August 19, 2013
Students from unique summer research programs share their work
Amgen Scholar and 91探花biochemistry and chemistry double-major Margaux Pinney.David Ryder
Many undergraduates return home for the summer; some study abroad; some work fulltime; some take classes. Some students spend the summer in available at the 91探花. Undergraduates who participated in a variety of research programs over the summer will share their work with their peers and the public over three days the week of August 19, 2013.
Summer STEM Research Poster Session
Starting on Wednesday, August 21, undergraduates from the 91探花and schools across the country will present their research in STEM disciplines at the . This event is a collaboration among several 91探花summer research programs connecting undergraduates to research in science, technology, engineering, and math.
- Poster session
Wednesday, August 21 | 9 a.m.-noon
Mary Gates Hall Commons
Amgen Scholars and Howard Hughes Medical Institute Students
Amgen Scholars and students in the Howard Hughes Medical Institute Exceptional Research Opportunities Program will share their research via oral presentations on Thursday, August 22.
The provides a transformative opportunity for some of the nation鈥檚 top undergraduates to explore and prepare for careers in scientific research. Students are placed in premiere 91探花research groups in the biomedical sciences and participate in related seminars, career exploration, graduate school preparation, and other activities. The 91探花is one of 10 U.S. sites to host an Amgen Scholars Program.
The provides talented undergraduates with outstanding summer research experiences that encourage them to pursue careers in academic science.
- Oral presentations
Thursday, August 22 | 2:30-5 p.m.
Mary Gates Hall, rooms 171, 284, 288
Summer Institute in the Arts and Humanities
The week closes with a day-long series of presentations by students in the . Taught by faculty from the departments of geography, comparative history of ideas, and international studies, undergraduates focused on the interdisciplinary theme, 鈥淥utbreak! Reimagining Death and Life, Disease and Health.鈥�
- Student Presentations
Friday, August 23 | 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Allen Library Auditorium
The in Undergraduate Academic Affairs organizes the STEM Research Poster Session, hosts Amgen Scholars and HHMI Exceptional Research Opportunities Program students, and collaborates with the Simpson Center for the Humanities to produce the Summer Institute in the Arts and Humanities.