Please note the upcoming information sessions for undergraduate students interested in applying for Fulbright Grants. The remaining sessions for this semester will be held on Friday, April 16 and Friday, April 23.
Applications for the Fulbright program are due in the fall of each year and students are encouraged to begin working on the applications in the preceding spring. Juniors and seniors are ideal candidates for this program since applicants need to have a BA by the time their grant would begin. Given the lengthy selection process, current juniors who apply in the fall (as seniors) would begin their Fulbright the following summer or fall after graduating. Applicants (current seniors) with a BA at the time of the application in the fall have the option of applying through their alma mater.
Additional information about the Fulbright Program can be found at: http://www.us.fulbrightonline.org
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Lecture by Dr. Mark S. Shapiro on April 14
The Linda & Jack Gill Center for Biomolecular Science & The Program in Neuroscience are pleased to present a talk by Mark S. Shapiro, Ph.D., University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio.
"Regulation of and functional role of M-type (KCNQ) potassium channels in neurons"
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
4:00 p.m.
Psychological & Brain Sciences Building
Room PY 101
IUB
Abstract:
The M-type K+ current is made by the KCNQ (Kv7) family of subunits and is thought to play dominant roles in regulating membrane excitability of neurons, cardiomyocytes and smooth muscle. Originally named for its depression by stimulation of muscarinic acetylcholine receptors in sympathetic neurons, later work has shown M channels to be a target of a number of different receptors linked to Gq/11-type G proteins and phospholipase C. Emerging as central to the modulation is a critical lipid messenger molecule, phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate (PIP2), whose binding to M channels is thought to be necessary for their function. I will present our recent advances in understanding the molecular and structural mechanisms of PIP2-mediated modulation of these critical neuronal K+ channels. In addition, we are clarifying the functional role of KCNQ channels in regulation of action potential firing and release of neurotransmitter using a number of approaches, as well as seeking to further localize the channels to several different types of peripheral and central neurons, and to sub-cellular structures in those cells. Our work may lead to novel modes of therapeutic intervention for a wide spectrum of nervous system, cardiovascular and psychiatric disorders.
"Regulation of and functional role of M-type (KCNQ) potassium channels in neurons"
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
4:00 p.m.
Psychological & Brain Sciences Building
Room PY 101
IUB
Abstract:
The M-type K+ current is made by the KCNQ (Kv7) family of subunits and is thought to play dominant roles in regulating membrane excitability of neurons, cardiomyocytes and smooth muscle. Originally named for its depression by stimulation of muscarinic acetylcholine receptors in sympathetic neurons, later work has shown M channels to be a target of a number of different receptors linked to Gq/11-type G proteins and phospholipase C. Emerging as central to the modulation is a critical lipid messenger molecule, phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate (PIP2), whose binding to M channels is thought to be necessary for their function. I will present our recent advances in understanding the molecular and structural mechanisms of PIP2-mediated modulation of these critical neuronal K+ channels. In addition, we are clarifying the functional role of KCNQ channels in regulation of action potential firing and release of neurotransmitter using a number of approaches, as well as seeking to further localize the channels to several different types of peripheral and central neurons, and to sub-cellular structures in those cells. Our work may lead to novel modes of therapeutic intervention for a wide spectrum of nervous system, cardiovascular and psychiatric disorders.
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Two Research Assistants Sought - Apply Soon
Dear Students,
Dr. Susan Jones' Infant Communication Lab has two Research Assistantships available for the Fall Term 2010. This "Supervised Research" opportunity is for PSY-P 493 or PSY-P 494 credit.
Please note that enrollment in PSY-P 493 or PSY-P 494 must be for 3 credit hours to count as a Capstone course for the Psychology degree.
Please visit Dr. Jones' website for more information and to apply:
http://www.indiana.edu/~infcomm/
For more information, you may also contact:
Jeanne Heeb
Lab Manager
Infant Communication Lab
http://www.indiana.edu/~infcomm/
Psychological & Brain Sciences, Room A100
(812) 855-8415
jheeb@indiana.edu
Dr. Susan Jones' Infant Communication Lab has two Research Assistantships available for the Fall Term 2010. This "Supervised Research" opportunity is for PSY-P 493 or PSY-P 494 credit.
Please note that enrollment in PSY-P 493 or PSY-P 494 must be for 3 credit hours to count as a Capstone course for the Psychology degree.
Please visit Dr. Jones' website for more information and to apply:
http://www.indiana.edu/~infcomm/
For more information, you may also contact:
Jeanne Heeb
Lab Manager
Infant Communication Lab
http://www.indiana.edu/~infcomm/
Psychological & Brain Sciences, Room A100
(812) 855-8415
jheeb@indiana.edu
LAMP Applications due March 31
Attention Freshmen and Sophomores,
The Liberal Arts and Management Program (LAMP) is now taking applications for the 2010-2011 school year. The deadline to apply is this Wednesday, March 31st. Apply online at www.indiana.edu/~lamp.
Are you interested in majoring in the College of Arts and Sciences but also learning about management and leadership? Do you enjoy studying multiple points of view? If you answered “yes” then LAMP might be the right place for you. What is LAMP you ask? LAMP is an honors interdisciplinary program offered by the College of Arts and Sciences in cooperation with the Kelley School of Business. It allows students the opportunity to have a major in the College but take classes in the business school that enhance management and leadership skills. LAMP students are drawn from the full range of majors within the College—from Biochemistry to Theater & Drama. Students can complete either a Bachelor of Arts or a Bachelor of Science, and many LAMP students pursue a double major.
At LAMP students don’t just learn inside the classroom, we provide a wide variety of co-curricular programs for students to get involved in. During any given week a student could attend a Master Class with the CEO of Clorox, have lunch with the Sudan Desk Officer from the US State Department , and attend a workshop on preparing for a career fair. We encourage students to pursue all their passions, whether that is multiple majors, overseas study, or internship experience. We are here to make sure that students can get the most out of their 4 years at Indiana University.
If you are interested in learning more about LAMP, please schedule an appointment with the LAMP academic advisor by calling (812) 856-4966. For the most up to date information regarding the application and frequently asked questions, visit the LAMP website at www.indiana.edu/~lamp
Announced by:
Stephanie J. Gray
Assistant Director of Student Services and Academic Advisor Liberal Arts and Management Program (LAMP) Wylie Hall 245 100 South Woodlawn Ave.
Bloomington, IN 47405
Phone (812) 856-4966
lamp@indiana.edu
The Liberal Arts and Management Program (LAMP) is now taking applications for the 2010-2011 school year. The deadline to apply is this Wednesday, March 31st. Apply online at www.indiana.edu/~lamp
Are you interested in majoring in the College of Arts and Sciences but also learning about management and leadership? Do you enjoy studying multiple points of view? If you answered “yes” then LAMP might be the right place for you. What is LAMP you ask? LAMP is an honors interdisciplinary program offered by the College of Arts and Sciences in cooperation with the Kelley School of Business. It allows students the opportunity to have a major in the College but take classes in the business school that enhance management and leadership skills. LAMP students are drawn from the full range of majors within the College—from Biochemistry to Theater & Drama. Students can complete either a Bachelor of Arts or a Bachelor of Science, and many LAMP students pursue a double major.
At LAMP students don’t just learn inside the classroom, we provide a wide variety of co-curricular programs for students to get involved in. During any given week a student could attend a Master Class with the CEO of Clorox, have lunch with the Sudan Desk Officer from the US State Department , and attend a workshop on preparing for a career fair. We encourage students to pursue all their passions, whether that is multiple majors, overseas study, or internship experience. We are here to make sure that students can get the most out of their 4 years at Indiana University.
If you are interested in learning more about LAMP, please schedule an appointment with the LAMP academic advisor by calling (812) 856-4966. For the most up to date information regarding the application and frequently asked questions, visit the LAMP website at www.indiana.edu/~lamp
Announced by:
Stephanie J. Gray
Assistant Director of Student Services and Academic Advisor Liberal Arts and Management Program (LAMP) Wylie Hall 245 100 South Woodlawn Ave.
Bloomington, IN 47405
Phone (812) 856-4966
lamp@indiana.edu
SPHS Colloquium on April 12
You are cordially invited to attend the Diane Kewley-Port Lecture hosted by the Department of Speech and Hearing Sciences and the SPHS PhD Organization.
Monday, April 12
4:00-5:00 p.m.
Speech and Hearing Building, Room C141
Dr. Lynne A. Werner, Professor of Speech and Hearing Sciences, University of Washington
Development of Auditory Behavior
Biography:
Lynne Werner received her Ph.D. from Loyola University of Chicago. She has been on the faculty of the University of Washington since 1986. Dr. Werner developed the first successful method for measuring behavioral sensitivity to sound in infants as young as 1 month of age. The results of this work have shown that hearing development is affected by the development of higher level processes such as attention. Her research interests include infant hearing capacity and the mechanisms of hearing development. The implications of the work extend from understanding and remediating the effects of early hearing impairment, to understanding the development of speech perception, to understanding mature hearing.
Abstract:
Hearing and auditory behavior change throughout infancy, childhood and even adolescence. Early in life, these changes involve maturation of the neural representation of the basic characteristics of sound. In later infancy and the preschool years, children become more selective in their processing of sound. During this period, the ability to segregate one sound from others and to attend to that sound while ignoring others improves. During childhood and adolescence, the flexibility of sound processing increases. Children begin to alter their perceptual strategies in response to changes in the environment in which communication takes place. An important challenge for researchers and clinicians is to understand how the quality of auditory experiences in infancy and childhood influences the development of these perceptual strategies.
Funded by: IU Student Association Grant, SPHS PhD Organization, and Department of SPHS
Monday, April 12
4:00-5:00 p.m.
Speech and Hearing Building, Room C141
Dr. Lynne A. Werner, Professor of Speech and Hearing Sciences, University of Washington
Development of Auditory Behavior
Biography:
Lynne Werner received her Ph.D. from Loyola University of Chicago. She has been on the faculty of the University of Washington since 1986. Dr. Werner developed the first successful method for measuring behavioral sensitivity to sound in infants as young as 1 month of age. The results of this work have shown that hearing development is affected by the development of higher level processes such as attention. Her research interests include infant hearing capacity and the mechanisms of hearing development. The implications of the work extend from understanding and remediating the effects of early hearing impairment, to understanding the development of speech perception, to understanding mature hearing.
Abstract:
Hearing and auditory behavior change throughout infancy, childhood and even adolescence. Early in life, these changes involve maturation of the neural representation of the basic characteristics of sound. In later infancy and the preschool years, children become more selective in their processing of sound. During this period, the ability to segregate one sound from others and to attend to that sound while ignoring others improves. During childhood and adolescence, the flexibility of sound processing increases. Children begin to alter their perceptual strategies in response to changes in the environment in which communication takes place. An important challenge for researchers and clinicians is to understand how the quality of auditory experiences in infancy and childhood influences the development of these perceptual strategies.
Funded by: IU Student Association Grant, SPHS PhD Organization, and Department of SPHS
Monday, March 29, 2010
Career Development Center
Students, check the Career Development Center for the latest on:
* FEATURED JOB AND INTERNSHIP POSTINGS
* AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND CAREER NIGHT
* SUMMER JOBS FAIR
* HIRE BIG TEN PLUS SPRING CAREER FAIR
* DIRECT ACTION AND RESEARCH TRAINING CENTER (DART) INFORMATION SESSION
For more information on these and other events, visit www.iucareers.com and sign in to your myIUcareers account.
Announced by:
Katie Lloyd
Senior Assistant Director, Student Services Career Development Center Arts & Sciences Career Services Indiana University Bloomington
Phone: 812.855.9136
lloydk@indiana.edu
www.IUCareers.com
* FEATURED JOB AND INTERNSHIP POSTINGS
* AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND CAREER NIGHT
* SUMMER JOBS FAIR
* HIRE BIG TEN PLUS SPRING CAREER FAIR
* DIRECT ACTION AND RESEARCH TRAINING CENTER (DART) INFORMATION SESSION
For more information on these and other events, visit www.iucareers.com and sign in to your myIUcareers account.
Announced by:
Katie Lloyd
Senior Assistant Director, Student Services Career Development Center Arts & Sciences Career Services Indiana University Bloomington
Phone: 812.855.9136
lloydk@indiana.edu
www.IUCareers.com
NCCWSL Scholarship for Women Students - Deadline March 30
Announcement from the Indiana State Board of the American Association of University Women (AAUW)
The state board has budgeted $500 to help send a college/university woman student to NCCWSL (National Conference for College Women Student Leaders.
The 2010 conference, titled “Leadership for Today and Tomorrow,” will be held June 3-5 at the University of Maryland-College Park. This conference has received rave reviews in the past, and so our state organization believes it to be important to underwrite the attendance of a student from Indiana.
This year’s event will be especially exciting as it celebrates the 25th anniversary of NCCWSL. Conference Early Bird registration opens Feb. 15 and extends through April 16 at a cost of $395. Regular registration continues through May 19 at $445. Therefore, the scholarship recipient will have little left over to apply toward transportation and meals. Lodging is included in the fee.
Application Deadline: 5:00 p.m. on March 30, 2010
For more information, visit:
http://www.aauw.org/nccwsl/
and access the application at:
http://web.indstate.edu/aauw-in/NCCWSL-2010.docx
The state board has budgeted $500 to help send a college/university woman student to NCCWSL (National Conference for College Women Student Leaders.
The 2010 conference, titled “Leadership for Today and Tomorrow,” will be held June 3-5 at the University of Maryland-College Park. This conference has received rave reviews in the past, and so our state organization believes it to be important to underwrite the attendance of a student from Indiana.
This year’s event will be especially exciting as it celebrates the 25th anniversary of NCCWSL. Conference Early Bird registration opens Feb. 15 and extends through April 16 at a cost of $395. Regular registration continues through May 19 at $445. Therefore, the scholarship recipient will have little left over to apply toward transportation and meals. Lodging is included in the fee.
Application Deadline: 5:00 p.m. on March 30, 2010
For more information, visit:
http://www.aauw.org/nccwsl/
and access the application at:
http://web.indstate.edu/aauw-in/NCCWSL-2010.docx
Social Work Panel on March 31
In celebration of March as Social Work Month and in collaboration with the ARC events this spring celebrating diversity, the School of Social Work invites interested students to come to a panel discussion about social work and social work practice in our increasingly diverse society. The panel of social workers (who are also graduates of the BSW program) will be on March 31 from 4:30-5:30 p.m. in the Walnut Room in the Union.
Any student interested in learning more about social work is welcome to attend.
For more information about this event or the social work program, please call the number below.
Announced by:
Katharine V. Byers, Ph.D.
National Chair, Influencing State Policy Bloomington BSW Program Director Indiana University School of Social Work
1127 Atwater
Bloomington, IN 47401
(812) 855-4427
kvbyers@indiana.edu
Any student interested in learning more about social work is welcome to attend.
For more information about this event or the social work program, please call the number below.
Announced by:
Katharine V. Byers, Ph.D.
National Chair, Influencing State Policy Bloomington BSW Program Director Indiana University School of Social Work
1127 Atwater
Bloomington, IN 47401
(812) 855-4427
kvbyers@indiana.edu
Explore Your World: The Middle East - April 1
Please join us for the following campus event/
Explore Your World: The Middle East
Thursday, April 1
6:30 p.m.
Foster-Harper Formal Lounge*
From religious and cultural traditions to global markets and geo-politics, the Middle East is a region of enduring consequence in world affairs. Join faculty and other representatives from CENTRAL EURASIAN STUDIES, JEWISH STUDIES and NEAR EASTERN LANGUAGES & CULTURES to learn more about your options for academic study related to this vital region. Students recently returned from overseas study experiences in the region will also be on hand to discuss their experiences.
Join us to sample free food and music from the region and decide if you want to add a global dimension to your undergraduate education through study of the Middle East!
The program is free and open to all IUB undergraduates, but we ask that you arrive promptly and plan to stay for the whole program (approximately 1 hr.).
* Foster Quad is located on North Fee Lane beside the IU Baseball Stadium. Foster Harper is located on the circle drive. If you enter from the front entrance, the formal lounge will be on your left.
Sponsored by University Division in cooperation with Foster International, RPS Academic Initiatives and Services and the Departments of Central Eurasian Studies, Jewish Studies and Near Eastern Languages and Cultures.
Explore Your World: The Middle East
Thursday, April 1
6:30 p.m.
Foster-Harper Formal Lounge*
From religious and cultural traditions to global markets and geo-politics, the Middle East is a region of enduring consequence in world affairs. Join faculty and other representatives from CENTRAL EURASIAN STUDIES, JEWISH STUDIES and NEAR EASTERN LANGUAGES & CULTURES to learn more about your options for academic study related to this vital region. Students recently returned from overseas study experiences in the region will also be on hand to discuss their experiences.
Join us to sample free food and music from the region and decide if you want to add a global dimension to your undergraduate education through study of the Middle East!
The program is free and open to all IUB undergraduates, but we ask that you arrive promptly and plan to stay for the whole program (approximately 1 hr.).
* Foster Quad is located on North Fee Lane beside the IU Baseball Stadium. Foster Harper is located on the circle drive. If you enter from the front entrance, the formal lounge will be on your left.
Sponsored by University Division in cooperation with Foster International, RPS Academic Initiatives and Services and the Departments of Central Eurasian Studies, Jewish Studies and Near Eastern Languages and Cultures.
Lecture by Dr. Hui-Chen Lu on April 7
The Linda & Jack Gill Center for Biomolecular Science & The Program in Neuroscience are pleased to present:
Hui-Chen Lu, Ph.D., Baylor College of Medicine
"Are the Wallerian Slow and NMNAT proteins neuroprotective in a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease?"
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
4:00 p.m.
Psychological & Brain Sciences Building
Room PY101
IUB
Abstract:
The loss of neurons, or neurodegeneration, is one of the hallmarks of Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Strategies to slow neurodegeneration may be effective in treating AD. Wallerian Slow (WldS) mice show reduced axonal loss in response to peripheral nerve injury and other neurodegenerative processes. These protective effects are attributed to a chimeric gene, Ube4b/Nmnat (WldS), which contains the entire coding region of Nicotinamide Mononucleotide Adenylyltransferase (NMNAT), leading to increased NMNAT expression. NMNAT is an NAD synthesizing enzyme and is broadly protective against neurodegeneration as first demonstrated in Drosophila. In these studies we have investigated if WldS and NMNAT are protective in mouse models of AD. A missense mutation in tau (tauP301L) induces the development of frontotemporal dementia with Parkinsonism linked to chromosome 17 (FTDP-17). The age-related loss of neurons and cognitive dysfunction in rTg(tauP301L)4510 mice (designated Tau mice here for simplicity) closely mimics the clinical features of tauopathy. Thus, this transgenic mouse line is a useful animal model to study therapies for both AD- and tauopathy-associated neurodegeneration. In my talk, I will present in vivo evidence that WldS and NMNAT are neuroprotective in aged Tau mice. Initially, we over-expressed WldS globally in the brains of Tau mice by crossing WldS mice with Tau mice to generate mice over-expressing both Tau and WldS. We next engineered recombinant adeno-associated viruses encoding WldS or only NMNAT and used them as “gene therapy” tools to over-express WldS or NMNAT in a tissue- and time-specific manner. These viral vectors allowed us to examine if WldS or NMNAT can prevent or rescue the Tau-related neurodegenerative phenotype after the onset of neurodegeneration. The efficacy of WldS and NMNAT was evaluated with a combination of anatomical, electrophysiological, and behavioral approaches. The neuroprotection offered by WldS and NMNAT at both the anatomical and functional level in treating the mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease will be discussed.
Hui-Chen Lu, Ph.D., Baylor College of Medicine
"Are the Wallerian Slow and NMNAT proteins neuroprotective in a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease?"
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
4:00 p.m.
Psychological & Brain Sciences Building
Room PY101
IUB
Abstract:
The loss of neurons, or neurodegeneration, is one of the hallmarks of Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Strategies to slow neurodegeneration may be effective in treating AD. Wallerian Slow (WldS) mice show reduced axonal loss in response to peripheral nerve injury and other neurodegenerative processes. These protective effects are attributed to a chimeric gene, Ube4b/Nmnat (WldS), which contains the entire coding region of Nicotinamide Mononucleotide Adenylyltransferase (NMNAT), leading to increased NMNAT expression. NMNAT is an NAD synthesizing enzyme and is broadly protective against neurodegeneration as first demonstrated in Drosophila. In these studies we have investigated if WldS and NMNAT are protective in mouse models of AD. A missense mutation in tau (tauP301L) induces the development of frontotemporal dementia with Parkinsonism linked to chromosome 17 (FTDP-17). The age-related loss of neurons and cognitive dysfunction in rTg(tauP301L)4510 mice (designated Tau mice here for simplicity) closely mimics the clinical features of tauopathy. Thus, this transgenic mouse line is a useful animal model to study therapies for both AD- and tauopathy-associated neurodegeneration. In my talk, I will present in vivo evidence that WldS and NMNAT are neuroprotective in aged Tau mice. Initially, we over-expressed WldS globally in the brains of Tau mice by crossing WldS mice with Tau mice to generate mice over-expressing both Tau and WldS. We next engineered recombinant adeno-associated viruses encoding WldS or only NMNAT and used them as “gene therapy” tools to over-express WldS or NMNAT in a tissue- and time-specific manner. These viral vectors allowed us to examine if WldS or NMNAT can prevent or rescue the Tau-related neurodegenerative phenotype after the onset of neurodegeneration. The efficacy of WldS and NMNAT was evaluated with a combination of anatomical, electrophysiological, and behavioral approaches. The neuroprotection offered by WldS and NMNAT at both the anatomical and functional level in treating the mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease will be discussed.
SAC Workshops in March and April
The following free Student Academic Center workshops focusing on a variety of college-level learning strategies will be taking place over the next two weeks. The workshops are open to all students and there is no need to sign up in advance. However it is important to arrive early to get seating. Questions and/or concerns can be directed to Sharon Chertkoff, Ph.D., schertko@indiana.edu, Basic Skills and Outreach Coordinator, Student Academic Center, Office of the Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education, 855-7313
Monday, March 29, How to Succeed in Accounting A100, Briscoe Academic Support Center, 7:00-8:00 pm
Tuesday, March 30, Motivating Yourself to Achieve Success!, Teter TEF260, 7:00-8:00 pm
Wednesday, March 31, Motivating Yourself to Achieve Success!, Ballantine Hall 247, 7:00-8:00 pm
Monday, April 5, Regrouping After Midterms: Multiplying Your Time, Forest Academic Support Center, 7:00-8:00 pm
Tuesday, April 6, Matching Your Learning Preferences to Academic Course Demands, Teter TEF260, 7:00-8:00 pm
Wednesday, April 7, Matching Your Learning Preferences to Academic Course Demands, Ballantine Hall 247, 7:00-8:00 pm
Monday, March 29, How to Succeed in Accounting A100, Briscoe Academic Support Center, 7:00-8:00 pm
Tuesday, March 30, Motivating Yourself to Achieve Success!, Teter TEF260, 7:00-8:00 pm
Wednesday, March 31, Motivating Yourself to Achieve Success!, Ballantine Hall 247, 7:00-8:00 pm
Monday, April 5, Regrouping After Midterms: Multiplying Your Time, Forest Academic Support Center, 7:00-8:00 pm
Tuesday, April 6, Matching Your Learning Preferences to Academic Course Demands, Teter TEF260, 7:00-8:00 pm
Wednesday, April 7, Matching Your Learning Preferences to Academic Course Demands, Ballantine Hall 247, 7:00-8:00 pm
Fall Themester Course COLL-T 200
We are pleased to announce the new Themester course slated for Fall 2010. The course carries the number COLL-T 200 and in Fall 2010, it will count as Topics and S&H.
COLL-T 200 27992 Exploring Themester Ideas (Barbour) (3 cr.) 4:00 - 5:15 p.m. TR
Sustainability is all the buzz these days and for most of us, in theory anyway, it seems like a worthy idea. Not using up the planet’s resources and leaving plenty for future generations certainly sounds like a good plan.
But as with any fervent popular movement, it’s important to balance the enthusiasm of passionate supporters with our own critical thinking by asking some careful questions:
What does sustainability mean? What is the philosophical and scientific case for it? Why is the science of sustainability so controversial? What are the costs of choosing sustainable lifestyle alternatives and what are the costs of not choosing them? What does it mean to live a sustainable life for the planet, the nation, the community, and the individual? Assuming that the case for sustainable living persuades us, what does it commit us to? How does the goal of sustainable living influence our choice of where to live, where to work, how to travel, how to play, how to shop, cook and eat, etc.?
No one person can help us answer all these questions – to tackle them properly we would need to consult biologists and meteorologists, philosophers and political scientists, economists and engineers, architects and anthropologists. Fortunately, at IU, we can do that.
T-200 is a team-taught class, drawing on expertise across disciplines and schools at Indiana University as well as in the broader Bloomington community to explore the College of Arts and Sciences 2010 Themester topic, sustain.ability. It will encourage students to think critically about sustainability and introduce them to the broad range of sustainability issues with regard to several substantive subjects – food, transportation, energy, architecture, recreation, computing, etc. The class will end with a focus on the greening of the IU campus itself to pull all the themes together and provide students with a real, concrete example of what green living actually looks like.
After taking this class, students will have an understanding of what sustainability entails and why it is important, the ability to think critically about some of the main issues and controversies involved in debates about sustainability and to understand the political stakes involved in those debates, an awareness of the various kinds of resources they personally consume and the ability to see linkages between the personal decisions they make and the larger consequencesfor the environment in which they live, and the practical knowledge of what is needed to live a sustainable life.
Class meets twice a week on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 4:00 PM to 5:15 PM in Woodburn Hall 100. Grading is based on attendance in lecture, the keeping of a resource journal (where students will record what kinds of resources they consume or save as they eat, travel, play, work, sleep, etc.), online assignments and quizzes, and a service learning component.
Several rows of seats at the back of Woodburn 100 are reserved for visitors. Lecture topics and speakers will be posted on line well in advance and we cordially invite members of the community to attend the lectures that interest them. We only ask that visitors be “silent observers” and reserve any opportunities for participation to those students who have enrolled in the class.
COLL-T 200 27992 Exploring Themester Ideas (Barbour) (3 cr.) 4:00 - 5:15 p.m. TR
Sustainability is all the buzz these days and for most of us, in theory anyway, it seems like a worthy idea. Not using up the planet’s resources and leaving plenty for future generations certainly sounds like a good plan.
But as with any fervent popular movement, it’s important to balance the enthusiasm of passionate supporters with our own critical thinking by asking some careful questions:
What does sustainability mean? What is the philosophical and scientific case for it? Why is the science of sustainability so controversial? What are the costs of choosing sustainable lifestyle alternatives and what are the costs of not choosing them? What does it mean to live a sustainable life for the planet, the nation, the community, and the individual? Assuming that the case for sustainable living persuades us, what does it commit us to? How does the goal of sustainable living influence our choice of where to live, where to work, how to travel, how to play, how to shop, cook and eat, etc.?
No one person can help us answer all these questions – to tackle them properly we would need to consult biologists and meteorologists, philosophers and political scientists, economists and engineers, architects and anthropologists. Fortunately, at IU, we can do that.
T-200 is a team-taught class, drawing on expertise across disciplines and schools at Indiana University as well as in the broader Bloomington community to explore the College of Arts and Sciences 2010 Themester topic, sustain.ability. It will encourage students to think critically about sustainability and introduce them to the broad range of sustainability issues with regard to several substantive subjects – food, transportation, energy, architecture, recreation, computing, etc. The class will end with a focus on the greening of the IU campus itself to pull all the themes together and provide students with a real, concrete example of what green living actually looks like.
After taking this class, students will have an understanding of what sustainability entails and why it is important, the ability to think critically about some of the main issues and controversies involved in debates about sustainability and to understand the political stakes involved in those debates, an awareness of the various kinds of resources they personally consume and the ability to see linkages between the personal decisions they make and the larger consequencesfor the environment in which they live, and the practical knowledge of what is needed to live a sustainable life.
Class meets twice a week on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 4:00 PM to 5:15 PM in Woodburn Hall 100. Grading is based on attendance in lecture, the keeping of a resource journal (where students will record what kinds of resources they consume or save as they eat, travel, play, work, sleep, etc.), online assignments and quizzes, and a service learning component.
Several rows of seats at the back of Woodburn 100 are reserved for visitors. Lecture topics and speakers will be posted on line well in advance and we cordially invite members of the community to attend the lectures that interest them. We only ask that visitors be “silent observers” and reserve any opportunities for participation to those students who have enrolled in the class.
Thursday, March 25, 2010
Research Assistant at Carnegie Mellon - Apply Soon
Dr. Robert Siegler, Teresa Heinz Professor of Cognitive Psychology at Carnegie Mellon University, is searching for a full-time research assistant. The start date for the position is by May 1, 2010.
The research assistant’s main duties include:
• Recruiting child participants, scheduling experimental sessions, and conducting experiments at preschools, elementary schools, and middle schools • Coding and entering data from the experiments • Performing statistical analyses using SPSS or Excel
Minimum qualifications for the research assistant position include:
• BS/BA
• Experience working with children
• Must be able to work with undergraduate research assistants, graduate students, and postdoctoral researchers • Must effectively communicate with children • Must have transportation to/from local preschools, elementary schools, and middle schools • Should be an independent worker • Attention to detail is important • Ability to meet deadlines is crucial
Preferred requirements include:
• BS/BA in Psychology or related field
• Knowledge of statistics and data analysis
To apply for the position (Posting #: 6751), visit this website:
https://secured.kenexa.com/cmu/cc/CCJobResultsAction.ss?command=ViewJobDetails&job_REQUISITION_NUMBER=6751
For questions about the position, please e-mail Theresa Treasure at tt2p@andrew.cmu.edu.
See Dr. Siegler’s website for details on his research with children:
http://www.psy.cmu.edu/~siegler/
The research assistant’s main duties include:
• Recruiting child participants, scheduling experimental sessions, and conducting experiments at preschools, elementary schools, and middle schools • Coding and entering data from the experiments • Performing statistical analyses using SPSS or Excel
Minimum qualifications for the research assistant position include:
• BS/BA
• Experience working with children
• Must be able to work with undergraduate research assistants, graduate students, and postdoctoral researchers • Must effectively communicate with children • Must have transportation to/from local preschools, elementary schools, and middle schools • Should be an independent worker • Attention to detail is important • Ability to meet deadlines is crucial
Preferred requirements include:
• BS/BA in Psychology or related field
• Knowledge of statistics and data analysis
To apply for the position (Posting #: 6751), visit this website:
https://secured.kenexa.com/cmu/cc/CCJobResultsAction.ss?command=ViewJobDetails&job_REQUISITION_NUMBER=6751
For questions about the position, please e-mail Theresa Treasure at tt2p@andrew.cmu.edu.
See Dr. Siegler’s website for details on his research with children:
http://www.psy.cmu.edu/~siegler/
2010 Holland Teaching Award for College of Arts and Sciences Faculty - Nominations Due April 9
Dean Robinson solicits nominations for the Holland Award for Exemplary Teaching and Service to Students in the College of Arts and Sciences. Please read her message below.
We encourage all undergraduate students in the College to nominate a faculty member for the James Philip Holland Award for Exemplary Teaching and Service to Students in the College of Arts and Sciences. The award honors College of Arts and Sciences faculty “who excel at teaching and have a demonstrated history of service to students.” This award is funded by a gift in honor of Professor James Philip Holland, an exceptional educator who gave many years of exemplary service to the students of Indiana University and who earned numerous university-wide teaching awards.
To nominate a College of Arts and Sciences faculty member (AIs are not eligible) for this prestigious award, undergraduate students in the College must send a substantive statement, not to exceed 400 words, detailing the reasons why their professor deserves this award. Please note: Only College of Arts and Sciences undergraduate students – not students in other IUB schools and not alumni or graduate students – may nominate College faculty members for this award.
The nomination needs to be addressed to Dean Jean Robinson, Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education, College of Arts and Sciences, and sent by 4:00 p.m. on Friday, April 9, 2010, to the Arts and Sciences Undergraduate Education e-mail address: asug@indiana.edu. Students should describe their professor’s outstanding qualities, with whatever supporting information they wish to provide.
We encourage all undergraduate students in the College to nominate a faculty member for the James Philip Holland Award for Exemplary Teaching and Service to Students in the College of Arts and Sciences. The award honors College of Arts and Sciences faculty “who excel at teaching and have a demonstrated history of service to students.” This award is funded by a gift in honor of Professor James Philip Holland, an exceptional educator who gave many years of exemplary service to the students of Indiana University and who earned numerous university-wide teaching awards.
To nominate a College of Arts and Sciences faculty member (AIs are not eligible) for this prestigious award, undergraduate students in the College must send a substantive statement, not to exceed 400 words, detailing the reasons why their professor deserves this award. Please note: Only College of Arts and Sciences undergraduate students – not students in other IUB schools and not alumni or graduate students – may nominate College faculty members for this award.
The nomination needs to be addressed to Dean Jean Robinson, Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education, College of Arts and Sciences, and sent by 4:00 p.m. on Friday, April 9, 2010, to the Arts and Sciences Undergraduate Education e-mail address: asug@indiana.edu. Students should describe their professor’s outstanding qualities, with whatever supporting information they wish to provide.
2010 Holland Teaching Award for College of Arts and Sciences Faculty - Nominations Due April 9
Dean Robinson solicits nominations for the Holland Award for Exemplary Teaching and Service to Students in the College of Arts and Sciences. Please read her message below.
We encourage all undergraduate students in the College to nominate a faculty member for the James Philip Holland Award for Exemplary Teaching and Service to Students in the College of Arts and Sciences. The award honors College of Arts and Sciences faculty “who excel at teaching and have a demonstrated history of service to students.” This award is funded by a gift in honor of Professor James Philip Holland, an exceptional educator who gave many years of exemplary service to the students of Indiana University and who earned numerous university-wide teaching awards.
To nominate a College of Arts and Sciences faculty member (AIs are not eligible) for this prestigious award, undergraduate students in the College must send a substantive statement, not to exceed 400 words, detailing the reasons why their professor deserves this award. Please note: Only College of Arts and Sciences undergraduate students – not students in other IUB schools and not alumni or graduate students – may nominate College faculty members for this award.
The nomination needs to be addressed to Dean Jean Robinson, Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education, College of Arts and Sciences, and sent by 4:00 p.m. on Friday, April 9, 2010, to the Arts and Sciences Undergraduate Education e-mail address: asug@indiana.edu. Students should describe their professor’s outstanding qualities, with whatever supporting information they wish to provide.
We encourage all undergraduate students in the College to nominate a faculty member for the James Philip Holland Award for Exemplary Teaching and Service to Students in the College of Arts and Sciences. The award honors College of Arts and Sciences faculty “who excel at teaching and have a demonstrated history of service to students.” This award is funded by a gift in honor of Professor James Philip Holland, an exceptional educator who gave many years of exemplary service to the students of Indiana University and who earned numerous university-wide teaching awards.
To nominate a College of Arts and Sciences faculty member (AIs are not eligible) for this prestigious award, undergraduate students in the College must send a substantive statement, not to exceed 400 words, detailing the reasons why their professor deserves this award. Please note: Only College of Arts and Sciences undergraduate students – not students in other IUB schools and not alumni or graduate students – may nominate College faculty members for this award.
The nomination needs to be addressed to Dean Jean Robinson, Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education, College of Arts and Sciences, and sent by 4:00 p.m. on Friday, April 9, 2010, to the Arts and Sciences Undergraduate Education e-mail address: asug@indiana.edu. Students should describe their professor’s outstanding qualities, with whatever supporting information they wish to provide.
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Summer Permaculture Course - Apply by April 2
THE EIGHTH ANNUAL PERMACULTURE COURSE
Deadline Approaching for Permaculture Applications: April 2
LLC L230 Permaculture: Learning through Nature
The course will be take place from June 6 through June 20 at the Lazy Black Bear Retreat Center in Paoli, Indiana (located about an hour south of Bloomington and surrounded by the beautiful Hoosier National Forest). The course will be run by me and taught by Peter Bane, Keith Johnson (two of the best Permaculture teachers in the country who are former residents of the Permaculture eco-village Earthaven and are the publishers of the Permaculture Activist, the only Permaculture magazine in North America), and Rhonda Baird (a talented young Permaculture teacher from the forests of southern Indiana).
Permaculture, for those who know little about it, is a design technique for creating sustainable human communities that are in harmony with the natural environment. It is a rapidly growing and internationally recognized design system for creating better ways of living with our life support systems and with each other. It is a set of principles and techniques that aim to create ecologically sound, economically prosperous, and spiritually rich human communities. This course provides students with innovative conceptual tools and the chance to view the future from many different angles. This is a unique opportunity for hands on experience in a class at Indiana University.
Students who complete this course not only get three hours of IU credit, but also receive their certification in Permaculture, which enables them to practice and teach the art and science of Permaculture. Participants will be camping outdoors in tents or staying in cabins for the duration of the two-week course. The course classroom is a renovated barn, the Lazy Black Bear grounds are an inspirational site for thinking about Permaculture, and an expansive dining hall, solar shower facilities and indoor composting toilets are available (as well as ponds for swimming, forest for hiking, gardens for eating, and campfires for gathering around for music and conversation in the evenings). Students must complete an application and be accepted to register for the course. The application deadline is Friday, April 2nd. The application is available at: http://www.indiana.edu/~llc/academics/permaculture.shtml
This website provides further information about the course and has pictures from previous years. Enrollment is limited to 25 students. In addition to the 3 credit-hour tuition, a fee of $590 will be charged to cover transportation, food, lodging, facilities, and some course materials. Anyone wanting to know more about the course is welcome to send me an e-mail message at dhaberma@indiana.edu. Relish this day!
David Haberman
Professor, Department of Religious Studies
Deadline Approaching for Permaculture Applications: April 2
LLC L230 Permaculture: Learning through Nature
The course will be take place from June 6 through June 20 at the Lazy Black Bear Retreat Center in Paoli, Indiana (located about an hour south of Bloomington and surrounded by the beautiful Hoosier National Forest). The course will be run by me and taught by Peter Bane, Keith Johnson (two of the best Permaculture teachers in the country who are former residents of the Permaculture eco-village Earthaven and are the publishers of the Permaculture Activist, the only Permaculture magazine in North America), and Rhonda Baird (a talented young Permaculture teacher from the forests of southern Indiana).
Permaculture, for those who know little about it, is a design technique for creating sustainable human communities that are in harmony with the natural environment. It is a rapidly growing and internationally recognized design system for creating better ways of living with our life support systems and with each other. It is a set of principles and techniques that aim to create ecologically sound, economically prosperous, and spiritually rich human communities. This course provides students with innovative conceptual tools and the chance to view the future from many different angles. This is a unique opportunity for hands on experience in a class at Indiana University.
Students who complete this course not only get three hours of IU credit, but also receive their certification in Permaculture, which enables them to practice and teach the art and science of Permaculture. Participants will be camping outdoors in tents or staying in cabins for the duration of the two-week course. The course classroom is a renovated barn, the Lazy Black Bear grounds are an inspirational site for thinking about Permaculture, and an expansive dining hall, solar shower facilities and indoor composting toilets are available (as well as ponds for swimming, forest for hiking, gardens for eating, and campfires for gathering around for music and conversation in the evenings). Students must complete an application and be accepted to register for the course. The application deadline is Friday, April 2nd. The application is available at: http://www.indiana.edu/~llc/academics/permaculture.shtml
This website provides further information about the course and has pictures from previous years. Enrollment is limited to 25 students. In addition to the 3 credit-hour tuition, a fee of $590 will be charged to cover transportation, food, lodging, facilities, and some course materials. Anyone wanting to know more about the course is welcome to send me an e-mail message at dhaberma@indiana.edu. Relish this day!
David Haberman
Professor, Department of Religious Studies
Neuroscience Talk by Dr. Finger on April 21
You are cordially invited to a talk by:
Stanley Finger, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus of Psychology
Washington University in St. Louis
http://artsci.wustl.edu/~sfinger/
Senior Editor of the "Journal of the History of the Neurosciences"
http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/0964704X.asp
“Benjamin Franklin and the Birth of Medical Electricity: A Founding Father's Forays into the Neurosciences”
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
4:00 p.m.
Psychology Building, Room 101
Abstract: Benjamin Franklin was deeply involved with science, medicine, and psychology throughout his long life. One of the medical questions that most interested him was whether electricity might have medical utility. He was the leading "electrician" of his day and he was one of the first individuals to conduct "tryals" on people with palsies to see if electrical shocks from machines could restore their normal movement. Franklin recognized that electricity was not the miraculous cure it was hoped to be in this domain, and he presented his findings in 1757 as communication to the Royal Society of London. Although he did not provide names at that time, his letters reveal that he treated several very important colonists after their strokes. He also did experiments to see if electricity might cure deafness, which it did not. But when it came to hysteria, he had success. Perhaps most fascinating of all, he and Dutch physician Jan Ingenhousz suggested that electricity applied to the head may help patients suffering from melancholic madness. Their idea, presented in the 1780s, was quickly confirmed, this being well over a century before electroconvulsive shock therapy was "discovered" in Italy. The rediscoverers of modern electroconvulsive shock therapy believed that a loss of memory was basic to its effectiveness, again not realizing that Franklin was the first to describe shock-induced amnesia. These and other aspects of Franklin's overlooked forays into medicine will be presented in the content of this Founding Father's truly remarkable life.
Sponsored by – The Program in Neuroscience and The Neuroscience NIDA Training Grant
Stanley Finger, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus of Psychology
Washington University in St. Louis
http://artsci.wustl.edu/~sfinger/
Senior Editor of the "Journal of the History of the Neurosciences"
http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/0964704X.asp
“Benjamin Franklin and the Birth of Medical Electricity: A Founding Father's Forays into the Neurosciences”
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
4:00 p.m.
Psychology Building, Room 101
Abstract: Benjamin Franklin was deeply involved with science, medicine, and psychology throughout his long life. One of the medical questions that most interested him was whether electricity might have medical utility. He was the leading "electrician" of his day and he was one of the first individuals to conduct "tryals" on people with palsies to see if electrical shocks from machines could restore their normal movement. Franklin recognized that electricity was not the miraculous cure it was hoped to be in this domain, and he presented his findings in 1757 as communication to the Royal Society of London. Although he did not provide names at that time, his letters reveal that he treated several very important colonists after their strokes. He also did experiments to see if electricity might cure deafness, which it did not. But when it came to hysteria, he had success. Perhaps most fascinating of all, he and Dutch physician Jan Ingenhousz suggested that electricity applied to the head may help patients suffering from melancholic madness. Their idea, presented in the 1780s, was quickly confirmed, this being well over a century before electroconvulsive shock therapy was "discovered" in Italy. The rediscoverers of modern electroconvulsive shock therapy believed that a loss of memory was basic to its effectiveness, again not realizing that Franklin was the first to describe shock-induced amnesia. These and other aspects of Franklin's overlooked forays into medicine will be presented in the content of this Founding Father's truly remarkable life.
Sponsored by – The Program in Neuroscience and The Neuroscience NIDA Training Grant
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
Stark Neuroscience Seminars - March 25 and April 1
You are cordially invited to join us the for the following seminars in our Stark Neuroscience Seminar Series at IUPUI.
Evgeny Rogaev, Ph.D., Dr.Sci.
Professor of Psychiatry
Brudnick Neuropsychiatric Research Institute University of Massachusetts Medical School Worcester, MA
"Molecular Genetic Dissection of Alzheimer's Disease Pathway"
Thursday, March 25, 2010
4:00 p.m.
Research 2 Building
Room 101
IUPUI
______________________
Aric Agmon, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy
Center for Neuroscience
West Virginia University School of Medicine Morgantown, WV
"Firing Together, Firing Apart: Inhibitory Interneurons, Synchrony and the Thalamocortical Circuit"
Thursday, April 1, 2010
4:00 p.m.
Research 2 Building
Room 101
IUPUI
Evgeny Rogaev, Ph.D., Dr.Sci.
Professor of Psychiatry
Brudnick Neuropsychiatric Research Institute University of Massachusetts Medical School Worcester, MA
"Molecular Genetic Dissection of Alzheimer's Disease Pathway"
Thursday, March 25, 2010
4:00 p.m.
Research 2 Building
Room 101
IUPUI
______________________
Aric Agmon, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy
Center for Neuroscience
West Virginia University School of Medicine Morgantown, WV
"Firing Together, Firing Apart: Inhibitory Interneurons, Synchrony and the Thalamocortical Circuit"
Thursday, April 1, 2010
4:00 p.m.
Research 2 Building
Room 101
IUPUI
Summer Internship
The Campus Special - IU Paid Summer Internship
Company Name: The Campus Special, LLC
Street Address: 3575 Koger Blvd Suite 150
City/State/Zip: Atlanta, GA 30096
(800) 365-8520 - phone
(770) 206-2289 - fax
jobs@campusspecial.com
Are you outgoing, social, talkative, but also hardworking, disciplined, and motivated? Does the thought of an office internship filing, faxing, and fetching coffee not challenge you? Want to earn college credits while getting paid? Are you looking for the best hands-on summer internship in Bloomington?
As an Account Executive for The Campus Special, you will develop the skills that cannot be taught in a classroom! Gain hands on experience in account management, advertising, sales, customer service, marketing, and learn advanced communication skills. Extensive training is provided at our 4-day, all-expenses-paid training conference in Chicago where you will meet over 200 interns from around the country, attend workshops, and more!
Through our formal internship program, we have helped thousands of past interns land successful careers in business, marketing, advertising, public relations, sales, and communications! Visit http://www.CampusSpecial.com
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Company Description: The Campus Special is a national college advertising and marketing firm currently working with over 100 major universities. We are based out of Atlanta and Chicago and employ hundreds of college interns every summer to participate in our paid internship program. The Campus Special was nominated in 2009 as one of the best places to intern by Intern Bridge.
Key Responsibilities: Work one-on-one with local business owners in your college town. Learn advanced selling techniques, marketing, and advertising. Manage clients, accounts, and receivables.
Training: In Chicago, 4-day all expenses paid
Qualifications: Outgoing, social, motivated, hardworking, & disciplined
Majors / Minors: business, marketing, management, entrepreneurship, advertising, sales, public relations, communications, finance are preferred; open to all majors
Application Instructions: Positions fill quickly, so apply today at http://www.campusspecial.com/internship/apply or call 1-800-365-8520 to speak with a representative.
Company Name: The Campus Special, LLC
Street Address: 3575 Koger Blvd Suite 150
City/State/Zip: Atlanta, GA 30096
(800) 365-8520 - phone
(770) 206-2289 - fax
jobs@campusspecial.com
Are you outgoing, social, talkative, but also hardworking, disciplined, and motivated? Does the thought of an office internship filing, faxing, and fetching coffee not challenge you? Want to earn college credits while getting paid? Are you looking for the best hands-on summer internship in Bloomington?
As an Account Executive for The Campus Special, you will develop the skills that cannot be taught in a classroom! Gain hands on experience in account management, advertising, sales, customer service, marketing, and learn advanced communication skills. Extensive training is provided at our 4-day, all-expenses-paid training conference in Chicago where you will meet over 200 interns from around the country, attend workshops, and more!
Through our formal internship program, we have helped thousands of past interns land successful careers in business, marketing, advertising, public relations, sales, and communications! Visit http://www.CampusSpecial.com
**************************************
Company Description: The Campus Special is a national college advertising and marketing firm currently working with over 100 major universities. We are based out of Atlanta and Chicago and employ hundreds of college interns every summer to participate in our paid internship program. The Campus Special was nominated in 2009 as one of the best places to intern by Intern Bridge.
Key Responsibilities: Work one-on-one with local business owners in your college town. Learn advanced selling techniques, marketing, and advertising. Manage clients, accounts, and receivables.
Training: In Chicago, 4-day all expenses paid
Qualifications: Outgoing, social, motivated, hardworking, & disciplined
Majors / Minors: business, marketing, management, entrepreneurship, advertising, sales, public relations, communications, finance are preferred; open to all majors
Application Instructions: Positions fill quickly, so apply today at http://www.campusspecial.com/internship/apply or call 1-800-365-8520 to speak with a representative.
Monday, March 22, 2010
Spring 2010 Patten Lecture on March 30
You are invited to the Patten Lecture Series.
Literary critic W.J.T. Mitchell from the University of Chicago will speak at this free series on:
"Images and Others -- Migration, Law and the Image: Beyond the Veil of Ignorance"
Tuesday, March 30
7:30 p.m.
Rawles Hall, Room 100
Mitchell will discuss the convergence of three disciplines: the law, with its entire edifice of judicial practice and political philosophy; migration, as the movement and settlement of living things, especially (but not exclusively) human beings, across the boundaries between distinct habitats; and iconology, the theory of images across the media, including verbal and visual images, metaphors and figures of speech as well as visual representations.
Literary critic W.J.T. Mitchell from the University of Chicago will speak at this free series on:
"Images and Others -- Migration, Law and the Image: Beyond the Veil of Ignorance"
Tuesday, March 30
7:30 p.m.
Rawles Hall, Room 100
Mitchell will discuss the convergence of three disciplines: the law, with its entire edifice of judicial practice and political philosophy; migration, as the movement and settlement of living things, especially (but not exclusively) human beings, across the boundaries between distinct habitats; and iconology, the theory of images across the media, including verbal and visual images, metaphors and figures of speech as well as visual representations.
Women’s History Month Inspiration Panel - March 26
Women’s History Month Inspiration Panel – What’s it like to work in IT?
Women in Informatics and Computing invites you to join us in celebrating Women’s History Month at our Inspiration Panel.
Friday, March 26
3:00 p.m.
INFO East 130
Four seasoned IT professionals will be discussing their experiences of working in the IT field as well as answering any questions you wish to ask. Everyone (undergraduates, graduates, men, women, staff, faculty, friends, etc.) is welcome.
The panelists are:
• Kelly Caine, Research Fellow with the School of Informatics and Computing, former User Experience Researcher at Google • Bob Flynn, Manager of IT Community Partnerships at University Information Technology Services (UITS) at IU • Laura Wisley, Director of Interactive Communication with IU’s Office of Enrollment Management, former IT professional in Insurance, Manufacturing, Government, & Publishing • Sue Workman, Associate Vice President, Communication and Support, at University Information Technology Services (UITS) at IU
Light refreshments will be provided. Please RSVP by Wednesday, March 24 here: http://tinyurl.com/wic-inspiration-panel
Women in Informatics and Computing invites you to join us in celebrating Women’s History Month at our Inspiration Panel.
Friday, March 26
3:00 p.m.
INFO East 130
Four seasoned IT professionals will be discussing their experiences of working in the IT field as well as answering any questions you wish to ask. Everyone (undergraduates, graduates, men, women, staff, faculty, friends, etc.) is welcome.
The panelists are:
• Kelly Caine, Research Fellow with the School of Informatics and Computing, former User Experience Researcher at Google • Bob Flynn, Manager of IT Community Partnerships at University Information Technology Services (UITS) at IU • Laura Wisley, Director of Interactive Communication with IU’s Office of Enrollment Management, former IT professional in Insurance, Manufacturing, Government, & Publishing • Sue Workman, Associate Vice President, Communication and Support, at University Information Technology Services (UITS) at IU
Light refreshments will be provided. Please RSVP by Wednesday, March 24 here: http://tinyurl.com/wic-inspiration-panel
Estonian-Finnish-Hungarian Language Day - March 24
Join us for Estonian-Finnish-Hungarian Language Day.
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
3:45-5:00 p.m.
Leo R. Dowling International Center
Three fascinating European cultures, three languages that are related, three ancient histories and modern states. Come find out more and learn about the truly unique opportunities IU offers for studying these languages and cultures!
* Meet professors, language instructors, graduates of the language programs and students currently in class
* Browse through textbooks and course materials
* Learn about scholarship opportunities and career perspectives
* Have an hour of fun and walk away with some new knowledge that sets you apart from the crowd!
We will have short presentations, activities, Q & A sessions.
This event is for you if you are:
* a student looking to fulfill your foreign language requirement
* a linguistics student looking for courses on non-Indo-European languages
* an undergraduate interested in a Minor in Central Eurasian Studies
Also, we invite faculty and advisors interested in the potential of less commonly taught languages for enhancing the international experience of their students.
Sponsored by:
Department of Central Eurasian Studies
Inner Asian and Uralic National Resource Center Baltic and Finnish Studies Association Hungarian Cultural Association
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
3:45-5:00 p.m.
Leo R. Dowling International Center
Three fascinating European cultures, three languages that are related, three ancient histories and modern states. Come find out more and learn about the truly unique opportunities IU offers for studying these languages and cultures!
* Meet professors, language instructors, graduates of the language programs and students currently in class
* Browse through textbooks and course materials
* Learn about scholarship opportunities and career perspectives
* Have an hour of fun and walk away with some new knowledge that sets you apart from the crowd!
We will have short presentations, activities, Q & A sessions.
This event is for you if you are:
* a student looking to fulfill your foreign language requirement
* a linguistics student looking for courses on non-Indo-European languages
* an undergraduate interested in a Minor in Central Eurasian Studies
Also, we invite faculty and advisors interested in the potential of less commonly taught languages for enhancing the international experience of their students.
Sponsored by:
Department of Central Eurasian Studies
Inner Asian and Uralic National Resource Center Baltic and Finnish Studies Association Hungarian Cultural Association
IU Animal Behavior Conference Plenary - March 26
You are invited to hear the 2010 IU Animal Behavior Conference Plenary Speaker:
ROY L. CALDWELL, University of California, Berkeley
"Mantis Shrimp: Still the Fastest Claw in the West"
Friday, March 26, 2010
4:15 p.m.
IMU Alumni Hall
Abstract:
Over three hundred fifty million years ago stomatopod crustaceans, or mantis shrimp as they are commonly known, evolved from their mouth parts one of the fastest and most powerful mechanical weapons in the animal kingdom, a greatly enlarged pair of raptorial appendages. Many species possess rapier like daggers used to impale relatively unarmed prey, but other species have heavily calcified and inflated clubs that can be used to kill and process prey. Even in water, the strike of a typical 15cm long “smashing” stomatopod takes less than 2 msec and is capable of cracking the shell of the most heavily armored crabs and snails. While the raptorial appendages evolved for feeding, they also provide formidable offensive and defensive weapons that have shaped the biology of stomatopods from their mode of hunting, type of domicile and mating systems to their body armor and behavioral plasticity. This is perhaps best seen in their sensory and learning capabilities. In those species armed with the most potent weapons, there is a premium placed on acquiring and processing information about potential opponents and their fighting ability. Some groups have what is arguably the most complex eye in the animal kingdom and in conjunction with this have evolved semi-private communication systems based on ultraviolet, fluorescent and polarized signals.
ROY L. CALDWELL, University of California, Berkeley
"Mantis Shrimp: Still the Fastest Claw in the West"
Friday, March 26, 2010
4:15 p.m.
IMU Alumni Hall
Abstract:
Over three hundred fifty million years ago stomatopod crustaceans, or mantis shrimp as they are commonly known, evolved from their mouth parts one of the fastest and most powerful mechanical weapons in the animal kingdom, a greatly enlarged pair of raptorial appendages. Many species possess rapier like daggers used to impale relatively unarmed prey, but other species have heavily calcified and inflated clubs that can be used to kill and process prey. Even in water, the strike of a typical 15cm long “smashing” stomatopod takes less than 2 msec and is capable of cracking the shell of the most heavily armored crabs and snails. While the raptorial appendages evolved for feeding, they also provide formidable offensive and defensive weapons that have shaped the biology of stomatopods from their mode of hunting, type of domicile and mating systems to their body armor and behavioral plasticity. This is perhaps best seen in their sensory and learning capabilities. In those species armed with the most potent weapons, there is a premium placed on acquiring and processing information about potential opponents and their fighting ability. Some groups have what is arguably the most complex eye in the animal kingdom and in conjunction with this have evolved semi-private communication systems based on ultraviolet, fluorescent and polarized signals.
SENIOR SCHOLARSHIP COMPETITION 2010-2011
The IU College of Arts and Sciences is pleased to announce
THE SENIOR SCHOLARSHIP COMPETITION 2010-2011
For students majoring in the IU College of Arts and Sciences
Application requirements:
• Full-time status both semesters of Academic Year 2010-2011
• You must plan to graduate from the College of Arts and Sciences at IU-Bloomington in May or August, 2011
• Signed application form (available from your academic advisor or online, see below)
• Two letters of recommendation from your professors in the College of Arts and Sciences
• Personal statement (400-500) words describing your interests, your experiences, your long-term goals and the way your plans for the next 3-5 years will affect these goals.
• Your résumé or CV
* Individual award amounts vary *
For consideration all materials (including letters of recommendation) must be received by:
4:00 p.m. Tuesday, April 6, 2010
Submit all materials to:
Office of Undergraduate Academic Affairs
Kirkwood Hall #012, hours 8-12 and 1-4 weekdays
Complete information and application form can be on the College website at:
http://college.indiana.edu/undergrad/scholarships/cri_senior.shtml
THE SENIOR SCHOLARSHIP COMPETITION 2010-2011
For students majoring in the IU College of Arts and Sciences
Application requirements:
• Full-time status both semesters of Academic Year 2010-2011
• You must plan to graduate from the College of Arts and Sciences at IU-Bloomington in May or August, 2011
• Signed application form (available from your academic advisor or online, see below)
• Two letters of recommendation from your professors in the College of Arts and Sciences
• Personal statement (400-500) words describing your interests, your experiences, your long-term goals and the way your plans for the next 3-5 years will affect these goals.
• Your résumé or CV
* Individual award amounts vary *
For consideration all materials (including letters of recommendation) must be received by:
4:00 p.m. Tuesday, April 6, 2010
Submit all materials to:
Office of Undergraduate Academic Affairs
Kirkwood Hall #012, hours 8-12 and 1-4 weekdays
Complete information and application form can be on the College website at:
http://college.indiana.edu/undergrad/scholarships/cri_senior.shtml
Job Opportunity
Job Opportunity at University of California San Diego: Research Assistant
Gregory Aarons, Ph.D. of the University of California San Diego Psychiatry Department and Child & Adolescent Services Research Center (CASRC) is currently seeking a research assistant to work on his research studies regarding implementation of evidence-based practice. EBP implementation in real-world human service settings is an important priority for improving the quality of services and outcomes for families. However, little is known about what factors facilitate or impede implementation, and how implementation of an evidence-based practice affects organizations and staff. This research project aims to identify and improve the organizational factors that improve evidence-based practice implementation, including organizational culture, organizational climate, and leadership. The research also focuses on adaptation of evidence-based practice for mental health and social service settings. Data is collected from mental health and social service agencies in the states of Oklahoma and California. Study participants include service providers, supervisors, and administrators.
The ideal candidate will have completed college level coursework completed in psychology, psychiatry, or a related field or equivalent knowledge or experience, possess knowledge of public sector mental health and social service organizations, and have demonstrated experience managing survey data and performing basic descriptive analyses using SPSS or SAS software.
The position is full-time, salary ranging from $2,423 - $2,850 per month. Full benefits available.
Interested applicants should send their resume to: jperrott@ucsd.edu
and apply using the following link:
https://jobs.ucsd.edu/bulletin/job.aspx?cat=new&sortby=post&jobnum_in=51112
Gregory Aarons, Ph.D. of the University of California San Diego Psychiatry Department and Child & Adolescent Services Research Center (CASRC) is currently seeking a research assistant to work on his research studies regarding implementation of evidence-based practice. EBP implementation in real-world human service settings is an important priority for improving the quality of services and outcomes for families. However, little is known about what factors facilitate or impede implementation, and how implementation of an evidence-based practice affects organizations and staff. This research project aims to identify and improve the organizational factors that improve evidence-based practice implementation, including organizational culture, organizational climate, and leadership. The research also focuses on adaptation of evidence-based practice for mental health and social service settings. Data is collected from mental health and social service agencies in the states of Oklahoma and California. Study participants include service providers, supervisors, and administrators.
The ideal candidate will have completed college level coursework completed in psychology, psychiatry, or a related field or equivalent knowledge or experience, possess knowledge of public sector mental health and social service organizations, and have demonstrated experience managing survey data and performing basic descriptive analyses using SPSS or SAS software.
The position is full-time, salary ranging from $2,423 - $2,850 per month. Full benefits available.
Interested applicants should send their resume to: jperrott@ucsd.edu
and apply using the following link:
https://jobs.ucsd.edu/bulletin/job.aspx?cat=new&sortby=post&jobnum_in=51112
Slam Poetry Event on March 31
Please join us for a Slam Poetry event.
March 31
7:00 p.m.
School of Education Atrium
The first 30 minutes will be an open mic session for anyone to perform their original poetry. Then, at 7:30 Joaquin Zihuatanejo, the current World Cup of Slam Poetry Champion, will perform. He is a former Creative Writing and English High School Teacher, who writes his poems about social inequalities, education, and justice. He is very engaging, and uses his poetry to encourage students to express themselves in a healthy way and engage in dialogue about these issues.
Sponsored by the LGSA, BGSA, and IUSPA.
March 31
7:00 p.m.
School of Education Atrium
The first 30 minutes will be an open mic session for anyone to perform their original poetry. Then, at 7:30 Joaquin Zihuatanejo, the current World Cup of Slam Poetry Champion, will perform. He is a former Creative Writing and English High School Teacher, who writes his poems about social inequalities, education, and justice. He is very engaging, and uses his poetry to encourage students to express themselves in a healthy way and engage in dialogue about these issues.
Sponsored by the LGSA, BGSA, and IUSPA.
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Summer Internship at Temple - Apply Soon
You are invited to consider the following Summer Internship opportunity.
Are you interested in exploring psychology beyond mere class work? Do you want to go to graduate school? Do you want hands-on experience with cutting-edge research? If you answered "yes" to any of these questions, then the Temple University Infant Lab or the Temple University Research in Spatial Cognition Lab might be a great place for you to spend your summer vacation.
These labs, directed by Professors Kathy Hirsh-Pasek and Nora Newcombe, conduct research on language acquisition, parent-child play interactions,spatial development, memory development, and spatial learning both in theory and application. We are currently looking for bright, energetic students who are hungry to peer into the world of children and spatial intelligence. In addition to the spectacular experience, we may be able to offer an honorarium. This is also a specific recruitment effort for underrepresented minority students.
If you are interested in this opportunity, please send the following to our lab coordinator, Katrina Ferrara by e-mail at katrina.ferrara@gmail.com:
(1) A resume indicating your academic and volunteer experiences
(2) Your availability during the summer (e.g., number of hours per week)
Are you interested in exploring psychology beyond mere class work? Do you want to go to graduate school? Do you want hands-on experience with cutting-edge research? If you answered "yes" to any of these questions, then the Temple University Infant Lab or the Temple University Research in Spatial Cognition Lab might be a great place for you to spend your summer vacation.
These labs, directed by Professors Kathy Hirsh-Pasek and Nora Newcombe, conduct research on language acquisition, parent-child play interactions,spatial development, memory development, and spatial learning both in theory and application. We are currently looking for bright, energetic students who are hungry to peer into the world of children and spatial intelligence. In addition to the spectacular experience, we may be able to offer an honorarium. This is also a specific recruitment effort for underrepresented minority students.
If you are interested in this opportunity, please send the following to our lab coordinator, Katrina Ferrara by e-mail at katrina.ferrara@gmail.com:
(1) A resume indicating your academic and volunteer experiences
(2) Your availability during the summer (e.g., number of hours per week)
Indonesian Cooking/Cultural Demo March 27
You are invited to an Indonesian Cooking/Cultural Demo.
To bring peace in the world we need to understand the cultures, traditions, and religions of other nations in harmony with the universe. As part of this effort to initiate a dialogue of peace, love, and understanding and to dispel negative misconceptions of Muslims, we invite you to take a virtual tour of different Muslim nations in the world starting with Indonesia, a country with the largest Muslim population. At this event, you will learn to cook and taste different Indonesian dishes while watching lively performances and listening to a presentation of untold facts about the life of Indonesian Muslims and their culture.
Saturday March 27
2:00-5:00 p.m.
1925 East Atwater Avenue
Islamic Center of Bloomington
Please RSVP by Wednesday, March 24 at:
http://tinyurl.com/indonesian-cooking-demo
To bring peace in the world we need to understand the cultures, traditions, and religions of other nations in harmony with the universe. As part of this effort to initiate a dialogue of peace, love, and understanding and to dispel negative misconceptions of Muslims, we invite you to take a virtual tour of different Muslim nations in the world starting with Indonesia, a country with the largest Muslim population. At this event, you will learn to cook and taste different Indonesian dishes while watching lively performances and listening to a presentation of untold facts about the life of Indonesian Muslims and their culture.
Saturday March 27
2:00-5:00 p.m.
1925 East Atwater Avenue
Islamic Center of Bloomington
Please RSVP by Wednesday, March 24 at:
http://tinyurl.com/indonesian-cooking-demo
Monday, March 15, 2010
Lecture by Ita Bab on April 5
Itai Bab, Bone Laboratory, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem 91120, Israel will present:
"Central IL-1 Signaling Regulates Bone Mass Via the Parasympathetic Nervous System."
Monday April 5, 2010
11:00 a.m.
Gill Conference Room
Abstract: We have previously observed that central IL-1 stimulates bone mass accrual by favoring bone formation over bone resorption. This activity appears to oppose the adrenergic skeletal tone, which restrains bone formation and enhances bone resorption. Hence, we hypothesized that the central IL-1 signals are communicated to the skeleton by the parasympathetic nervous system (PSNS). Indeed, we show now the presence of nicotinic, but not muscarinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) in osteoblasts and osteoclasts. nAChR agonists stimulate osteoblast number. The same agonists inhibit bone resorption by inducing premature osteoclastogenesis and osteoclast apoptosis. Additional cholinergic components present in the skeleton are acetylcholine (ACh) as well as parasympathetic nerve fibers immunohistochemically positive for acetyltransferase and the vesicular ACh transporter. The membrane bound and soluble ACh esterases (AChEs), the ACh degrading enzymes, are also present in bone cells. Following inoculation of a recombinant pseudorabies virus at the distal femoral metaphysis, cells containing the immunoreactive virus were identified in the sacral part of intermediolateral cell column, which consists of parasympathetic neurons. Taken together, these data establish the occurrence of skeletal parasympathetic innervation. PSNS activation by administering the peripheral AChE inhibitor pyridostigmine (PS) to mice during bone mass accrual leads to a marked stimulation of bone mass and ACh content. Mice with silenced central IL-1 signaling show low bone mass and ACh content, which cannot be rescued by PS. These findings demonstrate that during bone mass accrual central IL-1 signaling maintains a positive bone remodeling balance by controlling a skeletal parasympathetic tone.
Announced by:
Heather Bradshaw, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Psychological and Brain Sciences
Indiana University
1101 East 10th Street
Bloomington, IN 47405
hbbradsh@indiana.edu
812-856-1559 (office)
812-855-0652 (lab)
"Central IL-1 Signaling Regulates Bone Mass Via the Parasympathetic Nervous System."
Monday April 5, 2010
11:00 a.m.
Gill Conference Room
Abstract: We have previously observed that central IL-1 stimulates bone mass accrual by favoring bone formation over bone resorption. This activity appears to oppose the adrenergic skeletal tone, which restrains bone formation and enhances bone resorption. Hence, we hypothesized that the central IL-1 signals are communicated to the skeleton by the parasympathetic nervous system (PSNS). Indeed, we show now the presence of nicotinic, but not muscarinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) in osteoblasts and osteoclasts. nAChR agonists stimulate osteoblast number. The same agonists inhibit bone resorption by inducing premature osteoclastogenesis and osteoclast apoptosis. Additional cholinergic components present in the skeleton are acetylcholine (ACh) as well as parasympathetic nerve fibers immunohistochemically positive for acetyltransferase and the vesicular ACh transporter. The membrane bound and soluble ACh esterases (AChEs), the ACh degrading enzymes, are also present in bone cells. Following inoculation of a recombinant pseudorabies virus at the distal femoral metaphysis, cells containing the immunoreactive virus were identified in the sacral part of intermediolateral cell column, which consists of parasympathetic neurons. Taken together, these data establish the occurrence of skeletal parasympathetic innervation. PSNS activation by administering the peripheral AChE inhibitor pyridostigmine (PS) to mice during bone mass accrual leads to a marked stimulation of bone mass and ACh content. Mice with silenced central IL-1 signaling show low bone mass and ACh content, which cannot be rescued by PS. These findings demonstrate that during bone mass accrual central IL-1 signaling maintains a positive bone remodeling balance by controlling a skeletal parasympathetic tone.
Announced by:
Heather Bradshaw, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Psychological and Brain Sciences
Indiana University
1101 East 10th Street
Bloomington, IN 47405
hbbradsh@indiana.edu
812-856-1559 (office)
812-855-0652 (lab)
Stark Neuroscience Seminar March 25
You are invited to join us at IUPUI for the next Stark Neuroscience Seminar.
Evgeny Rogaev, Ph.D., Dr.Sci., Professor of Psychiatry, Brudnick Neuropsychiatric Research Institute, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, will present:
"Molecular Genetic Dissection of Alzheimer's Disease Pathway"
Thursday, March 25, 2010
4:00 p.m.
Research 2 Building
Room 101
IUPUI Campus
Evgeny Rogaev, Ph.D., Dr.Sci., Professor of Psychiatry, Brudnick Neuropsychiatric Research Institute, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, will present:
"Molecular Genetic Dissection of Alzheimer's Disease Pathway"
Thursday, March 25, 2010
4:00 p.m.
Research 2 Building
Room 101
IUPUI Campus
Lab Manager/RA at JHU - Apply Soon
I will be hiring a new lab manager/ research assistant to start this summer. I am looking for smart, enthusiastic, and knowledgeable graduating seniors and/or new MA students. The position is full time for a minimum of one year, with likely renewal. It involves coordinating multiple lines of research on spatial representation and language learning in young children and people with Williams syndrome. Candidates should have background in psychology and/or cognitive science and/or neuroscience with a cognitive emphasis, including statistical skills. Salary and benefits are competitive.
Interested candidates contact me directly by e-mail as soon as possible and send a CV, statement of interest, and names of 2-3 references.
Announced by:
Barbara Landau
Dick and Lydia Todd Professor
Chair, Cognitive Science
241 Krieger Hall
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD 21218
Phone: 410-516-5255
Fax: 410-516-8020
Interested candidates contact me directly by e-mail as soon as possible and send a CV, statement of interest, and names of 2-3 references.
Announced by:
Barbara Landau
Dick and Lydia Todd Professor
Chair, Cognitive Science
241 Krieger Hall
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD 21218
Phone: 410-516-5255
Fax: 410-516-8020
Friday, March 12, 2010
Wisconsin Symposium On Emotions - April 21-22
Please join us for the 16th Annual Wisconsin Symposium On Emotions, April 21 & 22.
The deadline for travel award and poster submission is Monday, March 15. Do not miss the opportunity to participate in the Wisconsin Symposium on Emotion.
This year our theme is Neuroplasticity of Emotion: Psychopathology & Treatment. Our speakers and their topics are:
“Frontal Lobe Modulation of Self-Monitoring”, Jennifer Beer, PhD “Change Your Brain by Transforming Your Mind”, Richard J. Davidson, PhD “Stress and Depression: A Case of Neuronal Life and Death”, Ron Duman, PhD “Targeting glutamatergic neuroplasticity to enhance cognitive/behavioral therapy for anxiety disorders”, John Krystal, MD “Developmental Origin of Aggression and Prevention: Towards an Epigenetic Perspective”, Richard Tremblay, PhD "Emotion Regulation from a Molecular Perspective", Jon-Kar Zubieta, MD
For more details, please visit:
http://www.healthemotions.org/symposium
Announced by:
Vanessa Balchen
Outreach Specialist
UW Department of Psychiatry
608-263-0491
balchen@wisc.edu
The deadline for travel award and poster submission is Monday, March 15. Do not miss the opportunity to participate in the Wisconsin Symposium on Emotion.
This year our theme is Neuroplasticity of Emotion: Psychopathology & Treatment. Our speakers and their topics are:
“Frontal Lobe Modulation of Self-Monitoring”, Jennifer Beer, PhD “Change Your Brain by Transforming Your Mind”, Richard J. Davidson, PhD “Stress and Depression: A Case of Neuronal Life and Death”, Ron Duman, PhD “Targeting glutamatergic neuroplasticity to enhance cognitive/behavioral therapy for anxiety disorders”, John Krystal, MD “Developmental Origin of Aggression and Prevention: Towards an Epigenetic Perspective”, Richard Tremblay, PhD "Emotion Regulation from a Molecular Perspective", Jon-Kar Zubieta, MD
For more details, please visit:
http://www.healthemotions.org/symposium
Announced by:
Vanessa Balchen
Outreach Specialist
UW Department of Psychiatry
608-263-0491
balchen@wisc.edu
Thursday, March 11, 2010
Psychology Student Intern at the U.N.
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: Psychology Student Intern at the United Nations
The American Psychological Association (APA) is seeking applications for student interns to assist with APA’s work as an NGO at the United Nations. These are volunteer positions for psychology students who have an interest in international issues. The interns will work with the members and associate members of APA’s United Nations team to help plan and implement activities such as the annual Psychology Day, the annual International Day of Older Persons, AIDS Day, and other psychology-related events. Interns will have UN – NGO badges for entry into UN buildings and events, and will have an opportunity for a close-up look at the workings of the UN.
Responsibilities of the position include:
• Attending briefings organized by the UN Department of Public Information. These briefings occur on Thursday mornings.
• Meeting with the APA UN team at its 2-hour monthly meetings on the last Thursday of each month from September through June.
• Attending Planning Committee Meetings for Psychology Day at the UN on Thursday mornings.
• Spending 5-10 hours a week working with APA UN NGO team members in information gathering and dissemination.
Applicants should be psychology graduate students who will be full-time students from September 2010-June 2011. Ideal qualities are being culturally aware and sensitive; enjoying working collaboratively with others; and having effective communication skills.
Interns must live in or very close to New York City.
APPLICATION PROCESS
Applications must be submitted electronically to Dr. Janet Sigal at Janet2822@aol.com Applications consist of (1) Your statement; (2) Your CV; (3) One letter of recommendation, each gathered into one WORD file that is submitted as your application. Please label your application UN-NAME-INTERNAPP. Also please be sure each segment of the application begins on a separate page.
Please type your application in WORD and include the following information:
STATEMENT
• Name, Contact Address, email address and phone number • Current Educational Setting and Course of Studies • A brief statement of your interest in the position. In particular, describe any relevant international and/or relevant culturally diverse experiences.
CURRICULUM VITAE
• Your CV
RECOMMENDATIONS
• One letter of recommendation from a faculty member.
Applications are due on March 31, 2010. If you have any questions, please contact Dr. Sigal at Janet2822@aol.com
The American Psychological Association (APA) is seeking applications for student interns to assist with APA’s work as an NGO at the United Nations. These are volunteer positions for psychology students who have an interest in international issues. The interns will work with the members and associate members of APA’s United Nations team to help plan and implement activities such as the annual Psychology Day, the annual International Day of Older Persons, AIDS Day, and other psychology-related events. Interns will have UN – NGO badges for entry into UN buildings and events, and will have an opportunity for a close-up look at the workings of the UN.
Responsibilities of the position include:
• Attending briefings organized by the UN Department of Public Information. These briefings occur on Thursday mornings.
• Meeting with the APA UN team at its 2-hour monthly meetings on the last Thursday of each month from September through June.
• Attending Planning Committee Meetings for Psychology Day at the UN on Thursday mornings.
• Spending 5-10 hours a week working with APA UN NGO team members in information gathering and dissemination.
Applicants should be psychology graduate students who will be full-time students from September 2010-June 2011. Ideal qualities are being culturally aware and sensitive; enjoying working collaboratively with others; and having effective communication skills.
Interns must live in or very close to New York City.
APPLICATION PROCESS
Applications must be submitted electronically to Dr. Janet Sigal at Janet2822@aol.com Applications consist of (1) Your statement; (2) Your CV; (3) One letter of recommendation, each gathered into one WORD file that is submitted as your application. Please label your application UN-NAME-INTERNAPP. Also please be sure each segment of the application begins on a separate page.
Please type your application in WORD and include the following information:
STATEMENT
• Name, Contact Address, email address and phone number • Current Educational Setting and Course of Studies • A brief statement of your interest in the position. In particular, describe any relevant international and/or relevant culturally diverse experiences.
CURRICULUM VITAE
• Your CV
RECOMMENDATIONS
• One letter of recommendation from a faculty member.
Applications are due on March 31, 2010. If you have any questions, please contact Dr. Sigal at Janet2822@aol.com
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Neuroscience talk today, March 10
Please join us for a talk today sponsored by The Program in Neuroscience, Indiana University-Bloomington, and the Neuroscience Training Grant, NIH-NIDA T32 DA024628.
Wednesday, March 10
4:00 pm
Psychology Room 101
Frances A. Champagne, Ph.D., will present, “Transgenerational Impact of the Social Environment.”
Abstract: Development occurs within a social context. The critical role of social interactions in driving phenotypic variation has long been inferred from the association between early social deprivation and adverse neurodevelopmental outcomes. Recent evidence has implicated molecular pathways involved in the regulation of gene expression as one possible route through which these long-term outcomes are achieved. These epigenetic effects, though not exclusive to social experiences, may be a mechanism through which the quality of the social environment becomes embedded at a biological level. Moreover, there is increasing evidence for the transgenerational impact of these early experiences mediated through changes in social and reproductive behavior exhibited in adulthood. The role of epigenetics in mediating developmental plasticity both within and across generations provides a novel framework for understanding the inheritance of individual variations in phenotype and the role of the environment in inducing heritable modifications.
Wednesday, March 10
4:00 pm
Psychology Room 101
Frances A. Champagne, Ph.D., will present, “Transgenerational Impact of the Social Environment.”
Abstract: Development occurs within a social context. The critical role of social interactions in driving phenotypic variation has long been inferred from the association between early social deprivation and adverse neurodevelopmental outcomes. Recent evidence has implicated molecular pathways involved in the regulation of gene expression as one possible route through which these long-term outcomes are achieved. These epigenetic effects, though not exclusive to social experiences, may be a mechanism through which the quality of the social environment becomes embedded at a biological level. Moreover, there is increasing evidence for the transgenerational impact of these early experiences mediated through changes in social and reproductive behavior exhibited in adulthood. The role of epigenetics in mediating developmental plasticity both within and across generations provides a novel framework for understanding the inheritance of individual variations in phenotype and the role of the environment in inducing heritable modifications.
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Asian Pacific American Heritage Month Writing Contest
In celebration of the Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, the College of Arts and Sciences, Asian American Studies Program, and the Asian Culture Center present a writing contest.
You may submit a Research Paper, Short Critical Essay, and/or a Creative Writing Piece
DEADLINE: Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Winners will be announced at a luncheon to be held from 12 noon to 1:30 pm on Wednesday, April 7, 2010, Grand Hall, Neal Marshall Black Culture Center. All winning entries will be posted on the ACC website.
Criteria and Details for Research Paper and Short Critical Essay:
This contest invites submissions for the most outstanding research paper and the most outstanding short critical essay pertaining to Asian Pacific American issues. Criteria for Judging: Papers will be judged on the originality of ideas, persuasiveness, clarity, and elegance of language. Undergraduate students from all disciplines are encouraged to apply.
Awards and Prizes:
Research Paper: First Place--$150; Second Place--$100 Short Critical Essay: First Place--$100; Runners-Up (2)--$50/each
Guidelines for Submission: Entries should be typed, double-spaced, using a 12-point font. For research papers, there is no page/word count limit. For short critical essays, the maximum length is 2,500 words.
Please submit 3 copies of the paper and a cover letter, which should have the applicant’s name, email, phone number, undergraduate level, major, and paper title, to Jody Hays, Ballantine Hall 442. For more info, please email aasp@indiana.edu.
Criteria and Details For Creative Writing:
The contest is open to full- or part-time undergraduate students in good standing at Indiana University.
Creative Writing Contest Theme: On the Face of It: Transcending Myths and Stereotypes The theme for this year’s creative-writing contest centers on the question of identity, which is one of several themes central to the Asian American experience. We are looking for works that examine the ways individuals have negotiated, challenged, or rejected identities that have been imposed on them by existing myths and stereotypes. These myths and stereotypes can be based on differences including, but not limited to, ethnicity, race, gender, class, sexual orientation, and religion.
Criteria for Judging: The submissions will be screened for their relevance to the stated theme, and the winners will be selected based on the literary merit of the work.
Awards and Prizes: Three prizes will be awarded as follows:
First Prize: $150.00 plus Plaque
Second Prize: $100.00
Third Prize: $ 75.00
Guidelines for Submission: Entries should be typed using a 12-point font and printed on a letter-quality printer. Include a title at the top of the page, but do not include your name on the entry itself. On a separate title page, include the following information: your name, permanent address, phone number, email address, the title of your piece, its genre, and the following: “APA Heritage Writing Contests.”
Although you may submit only one entry per genre, you may submit work for more than one genre. Each entry may be a short story, a poem, or a creative non-fiction* piece. Prose (fiction or creative non-fiction) must be double-spaced and should not exceed 1,000 words. Poetry must be single-spaced and should not exceed 30 lines.
*Creative non-fiction is defined as writing that employs literary techniques and artistic vision usually associated with fiction or poetry. These pieces, which often deal with the author’s life but may also report on actual persons and events from a personal perspective, are very often written in the first person.
Submit entries via snail mail to the Asian Culture Center, 807 E. Tenth Street, Bloomington, IN 47408; via fax at 856-5030; or via email at acc@indiana.edu. If submitting via fax or email, please include “APA Heritage Writing Contests” in the subject line. For more info, please email acc@indiana.edu
You may submit a Research Paper, Short Critical Essay, and/or a Creative Writing Piece
DEADLINE: Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Winners will be announced at a luncheon to be held from 12 noon to 1:30 pm on Wednesday, April 7, 2010, Grand Hall, Neal Marshall Black Culture Center. All winning entries will be posted on the ACC website.
Criteria and Details for Research Paper and Short Critical Essay:
This contest invites submissions for the most outstanding research paper and the most outstanding short critical essay pertaining to Asian Pacific American issues. Criteria for Judging: Papers will be judged on the originality of ideas, persuasiveness, clarity, and elegance of language. Undergraduate students from all disciplines are encouraged to apply.
Awards and Prizes:
Research Paper: First Place--$150; Second Place--$100 Short Critical Essay: First Place--$100; Runners-Up (2)--$50/each
Guidelines for Submission: Entries should be typed, double-spaced, using a 12-point font. For research papers, there is no page/word count limit. For short critical essays, the maximum length is 2,500 words.
Please submit 3 copies of the paper and a cover letter, which should have the applicant’s name, email, phone number, undergraduate level, major, and paper title, to Jody Hays, Ballantine Hall 442. For more info, please email aasp@indiana.edu.
Criteria and Details For Creative Writing:
The contest is open to full- or part-time undergraduate students in good standing at Indiana University.
Creative Writing Contest Theme: On the Face of It: Transcending Myths and Stereotypes The theme for this year’s creative-writing contest centers on the question of identity, which is one of several themes central to the Asian American experience. We are looking for works that examine the ways individuals have negotiated, challenged, or rejected identities that have been imposed on them by existing myths and stereotypes. These myths and stereotypes can be based on differences including, but not limited to, ethnicity, race, gender, class, sexual orientation, and religion.
Criteria for Judging: The submissions will be screened for their relevance to the stated theme, and the winners will be selected based on the literary merit of the work.
Awards and Prizes: Three prizes will be awarded as follows:
First Prize: $150.00 plus Plaque
Second Prize: $100.00
Third Prize: $ 75.00
Guidelines for Submission: Entries should be typed using a 12-point font and printed on a letter-quality printer. Include a title at the top of the page, but do not include your name on the entry itself. On a separate title page, include the following information: your name, permanent address, phone number, email address, the title of your piece, its genre, and the following: “APA Heritage Writing Contests.”
Although you may submit only one entry per genre, you may submit work for more than one genre. Each entry may be a short story, a poem, or a creative non-fiction* piece. Prose (fiction or creative non-fiction) must be double-spaced and should not exceed 1,000 words. Poetry must be single-spaced and should not exceed 30 lines.
*Creative non-fiction is defined as writing that employs literary techniques and artistic vision usually associated with fiction or poetry. These pieces, which often deal with the author’s life but may also report on actual persons and events from a personal perspective, are very often written in the first person.
Submit entries via snail mail to the Asian Culture Center, 807 E. Tenth Street, Bloomington, IN 47408; via fax at 856-5030; or via email at acc@indiana.edu. If submitting via fax or email, please include “APA Heritage Writing Contests” in the subject line. For more info, please email acc@indiana.edu
Informatics Seminar
You are cordially invited to the following Health Informatics Seminar.
Thursday, March 11, 2010
Noon
Lindley Hall Room 101
Peter M. Todd, PhD
Professor of Cognitive Science, Informatics, and Psychological and Brain Sciences Indiana University
"Delivering Information to Help Shoppers Make Healthier Choices"
Abstract:
Traditional views of rational decision making propose that individuals should use all the information they can get their hands on to make fully informed choices. This can be a particularly daunting prospect in modern-day choice settings, such as supermarkets, where options proliferate along with facts—nutrition data, ingredient lists, health claims, and the like—about each one.But given that human and animal minds have evolved to be quick and just “good enough” in environments where information could often be costly and difficult to obtain, we should instead expect individuals to draw on an “adaptive toolbox” of simple, fast and frugal heuristics that make good decisions with limited information processing. These heuristics typically ignore most of the available information and rely on only a few important cues, leading shoppers for instance to buy brands they recognize or products they remember simply as tasty.What can we do then if we want people to pay attention to more information that could help them make healthier purchase choices, such as the calories or salt content of the items? How can we help ensure that these new facts won’t simply be ignored like most nutrition labeling is?In this talk, I will cover some of the decision-making psychology behind this problem, and present some new ideas for ubiquitous-computing approaches that might help to overcome it.
Thursday, March 11, 2010
Noon
Lindley Hall Room 101
Peter M. Todd, PhD
Professor of Cognitive Science, Informatics, and Psychological and Brain Sciences Indiana University
"Delivering Information to Help Shoppers Make Healthier Choices"
Abstract:
Traditional views of rational decision making propose that individuals should use all the information they can get their hands on to make fully informed choices. This can be a particularly daunting prospect in modern-day choice settings, such as supermarkets, where options proliferate along with facts—nutrition data, ingredient lists, health claims, and the like—about each one.But given that human and animal minds have evolved to be quick and just “good enough” in environments where information could often be costly and difficult to obtain, we should instead expect individuals to draw on an “adaptive toolbox” of simple, fast and frugal heuristics that make good decisions with limited information processing. These heuristics typically ignore most of the available information and rely on only a few important cues, leading shoppers for instance to buy brands they recognize or products they remember simply as tasty.What can we do then if we want people to pay attention to more information that could help them make healthier purchase choices, such as the calories or salt content of the items? How can we help ensure that these new facts won’t simply be ignored like most nutrition labeling is?In this talk, I will cover some of the decision-making psychology behind this problem, and present some new ideas for ubiquitous-computing approaches that might help to overcome it.
Monday, March 8, 2010
SPHS Colloquium
You are cordially invited to attend a colloquium presented by the SPHS Department and the SPHS PhD Organization.
Dr. David Kemmerer
Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences and Department of Psychological Sciences Purdue University
Monday, March 22, 2010
4:00 – 5:00 p.m.
Speech and Hearing Building, Room C141
BEHAVIORAL PATTERNS AND LESION SITES ASSOCIATED WITH IMPAIRED PROCESSING OF LEXICAL AND CONCEPTUAL KNOWLEDGE OF ACTIONS
Abstract:
To further investigate the neural substrates of lexical and conceptual knowledge of actions, we administered a battery of 6 tasks to 226 brain-damaged patients with widely distributed lesions in the left and right cerebral hemispheres. The tasks probed lexical and conceptual knowledge of actions in a variety of verbal and non-verbal ways, including naming, word-picture matching, attribute judgments involving both words and pictures, and associative comparisons involving both words and pictures. Of the 226 patients who were studied, 61 failed one or more of the 6 tasks, with 4 patients being impaired on the entire battery, and varied numbers of patients being impaired on varied combinations of tasks. Overall, the 61 patients manifested a complex array of associations and dissociations across the 6 tasks. The lesion sites of 147 of the 226 patients were also investigated, using formal methods for lesion-deficit statistical mapping and power analysis of lesion overlap maps. Significant effects for all 6 tasks were found in the following left-hemisphere regions: the inferior frontal gyrus; the ventral precentral gyrus, extending superiorly into what are likely to be hand-related primary motor and premotor areas; and the anterior insula. In addition, significant effects for 4-5 tasks were found in not only the regions just mentioned, but also in several other left-hemisphere areas: the ventral postcentral gyrus; the supramarginal gyrus; and the posterior middle temporal gyrus. These results converge with previous research on the neural underpinnings of actions words and concepts. However, the current study goes considerably beyond most previous investigations by providing extensive behavioral and lesion data for an unusually large and diverse sample of brain-damaged patients, and by incorporating multiple measures of verb comprehension.
Dr. David Kemmerer
Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences and Department of Psychological Sciences Purdue University
Monday, March 22, 2010
4:00 – 5:00 p.m.
Speech and Hearing Building, Room C141
BEHAVIORAL PATTERNS AND LESION SITES ASSOCIATED WITH IMPAIRED PROCESSING OF LEXICAL AND CONCEPTUAL KNOWLEDGE OF ACTIONS
Abstract:
To further investigate the neural substrates of lexical and conceptual knowledge of actions, we administered a battery of 6 tasks to 226 brain-damaged patients with widely distributed lesions in the left and right cerebral hemispheres. The tasks probed lexical and conceptual knowledge of actions in a variety of verbal and non-verbal ways, including naming, word-picture matching, attribute judgments involving both words and pictures, and associative comparisons involving both words and pictures. Of the 226 patients who were studied, 61 failed one or more of the 6 tasks, with 4 patients being impaired on the entire battery, and varied numbers of patients being impaired on varied combinations of tasks. Overall, the 61 patients manifested a complex array of associations and dissociations across the 6 tasks. The lesion sites of 147 of the 226 patients were also investigated, using formal methods for lesion-deficit statistical mapping and power analysis of lesion overlap maps. Significant effects for all 6 tasks were found in the following left-hemisphere regions: the inferior frontal gyrus; the ventral precentral gyrus, extending superiorly into what are likely to be hand-related primary motor and premotor areas; and the anterior insula. In addition, significant effects for 4-5 tasks were found in not only the regions just mentioned, but also in several other left-hemisphere areas: the ventral postcentral gyrus; the supramarginal gyrus; and the posterior middle temporal gyrus. These results converge with previous research on the neural underpinnings of actions words and concepts. However, the current study goes considerably beyond most previous investigations by providing extensive behavioral and lesion data for an unusually large and diverse sample of brain-damaged patients, and by incorporating multiple measures of verb comprehension.
Friday, March 5, 2010
Girls Inc. Seeks Summer Staff and Interns
Girls Inc. is taking applications for staff and interns for their Summer Sunshine day camp.
Girls Inc. is seeking motivated individuals who are dedicated to empowering girls and have experience in planning and implementing programs and working directly with youth.
For more information, please visit: http://www.girlsinc-monroe.org
Applicants should send a cover letter and resume to Lucy Berger at lberger@monroe.girls-inc.org.
Announced by:
Lee Ann Jourdan
Executive Director
Girls Incorporated of Monroe County
"inspiring all girls to be strong, smart, and bold"
1108 W. 8th St.
Bloomington, IN 47404
P: 812-336-7313
Girls Inc. is seeking motivated individuals who are dedicated to empowering girls and have experience in planning and implementing programs and working directly with youth.
For more information, please visit: http://www.girlsinc-monroe.org
Applicants should send a cover letter and resume to Lucy Berger at lberger@monroe.girls-inc.org.
Announced by:
Lee Ann Jourdan
Executive Director
Girls Incorporated of Monroe County
"inspiring all girls to be strong, smart, and bold"
1108 W. 8th St.
Bloomington, IN 47404
P: 812-336-7313
Internship Information Session
Please check out this special opportunity offered to the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences students.
Internship Information Session
Hosted by Dr. Rich Miller, Research Scientist, LexisNexis, and Dr. David Pfenninger, Entrepreneur, department alumnus.
3:00 p.m., Monday, March 22
Gill Center Conference Room (102)
Multidisciplinary Science Building II (behind Psychology Building)
Dr. Rich Miller is part of the LexisNexis Applied Research Group, which includes expertise in computational linguistics, information retrieval and software development. His role in the group is monitoring technology areas encompassing analytics and visualization, rich media, personalization, mobile computing, user experience design and human-computer interaction. Miller has a degree in experimental psychology from Miami University.
In a special session for psychology and neuroscience majors, Miller will discuss internship opportunities at LexisNexis. Undergraduate and graduate students with experience in computer programming and research interests in natural language programming, text analytics should attend to hear more about this opportunity.
LexisNexis® is a leading global provider of business information solutions to in a variety of areas, including: legal, corporate, and government practices, law enforcement, accounting, and compliance assessment. A member of Reed Elsevier, LexisNexis helps customers in more than 100 countries and has 13,000 employees.
Dr. David Pfenninger will introduce Dr. Miller and provide his own insights about internship opportunities. Pfenninger serves on advisory councils for both the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences and the Department of Informatics and Computing. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in psychology from our department in 1983.
A clinical psychologist, Pfenninger also has founded two companies: Performance Assessment Network (http://www.panpowered.com), the largest Web-based testing company in the United States, and BubbleUp (http://www.bubbleup.com), a technology leader in the entertainment industry that makes extensive use of social networking techniques. In his roles as corporate CEO, entrepreneur and board of directors' member, Pfenninger has utilized internships as a solid way to get fresh thinking and talent into his firms.
To ensure that you will have a spot in this session, please e-mail Jenny at porterjl@indiana.edu by 5:00 p.m. Friday, March 12.
Internship Information Session
Hosted by Dr. Rich Miller, Research Scientist, LexisNexis, and Dr. David Pfenninger, Entrepreneur, department alumnus.
3:00 p.m., Monday, March 22
Gill Center Conference Room (102)
Multidisciplinary Science Building II (behind Psychology Building)
Dr. Rich Miller is part of the LexisNexis Applied Research Group, which includes expertise in computational linguistics, information retrieval and software development. His role in the group is monitoring technology areas encompassing analytics and visualization, rich media, personalization, mobile computing, user experience design and human-computer interaction. Miller has a degree in experimental psychology from Miami University.
In a special session for psychology and neuroscience majors, Miller will discuss internship opportunities at LexisNexis. Undergraduate and graduate students with experience in computer programming and research interests in natural language programming, text analytics should attend to hear more about this opportunity.
LexisNexis® is a leading global provider of business information solutions to in a variety of areas, including: legal, corporate, and government practices, law enforcement, accounting, and compliance assessment. A member of Reed Elsevier, LexisNexis helps customers in more than 100 countries and has 13,000 employees.
Dr. David Pfenninger will introduce Dr. Miller and provide his own insights about internship opportunities. Pfenninger serves on advisory councils for both the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences and the Department of Informatics and Computing. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in psychology from our department in 1983.
A clinical psychologist, Pfenninger also has founded two companies: Performance Assessment Network (http://www.panpowered.com), the largest Web-based testing company in the United States, and BubbleUp (http://www.bubbleup.com), a technology leader in the entertainment industry that makes extensive use of social networking techniques. In his roles as corporate CEO, entrepreneur and board of directors' member, Pfenninger has utilized internships as a solid way to get fresh thinking and talent into his firms.
To ensure that you will have a spot in this session, please e-mail Jenny at porterjl@indiana.edu by 5:00 p.m. Friday, March 12.
Census Work Available
The United States Census Bureau urgently needs census workers for the Bloomington area. The pay is $12.50/hour, and the hours are flexible. The census director for the Bloomington area said that they would be happy to employ IU students as workers. The work starts fairly soon, so you will need to proceed with an application if you are interested.
For more information, call (812) 314-7430.
For more information, call (812) 314-7430.
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
Advocates for Community Engagement (ACE)
Advocates for Community Engagement (ACE)
Are you passionate about community service, leadership, and advocacy? Do you want a job that makes a difference? Apply to be an ACE! The Advocates for Community Engagement (ACEs) are IU undergraduates who serve as liaisons between service-learning classes and local non-profits. Through the support of paid undergraduate assistantships with the Office of Service-Learning, each ACE serves with a specific agency for at least one year during the Fall and Spring semesters. The ACE program also provides leadership development and a campus community of peers for students of diverse backgrounds who have a common commitment to service.
The Office of Service-Learning is currently seeking applicants for positions to begin in Fall 2010, pending available funding. To learn more or to apply on-line, visit http://www.indiana.edu/~copsl/aces.shtml. Deadline for applications: Tuesday, March 23, at 5:00 p.m.
Colleen Rose
Civic Engagement Coordinator
Student Activities, Division of Student Affairs Office of Service-Learning, Office of the Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education Indiana University Bloomington Indiana Memorial Union, Rm 371
812.856.1203
Nicole Schönemann
Director, Office of Service-Learning
Office of the Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education (OVPUE) Franklin 004, Bloomington, IN 47405
(812)855-7849
http://www.indiana.edu/~iubosl/
Are you passionate about community service, leadership, and advocacy? Do you want a job that makes a difference? Apply to be an ACE! The Advocates for Community Engagement (ACEs) are IU undergraduates who serve as liaisons between service-learning classes and local non-profits. Through the support of paid undergraduate assistantships with the Office of Service-Learning, each ACE serves with a specific agency for at least one year during the Fall and Spring semesters. The ACE program also provides leadership development and a campus community of peers for students of diverse backgrounds who have a common commitment to service.
The Office of Service-Learning is currently seeking applicants for positions to begin in Fall 2010, pending available funding. To learn more or to apply on-line, visit http://www.indiana.edu/~copsl/aces.shtml. Deadline for applications: Tuesday, March 23, at 5:00 p.m.
Colleen Rose
Civic Engagement Coordinator
Student Activities, Division of Student Affairs Office of Service-Learning, Office of the Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education Indiana University Bloomington Indiana Memorial Union, Rm 371
812.856.1203
Nicole Schönemann
Director, Office of Service-Learning
Office of the Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education (OVPUE) Franklin 004, Bloomington, IN 47405
(812)855-7849
http://www.indiana.edu/~iubosl/
fMRI Research Assistant Position
Research Assistant/Lab Manager
Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences University of Rochester
Jessica Cantlon and Brad Mahon (PIs) are seeking a full-time lab manager and research assistant for their Concepts, Actions, and Objects Lab in the Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences at the University of Rochester. The position will offer the opportunity to engage in a wide array of research methods converging on the topic of conceptual thought. The research focuses on the organization of concepts and categories (e.g., faces, tools, numbers, and letters) in both the adult and developing brain. Techniques include functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) and cognitive testing with adults, pre-school children, and neuropsychological patients.
The responsibilities of the position include subject recruiting, IRB protocol maintenance, designing and programming stimulus materials, data collection using the techniques described above, and data analysis. Desired skills include experience with children in a laboratory, clinical, or educational setting, neuroimaging testing experience, and basic programming experience with Matlab and/or any neuroimaging software package (e.g., SPM, BrainVoyager, or FSL).
The position start date is no later than August 2010. Salary is approximately $30K, depending on experience, plus full benefits. To apply, please send your CV to caoslaboratory@gmail.com. Interviews will be scheduled in late March and will continue until a candidate is hired.
Lab Website: http://caoslab.bcs.rochester.edu/
Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences University of Rochester
Jessica Cantlon and Brad Mahon (PIs) are seeking a full-time lab manager and research assistant for their Concepts, Actions, and Objects Lab in the Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences at the University of Rochester. The position will offer the opportunity to engage in a wide array of research methods converging on the topic of conceptual thought. The research focuses on the organization of concepts and categories (e.g., faces, tools, numbers, and letters) in both the adult and developing brain. Techniques include functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) and cognitive testing with adults, pre-school children, and neuropsychological patients.
The responsibilities of the position include subject recruiting, IRB protocol maintenance, designing and programming stimulus materials, data collection using the techniques described above, and data analysis. Desired skills include experience with children in a laboratory, clinical, or educational setting, neuroimaging testing experience, and basic programming experience with Matlab and/or any neuroimaging software package (e.g., SPM, BrainVoyager, or FSL).
The position start date is no later than August 2010. Salary is approximately $30K, depending on experience, plus full benefits. To apply, please send your CV to caoslaboratory@gmail.com. Interviews will be scheduled in late March and will continue until a candidate is hired.
Lab Website: http://caoslab.bcs.rochester.edu/
Summer Research Opportunity
Announcing a Summer Research Opportunity at the NYU Infant Cognition and Communication Lab.
The NYU Infant Cognition and Communication Lab, under the direction of Dr. Athena Vouloumanos, is accepting applications for its annual Summer Internship Program.
The internship is a terrific opportunity for students to gain research experience in an exciting and highly collaborative lab, while enjoying a fun filled summer in the heart of Greenwich Village in New York City. Summer interns will get hands-on research experience in the field of language and cognitive development. Interns will be working in a brand new state of the art lab, where they will learn about all stages of the research process including developing ideas, creating stimuli, scheduling and running participants, coding and analyzing data, and presenting research findings.
The internship runs for 13 weeks from May 17th to August 13th, 2010, and the schedule is approximately 25 hours a week (Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and every second Saturday).
Who can apply? The internship is open to all undergraduate students. It is particularly suited for students considering graduate school in linguistics, cognitive science, developmental, or cognitive psychology.
How can I apply? All interested applicants are encouraged to download an application form from the NICCL website at http://psych.nyu.edu/niccl/for_students.html. Please submit your application materials by March 31st, as well as two letters of recommendation, to Amanda Pogue at psych.niccl@nyu.edu.
The NYU Infant Cognition and Communication Lab, under the direction of Dr. Athena Vouloumanos, is accepting applications for its annual Summer Internship Program.
The internship is a terrific opportunity for students to gain research experience in an exciting and highly collaborative lab, while enjoying a fun filled summer in the heart of Greenwich Village in New York City. Summer interns will get hands-on research experience in the field of language and cognitive development. Interns will be working in a brand new state of the art lab, where they will learn about all stages of the research process including developing ideas, creating stimuli, scheduling and running participants, coding and analyzing data, and presenting research findings.
The internship runs for 13 weeks from May 17th to August 13th, 2010, and the schedule is approximately 25 hours a week (Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and every second Saturday).
Who can apply? The internship is open to all undergraduate students. It is particularly suited for students considering graduate school in linguistics, cognitive science, developmental, or cognitive psychology.
How can I apply? All interested applicants are encouraged to download an application form from the NICCL website at http://psych.nyu.edu/niccl/for_students.html. Please submit your application materials by March 31st, as well as two letters of recommendation, to Amanda Pogue at psych.niccl@nyu.edu.
Stark Neuroscience Seminar
Please join us at IUPUI as part of the Stark Neuroscience Seminar Series.
"Nicotine Use in Schizophrenia: Part of the Cure or the Disease?"
Sarah Berg
Ph.D. Candidate
Medical Neurosciences Major
Department of Psychiatry
Indiana University School of Medicine
Indiana University, Purdue University
Indianapolis, IN
Thursday, March 11, 2010
4:00 p.m.
Research 2 Building
Room 101
IUPUI
Follow the link below to see the Spring 2010 Seminar Schedule:
http://snri.iusm.iu.edu/body.cfm?id=12.
"Nicotine Use in Schizophrenia: Part of the Cure or the Disease?"
Sarah Berg
Ph.D. Candidate
Medical Neurosciences Major
Department of Psychiatry
Indiana University School of Medicine
Indiana University, Purdue University
Indianapolis, IN
Thursday, March 11, 2010
4:00 p.m.
Research 2 Building
Room 101
IUPUI
Follow the link below to see the Spring 2010 Seminar Schedule:
http://snri.iusm.iu.edu/body.cfm?id=12.
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
Neuroscience Lecture
The Linda & Jack Gill Center for Biomolecular Science and The Program in Neuroscience are pleased to present the following talk:
Hui-Chen Lu, Ph.D.
Baylor College of Medicine
"Are the Wallerian Slow and NMNAT proteins neuroprotective in a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease?"
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
4:00 p.m.
Psychological & Brain Sciences Building
Room PY 101
IUB
Abstract: The loss of neurons, or neurodegeneration, is one of the hallmarks of Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Strategies to slow neurodegeneration may be effective in treating AD. Wallerian Slow (WldS) mice show reduced axonal loss in response to peripheral nerve injury and other neurodegenerative processes. These protective effects are attributed to a chimeric gene, Ube4b/Nmnat (WldS), which contains the entire coding region of Nicotinamide Mononucleotide Adenylyltransferase (NMNAT), leading to increased NMNAT expression. NMNAT is an NAD synthesizing enzyme and is broadly protective against neurodegeneration as first demonstrated in Drosophila. In these studies we have investigated if WldS and NMNAT are protective in mouse models of AD. A missense mutation in tau (tauP301L) induces the development of frontotemporal dementia with Parkinsonism linked to chromosome 17 (FTDP-17). The age-related loss of neurons and cognitive dysfunction in rTg(tauP301L)4510 mice (designated Tau mice here for simplicity) closely mimics the clinical features of tauopathy. Thus, this transgenic mouse line is a useful animal model to study therapies for both AD- and tauopathy-associated neurodegeneration.
In my talk, I will present in vivo evidence that WldS and NMNAT are neuroprotective in aged Tau mice. Initially, we over-expressed WldS globally in the brains of Tau mice by crossing WldS mice with Tau mice to generate mice over-expressing both Tau and WldS. We next engineered recombinant adeno-associated viruses encoding WldS or only NMNAT and used them as “gene therapy” tools to over-express WldS or NMNAT in a tissue- and time-specific manner. These viral vectors allowed us to examine if WldS or NMNAT can prevent or rescue the Tau-related neurodegenerative phenotype after the onset of neurodegeneration. The efficacy of WldS and NMNAT was evaluated with a combination of anatomical, electrophysiological, and behavioral approaches. The neuroprotection offered by WldS and NMNAT at both the anatomical and functional level in treating the mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease will be discussed.
Hui-Chen Lu, Ph.D.
Baylor College of Medicine
"Are the Wallerian Slow and NMNAT proteins neuroprotective in a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease?"
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
4:00 p.m.
Psychological & Brain Sciences Building
Room PY 101
IUB
Abstract: The loss of neurons, or neurodegeneration, is one of the hallmarks of Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Strategies to slow neurodegeneration may be effective in treating AD. Wallerian Slow (WldS) mice show reduced axonal loss in response to peripheral nerve injury and other neurodegenerative processes. These protective effects are attributed to a chimeric gene, Ube4b/Nmnat (WldS), which contains the entire coding region of Nicotinamide Mononucleotide Adenylyltransferase (NMNAT), leading to increased NMNAT expression. NMNAT is an NAD synthesizing enzyme and is broadly protective against neurodegeneration as first demonstrated in Drosophila. In these studies we have investigated if WldS and NMNAT are protective in mouse models of AD. A missense mutation in tau (tauP301L) induces the development of frontotemporal dementia with Parkinsonism linked to chromosome 17 (FTDP-17). The age-related loss of neurons and cognitive dysfunction in rTg(tauP301L)4510 mice (designated Tau mice here for simplicity) closely mimics the clinical features of tauopathy. Thus, this transgenic mouse line is a useful animal model to study therapies for both AD- and tauopathy-associated neurodegeneration.
In my talk, I will present in vivo evidence that WldS and NMNAT are neuroprotective in aged Tau mice. Initially, we over-expressed WldS globally in the brains of Tau mice by crossing WldS mice with Tau mice to generate mice over-expressing both Tau and WldS. We next engineered recombinant adeno-associated viruses encoding WldS or only NMNAT and used them as “gene therapy” tools to over-express WldS or NMNAT in a tissue- and time-specific manner. These viral vectors allowed us to examine if WldS or NMNAT can prevent or rescue the Tau-related neurodegenerative phenotype after the onset of neurodegeneration. The efficacy of WldS and NMNAT was evaluated with a combination of anatomical, electrophysiological, and behavioral approaches. The neuroprotection offered by WldS and NMNAT at both the anatomical and functional level in treating the mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease will be discussed.
Diversity Days Privilege Walk
Celebrate 2010 Diversity Days by taking part in a Privilege Walk Tuesday, March 9, at the Mellencamp Pavilion. Doors open at 6:00 p.m.
Free hot dogs and soda, and a T-shirt to the first 200 registrants. T-shirts will be distributed at the door. Please register at https://extended.indiana.edu/databases/ovpue/application.php
Sponsored by the Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education, the Dean of Students, the Graduate School, and IU Athletics.
Free hot dogs and soda, and a T-shirt to the first 200 registrants. T-shirts will be distributed at the door. Please register at https://extended.indiana.edu/databases/ovpue/application.php
Sponsored by the Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education, the Dean of Students, the Graduate School, and IU Athletics.
Seminar - The Washington Center
The Washington Center for internships and academic seminars announces a new May seminar entitled “Top Secret: Challenges to National Security in a Global Society,” which will take place May 16-21, 2010.
The program is offered in partnership with the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). They will have some of the nation’s top experts on national security speak to the group, with a possible site visit to the National Counterterrorism Center and one of D.C.’s most popular attractions, the International Spy Museum. The seminar will explore the tradeoffs and tensions that have and will emerge as the U.S. and other countries grapple with immediate national security threats and long-term security challenges.
Apply online at www.twc.edu/topsecret. The final deadline is April 15. Students interested in applying must consult with the liaison (see contact information below) to discuss earning credit.
Students from all major fields, including the sciences, are encouraged to participate. A number of $150 scholarships are available and faculty that bring 10 or more students are hired as faculty leaders. In that case their school receives the equivalent of one free scholarship for every 10 students. For more information, please email the seminar staff at seminars@twc.edu.
IUB Washington Center liaison:
Joelene Bergonzi, Associate Director
Political and Civic Engagement Program--PACE Franklin Hall 004C; 812-856-1747; pace@indiana.edu http://pace.indiana.edu
The program is offered in partnership with the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). They will have some of the nation’s top experts on national security speak to the group, with a possible site visit to the National Counterterrorism Center and one of D.C.’s most popular attractions, the International Spy Museum. The seminar will explore the tradeoffs and tensions that have and will emerge as the U.S. and other countries grapple with immediate national security threats and long-term security challenges.
Apply online at www.twc.edu/topsecret. The final deadline is April 15. Students interested in applying must consult with the liaison (see contact information below) to discuss earning credit.
Students from all major fields, including the sciences, are encouraged to participate. A number of $150 scholarships are available and faculty that bring 10 or more students are hired as faculty leaders. In that case their school receives the equivalent of one free scholarship for every 10 students. For more information, please email the seminar staff at seminars@twc.edu.
IUB Washington Center liaison:
Joelene Bergonzi, Associate Director
Political and Civic Engagement Program--PACE Franklin Hall 004C; 812-856-1747; pace@indiana.edu http://pace.indiana.edu
Seminar - The Washington Center
The Washington Center for internships and academic seminars announces a new May seminar entitled “Top Secret: Challenges to National Security in a Global Society,” which will take place May 16-21, 2010.
The program is offered in partnership with the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). They will have some of the nation’s top experts on national security speak to the group, with a possible site visit to the National Counterterrorism Center and one of D.C.’s most popular attractions, the International Spy Museum. The seminar will explore the tradeoffs and tensions that have and will emerge as the U.S. and other countries grapple with immediate national security threats and long-term security challenges.
Apply online at www.twc.edu/topsecret. The final deadline is April 15. Students interested in applying must consult with the liaison (see contact information below) to discuss earning credit.
Students from all major fields, including the sciences, are encouraged to participate. A number of $150 scholarships are available and faculty that bring 10 or more students are hired as faculty leaders. In that case their school receives the equivalent of one free scholarship for every 10 students. For more information, please email the seminar staff at seminars@twc.edu.
IUB Washington Center liaison:
Joelene Bergonzi, Associate Director
Political and Civic Engagement Program--PACE Franklin Hall 004C; 812-856-1747; pace@indiana.edu http://pace.indiana.edu
The program is offered in partnership with the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). They will have some of the nation’s top experts on national security speak to the group, with a possible site visit to the National Counterterrorism Center and one of D.C.’s most popular attractions, the International Spy Museum. The seminar will explore the tradeoffs and tensions that have and will emerge as the U.S. and other countries grapple with immediate national security threats and long-term security challenges.
Apply online at www.twc.edu/topsecret. The final deadline is April 15. Students interested in applying must consult with the liaison (see contact information below) to discuss earning credit.
Students from all major fields, including the sciences, are encouraged to participate. A number of $150 scholarships are available and faculty that bring 10 or more students are hired as faculty leaders. In that case their school receives the equivalent of one free scholarship for every 10 students. For more information, please email the seminar staff at seminars@twc.edu.
IUB Washington Center liaison:
Joelene Bergonzi, Associate Director
Political and Civic Engagement Program--PACE Franklin Hall 004C; 812-856-1747; pace@indiana.edu http://pace.indiana.edu
Lab Coordinator Position
Lab Coordinator, Cognitive Development Laboratory
The Cognitive Development Laboratory at Wesleyan University (http://cogdev.research.wesleyan.edu) announces a lab coordinator position starting July 1, 2010. A second, equivalent position may also become available, pending funding. The lab coordinator will assist with a series of studies on preschool children’s number development as well as other general duties in the lab, working with Profs. Anna Shusterman and Hilary Barth.
Duties include hiring and supervision of undergraduate research assistants; recruiting and scheduling participants; maintaining participant database; coordinating with preschools to participate in our research; data entry and record keeping; running participants through studies; literature searches; assisting with the preparation of conference abstracts, manuscripts, and grants; and assisting with the preparation and delivery of workshops and outreach activities for parents and teachers. The lab coordinator will have significant opportunity to be directly involved in research, earn authorship on a paper, and attend at least two major research conferences.
Key qualifications include a BA in Psychology, Cognitive Science, or a related field; prior research experience (experimental or developmental preferred); exceptional organizational skills, communication skills, and attention to detail; computer skills (Microsoft Office suite, SPSS), and intellectual interest in language and cognitive development. Please send: (1) CV or resume, (2) cover letter detailing interests, relevant experience, and future educational or career goals, and (3) contact information for three references to: Sarah Edelman, sedelman@wesleyan.edu.
The Cognitive Development Laboratory at Wesleyan University (http://cogdev.research.wesleyan.edu) announces a lab coordinator position starting July 1, 2010. A second, equivalent position may also become available, pending funding. The lab coordinator will assist with a series of studies on preschool children’s number development as well as other general duties in the lab, working with Profs. Anna Shusterman and Hilary Barth.
Duties include hiring and supervision of undergraduate research assistants; recruiting and scheduling participants; maintaining participant database; coordinating with preschools to participate in our research; data entry and record keeping; running participants through studies; literature searches; assisting with the preparation of conference abstracts, manuscripts, and grants; and assisting with the preparation and delivery of workshops and outreach activities for parents and teachers. The lab coordinator will have significant opportunity to be directly involved in research, earn authorship on a paper, and attend at least two major research conferences.
Key qualifications include a BA in Psychology, Cognitive Science, or a related field; prior research experience (experimental or developmental preferred); exceptional organizational skills, communication skills, and attention to detail; computer skills (Microsoft Office suite, SPSS), and intellectual interest in language and cognitive development. Please send: (1) CV or resume, (2) cover letter detailing interests, relevant experience, and future educational or career goals, and (3) contact information for three references to: Sarah Edelman, sedelman@wesleyan.edu.
Operation Smile Student Association Meeting
Weds., March 3rd at 8PM in BH139
The Operation Smile Student Association has a meeting this Wednesday March 3rd at 8 pm in Ballantine Hall 139. If you are a new member, you may pick up a registration sheet at the meeting. Also, if you have not yet paid the $20 semester fee please do so at the meeting this week.
Hope to see you there!
Sarah Lakehal-Ayat
OSSA Secretary
The Operation Smile Student Association has a meeting this Wednesday March 3rd at 8 pm in Ballantine Hall 139. If you are a new member, you may pick up a registration sheet at the meeting. Also, if you have not yet paid the $20 semester fee please do so at the meeting this week.
Hope to see you there!
Sarah Lakehal-Ayat
OSSA Secretary
Optician/Technician Program
We are currently accepting applications and have courses open in the IU School of Optometry Optician/Technician Program.
This program is great for students who would like to learn a marketable skill in an exciting health field in two years or less! The Optician/Technician Program at the IU School of Optometry leads to an Associate of Science degree and qualifies graduates to enter a variety of positions in the ophthalmic field. Some students combine our courses with other fields of study and earn bachelor degrees. Recently, we have had students combining our courses with majors such as, Music and the Bachelor of General Studies through the School of Continuing Studies. Our students learn a marketable skill that is in high demand.
Many graduates work assisting eye doctors, performing a variety of functions in the eye care practice. For those who prefer a different setting, the prescription optical laboratory is an option. Some graduates establish themselves as independent opticians. Others work for the ophthalmic lens, frame, or contact lens companies that supply eye care professionals.
There are two courses in the Optician/Technician Program open to any interested students. (Students don’t need to apply to the program or get permission to enroll. They just register for the course.) In the fall semester, V201 Anatomy and Physiology of the Eye is offered and in the spring semester, V153 Ophthalmic Dispensing is offered. Course descriptions can be found in OneStart in the schedule of classes or by going directly to the URL below and selecting “OPT”.
http://www.indiana.edu/~deanfac/class.html (click on OPT)
Although some students who enter this program later enter a doctor of optometry degree program, this program is not a prerequisite for or guarantee of entry into the doctor of optometry program. For more information and application visit our web page:
www.opt.indiana.edu/opttech
Interested, but still not sure? Contact Sandi Pickel to arrange a tour of the optometry clinic and optical laboratory at 812-855-3997 email: pickels@indiana.edu
Sandi Pickel
Associate Director of the Optician/Technician Program IU School of Optometry 800 E. Atwater Avenue Rm 502 Bloomington, IN 47405
812-855-3997
fax 812-855-4389
pickels@indiana.edu
www.opt.indiana.edu/opttech
This program is great for students who would like to learn a marketable skill in an exciting health field in two years or less! The Optician/Technician Program at the IU School of Optometry leads to an Associate of Science degree and qualifies graduates to enter a variety of positions in the ophthalmic field. Some students combine our courses with other fields of study and earn bachelor degrees. Recently, we have had students combining our courses with majors such as, Music and the Bachelor of General Studies through the School of Continuing Studies. Our students learn a marketable skill that is in high demand.
Many graduates work assisting eye doctors, performing a variety of functions in the eye care practice. For those who prefer a different setting, the prescription optical laboratory is an option. Some graduates establish themselves as independent opticians. Others work for the ophthalmic lens, frame, or contact lens companies that supply eye care professionals.
There are two courses in the Optician/Technician Program open to any interested students. (Students don’t need to apply to the program or get permission to enroll. They just register for the course.) In the fall semester, V201 Anatomy and Physiology of the Eye is offered and in the spring semester, V153 Ophthalmic Dispensing is offered. Course descriptions can be found in OneStart in the schedule of classes or by going directly to the URL below and selecting “OPT”.
http://www.indiana.edu/~deanfac/class.html (click on OPT)
Although some students who enter this program later enter a doctor of optometry degree program, this program is not a prerequisite for or guarantee of entry into the doctor of optometry program. For more information and application visit our web page:
www.opt.indiana.edu/opttech
Interested, but still not sure? Contact Sandi Pickel to arrange a tour of the optometry clinic and optical laboratory at 812-855-3997 email: pickels@indiana.edu
Sandi Pickel
Associate Director of the Optician/Technician Program IU School of Optometry 800 E. Atwater Avenue Rm 502 Bloomington, IN 47405
812-855-3997
fax 812-855-4389
pickels@indiana.edu
www.opt.indiana.edu/opttech
Monday, March 1, 2010
Health Programs Fair
Announcing the 2010 Health Programs Fair.
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Indiana Memorial Union – Alumni Hall
Come meet informally with representatives from medical schools and health professions programs from across the country. Learn about majors and programs offered on the IU Bloomington campus related to healthcare.
When all qualifications on paper appear equal between you and another applicant, your history of personal contact with representatives of a school may make the difference between an acceptance and a rejection!
Not sure about what to ask? Don’t worry! Admissions representatives enjoy talking to all students, freshmen to seniors, and are eager to share information about their programs. Many are experienced interviewers and are good at asking students questions about their interests. Walk up, introduce yourself, and find out about the many options available to you in the health fields!
Questions? Send email to the Health Professions and Prelaw Center at hpplc@indiana.edu.
For more information and to view updates on the programs that will be attending go to http://www.hpplc.indiana.edu/medicine/med-hpf.shtml.
Sponsored by the Health Professions and Prelaw Center
Co-Sponsored by: Applied Health Science, Biology, Chemistry, Kinesiology, Nursing, Physics, Psychological and Brain Sciences, Sociology, Speech and Hearing Sciences
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Indiana Memorial Union – Alumni Hall
Come meet informally with representatives from medical schools and health professions programs from across the country. Learn about majors and programs offered on the IU Bloomington campus related to healthcare.
When all qualifications on paper appear equal between you and another applicant, your history of personal contact with representatives of a school may make the difference between an acceptance and a rejection!
Not sure about what to ask? Don’t worry! Admissions representatives enjoy talking to all students, freshmen to seniors, and are eager to share information about their programs. Many are experienced interviewers and are good at asking students questions about their interests. Walk up, introduce yourself, and find out about the many options available to you in the health fields!
Questions? Send email to the Health Professions and Prelaw Center at hpplc@indiana.edu.
For more information and to view updates on the programs that will be attending go to http://www.hpplc.indiana.edu/medicine/med-hpf.shtml.
Sponsored by the Health Professions and Prelaw Center
Co-Sponsored by: Applied Health Science, Biology, Chemistry, Kinesiology, Nursing, Physics, Psychological and Brain Sciences, Sociology, Speech and Hearing Sciences
Panel on Establishing a Work/Life Balance
In our technology-driven society where work can always find us, it is even more critical that we establish boundaries about “work time” so that “me time” and “family time” can be realized. If you find yourself stretched too thin and stymied about this thing called “balance,” please plan to attend.
Panel members are Carol Hostetter (Social Work), Vanessa Chaddic-Hess (HPER), Cathy Kocarek (CAPS), Cami Pritchett (Hudson and Holland Scholars Program), and Pamela Jackson (Sociology).
Hosted by Krystie Herndon (College of Arts and Sciences)
March 12, 2010
9:00 – 10:30 a.m.
Memorial Hall East Lounge
RSVP to owarsvp@indiana.edu by March 9, 2010
Announced by:
Brandi Masterson
Office for Women’s Affairs
Panel members are Carol Hostetter (Social Work), Vanessa Chaddic-Hess (HPER), Cathy Kocarek (CAPS), Cami Pritchett (Hudson and Holland Scholars Program), and Pamela Jackson (Sociology).
Hosted by Krystie Herndon (College of Arts and Sciences)
March 12, 2010
9:00 – 10:30 a.m.
Memorial Hall East Lounge
RSVP to owarsvp@indiana.edu by March 9, 2010
Announced by:
Brandi Masterson
Office for Women’s Affairs
Kohl's On-Campus Interviews
We are pleased to announce Kohl's On Campus Interviews Friday, March 5, 2010.
Resume Submission Deadline: Tuesday, March 2, 201
Interview Location: Career Development Center, 625 N. Jordan Ave.
Sign up through your myIUcareers account.
Are you interested in a career in Retail Management? Kohl's will be on campus interviewing for their Store Management Trainee (MIT) Program. The Store Management Trainee (MIT) Program is the fast track to a career in retail. The MIT Program is a 12 week executive training program designed for graduates who are looking to get into the field of Retail Management. The training program is designed to give you the experience you need in overall store operations to prepare you for running your own multi-million dollar business.
Announced by:
Erin Kirchhofer
Recruiting Coordinator
Employer Relations
Career Development Center
Arts & Sciences Career Services
(812) 855-1556
www.iucareers.com
Resume Submission Deadline: Tuesday, March 2, 201
Interview Location: Career Development Center, 625 N. Jordan Ave.
Sign up through your myIUcareers account.
Are you interested in a career in Retail Management? Kohl's will be on campus interviewing for their Store Management Trainee (MIT) Program. The Store Management Trainee (MIT) Program is the fast track to a career in retail. The MIT Program is a 12 week executive training program designed for graduates who are looking to get into the field of Retail Management. The training program is designed to give you the experience you need in overall store operations to prepare you for running your own multi-million dollar business.
Announced by:
Erin Kirchhofer
Recruiting Coordinator
Employer Relations
Career Development Center
Arts & Sciences Career Services
(812) 855-1556
www.iucareers.com
Disability Awareness Event
You are invited to join a student presentation during Disability Awareness Month.
March 24, 2010
Noon-1:00 p.m.
Oak Room-IMU
Accessible University: “Student Perspectives on Accessibility”
Hosted by IU’s Disability Roundtable, this month’s session will feature the voices of students with disabilities discussing life on campus, both academically and socially. Members of the student panel will highlight IU’s successes in creating a more welcoming environment on campus, as well as bring to light continuing concerns about accommodations and accessibility.
For more information, contact Vicki Pappas at adainfo@indiana.edu or call 855-6508.
March 24, 2010
Noon-1:00 p.m.
Oak Room-IMU
Accessible University: “Student Perspectives on Accessibility”
Hosted by IU’s Disability Roundtable, this month’s session will feature the voices of students with disabilities discussing life on campus, both academically and socially. Members of the student panel will highlight IU’s successes in creating a more welcoming environment on campus, as well as bring to light continuing concerns about accommodations and accessibility.
For more information, contact Vicki Pappas at adainfo@indiana.edu or call 855-6508.
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