Small Mammal Research Assistants
We seek a highly motivated undergraduate student to participate in small mammal husbandry and behavioral research. Duties include daily care and feeding of small mammals and assistance in conducting behavioral experiments. Position is 10-20 hours per week and pay begins at $10.50 per hour. Applicant should prepare a letter of interest and resume, including contact information for 3 references familiar with the applicant’s work ethic and experience. All application material should be sent by email to Dr. Marjorie Matocq at mmatocq@cabnr.unr.edu. Position is available immediately and review of applications will begin May 15 and continue until the position is filled.
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Marjorie Matocq
Associate Professor
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Science Program in Ecology, Evolution, and Conservation Biology University of Nevada Reno Reno, Nevada 89557
775-784-4621
May 7, 2013
The Integrative Neuroscience Center of Biomedical Research Excellence (COBRE) is offering five $3000 summer scholarships for undergraduate students to work in a faculty mentor’s lab on an independent neuroscience research project. Tuition for a 3-credit independent research course is included. This opportunity is intended to support students in labs not currently funded by the COBRE grant. The nature of the funding necessitates a very short application period. Application deadline: May 8, 5pm.
If you have a promising undergraduate working in your lab, please invite him or her to apply for this opportunity. Scholarship announcement and application are attached.
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Program Description
This program provides 5 undergraduate students each with a $3000 scholarship to work on an independent neuroscience research project and tuition for a 3-credit independent research course. Students are required to make a substantial commitment to the project, approximately equivalent to three-quarters time, over at least 10 weeks. Recipients will participate in the summer undergraduate research program offered through the Office of Undergraduate and Interdisciplinary Research which includes:
• an opening ceremony including a program orientation and required laboratory safety class
• series of seminars and workshops focused on assisting students planning to pursuing research careers
• poster session at the end of the summer at which all UNR summer undergraduate researcher scholars will present their work.
Heather Goulding
Program manager
Center for Integrative Neuroscience
University of Nevada, Reno
775-682-8695
hgoulding@unr.edu
April 30, 2013
Dear Students:
The Council on Undergraduate Research hosts a Registry of Undergraduate Researchers. The purpose of this registry is to facilitate matchmaking between undergraduates who have research experience and a desire to pursue an advanced degree, with graduate schools seeking high quality students who are well prepared for research. The Registry is open to students and graduate schools in the fields of Anthropology/Archaeology, Arts/Humanities, Biology/Biochemistry, Business, Chemistry/Biochemistry, Economics, Education, Engineering, English and Linguistics, Environmental Studies, Geosciences, Health Professions, History, Journalism and Communications, Mathematics/Computer Science, Physics/ Astronomy, Political Science, Psychology, Social Work and Sociology.
Any undergraduate may go to http://www.cur.org/projects_and_services/registry/student_register/ to fill out a simple curriculum vitae form. There is no charge to the student and records will be made available to bona fide Graduate Schools or research programs that contract with CUR for this service. Organizations or companies seeking the students’ information for other marketing purposes will not be granted access. Graduate School representatives may contact students to invite applications or visits to the campus and laboratory, or to share information about their research programs and financial support opportunities.
Graduate schools may provide a link to their websites, and may provide a short description of opportunities, such as research fields and fellowships. It will also be possible for institutions to place an ad on the database website if the content is related to the mission of CUR and the Undergraduate Registry.
For graduate schools that wish to review the student information, there is an access fee of $1,500 for the entire database, or $300 for one specific discipline. Again, there is no cost to you as a student to create a profile.
We hope that students who are currently in their junior year will register now, but anyone with undergraduate research experience may register at any time. You will be able to update your listing as appropriate, to include any summer research experience or information about Senior Theses and test scores. We also welcome submissions by students who are engaged in Masters’ Degree programs now but who plan on going on to a PhD program. Just fill out the information as if you are an undergraduate on the form including the date you intend to enter a PhD program and your date of completion of your undergraduate degree. Upload a link to your CV that contains complete information about your MS/MA degree activity (school, subject, thesis topic (if applicable), and advisor).
CUR believes that this service will be a great benefit for both students and graduate schools by narrowing the search for the right match. So if you are interested in graduate school, please take a moment to register now. Be sure to include a statement of your research interests, as this will be important for making the match.
Please feel free to contact me, should you have any questions.
Sincerely,
Robin Howard
Senior Director
Membership Services, Operations and Information Technology
Council on Undergraduate Research
734 15th St, NW, Suite 550
Washington, DC 20005
www.cur.org
robin@cur.org
(202)783-4810×203
(202)783-4811 fax
April 30, 2013
Steven DelaCruz is first student in school history to receive Udall and Goldwater Scholarships simultaneously
via Honors on high, Nevada TODAY
April 23, 2013
Chelsea Lee will present her research findings on same-sex couple rights to Congress at the Council on Undergraduate Research, April 24.
via A passion for human rights 4/23/13: Nevada Today: University of Nevada, Reno.
April 23, 2013
There is a new round of Solicitations up at Nevada Space Grant, these include:
Undergraduate Scholarship
Graduate Fellowship
RFP for HOT
RFP for Informal Education
RFP for Pre College Instruction
RFP for Research Infrastructure
Deadline for all is May 6, 2013 and the solicitations themselves can be found at:
Nevada Space Grant Solicitations
April 17, 2013
