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October 13th - October 17th, 2008

M-EID Events

M-EID Announcements

M-EID Opportunities


M-EID Announcements

Attention!!!

Journal Club has now been officially entered into cyberbear as a 1 credit class. Please register for this credit if you so wish.

Detailed Class Information
MEID Journal Club - 73500 - BIOL 596 - 03
Associated Term: Autumn Semester 2008
UM-Msla Campus
Independent Study Schedule Type
1.000 Credits


M-EID Events

IMB Seminar

Date: Monday, October 13th - 4:10pm
Location: Skaggs 117

Speaker: Dr. Larry Forney, University of Idaho

Topic: “Drivers, Passengers, and Train Wrecks: The Microbial Ecology of the Human Vagina"


WBIO Seminar

Date: Wednesday, October 15th - 4:10pm
Location: 3rd Floor UC Theatre

Speaker: Craig Benkman, University of Wyoming

Topic: “Specialization and coevolution in the adaptive radiation of crossbills”


M-EID Journal Club

Date: Friday, October 17th - 4:00pm
Location: DHC 023

Nick McClure will be running the club this week.


Math Weekly Seminar Schedule


M-EID Opportunities

Ford Foundation Diversity Fellowships for 2009

Applications are now being accepted for the 2009 Ford Foundation Diversity Fellowships Program for Achieving Excellence in College and University Teaching.

Eligibility Requirements:

U.S. citizen or national; Planning a career in teaching and research at the college or university level in a research-based field of science, social sciences, or humanities

Stipends and Allowances:

Predoctoral--$20,000 to the fellow, institutional allowance of $2,000 for three years

Dissertation--$21,000 for one year

Postdoctoral--$40,000 for one year, $1,500 employing institution allowance, to be matched by employing institution

Awardees have expenses paid to attend one Conference of Ford Fellows

Approximately 60 predoctoral, 35 dissertation, and 20 postdoctoral fellowships sponsored by the Ford Foundation and administered by the National Research Council of the National Academies

Application Deadline Dates:

Predoctoral: November 14, 2008

Dissertation: November 28, 2008

Postdoctoral: November 28, 2008

For more information visit http://nationalacademies.org/fellowships


Rocky Mountain Labs

For a complete listing of the Rocky Mountain Labs schedule, visit: http://www.cfc.umt.edu/CESU/NEWCESU/WhatsNew/default.htm


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