at Washington University

Undergraduate students are invited to apply for fellowships to pursue research with a Washington University faculty member affiliated with the Cognitive, Computational and Systems Neuroscience (CCSN) pathway at Washington University. CCSN is an exciting and fast-growing interdisciplinary fild. It draws on psychology, neurobiology, and biomedical engineering. C-SURE fellows will complete a 10-week research experience during… Continue reading Cognitive, Computational and Systems Neuroscience Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (C-SURE) at Washington University

2009 Undergraduate Research Symposium – Physical Sciences, Mathematics and Computer Science

In the Physical Sciences, Mathematics and Computer Science Nov. 6-8, 2009 at the University of Chicago The URS in the Physical Sciences, Mathematics and Computer Science was held the weekend of November 6-8 at The University of Chicago. A total of 91 students and faculty members from all 14 Consortium member campuses participated in the… Continue reading 2009 Undergraduate Research Symposium – Physical Sciences, Mathematics and Computer Science

2009 Undergraduate Research Symposia – Biological Sciences and Psychology

In the Biological Sciences and Psychology Oct. 30-Nov. 1, 2009 at Washington University in St Louis The URS in the Biological Sciences & Psychology was held October 30 – November 1 at Washington University in St. Louis. A total of 92 students and faculty members from 13 of the 14 Consortium member campuses participated in… Continue reading 2009 Undergraduate Research Symposia – Biological Sciences and Psychology

Moving Campus Sustainability Forward through Collaborative Student-Faculty-Staff Projects

For more than a decade, campus sustainability has gathered substantial momentum at many of Consortium’s member institutions. Students, faculty, staff, and administrators, many affiliated with natural and applied sciences, have provided inquiry and leadership along a number of campus sustainability initiatives. These activities encompass the development of courses, curricular projects, modules, case studies, student-faculty research… Continue reading Moving Campus Sustainability Forward through Collaborative Student-Faculty-Staff Projects

Women and the Academy: Defining our Roles and Shaping our Communities

The ACM and the MCMS will co-host this meeting at Coe College in Cedar Rapids, IA September 25-27, 2009. ACM and MCMS campuses continue to add women to their faculties and on many campuses, nearly 50% of the professors are women. It is exciting to see women securing tenure-track positions, demonstrating excellence as teachers and… Continue reading Women and the Academy: Defining our Roles and Shaping our Communities

2009 New Faculty Workshop – Strategic Planning for Early Career Success

July 17-19, 2009 Björklunden Lodge Lawrence University – Door County, WI Like 2007, the 2009 New Faculty Workshop was held in Door County, WI at Lawrence’s Björklunden Lodge on the weekend of July 17-19th. The weekend workshop was attended by 19 first and second year faculty including two graduate students. Participants were from 9 of… Continue reading 2009 New Faculty Workshop – Strategic Planning for Early Career Success

2009 Janet Andersen Lecture Award Winners

Physical Sciences, Mathematics and Computer Science Robert Jacobel, PhDProfessor of PhysicsSt. Olaf College, Northfield, MN “Robert Jacobel has been especially active in working with and mentoring student researchers. His and his students research consists of geophysical studies of glaciers and ice sheets utilizing ice-penetrating radar and satellite imagery to focus on questions relating to the… Continue reading 2009 Janet Andersen Lecture Award Winners