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Current sophomores and juniors who are disadvantaged, disabled, or from a racial or ethnic group underrepresented in medicine have the opportunity to apply for a research apprentice position in biomedical sciences at the OSU College of Medicine. For more information contact Ms. Muntaqima Furqan at 688-8489. Deadline: October 23, 2006.
Now is the time to check out funding and research opportunities with approaching deadlines!
Get Paid! Summer Research Opportunities, Wednesday, November 8th, 11:30 a.m. 330 Page Hall. Join us for pizza and a student panel in part 2 of the URO's Brain Food Series. Hear about students who did research last summer at OSU, and at other places in the U.S. and abroad. Due to limited space and high interest, no more RSVP's can be accepted.
Research with Human Subjects: Training for Undergraduate Students, Wednesday, November 1st, 5 p.m., Page Hall, Room 20 If there is a chance you may involve people or their data in your research (interviews, questionnaires, observations, records containing identifiable data), then this program is for you. Pizza provided. R.S.V.P. by 10/30/06 to uro@osu.edu.
Spilling the Beans: The Secrets of Undergraduate Research, Wednesday, October 18th, 11:30 a.m. 330 Page Hall. Join us for lunch and hear from a student panel about the ins and outs of research in part 1 of the URO's Brain Food Series. Space is limited, so please R.S.V.P. by 10/13/06 to uro@osu.edu.
Getting Started with Research with Dr. Allison Snow: Tuesday, October 3rd at 5 p.m. and Wednesday, October 4th at 5 p.m. at Kuhn Honors & Scholars House. All students welcome!!
College of Humanities 11th Annual Undergraduate Research Colloquium and Scholarship Recognition Reception - May 3, 2006
Undergraduate Juried Art Exhibition - April 28, 2006
Invitation to the 3rd Annual College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences Undergraduate Research Forum - April 25, 2006
Invitation to OSU Medical Center Undergraduate Research Luncheon - March 30, 2006
The Undergraduate Research Office's Open House a success, and a special note of thanks...
A message from URO's new Director, Dr. Allison Snow:
The Undergraduate Research Office held its Open House on 1/10/2006 on the first floor of Page Hall. In attendance were many faculty, staff, students, and supporters of the mission of this office.
The Undergraduate Research Office has been under construction for
about a year since it was first approved as part of the Leadership Agenda.
Thank yous go to many people who were critical to its inauguration:
For developing the Website: Cindy Gray from OIT, Alisa Paulsen from
Psychology, Nancy O'Hanlon from the Library, Vicky Getis from TELR, Jenny Spolnick-Greathouse from International Affairs and Linda Schoen from the College of the Arts and Sciences.
For thinking and working creatively as Partners: Bill Childs from
History, Shannon Dowdall from Honors and Scholars and the Denman
Forum, Paul Bellair from Sociology, Don Larson from Spanish and
Portugese, Tim Cain from OSU Expertise, Don Dell from Psychology, Chris Highley from English, Jay Yutzey from Business, Bob Gustafson from Engineering, Dennis McKay from Pharmacy, Susan Metros from OIT, Sarah Starr from OSURF, Karen Bruns from Outreach and Engagment, and Golden Jackson Mergler from Service Learning.
The Office has been well served by an eminent Faculty Steering
Committee: Professors Bryan Joseph from Linguistics and Slavic and
East European Studies, Dick Furnstahl from Physics, Ellen
Moseley-Thompson from Geography and Byrd Polar Research Center, Frank
Schwartz from Geological Sciences and Civil and Environmental
Engineering, Susan Hadley from Dance, and Peter Shane from the Law.
An Undergraduate Advisory committee for the Website has been
extremely helpful: Eliot Dow, Ivan Furre, Molly Paras, Leann Benkart.
And finally, the development of the Office for the past months owes
an enormous debt of gratitude to Dr. Katherine Meyer, Office of Undergraduate Studies and Department of Sociology, for leading all of these efforts, and to our Webmaster, Dion Charles, who is a graduate student in the Fisher
College of Business, for his skill and good judgement.
To all of these people and others, we are grateful and look forward
to many excellent collaborations in the years to come.
The Undergraduate Research Office welcomes its new Director, Professor Allison Snow!
Professor Snow hails from the Department of Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology, in the College of Biological Sciences. She has a longstanding relationship with The Ohio State University, having worked here since 1988.Professor Snow is the recipient of numerous fellowships and awards, including an Aldo Leopold Leadership Fellowship from the Ecological Society of America, and a Scientific American Award as one of 50 Leaders in Science and Technology. In 2002, she received a Distinguished Scholar Award from The Ohio State University.
In addition to these prestigious awards, Professor Snow has also held leadership positions in nationally recognized organizations, such as the Botanical Society of America (President) and the International Society for Biosafety Research (Treasurer).
The Undergraduate Research Office also welcomes its new Webmaster, Dion Sterling Charles!
Dion is a Graduate Assistant with experience in webpage design and maintenance, and will be responsible for all website related issues.
He is a second year Masters of Business Administration candidate at Fisher College of Business, with a focus on Operations and Logistics, and a minor in Strategy.
Our Website makes its Debut!
Parts of this new website is still under construction. Please send comments and suggestions to our office via email at uro@osu.edu, or by phone at 614-292-8307.
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