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In this Issue

If there is anything you would like to see in future editions of the AMSTEMM E-Newsletter

please e-mail: AMSTEMM@uky.edu.

Weekly E-NewsletterVol. 6, No. 6 - Oct. 5, 2010

UK AMSTEMM Program Office

113 Bowman Hall, Lexington, KY 40506-0059

Phone: 859-257-2613, E-mail: AMSTEMM@uky.edu

Note from Sue Scheff, AMSTEMM Advisor/Coordinator

ndly reminders:

For students enrolled in CHE 105, we are holding a review session for your next test on Monday, Oct. 11 at 7:00p.m. in C/PMake an appointment with your academic advisor in preparation for Spring Priority Registration which begins on Nov. 1st.

Have you had a coffee break with your AMSTEMM Mentor yet? Reply to their emails, Face book or text messages and get to

them. They can help you through the Spring 2011 registration process and much more. See below bio of two of our 201

tors.

te from the AMSTEMM Advisor/Coordinator

Research Opportunities & Fellowships

Scholarship Opportunities

Career Center Events

Summer 2010 Research by Eseosa Igh

Professionapalooza Flyer

2010-2011 Peer Mentors

Academic ResourcesImportant Events & Opportunities

Scholarship Opportunities

Watch this space for upcoming announcements!

Research Opportunities & Fellowships

Randi Barnett - I'm a junior biology major/psychology

minor at UK with plans of going on to medical school.

I grew up in the small town of Jackson, KY. At UK, I

enjoy being involved in several campus organiza-

tions. I am a member of K Crew, a UK 101 Peer In-

structor, and a College of Arts & Sciences Ambassa-

dor. I work at The Study on South Campus, and I

tutor general chemistry and organic chemistry. I am

also an assistant TA for the BIO 350 labs this fall. I

also enjoy volunteering, especially at UK Hospital. In

my spare time, I enjoy spending time with my friends,family, and boyfriend.

AMSTEMM 2010-2011 Peer MentorsJosh Yeary - I'm currently a sopho-

more in chemical engineering at UK.

My hometown is London, Kentucky,

and I went to Bell County and North

Laurel for high school, where I played

football and was on the academic

team. I'm a huge UK sports fan. Some

of my hobbies include bowling, going

to basketball, football, or hockey

games, and watching Discovery Chan-

nel or ESPN. GO BIG BLUE!

UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH OPPORTUNITY: In the area of host-defense signaling. Research will focus on studying soybean defense

crobial pathogens. Attention to detail and the ability to work independently are essential. Prior experience in routine biochemistry, genetics a

ecular biology techniques is preferred, but not essential. Please contact Aardra Kachroo, Department of Plant Pathology, apkach2@uky.ed

257-7445 X 81292

The lab of Dr. Chris Schardl in Plant Pathology (http://www.ca.uky.edu/agcollege/plantpathology/schardl/index.htm)has a student job op

nity available for someone to work about 15-20 hours/week. If youre interested in this position, please contact Dr. Schardl (Schardl@uky.e

his lab manager Walter Hollin (whollin@uky.edu).

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Academic Resources

Visit Academic Enhancement's "The Study"! Offering a variety of tutoring for different subjects, academic consultations from AE's staff, e

reviews and more. All for FREE. The schedule as well as a full list of services offered can be found at: http://www.uky.edu/UGS/study/.

FREE Tutoring in Ingles Hall 6:00 - 8:00p.m. every Monday. Advanced math courses, physics, and engineering courses included.

UK Writing Center: Located on the 5th floor, west stacks of Young Library. Open M-Th 10-2; F 12-2, and Sunday, Monday, Tuesday and T

from 6-9pm. Offers individual consultations on any writing project at any stage in the process and are happy to meet regularly, even every

needed! It is a free service offered to all students, faculty and staff.

Mathskeller: The center is a computing and mathematics learning center of the Mathematics Departmentand the Mathematical Sciences C

ing Facilityat the University of Kentucky. The center is located in CB 63, which is close to the loading dock in the basement of White Hall C

room Building. The Math Resource Center is open from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM Monday through Friday. Faculty, Graduate Students, and Unde

ate Assistants for 100 level courses hold office hours in the Mathskeller. http://www.mathskeller.com/

Campus Libraries: The library system maintains a humanities, social sciences and life sciences collection in William T. Young Library as w

subject libraries in several colleges and departments around campus, each library holding materials related to the particular discipline it serv

There are 16 libraries, find them at: http://www.uky.edu/Libraries/branches.php

The Medical Center undergraduate mentoring program seeks to connect undergraduate students to current students, faculty and alumn

of the graduate and professional programs in the Medical Center colleges by holding regularly scheduled sessions where undergraduate st

can hear from and connect to current students. These sessions are meant to allow students time to interact, ask questions, seek answers a

relationships that can be beneficial for both the undergraduate or prospective Medical college student, and the current student with whom th

nect.All are scheduled to meet from 6:30-8pm: October 14 th (Student Center 251), November 18th (Student Center 251). For more informat

tact: Christopher L. Johnson, chris.johnson@uky.edu.

CHE 105 Review Sessions: (sponsored by Chemistry Department)

Tuesday, October 12th 5:00-5:50 PM CP-139

Tuesday, November 9th 5:00-5:50 PM CP-139

Tuesday, December 7th 5:00-5:50 PM CP-139

CHE 230 Review Session: Wednesday, October 13th 7:00 PM CP-103.

CHE 105 Review Session: Monday, October 11, 7:00p.m. CP-103.

The General Chemistry Learning Centeris staffed by Chemistry graduate student teaching assistants. The Learning Center is located in

n the basement of Chem-Phys. The schedule for the learning center will be posted on the door to CP-25 and in Blackboard underCourse

on the left-hand menu. If any teaching assistants are particularly unhelpful, please report their names to your instructor.

Chemistry Help Sessions: An instructor will offer help sessions on Tuesdays from 5:00 - 5:50 PM in CP-139 the week of each examination

dance at these help sessions is voluntary but highly recommended.

Chemistry Private Tutors: A list of names of Department of Chemistry staff (usually graduate students) willing to be paid tutors for genera

stry can be obtained from the General Chemistry Office (CP-120) soon after the beginning of the semester. Tutoring slots fill up fast, so you

pick up a list as soon as possible if you want a tutor.

SAACS (Chemistry Student Organization) Officers and Members can tutor or mentor students free of charge. Simply stop by CP-144 if inter

Student Support Services 2010 Fall Workshops: Please RSVP: email valerie.rister@uky.edu

Dos & Donts of Graduate School Applications/Kaplan Sample Class - Saturday October 16, 9am at Location TBA

Graduate/Professional School Showcase - Wednesday October 20, 3-5pm in the Student Center Small Ballroom

GRE Exam, Free - Saturday November 20, 9am in the Student Center Room 203MAPS GENERAL BODY MEETING: TUESDAY, October 5th at 7pm in the William T. Young Library Gallery R

(next to the auditorium from the University Street entrance).

Multi-Cultural Association of Pre-Health Students is an organization for all students who are interested in going into the health profession. If

to go into Nursing, Pharmacy, Medicine, Public Health, Dentistry, Physician Assistant, Physical Therapy or any other Health Science progra

s the group for you! MAPS meets in the Gallery Room in the William T. Young Library. Speakers are brought in from the Health Colleges to

students early with the student affairs and admissions officers. MAPS has a mentoring program with the Health Center Student Diversity Se

e where students are paired with a health professional students. Undergraduate students will have the opportunity to see what it's actually li

alth student by sitting in on classes, learn about the application process, gain tips on the interview process and other general strategies to s

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Important Events & Opportunities

Pre-Med AMSA will hold the first meeting of the semester on the 5th of October in Chem-Phys 153 from 6:30-7:30 p.m.. This meeting will e

how to get involved with the organization, membership dues, volunteer opportunities and contacts to remember for years leading up to med

school. We are dedicated to the growth and success of future medical students on UK's campus. Please join us!

MAPS GENERAL BODY MEETING: TUESDAY, October 5th at 7pm in the William T. Young Library Gallery Room (next to the auditorium f

University Street entrance). See announcement on previous page for a description of MAPS!

The School of Engineering Education (ENE) in the College of Engineering at Purdue University is honored to invite you to our Gradua

dent Open House October 6-7, 2010. This open house is forprospective PhD students who are interested in getting a doctorate in enginee

cation. The open house will be a chance for you to meet current students and faculty, hear about our exciting curriculum and supportive sc

culture, learn about what the school is looking for in applications, and experience the diversity of research opportunities available to you as student in our school. Travel grants of up to $250 towards travel expenses are available. The number of grants is limited; grants will be aw

through a competitive application process. Registration is open: https://purdue.qualtrics.com/SE?SID=SV_0qxM6QLErdEWivG Travel gran

online at https://purdue.qualtrics.com/SE?SID=SV_428hnebBcktFK6gMore information will be online soon at http://www.purdue.edu/ENE/v

More information about the school is at http://www.purdue.edu/ENE. Please direct questions to Ms. Loretta McKinniss at enegrad@purdue.

The 5th Annual House Calls Program will be happening in your residence halls on October 11 (North/Central Campus) and October 12 (So

Campus). This is a great opportunity for you to interact with faculty and staff who will be visiting your residence hall beginning around 6:45p

evening.

f you did not do as well as you expected on your first CHE 105 exam, we are also offering a review session for you!!! - Monday, OCTO

11, 7:00p.m. C/P 103. No excuses show up with your questions and be ready for the next chemistry test on Oct. 14 th.

The UK Society of Women Engineers hosts Evening With Industry (EWI), an informal dinner for seniors and a few employers at SpindletoOctober 12th from 7-9 pm. For information, contact gmcummins@uky.edu.

AMSTEMM will be sponsoring (for the first time), a review session for Organic Chemistry. Dont miss this opportunity to review before your

organic test scheduled for 10/19 (Grossman) or 10/22 (Harris). CHE 230 Review Session: Wednesday, October 13th 7:00 PM CP-103.

Please Dont Call Me Homeless...I Dont Call You Homed will be performed Wednesday, October 13th at 7p.m. in Memorial Hall, This

ant play written by Jeff Gross (Ph.D. Candidate in the Department of English) will educate our students, faculty, staff and Lexington commun

the plight our homeless men, women and children face each day. It will not only portray their struggles, but will highlight their worth.

Friday, October 15 through Sunday, October 17, 2010, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, is holding a conferen

Country in Crisis: Childhood Obesity in America.Plenary sessions will all feature distinguished speakers who are leading the fight again

hood obesity in various of ways. The conference will also feature exciting sessions on Global Health, Health Policy, Pharmaceutical Policy,

& Sexuality, and many other sessions. Refer to the registration websitefor information on special hotel discounts within walking distance of bilt! Please contact Scott Hagan (scott.l.hagan@vanderbilt.edu)or Mary Ellen Koran (maryellen.koran@vanderbilt.edu)with any questions.

Homecoming Week is October 16-23! Check out the event calendars at www.uksab.org and www.ukhomecoming.com.

The College of Communications and Information Studies presents Technology Week, Oct. 18-22. The event speakers will explore how the

ability of open, shared, free informational resources is changing various industries and occupations. All talks are free and open to the public

more information, visit http://cis.uky.edu/open.

Monday, Oct. 18, 7 p.m.

Student Center Small Ballroom - Drew Curtis, Founder, fark.com

Tuesday, Oct. 19

All presentations in Niles Gallery, 1st floor, Lucille Caudill Little Fine Arts Library and Learning Center9 a.m. Open Geographies: Google Maps and GIS research - Matthew Zook, UK / floatingsheep.org

10 a.m. Open Government: Open Local Government, Chase Southard, openlexington.org

11 a.m. Open Media: Living in Public: Transparency, Social Media and the MSM - Kakie Urch

12 p.m. Open Libraries: Institutional repositories - Mary Molinaro, UK Libraries

Wednesday, Oct. 20

All presentations in Niles Gallery, 1st floor, Lucille Caudill Little Fine Arts Library and Learning Center

9 a.m. Sean Gorman, President / Founder, FortiusOne Inc. geocommons.com (keynote)

10 a.m. Open Entrepreneurship: Bambi Francisco, CEO, vator.tv

11 a.m. Open Financing: Ezra Roizen, Ackrell Capital ackrell.com

12 a.m. Open Source: Todd Willey, rubidine.com

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Career Center Events

RESUMANIA

Oct. 6, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m., Buell Armory

EMPLOYER SHOWCASE ORIENTATION

Oct. 7, 4 p.m. - 5 p.m., 230 Student Center

GRADUATE & PROFESSIONAL SCHOOL SHOWCASE

Oct. 20, 11 a.m. - 2 p.m., Student Center Grand Ballroom

JOB SEARCH CRASH COURSE

RSVP required via Wildcat CareerLink, Oct. 28, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m., Stuckert Career Center

TAKING A GAP YEAR

Nov. 17, 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m., Stuckert Career Center

MAJOR AND CAREER EXPLORATION

MBTI Personality Assessment

*RSVP required via Wildcat CareerLink November 15 | 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m

Strong Interest Inventory Assessmen

*RSVP required via Wildcat CareerLink

November 30 | 3:30 p.m. - 5 p.m.

EMPLOYERS SPEAK SERIES

Career Fair Preparation

October 6 | 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.

*Stuckert Career Center

Social Media Networking + Career Sear

October 27 | 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.

*Stuckert Career Center

Careers in Non-profit

November 3 | 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.

*Stuckert Career Center

Careers in Government

November 10 | 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.

*Stuckert Career Center

2010 Employer Showcases (University Career Fairs) - Dress professionally, bringcopies of your resume, research companies of interest prior to event, visit

.uky.edu/CareerCenter for the list of attending companies!

Technical - October 13 - Engineering, Agriculture, Sciences - 12:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. @

Student Center, Grand Ballroom

Non-Technical - October 14 - Business, Non-profit, Communications - 12:00 p.m. - 4:00

p.m. @ Student Center, Grand Ballroom

ENTREPRENEUR DAY

November 12, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Do Something Awesome: Turn Your Idea Into

Business!

QUICK QUESTIONS

ated in Student Center near Starbucks

October 6 | 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.

November 10 | 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.

James W. Stuckert Career Center

408 Rose Street | Lexington, KY 40506- 049

P: (859) 257-2746 | F: (859) 323-1085

ukcareercenter@uky.edu; www.uky.edu/CareerC

DROP-IN HOURS

Stuckert Career Center

First come, First served

Tuesday - Thursday 12 p.m. - 3 p.m.

Important Events & Opportunities Continued

Pre-Professional advisors in Undergraduate Studies are hosting fall meetings for students planning to apply in 2011 to: Medical School, Po

Medical School, Dental School or Optometry School. Tuesday, October 19, 5-6 p.m., White Hall Classroom Building, Room 238.

Pre-Professional advisors in Undergraduate Studies are hosting fall meetings for students interested in: Pre-Medicine, Pre-Podiatry, Pre-

Dentistry and Pre-Optometry. Tuesday, October 19, 5-6 p.m., White Hall Classroom Building, Room 234.

Posters-at-the-Capitol - Submission Deadline: October 20, 2010; Date of Event: February 10, 2011 at the Capitol in Frankfort, KY (10th yr

The University of Michigan will host their annual Engineering Graduate Symposium on Friday, Nov. 12, 2010, www.engin.umich.edu/

gradsymposium. Travel grants are available for prospective Ph.D. students (flights/mileage, hotels, local transportation, meals). Junior lev

dents will have the highest level of priority. Applicants must reside within the United States. Students should be within 1-2 years of attendi

graduate school and have a strong interest in research. Those who are invited to attend this fall program will have all their expenses paid.

details can be found on the website. Students should submit their completed applications by late September: Travel grant application: http

www.engin.umich.edu/academics/gradprograms/gradsymposium/travelgrants.html

Men & Women of Color Leadership Conference, Nov. 12-13, 2010. Networking, speakers, workshops, student panel discussions all prom

academic excellence, building coalitions, career awareness, diversity education, empowerment, leadership development. For more informa

visit www.indiana.edu/~moc.

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Bienvenue en France were the words that greeted me as I landed in Charles DeGaulle Airport in Paris, France

summer of 2010, I traveled and studied in France for two months because of my participation in the Minority Healt

parities International Research Training Program (MHIRT) sponsored by The Center for Health and Healthcare Dis

along with the International Fogarty Center with National Institute of Health. In Lille, France, I conducted biomedi

arch under the mentorship of Pierre-Eric Sautiere Ph.D at the University of Science and Technology of Lille in the

ment of Neuroimmunology in the lab of Michal Salzet Ph.D. The main focus ofSalzets lab is to study the mechan

allow for the medicinal leech to repair its nervous system after injury.

Dis du fromage, were the French words that I said to my colleagues mentor as he posed for a picture while h

of the CNS belonging to a medicinal leech in his right hand and its body in his left. While in the lab, I captured the

al sight on camera. The potential significance of what he held did not bypass me; in fact, I found it awe-inspiring. T

ure is worth so much more than words; it signifies the knowledge necessary to treat patients with neurodegenerativ

es such as Parkinsons or Alzheimers. That picture represents the research that may one day link the leechs regene

acity to practical, live-saving therapies that may better enable us to preserve our motor and cognitive functions.

This exceptional opportunity gave me the chance to combine my 2 passions: biomedical research and the Frenc

. Honestly speaking, I have had the best time of my life in France. I have gained so much experience and insight. I

only acquired international biomedical experience, but I have also gained insight into the similarities and differenceen the French American, and European culture. I have also obtained validation on my plans as a M.D./Ph.D applica

st importantly and unexpectedly, I have gained more confidence in my abilities to adapt. I was able to step out all th

and comfortable to me in the United States and completely adapt to an entire set of new rules, culture, language, p

mindset. This was a task that I thought I was not capable of performing until now. I strongly recommend that all un

duate participate in a similar experience. One that takes you outside of your comfort zone. You will learn more abou

rself in the process. Additionally if you are interested in biomedical research and travelling, apply for the MHIRT

m. Students have the opportunity to travel across the global such as Africa, South America and Asia. The link to the

program website is as follows: http://ncmhd.nih.gov/our_programs/mhirt.aspIf you decide to partake in this life-

nging adventure, do not hesitate to contact me through e-mail: etigho2@uky.edu. Bonne Chance!

Summer 2010 Research Opportunity by Eseosa Ighodaro

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