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Bill Nye Will Now Take Your Questions
Mon April 25, 7-10pm; SGM 123
Bill Nye is back! ACA is honored to bring Bill Nye back for the second time for USC students. Our beloved childhood hero is back to answer any questions you may have for him!
Bill Nye will give a short talk followed by Question and Answer from the audience! So, come prepared with questions!
FB Link: https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=194039363964625&ref=mf
Phi Sigma Last Meeting: Dr. Ite Laird-Offringa Talks Genome Censorship
Hello!
First off, a big thanks everyone who came out last week to listen to Dr. Quick! It was a very interesting talk! To those who couldn't make it, we hope you can come to our LAST meeting!
Our last speaker for this year will be Dr. Ite Laird-Offringa, an Associate Professor from the Keck School of Medicine ().
Dr. Laird will be presenting on her research with a talk entitled: "Genome Censorship: Epigenetic Control of Cell Fate" this Thursday (4/21), at 8:00 p.m. at GFS 109, and will also be speaking about other research happening at the Health Sciences Campus, so you won't want to miss out! Please try to make it out that night! We will be having free milk and cookies, too!
Also, we'd like to remind everyone that applications for next year's e-board are due next Monday, 4/25, at 5pm. You may bring a copy of your application and CV to us at this Thursday's meeting, or send the files to us at uscphisigma@gmail.com. We look forward to learning more about you and your vision for Phi Sigma!
Don't forget that the application is in the Membership tab of our website http://uscphisigma.weebly.com/
Thank you! Hope you all have a great SECOND-TO-LAST week!
Fight on!!
Phi Sigma
Speed Reading Workshop
Iris Reading is holding a speed reading workshop with the help of "Graduate and Professional Student Senate" as the sponsoring organization.
The workshop is free to all students and faculty with lunch provided. The Instructor, Ross, will cover basic speed reading skills, teach to read in half the time, and retain twice as much. Students will make an improvement on the spot. Here's a link to see what a typical workshop looks like: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RmQiOEC8UnM
Because we are limited on space, and lunch will be provided, please encourage students to RSVP here:
http://www.irisreading.com/los-angeles/
WHEN: Tue, Apr 26 (11:45am - 1:15pm)
WHERE: LAW - Room 101
Final Fellowship Information Sessions
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A reminder that our final fellowship information sessions will be held this month. We highly encourage students to attend since many of the scholarship and fellowships have early fall deadlines. The information sessions will be held on the following days/times:
Fellowships for International Study Information Sessions
- Thursday, April 14, 3pm-4pm, Leavey Library Auditorium
- Tuesday, April 26, 2pm-3pm, Leavey Library Auditorium
Fulbright Information Sessions
- Wednesday, April 20, 2pm-3pm, Leavey Library Auditorium
U.S. Citizenship is required for the scholarships and fellowships. For more information regarding the fellowships discussed at the information sessions, please visit http://www.usc.edu/student-affairs/arp//fellowships
Thank you,
Academic Recognition Programs Staff
Phi Sigma Meeting: Dr. Michael Quick, Cookies & Milk
Hello everyone!
Hope you have all had a great start to our third-to-last week of school! We are excited to announce that Dr. Michael Quick will be speaking for us this week! Here are the details of the meeting:
When: Thursday, April 14, at 8 p.m.
Where: GFS 109
What: "From self-stimulating rats to knock-out mice: what they tell us about drugs, drug abuse, and addiction"
Dr. Quick is the Executive Vice-Provost and a Professor of Biological Sciences, and as many of you probably know, an incredibly fun and interesting speaker! Please visit the following site for more information about Dr. Quick and his research: http://dornsife.usc.edu/cf/faculty-and-staff/faculty.cfm?pid=1003622. And as always, there will be free food at the event: complimentary cookies and milk!
Also, if you're interested in joining the E-board for Phi Sigma, please fill out the attached E-board application by 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, 4/25.
Let us know if you have any questions, and remember to stay updated on our latest events at our blog uscphisigma.weebly.com.
Thanks, and we hope to see you Thursday! :)
-Phi Sigma
The Art and Science of Foxtrot with Bill Amend
Join Academic Culture Assembly as we listen to Bill Amend, author of the acclaimed Foxtrot comic strip, talk about his background as a physics major, how he got into cartoons, the history of the comic strip, and the way he defies common sense and injects math and academia into the funny pages.
Tuesday April 19, 7-10pm; THH 101
FB Link: https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=134779653259739&ref=mf
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
Interaxon Chick-Fil-A Social/Fundraiser
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Want to meet and eat delicious food with fellow neuroscience/science/pre-med folks?
Join us at Interaxon's Chick-Fil-A Social/Fundraiser today! Walk over with Interaxon at 5:30pm, or go on your own anytime from 5-8pm to support Interaxon's work with science outreach.
Date: Tuesday, Wednesday March 30th
Social: Meet at 5:30pm on VKC steps by Doheny, and we'll walk over together!
Fundraiser time: 5-8pm
Location: Chick-Fil-A, by Tuscany
MS in Global Medicine Info Session
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Save the date! On Wednesday, April 20th, the MS in Global Medicine Program will be hosting an information session from 6:30-8 pm on the Health Sciences Campus.
In addition, you will also have the opportunity of sitting in on a class that day.
An RSVP will be required to attend the information session or sit in on a class.
You will receive more information next week. Please feel free to call me with any questions. My direct line is 323-442-3195.
Warm regards,
Amy Puliafito
Phi Sigma Event—Not-So-Sweet Talk to the Brain: Portal Vein Glucose Sensing in Hypoglycemia
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Hello Trojans!
Hope that your week has started off well!
First off, a big THANK YOU to everyone who came out to the IMAX event on Saturday! It was awesome seeing you, and I think we can all agree that the IMAX cinematography was incredible! Hope that we can take more people with us next time around!
Second, we are very excited to announce another milk and cookies session, this time with guest speaker Dr. Casey Donovan, who is the Chair of USC's Kinesiology Department! Here are the details of our meeting with Dr. Donovan this week:
What: "Not-so-Sweet Talk to the Brain: Portal Vein Glucose Sensing in Hypoglycemia"
When: Thursday, 3/31, at 8pm
Where: ZHS 163
To read about Dr. Donovan and his research, please visit: http://dornsife.usc.edu/cf/faculty-and-staff/faculty.cfm?pid=1003213&CFID=14948279&CFTOKEN=30984708. Again, this is a great opportunity to connect with your fellow Phi Sigma members and to learn more about the amazing research happening on campus.
For more information about Phi Sigma news and events, please check out our website: http://uscphisigma.weebly.com/
Thanks, everyone, and have a great day! We'll see you Thursday! :)
-Phi Sigma
