2010 Calendar of Events

The PROSTARS Community College Connection summer research program offers students an orientation session (June 1), weekly meetings in which students share their research projects with their peers, seminars by faculty researchers and other scientists, and a university-wide poster presentation opportunity at the end of the program (August 6).

Please revisit this page for the detailed upcoming schedule which will be available.

PROSTARS REU 2010 Workshop Schedule

Unless otherwise noted, all Monday workshops are at 4 pm in the basement of the Life Science and Engineering Building at 24 Cummington St.

All Friday speakers are in LSEB 103 at 10 am.

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Week 1 (June 1- June 4)

Tuesday – June 1

  • REU Orientation, 10:00 am – 3:00 pm

Thursday, June 3

  • Lab Safety Training, 10 am-11:30 am, Office of Environmental Health and Safety; 24 Cummington Street, Room B01

Friday, June 4

  • Summer Student BBQ 12:00 – 2:00 pm – GSU Fox Fountain (Courtyard behind GSU at 775 Comm. Ave.)

Week 2 (June 7 – June 11)

Monday, June 7

  • Introduction to Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP) & Research Ethics, UROP Director Tom Gilmore

Friday, June 11

  • Title TBA, Adrian Whitty, Associate Professor of Chemistry

Week 3 (June 14 – June 18)

Monday, June 14

  • The US and Afghanistan, Thomas Barfield, Anthropology Department

Friday, June 18

  • The Power of Small, Mario Cabodi, Deputy Director for the Center on Nanoscience and Nanobiotechnology and Research Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering

Week 4 (June 21 – June 25)

Monday, June 21

  • The Neurobiology of Recollection, Howard Eichenbaum, Professor of Psychology

Week 5 (June 28 – July 2)

Monday, June 28

  • GRE & MCAT Preparation (MCAT, CAS Room 314 & GRE, CAS Room 316) – Tentatively scheduled

Friday, July 2

  • How Nature Makes New Enzymes, Karen Allen, Professor of Chemistry

Week 6 (July 5 – July 9)

Monday, July 5

  • No workshop; University holiday

Friday, July 9

  • In Defense of Plants; John “Chip” Celenza, Associate Professor of Biology

Week 7 (July 12 – July 16)

Monday, July 12

  • Resume & CV Writing, Kathryn Gardner, BU Lecturer

Week 8 (July 19 – July 23)

Monday, July 19

  • Why I Chose to Become a Biologist, Tom Kunz, Professor of Biology

Friday, July 23

  • PROSTARS Student Presentations, LSEB 103 from 10am – 12pm

Week 9 (July 26 – July 30)

Monday, July 26

  • Advice for Abstract Writing, UROP Director Tom Gilmore
  • How to Give a Poster/Presentation Talk, UROP Director Tom Gilmore

Friday, July 30

  • PROSTARS Student Presentations, LSEB 103 from 10am – 12pm

Week 10 (August 2 – August 6)

Monday, August 2

  • UROP Student Talks

Friday, August 6

  • Poster Symposium and Ice Cream Social, LSEB 103 from 10am – 12pm