Volume 1-Spring 1996
News
INTERESTING NEW WEB SITES
Faculty Development and Diversity - Our web site is now officially up! Programs and activities of interest to faculty, appointees and students are listed here as are our office publications. The link will provide direct access to FDD with questions, comments, suggestions, etc.Howard Hughes Medical Institute - will use this site to communicate with grantees, administer and track grant programs, solicit and process fellowship applications and provide information to the public. Also available is information from the Office of Laboratory Safety.
National Institute of Health Home Page - Lists News and Events, Health Information, Grants and Contracts, Scientific Resources, and Institutions and Offices.
NIH Black Scientists Association - Provides information on postdoctoral training at NIH, Summer Programs, Grants and Contracts, NIGMS Division of Minority Opportunities in Research, NIH Funds and Training Programs Available To Minority Scientists And Students, and more.
Breakthrough - Launched in conjunction with a new PBS video on contemporary African-Americans and Hispanics in science. Video to air on April 8, 1996 from 9-11 EST.
SUMMER LABS NEEDED
Project Success: Opening the Door to Biomedical Careers is sponsoring minority high school students again this summer. Students from Boston and Cambridge are chosen for their interest and ability in science and for their desire to pursue careers in science or medicine. Students will work in their laboratories from early July through late August. Stipends are provided to the students by Project Success.Labs are asked to provide their student with a supportive environment and a laboratory experiment. Ongoing assistance is provided by Project Success staff (based at HMS). Previous laboratories have been at: Beth Israel Hospital, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Children’s Hospital, Forsyth Dental Clinic, Harvard School of Public Health, Harvard Medical School, Deaconess Hospital and Schepens Eye Institute.
For more information, contact Brenda Hoffman at 432-1133 as soon as possible.
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
To participate in Pathways '96. Provides girls from local high schools with an opportunity to visit Boston University and meet women involved in science, math and engineering. Looking for female grad students, postdocs or faculty for Tuesday, April 9. Contact Ann Geogi (Cell Biology, HMS) at 432-2294.
