Students at USM who have any type of disability and who are interested in science should definitely be aware of the EAST fellowship program. It is a fanatastic opportunity to help support and encourage you.

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Click here to learn about the undergraduate science symposium that is held each year at the University of New England and is called NURDS. This school year, the symposium will be on April 17th and 18th.

During each school year and separately during the summer, there are NASA fellowships available through the Maine Space Grant Consortium. Or you can start by Clicking here for an announcement of the USM program. NASA funds an astonishingly wide range of reasearch topics.

Here's a link for summer program at Jackson Labs: http://education.jax.org/summerstudent/index.html

Here's a link for another wonderful summer program near Bar Harbor on Mount Desert Island: http://www.mdibl.org/edu/undergrad.shtml

The Council on Undergraduate Research hosts a free 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 Chemistry, Biochemistry, Biology, Physics/ Astronomy, Mathematics/Computer Science, Economics, Geosciences, Engineering, Psychology, Sociology, Humanities and Anthropology/Archaeology. Any undergraduate may go to www.cur.org/ugreg/ to fill out a simple curriculum vitae form.

Our 200th Birthday Party for Charles Darwin was such a success we're considering having it every year. Our party in the boiler room (what a venue!) had more revelers than the comparable event at Yale, initiating a spirited Husky-Bulldog rivalry. At the same time we also celebrated the sesquicentennial of the publication of On the Origin of Species with more hardcore partying. The Bio Club and Tri-Beta helped co-sponsor a series of presentations entitled, The Evolution Revolution Across the Universe.

Please scroll down for information about joining USM Tri-Beta Society, the national biological honor society.

CLICK HERE to learn about academic year internships at MMCRI in Scarborough. If you have questions about these excellent opportunities, please contact Dave Champlin.