Balance180 Hands-On Summer Volunteer Opportunity!!!!

Dear Pre-Health!

I am the Summer Camp Volunteer Coordinator for Balance180 Gymnastics & Sports Academy. We are a local non-profit organization that focuses on integrating children with varying abilities through sports. This summer we are running our fourth annual summer camp, and are looking for volunteers that are excited to work with children with special needs!

Our inclusive summer camp provides a great hands-on learning experience for student volunteers. All of our volunteers work 1-1 or 2-1 with the participating campers (ages 2-15 years) in a wide range of activities including gymnastics, crafts, and games. They help our athletes make new friends, learn new motor skills, and encourage them to try new activities. The athletes have a range of disabilities including Autism, Down Syndrome, ADD/ADHD, and Cerebral Palsy among others.

Summer camp will be offered from July 10th to July 29th and will be held Monday - Friday in the morning (8:00-12:00). No gymnastics experience is required to volunteer! Volunteers can sign up for any week or specific days, whatever works best for their schedule. If they are not available in the mornings, they may be able to help out in the afternoon, assisting some of our older campers that stay for a full day :)

We are so excited to be offering an inclusive camp again this summer for children in the Gainesville community, and we hope that some of your students may be ale to share in this wonderful experience! We would appreciate your help with spreading the word on this opportunity. Students who are interested in volunteering can email us at balance180summercamp@gmail.com. A flyer with additional information is attached.

Best wishes and thank you in advance for your support,

Natalie for the Balance180 Team

Undergraduate Research Volunteer

Undergraduate Research Volunteer

We are currently seeking an undergraduate volunteer for a physiology research lab in the College of Medicine. Candidates must be current undergraduates who intend to commit at least a year. Research for credit is encouraged. “Gap Year” full-time employment is also a possibility in 2018. Preference will be given to a rising senior (graduating 2018) who intends to take a “gap year” following graduation.

Candidates interested in pursuing a PhD are encouraged to apply.

This position covers:

1.      Handling of mice including:

a.      Breeding

b.      Keeping detailed records of mouse colony activity on a daily basis

c.      Tail snipping, ear-tagging, and genotyping

d.      Collecting biological specimens from mice

2.      Conducting various spectrophotometric assays

3.      Harvesting tissue from mice

4.      Gel electrophoresis and Western blotting

5.      Recording experimental data and preparing reports from the data

6.      Extracting RNA and protein from cultured cells and animal tissues

Interested students can contact Maureen Mohan at maureenemohan@ufl.edu by May 5, 2017.   Please include this information in your response:

1. Will you be taking a gap year?
2. Fall schedule if available
3. CV/resume
4. Available start date

Previous lab experience will be advantageous but not required. We are willing to train candidates with promising potential. 

If an accommodation due to a disability is needed to apply for this position, please call (352) 392-2477 or the Florida Relay System at (800) 955-8771 (TDD). An Equal Opportunity Institution.

Maureen Mohan

maureenemohan@ufl.edu

Lab Manager

Hatch Lab

Department of Pathology

College of Medicine

University of Florida

 

FREE MCAT ONLINE SCIENCE CLASSROOM EVENT - (TONIGHT)

EXAMKRACKERS

Upcoming MCAT Events: 

FREE MCAT ONLINE SCIENCE CLASSROOM EVENT - (TONIGHT)

Online Friday March 31st @ 8pm EST

This Free MCAT Science Classroom will provide you access to one of our TOP MCAT Instructors in the country. All the while giving you insight and knowledge on what the MCAT wants from you and how to get the MCAT score you are searching for! Seats will be limited, so register early! 

To Register - email freemcat@examkrackers.com with the following information:

Name, College Attending, City/State, Estimated MCAT Date

Janis Stott
National Program Director
Examkrackers, Inc. (MCAT Prep)
janis@examkrackers.com
Phone: 386-864-1245
Fax: 859-305-6464

124 MacArthur Court, Nicholasville, KY 40356
  

Note: This communication is intended solely for the use of the person(s) named above or others authorized to receive it. This communication may include privileged and confidential information and any use, dissemination, or reproduction by unauthorized person(s) is absolutely prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify the sender immediately.

 

Applications for the Undergraduate Research Council are now open!

Applications for the Undergraduate Research Council are now open! Sign up before our first meeting of the semester next Tuesday, February 28th. 

If your student organization is involved in or looking to get involved in research-related events, then the URC is an excellent opportunity. This is a chance to meet other organizations, collaborate on new events, and share ideas about undergraduate research on campus. We accept any organization, whether in the sciences, humanities, or beyond.

If you or a leader in your organization can commit one hour per month as an ambassador to the council, please fill out this application: https://goo.gl/forms/7NaepOFZ4CD7abU43

More details can be found at our website: http://cur.aa.ufl.edu/urc.aspx

For questions, message Aaron Sandoval (aarsan85@ufl.edu) or Philip Dmitriev (pdmitriev@ufl.edu) Thank you!

"The Road to Veterinary School" Webinar - TODAY

 

 

What:  The Road to Veterinary School Webinar

Target Audience: Undergraduate Students

When: Friday, March 31, 2017 @ 1:00pm Eastern Time

Register here: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/rt/7019645450388878084

 

 

UQ Ochsner Medical School- Upcoming April Events

The University of Queensland School of Medicine Ochsner Clinical School is accepting applications for the 2018 entering class.

To learn more about the program, please join an upcoming UQ Ochsner event:

Webinar: UQ Ochsner Medical School Meet the Students

Live with a MedEdPath Admissions Advisor and current UQ Ochsner students:

Tuesday, April 4 | 7:00 PM (EST), 6:00 PM (CST), 4:00 PM (PST)

RSVP: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/1192711012314366465?source=db
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2018 application information is available at http://www.mededpath.org/admissions.html

For complete information about the UQ Ochsner program, upcoming events and admissions requirements, please visit www.mededpath.org or contact The UQ School of Medicine’s US representative at MedEdPath:

Whitney Bennett, MA
Vice President, Enrollment Management
Cell: 646.476.0616
wbennett@mededpath.org

Please join us next Tuesday April 4th at 3:30 for a visit from Marian University College of Osteopathic Medicine

Please join us next Tuesday April 4^th at 3:30 for a visit from Marian University College of Osteopathic Medicine. An admission representative will be here to tell you about the college and answer any questions. Seating is limited. Register at https://www.advising.ufl.edu/workshops/.

 

Find out more about Marian University here, https://www.marian.edu/osteopathic-medical-school .

 

 

Christine Richmond, M.Ed.

Academic Advisor, Pre-Health Advisor

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

University of Florida

UF Habitat for Humanity Officer Elections next Tuesday 4/4

Hello friends!

First of all, thank you to everyone that made our Swamp Fundraiser so successful! We raised over $200 with the help of those who volunteered their time and those who came out to the event. Your support for this organization is invaluable! 

And for even more exciting news....

We will be have officer elections during our next GBM on April 4th! 

The officer positions slate order will be:

• President
• Vice President of Administration
• Vice President of Builds
• Treasurer
• Secretary
• Collegiate Challenge Chair
• Event Coordinator
• Fundraising Chair
• Public Relations Chair
• Social Chair
• Web Developer

Graduate Representative

-If you would like more information on any of the positions, you can email myself or the respective officer and we would be more than happy to answer any of your questions.

-If you're interested in running for a position, please e-mail tristen0708@ufl.edu by 11:59pm on Monday, April 3rd with the following:

• your name
• year
• which position(s) you're interested in
• one or two sentences about why you want to run/what you will bring to the position

To those running, be sure to prepare a quick ~1min speech about yourself to give at the GBM so our members can learn more about you and cast their vote for the candidate they want to fill each position. The election process is ~casual~ so you don't need to dress up (but by all means feel free to if that's what you wanna do!). 

If you have any questions or comments, don't hesitate to get in touch with me or any of the other Habitat officers via email or Facebook message.  

Thank you all for making this semester so successful  Our club would not be as great as it is without every single one of you. Know that your hard work and dedication to Habitat is noticed and appreciated! We hope you have a great week and we will see you at ~elections~ during our upcoming GBM, next Tuesday, April 4th at 7:20pm in Rinker 240. 

Best,

Tristen Townsend

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Vice President of Administration

UF Habitat for Humanity | ufhabitat.org

tristen0708@ufl.edu

813-516-9509

Follow us on Facebook and Twitter/Instagram @gatorhabitat.