EndNote
Workshop
Date: Thursday, January 17,
2008
Time: 4pm
Location: Young Research
Library Rm 21536
RSVP Required
This workshop will be followed by a happy hour
at Westwood Brew Co.
Mentorship Opportunity:
If you would like to have a chance to
speak at a middle school to encourage more students to study Science, then
please email me at juli_pollard@yahoo.com. We have an
opportunity to speak at a local school in February and your help could be of
use.
Trip 1: Peary Middle School
Date: Friday, Feb. 22, 2008
UCLA Departure Time: 9:00 am
UCLA Return Time: 12:30 pm
5-10 volunteers will be needed.
Presentation will take place from 10:30 to 11:30am.
There will be 5 classes to visit. 1-2 volunteers will visit a
separate class room and speak about their experiences and answer
questions.
School: Peary Middle School
Location: 1415 W Gardena Blvd., Gardena, CA 90247
Website:
www.pearyms.org
Distance: 19 miles away from UCLA
Trip 2: Animo Venice Charter High School
Date: Friday, Feb. 29, 2008
UCLA Departure Time: 9:00 am
UCLA Return Time: Noon
3-5 volunteers will be needed.
Presentation will take place from 10:00 to 11:00am.
There will be 1 class to visit. Volunteers will speak about their experiences and answer questions.
School: Animo Venice Charter High School
Location: 5431 West 98th Street, LA, CA 90045
Website:
http://www.greendot.org/venice/main.htm
Distance: 10.4 miles away from UCLA
Please let me know which trip you will volunteer for (Trip 1 and/ or 2) and if you can carpool or need a ride
juli_pollard@yahoo.com.
Scientific Excellence through Diversity Seminar Series
Events:
January 31st, 2008
FREE Brunch: (Catered by Corner Bakery)
with:
Dr. Esteban González Burchard, M.D., M.P.H.
Assistant Professor of Biopharmaceutical Sciences and
Medicine, UCSF
Time: 10:30-11:30am
Location: TBA
RSVP required (click to RSVP now)
January 31st, 2008
Seminar
Dr. Esteban González Burchard, M.D., M.P.H.
Assistant Professor of Biopharmaceutical Sciences and
Medicine, UCSF
“The Importance of Race/Ethnicity in Biomedical Research and Clinical Practice”
Time: 12:30pm
Location: CHS 53-105
Reception with hor's d'ourves and refreshments to follow