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Summer Course—EXSC-301: Human Anatomy
We are offering a very intimate section of Human Anatomy this summer at USC! Maximum enrollment is 15 students! Great way to learn the material in a smaller environment!
MTWTh 10:00-11:50 a.m. Lecture
TTh 1:00-3:50 p.m. Lab
http://web-app.usc.edu/soc/20112/exsc.html
GE Meet & Greet
The Center for Excellence in Teaching in conjunction with the Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences will be hosting the bi-annual GE Meet & Greet. This is a chance for students to chat with general education professors in a casual setting before registration for Fall classes. Students can learn from professors what their classes will be like, what to expect, etc. So drop by, have a coffee or tea on us, and take the guesswork out of choosing GE classes!
Date: Wednesday, April 6, 2011
Time: 3:00pm - 4:30pm
Location: LiterTEA Coffehouse (near Doheny Library)
Summer Problems Without Passports Course—BISC-499: The Ocean in a Changing World
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Where: Catalina Island at the Wrigley Institute for Environmental Studies http://college.usc.edu/wrigley/home/index.cfm in Big Fisherman Cove
When: May 31st till June 24th
Estimated Costs: $1,007 (includes costs for meals and accommodation)
Eligibility: Freshmen and sophomore are not eligible BUT can enroll via waiver. The waiver is granted based on an interview with both instructors.
Available Fellowships: Students can apply for a SURF fellowship, which will provide $3, 000 for the students who qualify, which can be used towards paying the tuition of $5,000.
We will help you prepare the application. See http://college.usc.edu/surf for eligibility and application details.
Course details: The course will offer hands-on experience in oceanographic research with ~4 sampling expeditions planned and students will also be involved in planning, preparing and carrying out one of the expeditions as well as the sampling and measuring. There is a boat that will operate on a daily basis between San Pedro and the Wrigley station. For USC students the use is free of charge. The boat leaves the SCMI (Southern California Marine Institute) in San Pedro every morning at ~7:30 a.m. and leaves the station to return to SCMI) every afternoon at ~3:30 p.m. The passage time is ~ 1 hour 15 min. Students usually stay on the island during the week and leave for the weekends to return to the island on Mondays. Of course you can also stay on the island for the weekend.
Please contact us via email astrids@usc.edu and wziebis@usc.edu if you have any further questions or need to arrange for a waiver. If there is updates on course-specific information we will send further emails.
Hope to see you on the island,
Astrid Schnetzer & Wiebke Ziebis
Internet Infiltration to Our Lives: Is It Moral?
Do you know that everything you “like” on your Facebook profile is being monitored? Do you know that for every Google search that you enter on your browser, it is being recorded and sent to advertising companies? Do you think it’s moral for social networking websites such as Facebook and Myspace to use our private information and sell it to advertising firms? Are internet moguls such as Google and Bing stepping over the line?
Come to ACA’s panel to find out more with distinguished professors from advertising and internet security. Listen and discuss the issues from different perspectives!
Free food from Viztango will be provided!
Time/Location: Tuesday April 5, 6-9pm; Doheny Intellectual Commons
FB Link: https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=198748586814567&ref=mf
Coral Reef Ecology at the Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences
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Summer Research Opportunities in the College
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Problems Without Passports (PWP)
USC students have the opportunity this summer to participate in six
Problems Without Passports (PWP) courses that combine problem-based or
inquiry learning research exercises with study in a foreign country,
Washington D.C., or Los Angeles. Check out the Summer 2011 courses and
past student experiences on college.usc.edu/pwp.
Summer Undergraduate Research Fund (SURF)
You want to do research in the summer but you don't know where to start? Check out SURF. Summer Undergraduate Research Fund (SURF) is USC
College's commitment to supporting undergraduate research in
collaboration with USC Faculty.
The SURF program provides funding to undergraduates for participation
as a research assistant in a faculty member’s project, or who wish to
pursue a scholarly research project of their own choosing (sponsored and
supervised by a faculty member). SURF allows all students to be mentored
one-on-one by USC faculty, and introduces students early in their
academic careers to the process of serious scholarly inquiry.
Any student in good standing, with at least one USC College major, may
apply for a research stipend of up to $3,000 to support a summer
research project of their choosing or to apply to tuition expenses
towards a Problems Without Passports course.
Now what ?
Check out SURF for more details. Applications for Summer 2001 are available. We added and extra tool on our website to
start the process. In addition to your own search for a research project
and a faculty member, you can post your interest(s) on the SOAR-SURF Board. Faculty who are searching for student researchers will be using this tool to find students for their project. It works both ways too ! If you find something on the faculty postings
you would like to work on, you can contact the faculty member.
For questions, email surf@college.usc.edu.
Summer Course in Italy—GERO-499: Nutrition, Genes, Longevity and Diseases
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Spring 2011 Course Spotlight—NEUR-541: Neurobiology of Disease
Note: This course can count toward the NEUR major.
Spring 2011 Course Spotlight—BISC-194: Clinical Perspectives on Anatomy and Pathology
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Take an exciting new course next semester!
BISC 194: Clinical Perspectives on Anatomy and Pathology will be taught by Dr. Rahul Jandial, MD, PhD, a neurosurgeon specializing in pediatric oncology at City of Hope. Prerequisite/Co-requisite: BISC-220 (can be waived).
Dr. Jandial will be talking about a variety of topics, including brain and spinal cord surgery, international medical work, trauma medicine, and much more!
It will be on Tuesdays from 11-11:50 and will be a very relaxed class- just come, listen, and learn! The class is not meant to be hard at all. It's really just an opportunity to learn about anatomy, pathology, and medicine in a way that is impossible in any of your other science classes. And though Dr. Jandial will be focusing on medicine, you absolutely do not have to be pre-med or pre-health to take the class.
On Web Registration it is listed under BISC 194: Freshman Colloquium II and the instructor is listed as Shugarman. I would like to clarify that although it is listed as a "Freshman Colloquium," all students are encouraged to take the class. In fact, last year, the course was only offered to juniors and seniors. Also, Shugarman will not be teaching-- Dr. Jandial will be the professor.
Feel free to email Renita Kim, renitaki@usc.edu, with any questions you may have. See you all in class next semester!
EMT Training Course for Spring 2011
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Hello Trojans,
I'd like to inform you of an upcoming EMT training class happening Spring 2011. The Emergency Medical Services of the University of Southern California (EMSC) is currently organizing a class with the UCLA Center for Prehospital Care that will be held on Tuesday and Thursday nights from 6 PM to 10 PM. The class will run from January 11 to May 12.
If you are applying to medical school or are simply interested in learning valuable skills (like CPR with use of an AED, patient assessment for medical or traumatic emergencies, splinting, bleeding control, emergency childbirth, backboarding, and taking vitals) then I highly encourage you to consider this class. This EMT training course will certify you in CPR for Healthcare Providers and prepare you for taking the National Registry exam for EMT certification.
I was trained as an EMT over two years ago and it has been one of the best decisions of my life. By gaining hundreds of hours of patient contact, I explored my interest in medicine and now feel very prepared for the clinical challenges ahead in medical school. The benefits of EMT training are immense. In fact, medical schools often look for clinical experience when considering an applicant for admission.
This course was previously taught over the summer to a group of USC students who all continued on to pass the National Registry exam. They all had great things to say about the experience and would do over again if they could.
If you are interested in this course, please email EMSCmail@gmail.com with any questions you may have. This class is sure to fill up quickly, so please don't hesitate to sign up! As we are contracting UCLA to teach this course on campus at USC, the cost of the class will be about $1103.15 + a small lab fee. Again, I highly encourage you to explore this training option no matter what your career goals. The skills you learn may save a life!
Fight On,
Matt Bowersox, EMT-B
Director of Personnel, EMSC
G.E. Student-Faculty Meet & Greet
Thursday, November 4, 3:00-4:00pm – LiteraTea
Tired of GEs you're not interested in?! Ratemyprofessor.com not cutting it anymore?! Take the guesswork out of choosing your G.E. classes!
Join us next Thursday at LiteraTea for the bi-annual G.E. Student-Faculty Meet & Greet. You will have the unique opportunity of chatting with general education professors in a casual setting before you register for your classes. Learn from the professors what their courses will be like, what they expect-- all over a FREE coffee or tea of your choice from LiteraTea.
Center for Excellence in Teaching Undergraduate Fellows
Spring 2011 Course Spotlight—DENT-412: Fundamentals of Craniofacial and Dental Technology
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Spring 2011 Course Spotlight—BISC-478: Computational Genome Analysis
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Lecture: TTh 9:30–10:50am
Instructors: Frank Alber, Ting Chen and Fengzhu Sun
Computational biology and bioinformatics have become an integral part of biological education. With the development of new biotechnologies, enormous amount of data have been accumulated and deposited into databases. Such data includes molecular sequences, networks, pathways, structures, and genetic polymorphisms. Most biological laboratories and biotechnological companies use these data sources for research and development. The molecular data will also significantly improve our understanding of human health.
This course introduces students to the basics of computational biology and bioinformatics. The course content includes introduction to probability and statistics, sequence alignment, molecular sequence database searches, gene expression analysis, phylogenetic analysis, high-throughput sequencing, and disease gene identification.
The course is essential for students interested in modern biological research and development in both academia and industry. It is also helpful for students interested in genetic bases of complex diseases.
Who Should Take the Course?
Students who are interested in biological research, biotechnology companies, public health, and medicine. Students with training in computational biology and bioinformatics are extremely competitive in graduate application and biotechnological companies.
Career Options
Biotech companies, academia, medical centers, government agencies including NIH, FDA, CDC, EPA, etc.
More info: fsun@usc.edu
